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)
Karen and Richard Carpenter at the White House, August 1, 1972
... 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
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)
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) 23:58, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
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)
Karen and Richard Carpenter at the White House, August 1, 1972
... 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
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)
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) 23:58, 6 August 2018 (UTC)