Template:Did you know nominations/Wind phone
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The result was: promoted by Chipmunkdavis (talk) 14:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
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Wind phone
... that you can talk to the dead using a wind phone in Japan?Source: "'Voices in the Wind' is based on a real-life pilgrimage spot: a telephone booth in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, known as the 'wind phone,' where mourners go to have conversations with people they’ve lost." 'Voices in the Wind': Loss and a haunting journey home, The Japan Times.ALT1:... that a disconnected wind phone in Japan has attracted over 30,000 visitors?Source: "More than 30,000 people have used it to 'speak' to deceased loved ones." Berlin Hidden Gem: 'Voices in the Wind' Depicts a Sense of Connection in Japan, The Hollywood Reporter.
- Reviewed: This is my third DYK nomination.
Created by SusanMV (talk) and DanCherek (talk). Nominated by DanCherek (talk) at 07:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, well sourced and QPQ not needed. I see a problem with both hooks though. For the primary I think it is misleading, because you cannot actually converse with the dead using it. Secondly, both hooks refer to wind phones as if there are many of them, whereas the article itself is written about a particular phone named the wind phone (though mentions replicas exist). Suggest modifying original hook to "that the wind phone in Japan was set up to allow people to talk to the dead?" or ALT1: "that the wind phone, a disconnected telephone in Japan, has attracted over 30,000 visitors?" Damien Linnane (talk) 08:02, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Damien Linnane, thank you for the review! I agree with your feedback. I've struck the original hooks and re-added your versions below for clarity. I also replaced "attracted" with "drawn" in ALT1a.
- ALT0a: ... that the wind phone in Japan was set up to allow people to talk to the dead?
- ALT1a: ... that a disconnected wind phone in Japan has drawn over 30,000 visitors?
- Damien Linnane, thank you for the review! I agree with your feedback. I've struck the original hooks and re-added your versions below for clarity. I also replaced "attracted" with "drawn" in ALT1a.
I'd prefer ALT0a. This looks good to go. Damien Linnane (talk) 22:33, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
