Talk:Voice of Freedom (radio station)

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Did you know... that the Voice of Freedom had to counter poisonous snakes, leeches, and other wildlife?

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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 DirtyHarry991 talk 00:38, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Voice of Freedom was a clandestine radio station that broadcast in Portuguese India advocating for the Goan independence movement in the 1950s? Source: Deccan Herald Economic Times
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Femke

Created by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 19:13, 25 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Voice of freedom (radio station); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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Interesting: - Really baseline hook; could we maybe try to find a more specific detail for this rather than just the topic itself?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Generalissima (talk) 04:26, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Generalissima: Happy to take any inputs on tweaking the hook. But, not many clandestine radio stations in that part of the world at that time. I can’t think of any other in Portuguese India. Ktin (talk) 04:51, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How about something along the lines of --

ALT1.0 ... that Voice of Freedom broadcast clandestinely from forests in and around Portuguese Goa with its broadcasters countering poisonous snakes, leeches, insects, and other wildlife? (Source: Times of India)
ALT1.1 ... that Voice of Freedom broadcast clandestinely from forests in and around Portuguese Goa with its broadcasters countering poisonous snakes, leeches, and wildlife, advocating for the Goan independence movement in the 1950s? (Source: Times of India)
ALT1.2 ... that Voice of Freedom operated clandestinely from forests in and around Portuguese Goa with its broadcasters countering poisonous snakes, leeches, insects, and other wildlife? (Source: Times of India)

and if you want to go sneaky

ALT1.3 ... that the Voice of Freedom had to counter poisonous snakes, leeches, and other wildlife?

Ktin (talk) 05:22, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Let me know. We can trim the hook if we need to. Ktin (talk) 05:06, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Generalissima:. Pardon the ping. Appreciate your eyes on the revised hooks. Thanks. Ktin (talk) 06:23, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh no worries, I got distracted. I think Alt1.3 is the best; it's short and punchy and invites the reader to click to learn more, which is really all you want with a hook! Generalissima (talk) 06:50, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]