Talk:Eurovision Song Contest 1994

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Review: March 25, 2024. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from Eurovision Song Contest 1994 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 April 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that seven countries competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 for the first time, the largest single expansion of participating countries since the contest's first edition?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 1994.

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Hosting costs?[edit]

Was this the point where RTE started freaking out about Ireland constantly winning? Timrollpickering 23:40, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i removed the map because This map is fake!! Turkish part of balkan peninsula is green but must be yellow! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.103.94.219 (talk • contribs)

Ok, fixed it. The next time, please change the pic instead of just deleting it. Thanks :-) Peter S. 16:02, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cost?[edit]

You say that this year cost half the amount of the previous year. Are you sure this is accurate? I seem to remember this one being the really expensive one that Ireland did. Apparently it took half the entire year's programming budget. I won't change anything because I'm not certain and possibly I've got the wrong year.--Tuzapicabit (talk) 21:36, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

Passed. Riley1012 (talk) 10:56, 25 March 2024 (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:Eurovision Song Contest 1994/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Riley1012 (talk · contribs) 18:34, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again! I will complete this review within one week. -Riley1012 (talk) 18:34, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()

3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()

Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

1. Well-written

However Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Turkey Add comma after "However"
...and which has catapulted the careers of its lead dancers Jean Butler and Michael Flatley. The second "which" in this sentence is unnecessary
At the time of the contest the arena could seat around 3,200 audience members. Add comma after "contest"
Each entry could utilise all or part of the live orchestra and could use instrumental-only backing tracks, however any backing tracks used... Add semicolon after "tracks" and a comma after "however"
With the Point Theatre situated on the banks of the river Liffey, rivers was an integral part of the overall creative vision for the show and was a key theme of the opening and interval acts as well as the stage design. "River" should be capitalized since this is a proper noun. Then both times "was" is used should be "were" instead.
Each participating delegation took part in two technical rehearsals in the week approach the contest... Should be "approaching"
For the first time the spokespersons were connected to the venue... Add comma after "time"

2. Verifiable
Earwig's Copyvio check is fine- similarities shown are just song titles and artist names. All statements are sourced from reliable sources.

Spot check, no issues: 2, 5, 10, 12, 13, 20, 24, 27, 36, 40, 45, 50, 65, 80, 90, 96

3. Broad
The article is broad and focused in its coverage of the event.

4. Neutral
The article is neutral in its coverage of the event.

5. Stable
This article is stable day-to-day.

6. Illustrated
The images in the article are free and have relevant captions.

@Sims2aholic8: Sorry for the delay. -Riley1012 (talk) 23:25, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Riley1012: Thanks for the review! All suggested corrections now completed. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 09:34, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above 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.

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 AirshipJungleman29 talk 10:31, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Edyta Górniak

... that at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Poland, represented by Edyta Górniak (pictured), achieved the most successful début performance of any country at that time when it placed second? Source: "Poland's second place was the highest ever placing by a country at the time in their debut year."
- ALT1: ... that seven countries competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 for the first time, the largest single expansion of participating countries since the contest's first edition? Source: "In 1994 seven countries joined the Eurovision Song Contest in what was the biggest single expansion in participants since the contest began in 1956."
- ALT2: ... that "Riverdance" started life as a seven-minute performance during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 before being developed into a full-length theatrical show? Source: Riverdance First Perfomance: 1994
- ALT3: ... that Ireland's win at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 marked the only time that a country won three consecutive contests? Source: "Ireland went on to win the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest [...] and set a new record by becoming the only country to win the contest three times in a row."
- ALT4: ... that while Poland placed second in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 on its first participation in the event, Lithuania came last and scored nul points in the same contest with its first ever entry? Source: "Poland's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest was very successful when their representative Edyta Gorniak finished second with 166 points." [...] "Lithuania scored zero points with its first ever entry."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jason Jones-Hughes

Improved to Good Article status by Sims2aholic8 (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

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Sims2aholic8 (talk) 11:34, 25 March 2024 (UTC).[reply]

QPQ seems done. The quotes in the nomination verify the hooks and can be found in the linked sources. It is also a timely nomination, and the article is good quality with in-line sources cited wherever required and meets the character count requirement. This nomination is good to go! Are secondary sources available for the claims by any chance?--N Ø 14:02, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you for the prompt review! Some secondary sources for some of the alts can be found below: Sims2aholic8 (talk) 14:28, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Italy question[edit]

Is a reason why Italy may have skipped this event known? ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:10, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]