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The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by Schwede66 talk 16:48, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

... that Muppet Theory has been used an aid to improving workplace culture? Source: Rabstenek, Sara B. "Kickoff Kit: Tools to Help Teams Work Better Together" NYT Open November 2, 2018
Reviewed:
Comment: Bork, bork, bork

Created by {{user0|Sennalen}}. Self-nominated at 19:20, 1 December 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Muppet Theory; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Starting review Valereee (talk) 21:12, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

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First para of theory needs a source. Valereee (talk) 21:17, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

::After submitting someone split the first paragraph with a new section header. I inserted new refs. Sennalen (talk) 23:22, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Hook source does not appear to be a RS. Valereee (talk) 21:20, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

::NYT Open is hosted on medium.com but under the editorial control of the New York Times, so it is not WP:UGC. Sennalen (talk) 23:22, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

:::I'm not seeing any evidence of editorial oversight, though...it kind of looks like these are personal projects of NYT employees. The [https://medium.com/@timesopen about page] for The NYT Open Team says "We’re New York Times employees writing about workplace culture, and how we design and build digital products for journalism." I'm not sure that's good enough for a main page appearance. Valereee (talk) 16:27, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

::::Agree with {{u|Valereee}}: I checked the article and hook before I read discussion and came to the same conclusion about the given source WP:MEDIUM. Bruxton (talk) 16:15, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

16px Valereee (talk) 21:25, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

:{{u|Valereee}} quick note that I've indefinitely blocked Sennalen. Galobtter (talk) 04:41, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

:: Ah, yes, thanks {{u|Galobtter}}. Valereee (talk) 10:10, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

:::I removed the hook sentence and WP:MEDIUM reference from the article so we will need a new hook. Earwig is down and I have not inspected all parts of the article. I am not sure it is as complete as it can be in parts so I made some edits. More can also be added so I will look at what can be added. One item to consider is that this is the theory has only been in use since 2012 and most of our sources refer back to the 2012 Slate article. Bruxton (talk) 16:15, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

:::* ALT1: ... that Muppet Theory claims that every living human is either a Chaos Muppet or an Order Muppet? [https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/06/chaos-theory.html Muppet Theory, a little-known, poorly understood philosophy that holds that every living human can be classified according to one simple metric: Every one of us is either a Chaos Muppet or an Order Muppet.]

::::* ALT2: ... that Slate magazine published an article about Muppet Theory which categorized U.S. Supreme Court justice John Roberts as an Order muppet? (Slate source above) Bruxton (talk) 16:15, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

16px Appriving both ALT1 and ALT2, although I'd suggest an ALT2a ...Antonin Scalia as a Chaos muppet might be more interesting, I don't think that minor tweak would need a new reviewer. Valereee (talk) 17:11, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

:Per Valereee's suggestion:

ALT3: ... that Slate magazine published an article about Muppet Theory which categorized U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia as a Chaos muppet? Bruxton (talk) 18:14, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

:::16px just for approval of ALT3, just to be on the safe side. Valereee (talk) 18:36, 10 December 2023 (UTC)

::::16px ALT3 short enough, cited, and interesting. Good to go.--Laun chba ller 01:29, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Pulled from prep and rejected as per WT:DYK. Schwede 66 16:47, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

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