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A fact from Chris Lines appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 November 2020 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
"and was a key first team player as the "Owls" won promotion to the Championship at the end of the 2011–12 campaign." - try not to use nicknames for the teams
"before graduating through the Bristol Rovers-backed Bristol Academy of Sport at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College." - the part about Lines going to
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College needs to be verified with another source
"Lines joined League One club Sheffield Wednesday on a three-year contract for a £50,000 fee." - another source will be needed to go with the BBC Sport citation that mentions the contract was for three years since the former does not mention that fact
"He went on to score four goals in 47 appearances in the 2011–12 campaign as the "Owls" secured promotion with a second-place finish," - needs to be verified by a reliable source
"in midfield with Anthony Griffith; Griffith providing the tough-tackling and Lines providing the creative playmaking." - try not to begin the start of the following sentence like this
"He ended the 2017–18 season with five goals in 47 appearances as Rovers posted a 13th-place finish in League One." - needs to be verified by a reliable source
"However he lost his first team place after Graham Coughlan replaced Clarke as manager in December." - what was the reason for the falling out?
I've added some detail.--
EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)reply
"Lines ended his second spell with his boyhood club having made 348 appearances, scoring 34 goals and having achieved three promotions during his two spells at the club." - not mentioned by the two sources placed at the end of this portion of text
Reference 57 "YOUR VIEW: Best player, best goal, best signing and more - Cobblers fans choose their award winners for 2019/20"" - no using all capital letters per
MOS:ALLCAPS
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
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The result was: promoted by
Yoninah (
talk) 20:52, 17 November 2020 (UTC)reply
Chris Lines playing for Bristol Rovers in April 2016
... that Chris Lines(pictured) has won five promotions during his professional
football career? Source: "It is the fifth promotion of Lines' career" (
link)
Improved to Good Article status by
EchetusXe (
talk). Self-nominated at 16:57, 7 November 2020 (UTC).reply
Newness requirement satisfied by Good Article promotion. Earwig doesn't show problems. Article generally well written and cited. The hook is short enough and supported by inline citations. Image is ok with public domain license. QPQ satisfied. The only reservation is the routine nature of the hook -- doesn't every elite player of a team sport receive multiple promotions before reaching the top level? This strikes me as exceptionally un-hooky. Can you come up with something better?
Cbl62 (
talk) 18:37, 7 November 2020 (UTC)reply
So, I'll check off on this with my reservations about hookiness. That said, I do encourage you to come up with an alternative hook. Surely, there must be something more interesting to say about him than this. If you do wish to come up with an alt, ping me and I'll be happy to have a look.
Cbl62 (
talk) 17:57, 8 November 2020 (UTC)reply
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A fact from Chris Lines appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 November 2020 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
"and was a key first team player as the "Owls" won promotion to the Championship at the end of the 2011–12 campaign." - try not to use nicknames for the teams
"before graduating through the Bristol Rovers-backed Bristol Academy of Sport at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College." - the part about Lines going to
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College needs to be verified with another source
"Lines joined League One club Sheffield Wednesday on a three-year contract for a £50,000 fee." - another source will be needed to go with the BBC Sport citation that mentions the contract was for three years since the former does not mention that fact
"He went on to score four goals in 47 appearances in the 2011–12 campaign as the "Owls" secured promotion with a second-place finish," - needs to be verified by a reliable source
"in midfield with Anthony Griffith; Griffith providing the tough-tackling and Lines providing the creative playmaking." - try not to begin the start of the following sentence like this
"He ended the 2017–18 season with five goals in 47 appearances as Rovers posted a 13th-place finish in League One." - needs to be verified by a reliable source
"However he lost his first team place after Graham Coughlan replaced Clarke as manager in December." - what was the reason for the falling out?
I've added some detail.--
EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)reply
"Lines ended his second spell with his boyhood club having made 348 appearances, scoring 34 goals and having achieved three promotions during his two spells at the club." - not mentioned by the two sources placed at the end of this portion of text
Reference 57 "YOUR VIEW: Best player, best goal, best signing and more - Cobblers fans choose their award winners for 2019/20"" - no using all capital letters per
MOS:ALLCAPS
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
Yoninah (
talk) 20:52, 17 November 2020 (UTC)reply
Chris Lines playing for Bristol Rovers in April 2016
... that Chris Lines(pictured) has won five promotions during his professional
football career? Source: "It is the fifth promotion of Lines' career" (
link)
Improved to Good Article status by
EchetusXe (
talk). Self-nominated at 16:57, 7 November 2020 (UTC).reply
Newness requirement satisfied by Good Article promotion. Earwig doesn't show problems. Article generally well written and cited. The hook is short enough and supported by inline citations. Image is ok with public domain license. QPQ satisfied. The only reservation is the routine nature of the hook -- doesn't every elite player of a team sport receive multiple promotions before reaching the top level? This strikes me as exceptionally un-hooky. Can you come up with something better?
Cbl62 (
talk) 18:37, 7 November 2020 (UTC)reply
So, I'll check off on this with my reservations about hookiness. That said, I do encourage you to come up with an alternative hook. Surely, there must be something more interesting to say about him than this. If you do wish to come up with an alt, ping me and I'll be happy to have a look.
Cbl62 (
talk) 17:57, 8 November 2020 (UTC)reply