Talk:Mikoto Misaka

A fact from Mikoto Misaka appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 May 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Mikoto Misaka, a fictional character from A Certain Magical Index, inspired the name of Bilibili, a real-life streaming service?

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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 Kingsif (talk) 20:47, 26 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Mikoto Misaka, a fictional character from A Certain Magical Index, inspired the name of Bilibili, a real-life streaming service?

Source: Nikkei Asia and another mentioned in the article.

- ALT1: ... that Mikoto Misaka won best female character in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook nine times in ten years?

Source: Anime News Network

- ALT2: ... that Mikoto Misaka was the top female name in a 2010 survey asking people what fictional character they would name their potential child after?

Source: Anime News Network

- ALT3: ... that a real-life kick-able vending machine was made based on an action performed by Mikoto Misaka in A Certain Magical Index?

Source: Anime News Network

Reviewed: Exempt
Comment: This article was created from a redirect.
Comment: Mikoto is also the protagonist of A Certain Scientific Railgun, but I decided to focus on A Certain Magical Index instead since that was her first appearance.

Created by Link20XX (talk). Self-nominated at 14:37, 16 April 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Gonna claim this for review. I just remembered that her birthday is coming up on May 2, so do you think a special occasion run on that date would work? If it doesn't work out, we could always go for a regular run. Of all the hook proposals, the Bilibili one is probably the best and would likely interest even non-anime fans. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 04:13, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

As for the review, the article was converted from a redirect on the 15th and nominated on the 16th, so that's good. The article is also long enough, and I wasn't able to find close paraphrasing. As mentioned earlier, ALT0 is my preferred hook, but if a promoter wants to promote ALT2 they are free to do so as well. ALT0 is cited to Nikkei Asia and the fact is verified; although she is not mentioned by name in the article, as a viewer of the series I can attest to the reliability of the statement "Railgun's main character". I'm fine with ALT2's sourcing since the survey was done by Index's publisher. No QPQ needed for first-time nominator. The only issues in the article are mostly minor formatting ones, such as the unnecessary capitalization of "Appearances". I'd also suggest that sources like Anime News Network be italicized when mentioned inline. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 04:52, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. I fixed the capitalization of "appearances", though when it comes to italicizing Anime News Network, it is not italicized on its Wikipedia page, so I'm not sure if I should either. If its Wikipedia page is incorrect, I will correct the article. I prefer ALT 0 as well and would also like to request this be featured on May 2, since it is her birthday. Link20XX (talk) 04:59, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, GTG. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 05:36, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]