Template:Did you know nominations/Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:45, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

 * ... that Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini is the first book about Scientology written by a celebrity former member?
 * Reviewed: Rosemary Barrow
 * Comment: Squeezing this in just under the 7 day deadline!

Created by Prioryman (talk). Self-nominated at 23:45, 20 December 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The hook is interesting, of an appropriate length, and sourced (although the Huffington Post source cited links to Vanity Fair for that particular fact, and the Vanity Fair article does not look to verify it... but I don't see a reason to contest the claim so I don't think it's an issue). The article is long enough, sources look fine, etc. QPQ started -- response just received from the other nominator, so assuming good faith you'll follow up. My one concern may be a non-issue: I'm not sure if "seven days" is seven calendar days or 168 hours. If the latter, this looks to have missed by a few hours (16:52, 13 December 2016 &rarr; 23:45, 20 December 2016). For me, I don't see a big reason for that kind of strictness for this process, so I'm going to go ahead and mark it good to go, with an understanding that whoever promotes it may take a stricter interpretation of the rules. &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 20:37, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg Coming to promote this, I found the hook to be unsatisfactory. The book does not seem to be "about" Scientology, rather it is an autobiographical work featuring the author's experiences in Hollywood and within the Church of Scientology. Nor did I like the "first book ... written by a celebrity former member" claim, which seems a bit peacocky. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:18, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * On the latter point, I don't think it's peacocky - it's a statement of fact, cited in the article, and in fact is why this book is particularly notable. As far as I'm aware, no celebrity ex-Scientologist has ever written a book about their experiences in the Church of Scientology before. Let's hew closer to the Huffington Post's wording, cited in the article, for the alternative hook I've suggested below. Prioryman (talk) 12:49, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini is the first book by a celebrity to cover their perspective of Scientology as a former member?
 * Are you happy with ALT1? If so, please could you give it a formal tick. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:53, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg for ALT1. Works for me. Good point that the book isn't "about" Scientology. &mdash;  Rhododendrites  talk \\ 15:11, 7 January 2017 (UTC)