Template:Did you know nominations/The Dance Lesson
- The following discussion 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 PumpkinSky talk 22:04, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
The Dance Lesson
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- ... that in The Dance Lesson, an 1879 painting by Edgar Degas, there is no teacher teaching the students?
- ALT1:... that in The Dance Lesson, an 1879 painting by Edgar Degas, there is no teacher teaching the students, but they are working on classical positions?
- ALT2:... that in The Dance Lesson, an 1879 painting by Edgar Degas, the children are working on classical positions?
- ALT3:... that in The Dance Lesson, an 1879 painting by Edgar Degas, the children are working on classical positions unassisted?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Main Centre for Missile Attack Warning. 10DYKs, also User:Thine Antique Pen/DYK/Reviewed could be used.
- Comment: If required to, include '[the] French painter' before 'Edgar Degas'.
Created/expanded by Thine Antique Pen (talk). Self nom at 09:41, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
Fails verification. No evidence that this or this are describing the painting in the article. Other than that not too bad. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:57, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
- Comment They aren't - those sources are about ANOTHER Degas painting with a similar title (The Dance Class, painted 1874). This article should be renamed to "The Dance Lesson (1879)" as there is at least one other Degas painting with this title, or the article should be expanded with details on the other "Dance Lesson" to avoid confusion. This is something that whoever does "The Dance Class" should bear in mind as Degas did at least six/seven unique paintings with that title! Mabalu (talk) 10:20, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
- Exactly. Stuff like "The works were moved to the gallery in 1929, after Havemeyer's death." only holds true to the one version, and is not supported for this one. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:07, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Issues unaddressed. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:49, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
- Comment Sigh. I'll tidy it up. The errors are too massive and egregious to be allowed to remain as they are. Mabalu (talk) 10:44, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
- OK - Quick rescue job done. Almost total rewrite, complete re-referencing. I did find a great hook:
- ALT4:... that in The Dance Lesson, an 1879 painting by Edgar Degas, an exhausted dancer sits on a double bass?
- Comment Sigh. I'll tidy it up. The errors are too massive and egregious to be allowed to remain as they are. Mabalu (talk) 10:44, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
Mabalu (talk) 11:27, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
K, this new version is ready. ALT4 preferred. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:47, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
