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Did you know... that Santa Claus at one time delivered coal?
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Gatoclass: Nice article. Poop deck joke? (I was looking for something about carrying sewage and couldn't find it.) I'm not going to review it, mind, just asking for what part of the article supports the hook.
Kingsif (
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05:05, 24 December 2022 (UTC)reply
New enough, long enough, sourced, and plagiarism-free. I'm a little concerned about Her lines were attractive, as that seems to be a subjective value judgement in wikivoice. Is there a more encyclopedic description? Hook is cited and interesting, but that's the play on words we usually reserve for April Fools' day – since Santa Claus isn't real and the hook isn't really negative, I'll let it slide if "Santa Claus" is italicized. QPQ has been done, so we're almost there – nice job,
Gatoclass!
theleekycauldron (
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06:56, 24 December 2022 (UTC)reply
Thanks
leeky. "Her lines were attractive" has been changed to "considered attractive" per
WP:VOICE - thanks for picking that up. With regard to italicization - there is a long tradition here of leniency with regard to formatting conventions for quirkies and special occasions, when those conventions would tend to spoil the surprise. Indeed,
a hook of mine employing the very same device was accepted for the Christmas set only last year (which, as it happens, you yourself promoted ;) ). Cheers,
Gatoclass (
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08:04, 24 December 2022 (UTC)reply