Talk:Desmond Watson

A fact from Desmond Watson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that at over 400 pounds (180 kg), Desmond Watson is one of the largest players in NCAA Division I football history?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Desmond Watson.

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Did you know nomination

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 AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:30, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that at over 400 pounds (180 kg), Desmond Watson is one of the largest players in NCAA Division I football history? Source: The Naples Daily News ("Florida's spring practice has wrapped up, and one number generated more curiosity, conversation, anticipation and speculation than any other: 432. That's what the scale showed when freshman Desmond Watson stepped on it. Visions of dominant, space-eating defensive tackles like William "The Refrigerator" Perry started dancing in fans' heads. The Fridge was a mere 330 pounds. Watson is an entirely different appliance. The early enrollee might be the heaviest player in Division 1 history, which could be good or not so good.")
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Chip Hawkes

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:06, 20 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Desmond Watson; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

The hook is both interesting and sourced. The article is long enough and within policy. Looks like the nom was made just shortly outside of the 7-day period after article was moved to mainspace but willing to IAR that because the hook is interesting and shouldn't really be a penalty for being that marginally outside of the 7-day window. Earwig doesn't pick up any copyvio potential. Just need the QPQ and should be good to go for the DYK section. Soulbust (talk) 04:26, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- @Soulbust: Reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Chip Hawkes as a QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:13, 26 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Soulbust: In case you missed the prior ping. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:03, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - oops. Yes this is now clear for the DYK section. Good job on the hook and the article! Soulbust (talk) 07:45, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]