Talk:Tui Hobson

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. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) 23:15, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that New Zealand artist Tui Hobson completed an international commission for a garden in Northern France commemorating 100 years since WWI the First World War and New Zealand soldiers?

• Source: "Tui Hobson's pop-up exhibition." Issuu - Ponsonby News. August 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2026. https://issuu.com/articles/28934273.

Kohlhase, Marilyn (21 February 2025). "Tui Hobson: Va'ine Warrior - Retrospective. Feb-April 2025 by Marilyn Kohlhase." The Charlotte Museum. Retrieved 31 January 2026. https://www.charlottemuseum.co.nz/post/tui-hobson-va-ine-warrior-retrospective-feb-april-2025-by-marilyn-kohlhase.

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Moved to mainspace by Avawatson03 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Avawatson03 (talk) 02:38, 9 February 2026 (UTC).

• The Ponsonby News source is an advertisement. Traumnovelle (talk) 03:07, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
• Also imo the hook is just not interesting. Artists do exhibitions. Gardens commemorating things are very common. I'd like to see an alternate hook if this is to be passed. grapesurgeon (talk) 15:50, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
• @Avawatson03: grapesurgeon (talk) 15:59, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
• ALT1 ... that Tui Hobson creates art with tools she inherited from her father, a factory owner? Bremps... 20:21, 15 February 2026 (UTC)
• @Avawatson03: are you ok with Bremps' proposed hook above? grapesurgeon (talk) 05:41, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
• @Grapesurgeon: Sorry for the delayed response, but yes I am happy with their proposed hook. Avawatson03 (talk) 06:00, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
• @Avawatson03: Imo the article's lead is too short; will move to fuller review once expanded a bit. It doesn't need to be long; even just another sentence or two that covers the important points of this person could be enough. grapesurgeon (talk) 21:56, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
• @Grapesurgeon: Thank you for the feedback on the article, I appreciate it as a beginning editor. I have expanded the article's lead. Avawatson03 (talk) 05:36, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Reviewing... ... will post a full review within 24 hours, cheers! Flibirigit (talk) 02:43, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral: - ?
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - ?
• Interesting: - ?

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article was moved to the mainspace on February 1, and nominated for DYK 7.5 days later. Length and sourcing are adequate. The article is mostly written in a neutral tone, except for one phrase: "This project is one of her most notable international commissions". The "Ponsonby News" appears to be a promotional press release, so I question its reliability. I cannot access the "Pataka" source. The "Te Tuhi" appears to be a promotional site for artists, so it may not be neutral. Are there any independent sources, such as newspapers for the phrase in question? No plagiarism issues were detected. Hook ALT0 is very wordy, and tries to say too much to be interesting. Also, the sources supporting that hook are questioned as per above. Please consider proposing a shorter hook focusing on one aspect. Hook ALT1 is shorter, more interesting, cited and verified by the source. All images used in the article have a pulbic domain license on the Commons. QPQ is not required for this nomination. Overall, the nomination is in good shape with attention needed on sourcing for ALT0, and the promotional tone of that one phrase. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 13:09, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

• @Avawatson03: Please respond to the above, otherwise the nomination may be marked for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:06, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
• @Narutolovehinata5: My apologies for not responding sooner but I don't have the time at the moment to correct the article for the nomination, so it can be closed. Avawatson03 (talk) 07:37, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

  There is only one sentence which needs to be fixed, and a new hook proposed. Please reconsider. Best wishes. Flibirigit (talk) 11:14, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

The nom has not edited since the above and did not respond to the request, so this is taken as confirming the withdrawal. Closing. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:15, 29 March 2026 (UTC)