Template talk:Did you know/History of Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (1967-1971)
History of Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (1967-1971)[edit]
- The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as 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 Crisco 1492 (talk)
- ... that in Caribana's first five years, Toronto's Caribbean festival included acts like Trinidad Theatre Workshop, Johnny Nash, and The Mighty Duke?
- ... that the first five years of Caribana in Toronto set records for Toronto Island attendance.
- Reviewed: Christ Church, Barnton ([1])
- Comment: Just sneaking this under the wire, but note that most of the development was done in the most recent days of the process. I would have nominated sooner, but I was trying to decide how to cut up the article series.
Created by Zanimum (talk). Self nom at 21:40, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
- Could anyone review this, please? -- Zanimum (talk) 23:40, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
What makes this period notable enough to stand on its own? Per WP:SS, we should avoid extraneous detail. Other than that, length and date are fine, AGF on the numerous offline sources. Hooks are fine lengthwise and interestwise, and are cited. Just indicate why this five year period in particular is important and we're golden. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:23, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
- Caribana (now SCCT) is the largest Caribbean festival in North America, and the oldest. The first five years were the first era of the festival, growth from a Centennial event to a permanent organization and festival, and by the end, the event began to sour with deaths (albeit accidental the first time around) and violence that would soon plague it during the 1980s and 1990s. The further history will more likely be in decade or 15 year chunks, as the event started to streamline itself into just parades and island partying, without the Nobel Prize winning playrights and the like. But basically the suddenly having cold water thrown at it, at the fifth year, seemed like the logical stop for this increment. -- Zanimum (talk) 14:59, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
A good argument. Hopefully the rest of the history gets written, otherwise this will probably have a merge tag put on it in a few months. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:48, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
- Caribana (now SCCT) is the largest Caribbean festival in North America, and the oldest. The first five years were the first era of the festival, growth from a Centennial event to a permanent organization and festival, and by the end, the event began to sour with deaths (albeit accidental the first time around) and violence that would soon plague it during the 1980s and 1990s. The further history will more likely be in decade or 15 year chunks, as the event started to streamline itself into just parades and island partying, without the Nobel Prize winning playrights and the like. But basically the suddenly having cold water thrown at it, at the fifth year, seemed like the logical stop for this increment. -- Zanimum (talk) 14:59, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
