Template:Did you know nominations/Video Update

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 Sohom Datta talk 13:47, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

Video Update

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• ... that a former employee claimed that two executives of movie rental chain Video Update once wrestled each other on the office floor? Source: https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/video/tppxnnqiofgklguxauqnpkqprgntcyoi_ip-10-166-46-165_1741198499717
  • ALT1: ... that in five years, movie rental chain Video Update swelled from 45 stores to more than 700? Source: 1994, 1999
  • ALT2: ... that four locations of Video Update were seized by sheriff's deputies in a lawsuit by a sign manufacturer? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-video-update-will-reopen/167174534/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emos vs. Punks
  • Comment: This is a new from-scratch article, though measly pages here were previously deleted in 2007 and 2008.

Created by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 747 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 03:59, 6 March 2025 (UTC).

• I'll have a look at this. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:10, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
• Newly created, long enough, a nice well-written article.
• Earwig is happy, the hooks are all cited.
• QPQ has been done.
• ALT2 jumps out to me as having superior hookiness.

Gog the Mild (talk) 21:26, 6 March 2025 (UTC)