Talk:Tiandi yinyang jiaohuan dalefu

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Did you know... that the "Poetic Essay of the Great Bliss of the Sexual Union of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang" argues that heterosexual sex is the "ultimate human pleasure", but affirms homosexuality as well?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 16:59, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that according to the "Poetic Essay of the Great Bliss of the Sexual Union of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang", heterosexual sex is the "ultimate human pleasure"?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jack Emanuel

Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Self-nominated at 01:11, 24 November 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Kingoflettuce: Good article. I'm going to propose a modification of the hook Alt0a "... that according to the "Tiandi yinyang jiaohuan dalefu" heterosexual sex is the "ultimate human pleasure"? in case the hook seems too long. Also approving in good faith because of offline sources. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:35, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Onegreatjoke Thanks, although I think the hook loses some "bite" if the title is not immediately translated for the casual reader (to whom the words "Tiandi..." would most likely read like gibberish). Kingoflettuce (talk) 21:41, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Kingoflettuce and Onegreatjoke:

given that the essay's thesis statement there is rather well-accepted (I do personally prefer a nice garlic bread), is it possible to find a hook that doesn't just rely on being about sex for interestingness? Maybe: theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 07:43, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the "Poetic Essay of the Great Bliss of the Sexual Union of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang" argues that heterosexual sex is the "ultimate human pleasure", but affirms homosexuality as well?
ALT2: ... that the author of the "Poetic Essay of the Great Bliss of the Sexual Union of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang" said that though obscene, it is meant to "proclaim the delightful part of human life"?

I'm cool with either, though the alts are even longer! Cheers, Kingoflettuce (talk) 09:36, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My theory is that anyone who's getting through "Poetic Essay of the Great Bliss of the Sexual Union of Heaven and Earth and Yin and Yang" (and let's be honest, that's gonna be a good many readers) is probably hooked in, at least until the full 200 characters. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 10:06, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed :) Kingoflettuce (talk) 10:42, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

These are good I'll approve these. Onegreatjoke (talk) 01:25, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]