Talk:Ti Jean

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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. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Beta Beta Beta (talk) 02:09, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

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Veve of an aspect of Ti Jean

• ... that the spirit Ti Jean, a one-legged cannibal highwayman, evokes colonial fear of maroons?

• Source: Murphy, Kieran M. (December 1, 2021). "What Was Tragedy during the Haitian Revolution?". Modern Language Quarterly. 82 (4): 417–440. doi:10.1215/00267929-9365944. ISSN 0026-7929.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cortical Labs
  • Comment: Cortical Labs review is technically in progress, just waiting for nominator to address concerns, or else procedural closure if it drags out.

5x expanded by Chickenpox4dinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 17:57, 27 July 2026 (UTC).

• The article is in decent shape in many ways - recently expanded 5x, does not trigger Earwig, image checks out - but the hook needs to be reworked in accord with WP:DYKFICTION. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:02, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

@Darth Stabro: Thank you for taking the time to review! I was under the impression that this sort of fictional description was more ok for mythology per WP:DYKFICTION - and my intent was that ...evokes colonial fear of maroons added some expert interpretation color, per Kieran M. Murphy. Do you have a suggestion for rewording the quoted phrase to make my intent clearer? Thanks again, chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 23:02, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Comment: I see no issues with the hook; even without explicitly mentioning it, it's clearly about mythology or folklore, and I agree with @Chickenpox4dinner: that "evokes colonial fear of maroons" also adds flavor beyond just plot summary. Ashorocetus (talk | contribs) 01:10, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Darth Stabro, are you OK with CP4D's response, or do we need to ask for another reviewer? Time is short; this nomination has just timed out. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:51, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

If you think it's obviously mythical, I'll defer. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:11, 28 September 2026 (UTC)