Talk:Downstate (play)

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DYK ideas

...that Ted Cruz accused the play Downstate of celebrating pedophilia?

...that the theatre which premiered a play about sex offenders had to hire additional security for its run?

Sdkb ^talk 07:26, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Ted Cruz accused the play Downstate of celebrating pedophilia? Source: "After the Washington Post critic Peter Marks posted a link on Twitter to his favorable review, conservatives, including Senator Ted Cruz, attacked him. They claimed that the play and by extension the review were sympathetic to pedophiles." The New York Times
- ALT1: ... that the theatre which premiered a play about sex offenders had to hire additional security for its run? Source: "So inflammatory are its themes that Steppenwolf, having received threats, had to hire additional security for the show’s run." The New York Times
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nawala Al-Mutawalli
- Comment: I think ALT0 is stronger, but including ALT1 in case others disagree. The expansion tag in the synopsis section is just since it's been a few months since I've seen it and I don't trust myself to remember the full plot, but it's "reasonably complete" for the DYK standard, and if you find it an issue we could reasonably just remove it.

5x expanded by Sdkb (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

Sdkb ^talk 06:03, 24 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I'm pretty certain that WP:PLOTCITE only applies to published works such as films and there's no indication this has made it out of the theatre, so the Synopsis and Characters need sourcing.--Laun chba ller 12:58, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Launchballer, thanks for taking a look! My understanding of WP:PLOTCITE is that it applies to all published works of fiction, and I would consider this a published work in that the script is available for purchase (ISBN: 978-1-63852-403-8). I haven't found a plot summary published online, so I wouldn't have anything to cite beyond the play itself (which is what PLOTCITE says doesn't need to be cited), and looking to precedents like Wicked_(musical)#Synopsis (a GA) I'm not seeing plots cited there either. For the character descriptions, though, because describing their personalities is a form of inference, I can see more of a need for citations, and they're available in the reviews so I've added them. I hope that helps address your note; please let me know if you need anything else to complete the review! Cheers, Sdkb ^talk 00:37, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't say I was doing a review, and wouldn't anyway while that tag was still deserved. (I have a firm policy of doing my QPQs oldest first.)--Laun chba ller 04:04, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No worries (the use of the reviewer slash icon was what gave me the impression you were).

Per above, this is open for anyone who wants to take it up. Sdkb ^talk 05:27, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]