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Suicide of Fat Cat
- ... that following the suicide of Fat Cat (location pictured), McDonald's Vietnam was the target of a boycott after launching a slogan: "If you don't like vegetables, eat chicken with BBQ cheese? Source: Hoang, Vu (7 May 2024). "McDonald's Vietnam apologizes for slogan mocking tragic death of Chinese man". VnExpress International. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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Created by TheGreatPeng (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.
TheGreatPeng (talk) 15:09, 10 May 2024 (UTC).
Comment: I would suggest having some alternatives. ときさき くるみ not because they are easy, but because they are hard 15:30, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article, although not quite enough to violate my policy of doing my QPQs oldest first. I will say that this article is being edited a lot and is probably not stable. For now, I recommend ALT0a: ... that McDonald's Vietnam was boycotted after appropriating a slogan by a recently deceased Chinese gamer?--Launchballer 15:47, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that a Chinese gamer named Fat Cat
tragicallydied by suicide after transferring a large sum of money to his girlfriend, who wished to end their relationship? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheGreatPeng (talk • contribs)
- ALT1: ... that a Chinese gamer named Fat Cat
- ALT2: ... that when people ordered fast food takeout to commemorate Fat Cat's suicide, multiple restaurants didn't bother to include food in the deliveries? (assuming this is supported by Ma, Diming. He, Ruiming (ed.). "祭奠"胖猫"反映世道人心,但外卖真的可以不送了" [Memorial to 'Fat Cat' Reflects the People' Will, But Takeout Really Should be Stopped]. The Beijing News (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 8 May 2024 and Zhu, Yuanxiang (4 May 2024). "祭奠"胖猫"的外卖出现空包或注水,五家餐饮连锁品牌致歉" [Five Restaurant Chains Apologize for Empty or Watered-down Takeaways in Memory of 'Fat Cat']. The Paper (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 8 May 2024) Bernanke's Crossbow (talk) 23:49, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hooks must not contain redirects or contractions, although to be fair that's probably not far off the hook I would have suggested. For concision, I suggest ALT2a: ... that when people ordered fast food take-out to commemorate Fat Cat's suicide, multiple restaurants delivered empty packages?--Launchballer 08:20, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- I recommend ALT0a with image. TheGreatPeng (talk) 08:45, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:43, 24 May 2024 (UTC)