Template:Did you know nominations/Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)
- 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 Cielquiparle (talk) 12:25, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
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Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)
- ... that Zack Snyder's directorial debut Dawn of the Dead is widely considered his best film? Sources: "Why 'Dawn of the Dead' Is Still Zack Snyder's Best Movie" (Collider), "Why Dawn of the Dead Is Zack Snyder’s Masterpiece" (Den of Geek), "'Dawn Of The Dead' At 15: Zack Snyder's Best Film Is The One With Zombies, Not Superheroes" (/Film), "Dawn of the Dead Is Zack Snyder's Best Movie" (Screen Rant), Ranked #1 in IndieWire and Variety
- ALT1: ... that Kyle Cooper designed the title sequence for Dawn of the Dead using real human blood? Source: "For this spring's Dawn of the Dead, he even used real human blood." (Wired.com)
- ALT2: ... that the theatrical release for Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead almost coincided with that of Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead in the U.S.? Source: Variety
- ALT3: ... that during the filming of Dawn of the Dead, hundreds of extras in zombie makeup had to be on constant standby, so the crew built a "factory" where painted extras were stored? Source: "...we were painting people up and creating a factory where... on a constant basis we had to have zombies ready." David LeRoy Anderson (special makeup effects artist) (2004). Raising the Dead (featurette). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Improved to Good Article status by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk). Nominated by MyCatIsAChonk (talk) at 18:02, 29 December 2022 (UTC).
The full review is to follow, but for the most part the article seems to qualify per a spot check and a QPQ has been done. I'm most fond of ALT1 or ALT3 (slight preference for ALT3), with the facts being verified in both sources. However, is it really okay to link to the YouTube video in the article itself, considering the link AFAIK is a copyvio? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:33, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
- Apparently not. I've deleted the YouTube source both from this page and the article itself as per WP:RSPYT. Actually, it was the nominator (who was also the GAN reviewer) who thought that was a good idea because he said in the GAR page that "even if they are from YouTube, it's about what the content is"; I was only telling him to use the site for spot checking purposes. Granted, nominator has only been around WP for months, so I'm going to extend him some courtesy. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 04:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- Noted. I'll wait for a response from MyCatIsAChonk regarding the above comment before finishing the review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:21, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Nineteen Ninety-Four guy:@Narutolovehinata5: Oh dear, I now realize my error; I apologize, Nineteen Ninety-Four guy was correct in that I am new and this is one of my first DYK nominations. I'll keep WP:RSPYT in mind in the future. Is the unlinked source acceptable, or do e need an alternative? -MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 22:59, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- The video link itself is not suitable, but the source (i.e. the DVD feature) would still be acceptable. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:51, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- Pardon me, but what's the status on this? Are you still waiting for MyCat's response? Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 14:52, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, I am waiting a response from them before responding further. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:01, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Would you mind terribly notifying them with a template or something? They must've forgotten about this nomination. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 14:12, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Sure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:28, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I apologize, I never received a notification. I understand that the DVD feature is acceptable. Is this all you need from me? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 12:28, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
- As long as the reference to the YouTube video has been replaced with a direct reference to the DVD feature (I think you can use the Cite AV media template for that), this should be good to go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:59, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: It has been fixed in the article.
- Almost good to go, but I think it would be a good idea to add timestamps to the relevant parts for easy referencing/verification. This is technically optional though. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I'm unable to do this, as I don't own a copy of this film with that specific cut, nor do I know if the times in the YouTube video align with the actual cut on the disc. @Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: may be able to, if they own an original copy of the featurette. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 12:54, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I'm afraid I don't have a copy of the media in question, either. I know I'm not in the position to suggest this, but can't you just assume good faith on the verifiability of the offline sources? I'm afraid this nomination has been in limbo for a month now and frankly there are far more interesting noms awaiting approval than this. I'll just add those timestamps when I do get my hands on a DVD or Blu-ray. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 13:50, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I'm unable to do this, as I don't own a copy of this film with that specific cut, nor do I know if the times in the YouTube video align with the actual cut on the disc. @Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: may be able to, if they own an original copy of the featurette. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 12:54, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- Almost good to go, but I think it would be a good idea to add timestamps to the relevant parts for easy referencing/verification. This is technically optional though. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:13, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: It has been fixed in the article.
- As long as the reference to the YouTube video has been replaced with a direct reference to the DVD feature (I think you can use the Cite AV media template for that), this should be good to go. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:59, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Narutolovehinata5: I apologize, I never received a notification. I understand that the DVD feature is acceptable. Is this all you need from me? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 12:28, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
- Sure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:28, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Would you mind terribly notifying them with a template or something? They must've forgotten about this nomination. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 14:12, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, I am waiting a response from them before responding further. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:01, 27 January 2023 (UTC)
- Pardon me, but what's the status on this? Are you still waiting for MyCat's response? Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 14:52, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
- The video link itself is not suitable, but the source (i.e. the DVD feature) would still be acceptable. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:51, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Nineteen Ninety-Four guy:@Narutolovehinata5: Oh dear, I now realize my error; I apologize, Nineteen Ninety-Four guy was correct in that I am new and this is one of my first DYK nominations. I'll keep WP:RSPYT in mind in the future. Is the unlinked source acceptable, or do e need an alternative? -MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 22:59, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
- Noted. I'll wait for a response from MyCatIsAChonk regarding the above comment before finishing the review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:21, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
As I mentioned above, the timestamps are technically optional and aren't required, I simply asked if it would be feasible to add them. As I've already verified the information via the YouTube link (I watched it myself) we should be good to go now. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:27, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
