Talk:Doug (tuber)

Did you know nomination

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 Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

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• ... that Doug was nominated to Guinness World Records as the world's largest potato before genetic testing confirmed it was actually a tuber? Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/giant-potato-guinness-world-records-tuber-b2037024.html

Created by Jurta (talk). Self-nominated at 19:30, 19 March 2022 (UTC).

• Sorry, I put this up for discussion at AfD coz it just seems like textbook WP:NOTNEWS to me. Hoping to stand corrected, because it's certain long & new enuf, very interesting, etc.! Kingoflettuce (talk) 01:27, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
• AFD was closed as no consensus. I'm not sure if that solves the notability issues but since there's currently no ongoing AFD, the nomination can now resume. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:00, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
• No photo, what a shame. Article is short, but long enough. Whimsical and clickable enough for DYK. Correct inline citations and without copyright issues. I am sure the internet will never forget Doug, and they will trot him out whenever a potato is touted as the biggest. It is neutral with a good verified hook and a somewhat interesting article. Bruxton (talk) 00:35, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

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Promoting the main hook (ALT0) to Prep 7 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Why would this be deleted?

This article is about something intresting, a gigantic potato that wasn't a potato at all. After reading the article, it's honestly nuts. I think it's notable enough for inclusion, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't violate any of the policies of Wikipedia. So, why would it be considered for being deleted? SpiderBreadIRL (talk) 03:39, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

This Article changed my life. it is the greatest article EVER written. Dougislavafishkingandhischickensarenamedbriananddoodoo2000hi (talk) 11:13, 14 July 2026 (UTC)