Template:Did you know nominations/The Election of 1800
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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 15:59, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
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The Election of 1800
- ... that "The Election of 1800", a song from the musical Hamilton, was referenced in a Supreme Court opinion by Justice Elena Kagan? Writing for the court, Justice Elena Kagan refers to one scene in the musical that depicts the presidential election of 1800 and the tie vote in the electoral college between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr... "Alexander Hamilton secured his place on the Broadway stage — but possibly in the cemetery too — by lobbying Federalists in the House to tip the election to Jefferson, whom he loathed but viewed as less of an existential threat to the republic," she wrote.
- ALT1: ... that while Alexander Hamilton may not have broken the tie in the election of 1800, he did break the tie in "The Election of 1800"?
- Reviewed: Kirovs Lipmans
- Comment: I don't want to link Hamilton in ALT0—it's pretty easy to get to by clicking on the bolded article, and I'd rather let users pass through there first. Also, let me have my omelette, would you?
Converted from a redirect by Theleekycauldron (talk). Self-nominated at 06:59, 29 September 2021 (UTC).
- Ooh, I quite like both hooks, especially ALT1. Reviewing:
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Policy compliance:
- Adequate sourcing:
- I think a citation would be ideal for the synopsis, even if it's to a primary source (i.e. the song). - Neutral:
- Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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| QPQ: Done. |
Overall: 
Oh, also, maybe consider decapitalizing the first instance of "the election of 1800" in ALT1? Or (although your omlette is delicious) it would be less confusing and possibly more intriguing if the piped link was omitted. ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 05:34, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the speedy review! I decapitalised in the second hook, that only adds too the EGGiness and does decrease confusion, I agree. If the promoter wants to de-link that one, that's fine too. As for the synopsis, I made a bare-bones citation to the song, since there doesn't seem to be an existing template for that? It's weirder when it's a musical number. I appreciate your approval of the omelette! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:41, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
- on second thought, I'm going to link 1800 United States presidential election in the lead of "The Election of 1800", to make sure that we're not diverting attention to the actual election. The confusion and egginess should still be plenty. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/them) 05:46, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
