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:::Whilst I agree it's not an error, it's a pretty terrible hook. Hooks are supposed to be interesting and encourage readers to open the full article. Surely there's at least one more interesting fact about parsnips in the article than that one? [[User:Modest Genius|<font face="Times New Roman" color="maroon"><b>Modest Genius</b></font>]] [[User_talk:Modest Genius|<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:19, 25 November 2015 (UTC) |
:::Whilst I agree it's not an error, it's a pretty terrible hook. Hooks are supposed to be interesting and encourage readers to open the full article. Surely there's at least one more interesting fact about parsnips in the article than that one? [[User:Modest Genius|<font face="Times New Roman" color="maroon"><b>Modest Genius</b></font>]] [[User_talk:Modest Genius|<sup>talk</sup>]] 11:19, 25 November 2015 (UTC) |
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* My mother often said that "''fine words butter no parsnips''". I agree that we might have had better quality butter in this case but so it goes... [[user:Andrew Davidson|Andrew D.]] ([[user talk:Andrew Davidson|talk]]) 12:12, 25 November 2015 (UTC) |
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The currency symbol is not quite right in the hook. It should be £ not € (Pound sterling not Euros). [[user:Andrew Davidson|Andrew D.]] ([[user talk:Andrew Davidson|talk]]) 12:12, 25 November 2015 (UTC) |
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... that parsnips resemble carrots but have a sweeter taste? - Really? No, I didn't know this.... </sarcasm> I thought did you know was supposed to be for new articles and novel things people aren't likely to know. Not old things that are blatantly obvious. 131.251.254.81 (talk) 09:45, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
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- It's a seriously naff hook, but it's not an error. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:54, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
- To put that in perspective, the first-ever DYK set was:
- Did you know that a pencil sharpener "is a device for sharpening a pencil's point by shaving the end of the pencil"?"
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- Both "everybody already knows that" and "of course I didn't know, because nobody cares" are perennial complaints literally going back to the creation of the main page in its current form. FWIW, you might already know what a parsnip is, but the majority of the English-speaking world won't—try finding them in the US, for instance. ‑ iridescent 09:54, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
- To put that in perspective, the first-ever DYK set was:
- Whilst I agree it's not an error, it's a pretty terrible hook. Hooks are supposed to be interesting and encourage readers to open the full article. Surely there's at least one more interesting fact about parsnips in the article than that one? Modest Genius talk 11:19, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
- My mother often said that "fine words butter no parsnips". I agree that we might have had better quality butter in this case but so it goes... Andrew D. (talk) 12:12, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
Brush pot
The currency symbol is not quite right in the hook. It should be £ not € (Pound sterling not Euros). Andrew D. (talk) 12:12, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
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