Template:Did you know nominations/Lion (2016 film)


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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 10:42, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

Lion (2016 film)

 * ... that the upcoming film Lion is the directorial debut by Garth Davis?


 * ALT1: ... that the Garth Davis' directorial debut film Lion is based on the Saroo Brierley's book A Long Way Home about his real-life experiences?
 * Reviewed: Soon. Ping Pong (1987 film)

Created by Captain Assassin! (talk). Self-nominated at 02:41, 4 March 2016 (UTC).


 * New enough. Checks for copyvio reveals no problems (e.g., just hits for names and titles). All non-lead ¶ have inline citations. Matters that need to be addressed are listed below. North America1000 12:17, 5 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Not long enough – presently at 1,453 characters (the list in the cast section is not counted as prose)
 * QPQ review needs to be performed
 * The film being the directorial debut of Garth Davis is not stated or cited in the article.
 * The ALT1 hook would be improved by stating "... is based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley..." As worded, the book's title could be misunderstood to be Lion.
 * Please take a look at the article again. First hook is verified in the article now, the second hook is rephrased, and QPQ's done. -- Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 17:59, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go. Article is long enough, hook and alt is backed with a citation to a reliable source in the article, QPQ done, checks for copyvio after article expansion reveals no problems (e.g. ). North America1000 21:08, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg You could do so much more with this.
 * ALT2: ... that Garth Davis' directorial debut, Lion, recounts the true story of a lost Indian boy who found his birth parents using Google Earth? Yoninah (talk) 17:05, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah sure, ALT2 looks better. -- Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 02:37, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Restoring tick on behalf of . Thanks for your time everyone. -- Captain Assassin! «T ♦ C ♦ G» 02:57, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Sorry,  you cannot approve your own nomination. Could another reviewer look at ALT2? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 12:01, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Happy to approve Alt2; the review of the rest of the article is on the basis of North America's review. Miyagawa (talk) 11:59, 25 March 2016 (UTC)