The result was: promoted by
Theleekycauldron (
talk) 03:31, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
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Created by Lightburst ( talk) and 7&6=thirteen ( talk). Nominated by Lightburst ( talk) at 16:57, 31 August 2022 (UTC).
General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
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Hook eligibility:
QPQ: Done. |
Overall:
The article is new enough, and has 1509 characters so just squeaks in on length, according to DYK check. Copyvio is fine (10% but based on the usage of the phrase itself). Sources appear to be reliable although I could not check the "Private theatrical" source as the clip image does not appear for some reason. The hook fact is sourced to a published book from 1749, where the phrase does indeed appear. Is there any source to confirm that this is the first known usage of the phrase, though? I see the Free Dictionary cites one source as saying John Cleland is first in 1749, but another source as saying that "it appears in an eighteenth-century play by James Cobb and in Fanny Hill (1759)" but doesn't give a date for Cobb's play.
I don't find the hook fact uninteresting, as I would have thought this phrase would be much older, but I would suggest that the context of the first usage of the phrase might make for a more interesting hook?
DrThneed (
talk) 23:55, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
The result was: promoted by
Theleekycauldron (
talk) 03:31, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
DYK toolbox |
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Created by Lightburst ( talk) and 7&6=thirteen ( talk). Nominated by Lightburst ( talk) at 16:57, 31 August 2022 (UTC).
General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems |
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Hook eligibility:
QPQ: Done. |
Overall:
The article is new enough, and has 1509 characters so just squeaks in on length, according to DYK check. Copyvio is fine (10% but based on the usage of the phrase itself). Sources appear to be reliable although I could not check the "Private theatrical" source as the clip image does not appear for some reason. The hook fact is sourced to a published book from 1749, where the phrase does indeed appear. Is there any source to confirm that this is the first known usage of the phrase, though? I see the Free Dictionary cites one source as saying John Cleland is first in 1749, but another source as saying that "it appears in an eighteenth-century play by James Cobb and in Fanny Hill (1759)" but doesn't give a date for Cobb's play.
I don't find the hook fact uninteresting, as I would have thought this phrase would be much older, but I would suggest that the context of the first usage of the phrase might make for a more interesting hook?
DrThneed (
talk) 23:55, 31 August 2022 (UTC)