Talk:Gene Principe

A fact from Gene Principe appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that sports broadcaster Gene Principe had to choose between covering his hometown team at the 2006 NHL playoffs and fulfilling his dream of covering the Italian team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following 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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 08:19, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Principe in 2006

... that Canadian ice hockey broadcaster Gene Principe (pictured) was once handcuffed during a live broadcast for exceeding the "legal limit for puns" and sent to the "pun-itentiary"? Sources: Sportsnet, The Big Lead
- ALT1: ... that Canadian ice hockey broadcaster Gene Principe (pictured) once introduced a game while wearing a Donald Trump mask and making various Trump-related puns? Source: NY Daily News
- ALT2: ... that sports broadcaster Gene Principe had to choose between covering his hometown team at the 2006 NHL playoffs and fulfilling his dream of covering the Italian team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup? Source: The People of Sports
- ALT3: ... that ice hockey broadcaster Gene Principe (pictured) once interviewed Kelly Buchberger while dressed as a hot dog, telling him that it may be "the first time in history a hot dog has interviewed a burger"? Source: Oilersnation
- Reviewed: N/A
- Comment: My third DYK. I understand the sourcing on the first one might be a bit weak, but the hook is a fun one that exemplifies a typical Gene Principe broadcast. Suggestions and changes welcome.

5x expanded by Yeeno (talk). Self-nominated at 03:57, 20 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New enough and long enough. No QPQ needed (3rd DYK nom). Image is freely licensed. I cannot view ALT1 (paywall) and don't know if I like the topic as a hook, but ALT0—relying on a video—is a touch flimsy for my taste (which is a shame, as that is the best hook by far and I'd prefer it to run over ALT2). ALT2 is fine. No other issues. [Disclosure: I provided a NewspaperArchive clipping for this page at the nominator's request.] Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:22, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Sammi Brie: I've added another punny hook as ALT3, sourced to an interview; it's also been added to the article. Let me know what you think. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 21:08, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sammi Brie? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 23:05, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Theleekycauldron Yikes! Didn't see this. ALT3 is approved as well. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:52, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, Sammi Brie, but are you sure? OilersNation doesn't look so reliable to me, it looks like a fan website for the Edmonton Oilers with little editorial oversight... theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 08:20, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron:: They are part of the relatively large NationNetwork and have a masthead, if that helps. Yeeno (talk) 🍁 04:51, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Yeeno: Looks like the masthead is from a year after the publication date of the article, which is written by "baggedmilk"—if this website is credible now, I don't think it was then. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 09:12, 11 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Yeeno?

theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 07:23, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoter's comment: I'll take ALT2 for now—if there's ever sturdier sourcing for ALT3, i'd be more than happy to swap it in :) theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 08:19, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2 to T:DYK/P1 without image