Template:Did you know nominations/The Baby-Roast

The Baby-Roast

 * ... that Sears.com once sold infant roasters?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jokichi Ikarashi

Created by Bonkers The Clown (talk). Self nominated at 09:07, 28 July 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol possible vote.svg The article checks out as new per the Revision history for the article relative to its being posted for DYK. The character count exceeds 1,500. Every paragraph (except for the lead) has at least one citation. Spot checking for copyvio finds no problems. A problem is in the hook above, in which it is stated that Sears literally sold these items. Per the source, the wording on the Sears website for a barbecue grill was modified by an online vandal; it wasn't Sears' intention to sell products labeled as such, it was a prank in which the Sears website was modified. Also per the source, "the company apologized for the incident and said there was no reason to believe customer data was intercepted during the security lapse." Northamerica1000(talk) 05:32, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, technically it was on their site; I thought that would make the hook funnier by not stating it was a prank. I would like to use the Sears.com body roaster part as the hook, what would your suggestions on making the hook better be? ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 08:35, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Make the Sears website information in the hook more factual, or perhaps something about the urban legend aspect of the topic instead. Northamerica1000(talk) 10:30, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Sure, then. How about ALT1: ... that in an urban legend, babies are roasted and fed to their parents? ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 12:41, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Bonkers, such hooks can only be used for April Fools, which is a while away. A hook of mine was originally "... that a representative of the National Weather Service sarcastically commented on how people should prepare for a sharknado scenario?", but I was told that I couldn't do that. SL93 (talk) 05:53, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Not even ALT1? If so, I don't mind leaving this in hibernation until April 2014... ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 11:17, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I was only referring to the original. SL93 (talk) 13:45, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Ok I see... I assumed "such hooks" to mean ALT1 and the original, rather than just a generic statement. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 13:51, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note that the original hook would never be allowed, even on April Fools' Day. April Fools' hooks can appear outrageous, but they must actually be true. The original hook is blatantly false. M AN d ARAX  •  XAЯA b ИA M  18:20, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Since NorthAmerica1000 never got back to this review despite using it as a QPQ, I will finish the review. I redid the reviewer's checks and found them be correct. The original hook was crossed out as not approved and the article doesn't say that false claim. I approve ALT1. SL93 (talk) 23:54, 13 August 2013 (UTC)