Template:Did you know nominations/Taylor Gold


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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 09:05, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Taylor Gold

 * ... that American snowboarder Taylor Gold was the first athlete with the surname "Gold" to compete at an Olympics?


 * Reviewed: Seumas McNally Grand Prize

5x expanded by Epeefleche (talk). Self nominated at 18:12, 6 April 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Size and date check out. DD spotchecks show no apparent CP/CV concerns. Hook fact cited and checked. Good to go. - The Bushranger One ping only 00:49, 7 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Procedural re-opening after removal from prep - see Wikipedia_talk:DYK. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:15, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Per that discussion, I suggest changing the hook to "... that American snowboarder Taylor Gold was one of the first two athletes with the surname "Gold" to compete at an Olympics?" Epeefleche (talk) 20:11, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Better would be "... that American snowboarder Taylor Gold and his sister were the first two athletes with the surname "Gold" to compete at an Olympics?" - The Bushranger One ping only 21:03, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Bush. Would love that for it's conciseness; if only it were true.  The refs confused me (and apparently at least one other).  Here are the facts, as best I can tell.  He competed.  His sister, another "Gold," was slated to compete but injured herself directly before competing.  And yet a third "Gold competed a couple of days prior to him.Epeefleche (talk) 21:11, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * ...well, that's just downright confusing. - The Bushranger One ping only 21:37, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

 Let's change the hook to "... that American snowboarder Taylor Gold was one of the first two athletes with the surname "Gold" to compete at an Olympics?". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epeefleche (talk • contribs) 14:25, April 9, 2014 (UTC)
 * Why don't we scrap the whole surname idea and instead craft something about him being part of a brother/sister pair that were both selected for Sochi and both derailed by injury? That seems more interesting hook-wise.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  22:12, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with that. How about
 * ALT2 ... that American snowboarders Taylor Gold and his sister Arielle both went to Sochi to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics, but both saw their efforts derailed by falls? Epeefleche (talk) 22:26, 9 April 2014 (UTC)



I've copied over an alt from Epeefleche (22:26, 9 April 2014 comment). Marking it for review.  S ven M anguard  Wha?  05:42, 10 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg This article is new enough and long enough and meets the DYK criteria. ALT2 is acceptable and cited inline and I have struck the other hooks. Ready to go. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:50, 27 April 2014 (UTC)