Template:Did you know nominations/Oromay

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 22:48, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Oromay

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... that the novel Oromay, depicting the Eritrean War, was banned by the Ethiopian government 24 hours after its release?

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Created/expanded by Soman (talk). Self nom at 17:44, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

I have a large number of concerns about this article. Most of the quoted resources have limited information in them, consisting typically of a single paragraph. They are generally pretty thin, not discussing the book so much as the government's response, and doing so as a passing example. Moreover, most disagree with the article's spelling of the name of the book and/or its author. I can't say I'm familiar with the topic, so perhaps these difference are obvious to one who is, but that's just it - for en.wiki it's just those points that need to be clearly explained… and they aren't to my satisfaction. Sorry, thumb's down in its current form. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:41, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Transliterations are never an exact science. The 'correct' spelling can only be done in Ge'ez script, all transliterations to Latin script are approximations and subjective. I moved the article from 'Oromai' to 'Oromay' considering that there are four separate syllables in the original. Regarding the referencing, I don't see the problem. The claims made in the article all have backing in third-party references, and the quantity of text in a refence is not a goal in itself. Moreover, there is no MoS requirement that an article must have an indept summary of the plot of a novel. --Soman (talk) 18:58, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

All of the references I can read are not about the book, they're about Baalu Girma. This also appears to be true for the snippets of the books on Google Books. None of these really talk about the book, it's simply mentioned in passing as the trigger for the events actually being discussed.

These references are fine for a biography of Mr. Girma,but instead used them for the basis of an article on a particular book.

Of course, other reviewers may disagree with this, and I invite others seeing this to join in. It's entirely possible I'm FOS. But even if that's the case, don't you think this is a better HOOK:

ALT1 …it is widely suggested that the publication of the novel Oromay, depicting the Eritrean War, led to the disappearance of its author, Baalu Girma?

Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:44, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

I'm ok with the alt hook. --Soman (talk) 09:16, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

What's happening here? Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:15, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Everything checks out as OK. I prefer the ALT1 hook, but both are verified. --Orlady (talk) 05:24, 26 February 2012 (UTC)