Template:Did you know nominations/The Noble Fisherman

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 09:24, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

The Noble Fisherman

• ... that in the ballad The Noble Fisherman, Robin Hood eschews the forest for the sea? Source: Really anything, but https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/robin-hoods-fishing-introduction works. ("Rymes of Robin Hood" is more direct about the oddity of Robin Hood at sea.)
  • ALT1: ... that Robin Hood somehow finds himself fighting French pirates in The Noble Fisherman? Source: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/robin-hoods-fishing-introduction "He is very poor at that trade, but proves his heroic quality with the bow and sword when a French pirate ship tries to steal the catch."
  • ALT2: ... that Robin Hood's fishing skills leave much to be desired, but his archery is still unmatched in the ballad The Noble Fisherman? Source: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/robin-hoods-fishing-introduction "He is very poor at that trade, but proves his heroic quality with the bow and sword when a French pirate ship tries to steal the catch. "
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Marie-Julien Dunand

5x expanded by SnowFire (talk). Self-nominated at 03:19, 28 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Noble Fisherman; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• • Comment: Since I know people might ask - it's a bit of a mess, but as best I can tell, ballads generally have neither italics nor quotation marks. Since they're songs or short poems, it seems like quotation marks should be called for by
    MOS:T, but that doesn't appear very commonly in the sources. That said, some WP articles on ballads italicize them, so... shrug emoji, not a clear case. SnowFire (talk
    ) 03:26, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
    • I've changed my mind on this, and edited the hooks to be italicized after all. Suppose a majority of the sources do italicize. SnowFire (talk) 20:17, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
• SnowFire, article 5x expanded within 7 days of nomination, new length is well past the minimum. Sources appear reliable and properly used. No concerns about POV, CV, or anything else in policy. All 3 hooks are fun, but I think the pirates are most likely to pull clicks on the main page, since it's a bit of a Batman vs. Dracula-style matchup oddity. (And people love pirates). I think you still need a QPQ, but otherwise this is good to go. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 21:49, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
  • @Premeditated Chaos: Thanks for the review. Is there a problem with the Template:Did you know nominations/Marie-Julien Dunand review above for the QPQ? SnowFire (talk) 21:53, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
    • Nope, I just need my eyes checked apparently. Facepalm ♠PMC♠ (talk) 22:03, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
• To the promoter, sounds like ALT1 is preferred, per above. SnowFire (talk) 21:53, 2 April 2023 (UTC)