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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 97198 (talk) 08:32, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

Dan Casey

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Photograph of Dan Casey, c. 1886-188

  • ... that Dan Casey (pictured) has been reported by some to have been the inspiration for the poem "Casey at the Bat"?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nominated at 16:28, 25 July 2014 (UTC).

  • To avoid the Charley Horse issue, howzabout
ALT1 ... that in later life, baseball player Dan Casey (pictured) claimed he was "Casey at the Bat"?

(and I think it's punchier). EEng (talk) 03:13, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

Don't think we should be linking "Casey at the Bat." Prior practice had been to avoid linking other terms in the hook. The goal of DYK is to draw eyes to the nominated article, not to other, established articles. Cbl62 (talk) 04:40, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
Well if that's the guideline it's never followed -- hooks are routinely linked just like article content. However, I agree, actually, that nothing but the primary article ought to be linked, for exactly the reason you give. EEng (talk) 04:53, 26 July 2014 (UTC)
  • Full review needed. The linking of additional terms in a hook is optional, with various contributors having strong feelings one way or another. (Some feel that obscure terms should be linked for context.) ALT1 is more effective, with or without link. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:13, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
  • ALT1 verified. Hook is suitable in length, verified, and is interesting. Article was well over 5x expansion at time of nomination. Article is within policy, QPQ is done, and image has no copyright concerns. IronGargoyle (talk) 22:57, 18 August 2014 (UTC)