Template:Did you know nominations/The Carpenters


 * 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) 05:52, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

The Carpenters

 * ... that The Carpenters (pictured) met Richard Nixon at the White House twice? Source: "The Carpenters returned to the White House ... on August 1, this time meeting .... with President Nixon .... In the spring of 1973, Sherwin Bash was contacted on behalf of President Nixon with a request for the Carpenters to entertain at the White House". Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, Randy Schmidt, pp. 99-100
 * ALT1:... The Carpenters (pictured) received hate mail because they combined a soft ballad and loud electric guitar? Source: "Within weeks of the radio debut of "Goodbye to Love", the Carpenters began receiving what amounted to hate mail from fans who felt the song desecrated the group's image with the incorporating of a grungy-sounding guitar." Schmidt p. 86
 * ALT2:... that from spring 1976 onward The Carpenters' (pictured) tours would include a drum medley for Karen? Source: "Karen's drumming became more of a novelty than ever before with the addition of a lengthy drum spectacular" Schmidt p. 158
 * ALT3:... that Michael Jackson was a big fan of The Carpenters (pictured)? Source: Michael Jackson The Maestro The Definitive A-Z Volume II - K-Z, Chis Cadman, p. 25
 * Reviewed: Brian Parker (politician)
 * Comment: Thanks to for the ALTs. No thanks to timing, which means we missed the anniversary of the photograph by a few days.

Improved to Good Article status by Ritchie333 (talk) and We hope (talk). Nominated by Ritchie333 (talk) at 21:10, 6 August 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg My personal preference is for ALT 2 as the most intriguing, but which Randy Schmidt book are you citing (I see one from 2010 and another from 2012 used in the article)? Snuggums (talk / edits) 22:55, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * These are all from the 2010 biography; the 2012 is a collection of contemporary press articles. (You can watch the 1976 drum show case online if your Google searching abilities are up for it - I can't encourage you to watch copyright violations on the internet, let alone link them here, but there we go - it's just a shame we never saw Karen do a drum battle with Animal). Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  23:03, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg In that case, I'll assume good faith that the 2010 book is credible, the quoted text is accurate, and there are no copyright violations as it is an offline reference that raises no red flags. Hook of course is interesting and neutral enough, and article was promoted to GA less than 48 hours before DYK submission. Article is obviously more than long enough for eligibility. All set for main page! Snuggums (talk / edits</b>) 23:58, 6 August 2018 (UTC)