Template:Did you know nominations/The Web Planet

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 10:43, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

The Web Planet

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Bull ants

Menoptra costume

• ... that while writing the Doctor Who serial The Web Planet, Bill Strutton recalled a childhood memory of watching two bull ants (pictured) fighting inside an empty can? Source: Wright 2017, p. 120
  • ALT1: ... that in the Doctor Who serial The Web Planet, the alien Menoptra (pictured) represent free enterprise and the Zarbi represent communism? Source: Wright 2017, p. 121
  • ALT2: ... that the recording of the third episode of the Doctor Who serial The Web Planet finished so late that the dressing room lights were switched off by studio management? Source: Wright 2017, p. 132
  • ALT3: ... that the fifteen bags of seaweed used as set dressing for the Doctor Who serial The Web Planet emanated an overpowering vegetable smell under the hot studio lights? Source: Wright 2017, p. 133
  • Reviewed: 1979 Boston University strike
  • Comment: Bull ant image for AL0, Menoptra image for ALT1.

Improved to Good Article status by Rhain (talk). Self-nominated at 01:57, 7 January 2022 (UTC).

• Nomination made within a week of GA promotion, meets policy requirements, no close paraphrasing detected with Earwig. Assume good faith for online source for all hooks. No prejudice for promotion of any hook, but ALT0 and ALT3 are most interesting to me personally (although if we can get a crop of that awesome photograph of that Menoptra costume I would approve ALT1). QPQ fulfilled. DigitalIceAge (talk) 01:13, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
  • @DigitalIceAge: Thanks for the review! I've added an image of the Menoptra costume in case that hook works better. – Rhain ☔ 12:34, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
    • Images looks great! DigitalIceAge (talk) 03:28, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
      • @Rhain: hi there! Could ALT3 be cited at the end of the sentence before I promote? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 17:00, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
        • @Theleekycauldron: Done! – Rhain ☔ 00:02, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
          • Promoter's comment: thanks! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 10:43, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

ALT3 to T:DYK/P4