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Disco Demolition Night

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This nomination predates the introduction in April 2014 of article-specific subpages for nominations and has been created from the edit history of Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests.

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 1, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 14:51, 22 March 2014‎ (UTC)[reply]

Comiskey Park
Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. In the late 1970s, dance-oriented disco music was highly popular in the United States, particularly after featuring in hit films such as Saturday Night Fever (1977). Despite its popularity, disco sparked a backlash from rock music fans. This opposition was prominent enough that the Chicago White Sox engaged shock jock and anti-disco campaigner Steve Dahl for a promotion at a twi-night doubleheader between the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Attendees were to bring a disco record with them, and between games, Dahl would destroy the collected vinyl albums in an explosion. Many of those in attendance had come to see the explosion rather than the games and rushed onto the field after the detonation, remaining there until dispersed by riot police. The second game was initially postponed due to damage caused by the rowdy fans, but was instead forfeited to the Tigers the next day. Disco Demolition Night remains well known as one of the most extreme promotions in major league history. (Full article...)
And here's the blurb.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:46, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: Has anyone reached out to the DJ to see if he has any photos of the event that can be used in the article? That I think would make a considerable difference. I'll try to look for him, but hope someone else does as well (like how the Navy sends out three subs with the same mission for just-in-case-two-are-sunk redundancy).--ColonelHenry (talk) 18:12, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Closing comment: Disco Demolition Night gets the nod overall, I think. Only Fools and Horses needs work (perhaps its appearance on Sports Relief last night will prompt some interest); Pixies is a nice idea but the feeling seemed to be that the joke wore a little thin; the Kaiser blurb didn't work for others. I'd already removed Pig-faced women and Rainbow trout, in particular for the opposition of the respective principal authors (it's more than a little unfair to expect principal authors to put up with a 1st April TFA against their will). Which leaves us with Disco Demolition Night and Quehanna Wild Area. The preference this year seems to be for a "strange-but-true" blurb over a "true-but-presented-strange" blurb, and although some would prefer DDN on its anniversary, we don't have to be limited by anniversaries (and it's only the 35th anniversary coming up, not a particularly special one). Thanks to all who participated. Same time next year? BencherliteTalk 14:49, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]