Template:Did you know nominations/Jack Sumner


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 03:02, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Jack Sumner

 * ... that Grand Canyon explorer Jack Sumner castrated himself? Sources: (1) "Alone and despondent that evening, Sumner pulled out his knife, which he had honed to razor sharpness, then dropped his pants and calmly castrated himself." (2) "All we know for sure is that Jack Sumner, standing there quite alone, took out his knife, and took down his pants, and castrated himself."
 * Reviewed: Farouk Topan

Moved to mainspace by Tryptofish (talk). Self-nominated at 23:44, 17 July 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg New enough? Was created 12 July and nominated 17 July. Long enough?  Yes. Within policy?  Seems to be. Hook short enough?  Yes. Hook content meets requirements?  I think it does, as best as I can tell. I do have the concern that some might find castration too objectionable for a "Did you know?" entry, but that is not one of the criteria for determining the suitability of the hook and we have WP:UNCENSORED. It does focus on a negative aspect of his life, but the criterion about undue negative fixation specifies that it only applies to living persons. Sumner has been dead for over 110 years, so I do not believe I can object to the hook on those grounds. Quid pro quo fulfilled?  Yes. --Katolophyromai (talk) 16:36, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the thoughtful review. About the issue that you raised, part of my reasoning is that it makes the hook "hook-y" in the sense of intriguing the reader. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:22, 22 July 2018 (UTC)