Template:Did you know nominations/Plated (meal kits)


 * 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:04, 16 September 2017 (UTC)

Plated (meal kits)

 * ... that meal kit delivery service Plated (logo pictured) earned a deal with one of the sharks on Shark Tank that fell through before getting a deal with another?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 03:51, 17 August 2017 (UTC).
 * Reviewing: Template:Did you know nominations/Phyllophora antarctica (1 of 2 QPQs)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article is new and long enough at 1,913 prosa chars. It is neutral and cites sources inline. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports no copyvio issues. Hook is well formatted and its length is within limit. Its fact is accurate and it is sourced inline. QPQ was done. The image is ©-free. Good to go. CeeGee 11:47, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Another what? Another shark? The hook is not clearly worded. Yoninah (talk) 21:31, 3 September 2017 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that after a deal with Shark Tank member Mark Cuban fell through, meal kit delivery service Plated (logo pictured) earned a deal with another shark? --Usernameunique (talk) 13:55, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg It's OK now. CeeGee 14:18, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi, I came by to promote this, but have some questions. There are two words at the end of the first paragraph under History, followed by three citations – what is the sentence? Also, the only description of what Plated does appears in the lead (unsourced). The rest of the article reads like a business report. Could you add some description of the company's operations or product so this will be a start-class article? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 01:12, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The sentence immediately following those two words is unclear; please revise. Also, this later sentence is badly out of date—In June 2015, the company was expected to surpass $100 million in revenue for the year. When we're in late 2017, the company's actual revenues for 2015 should be a matter of historical record, so rather than obsolete expectations, results should be given (or, if considered notable, the actual 2015 revenues vs. earlier expectations). BlueMoonset (talk) 01:26, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The sentence immediately following those two words is unclear; please revise. Also, this later sentence is badly out of date—In June 2015, the company was expected to surpass $100 million in revenue for the year. When we're in late 2017, the company's actual revenues for 2015 should be a matter of historical record, so rather than obsolete expectations, results should be given (or, if considered notable, the actual 2015 revenues vs. earlier expectations). BlueMoonset (talk) 01:26, 14 September 2017 (UTC)


 * They are not a publicly traded company, so their financial results are only available as they find it convenient to release them.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:31, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I separated the paragraphs slopily and the sentence got broken. Fixed.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:35, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I believe I have performed the desired copyedit.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:04, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Restoring tick, as the above concerns have been addressed. In turn:
 * Unfinished sentence: fixed
 * No description of what the business actually does, beyond uncited lead: first sentence in "History" gives a description, and is cited
 * Unclear sentence: fixed
 * Out of date projected revenue: explanation given makes sense (nothing more current available), and in context (2015 and 2016 finances), it is describing the historical financial performance of the company. --Usernameunique (talk) 20:52, 15 September 2017 (UTC)