Talk:WWCW

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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
August 8, 2023	Good article nominee	Listed
January 15, 2024	Good topic candidate	Not promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 30, 2023.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that in the span of three days, a Florida man was approved by bankruptcy courts to buy TV stations in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia, and then arrested on charges of laundering millions in drug money?

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GA Review[edit]

Passed. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 18:33, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:WWCW/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MyCatIsAChonk (talk · contribs) 00:41, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Joint review with WFXR

Sammi Brie, done with this one, didn't take as long because of the transclusion. There are certainly many DYK opportunities for both these articles- RCB fought so hard to get channel 27, then just... sold it? The CEO of a company interested in buying the stations turned out to be a criminal? Truly some crazy stuff! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 15:17, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	~~To this mix was added the Fox network... - reorder to "Added to this mix was the Fox..."~~ Fixed Prose is clear and concise
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	~~Same as in WFXR, any reason for the many invis comments?~~ See WFXR review No fiction or words to watch. Substation table is appropriate, lead is well-written. No MOS violations.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Citations are placed in a proper "References" section
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Most citations are to various local newspapers via newspapers.com, no concerns there. Others include official FCC reports and information sites like RabbitEars- also all good.
	2c. it contains no original research.	I don't see a need for a thorough spotcheck, article is well-cited to varying sources. No OR visible.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Earwig shows no violations
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Addresses the station's early history, time during simulcasting with WFXR, and other technical info. I'll note that "Merger with WVFT" is appropriately transcluded from the article for WFXR.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Stays focused throughout
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	No bias visible
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	No edit warring
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Image is properly PD tagged.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Another image should be added besides the logo. Perhaps an image of the early Thaxton Mountain tower, or adding the WFXR logo somewhere. You could also add the WWCW logo somewhere to WFXR is you wanted. I would love more images. But there is no free image of Thaxton Mountain available. I do search for relevant free images while writing these articles. Sometimes, you turn up nothing. (I just finished a whopper at WFTV and have no images for it.) Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:15, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply] Fair enough then. Image is relevant; no caption required.
	7. Overall assessment.

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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 Vaticidalprophet (talk) 15:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in the span of three days, a Florida man was approved by bankruptcy courts to buy two Virginia TV stations and arrested on charges of laundering millions in drug money? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119472738/stations-sales-put-in-doubt-indictment/
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Greeting Prelude and Template:Did you know nominations/Oakdale Golf & Country Club
- Comment: Double DYK — these two stations go together to the point where WWCW calls half of WFXR by labeled section transclusion. Note that courts (plural) is intended: WVFT was in Tampa bankruptcy court, while WJPR was in Lynchburg bankruptcy court.

Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 00:06, 9 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/WFXR; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page. Both articles:[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:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting:
Other problems: - I am a bit concerned about having these two links so close together, as they might violate MOS:SEAOFBLUE (there is no indication that "two Virginia" and "TV stations" lead to different articles unless you hover over them). Perhaps rewording the hook would help.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Sammi Brie: Nice work on both articles. I just had a concern about the hook, though. Epicgenius (talk) 13:47, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

- @Epicgenius: Understandable. This is a toughie. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 16:34, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that in the span of three days, a Florida man was approved by bankruptcy courts to buy TV stations in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia, and arrested on charges of laundering millions in drug money?

Looks good to me. Thanks for coming up with ALT1, Sammi. (This one is 180 characters, since I ignored the second bolded link, but I'd suggest deleting "the span of" to shorten it even more.) Epicgenius (talk) 16:39, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]