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"After a dispute with management, he bought the Leafs"? From what I've heard, the Rangers fired him, he bet his savings on a hockey game, won, & bought the TO St Patricks, which he renamed the Leafs. If true & confirmed, I'd include it--if only because it's more interesting. Also, he promised to win the Stanley Cup in 5yr, & did it, in 1932. Trekphiler 19:18, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Hey, anon here. I think some info about Conn Smythe and his comment about Herb Canegie should be made. It was quite a remark, even though it wasn't too bad at the time.
"I'd give anyone $10,000 if they could turn Herb Carnegie white."
Reviewer: Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 04:01, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Review forthcoming. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 04:01, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
OK. This article is generally good, and should pass GA without much difficulty. I think you'll run into serious opposition if your aim is higher, though, as the prose is not what I could call brilliant.
Thank you for your work in reviewing this article. I have worked on the citations and believe that that aspect is covered now. I will add the alt text for the images. The prose can be improved; I see that now after re-reading the article. Much of the article was not written by me and I should have scrutinized the text more closely. At this point, I am not close to working on it for FA. I believe it needs more secondary sources, rather than relying on Smythe's memoirs, as I do for much of this article to be an FA. That said, I will work on some of the prose you've noted. Again, thanks. ʘ alaney2k ʘ ( talk) 22:27, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
Added the alt text to the images. ʘ alaney2k ʘ ( talk) 15:22, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
I'll go ahead and clear ya for takeoff, as there's nothing terribly wrong with the article and it certainly gives a good picture of its subject. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 07:05, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
The use of the front-page image is used to significantly improve the understanding of the subject. That his letter made front-page news, and caused a scandal is illustrated by the front-page placement of the article. This was during the conscription crisis in Canada during WW2. Any opinions on this are welcome. Alaney2k ( talk) 13:24, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
About the Third Opinion request: The request for a 3O has been removed (i.e. denied) because 3O like all moderated content dispute resolution here at Wikipedia requires thorough talk page discussion before seeking assistance. If a standstill remains after thorough discussion, you may refile at 3O or choose some other form of dispute resolution. Regards, TransporterMan ( TALK) 21:25, 23 May 2017 (UTC) (Not watching this page)
Confused: image of Smythe enlisting is tagged as public domain in the US, under the rationale that it was "published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923." Image clearly describes Conn Smythe as enlisting for World War II - which certainly wouldn't have happened before 1923 - and further states it was taken in 1939. Bringing it up here since people are already discussing other image usage for this section, and I'm not that fluent in Public Domain criteria on the Commons. Echoedmyron ( talk) 15:29, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
This file is in use on this article, but no prose exists discussing the image. There is no relevance of this image to the article, and as a non-free image fails criteria #8 of WP:NFCC. The building still exists today, and there are many free images of it available at Maple Leaf Gardens. The image file contains a rationale that claims its need of being used is to "Illustrate subject for article". It isn't the subject of the article, nor is there any explanation why we must have this image instead of any of the free images that could serve the save purpose. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 15:39, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
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"After a dispute with management, he bought the Leafs"? From what I've heard, the Rangers fired him, he bet his savings on a hockey game, won, & bought the TO St Patricks, which he renamed the Leafs. If true & confirmed, I'd include it--if only because it's more interesting. Also, he promised to win the Stanley Cup in 5yr, & did it, in 1932. Trekphiler 19:18, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Hey, anon here. I think some info about Conn Smythe and his comment about Herb Canegie should be made. It was quite a remark, even though it wasn't too bad at the time.
"I'd give anyone $10,000 if they could turn Herb Carnegie white."
Reviewer: Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 04:01, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
Review forthcoming. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 04:01, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
OK. This article is generally good, and should pass GA without much difficulty. I think you'll run into serious opposition if your aim is higher, though, as the prose is not what I could call brilliant.
Thank you for your work in reviewing this article. I have worked on the citations and believe that that aspect is covered now. I will add the alt text for the images. The prose can be improved; I see that now after re-reading the article. Much of the article was not written by me and I should have scrutinized the text more closely. At this point, I am not close to working on it for FA. I believe it needs more secondary sources, rather than relying on Smythe's memoirs, as I do for much of this article to be an FA. That said, I will work on some of the prose you've noted. Again, thanks. ʘ alaney2k ʘ ( talk) 22:27, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
Added the alt text to the images. ʘ alaney2k ʘ ( talk) 15:22, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
I'll go ahead and clear ya for takeoff, as there's nothing terribly wrong with the article and it certainly gives a good picture of its subject. Nosleep ( Talk · Contribs) 07:05, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
The use of the front-page image is used to significantly improve the understanding of the subject. That his letter made front-page news, and caused a scandal is illustrated by the front-page placement of the article. This was during the conscription crisis in Canada during WW2. Any opinions on this are welcome. Alaney2k ( talk) 13:24, 22 May 2017 (UTC)
About the Third Opinion request: The request for a 3O has been removed (i.e. denied) because 3O like all moderated content dispute resolution here at Wikipedia requires thorough talk page discussion before seeking assistance. If a standstill remains after thorough discussion, you may refile at 3O or choose some other form of dispute resolution. Regards, TransporterMan ( TALK) 21:25, 23 May 2017 (UTC) (Not watching this page)
Confused: image of Smythe enlisting is tagged as public domain in the US, under the rationale that it was "published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923." Image clearly describes Conn Smythe as enlisting for World War II - which certainly wouldn't have happened before 1923 - and further states it was taken in 1939. Bringing it up here since people are already discussing other image usage for this section, and I'm not that fluent in Public Domain criteria on the Commons. Echoedmyron ( talk) 15:29, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
This file is in use on this article, but no prose exists discussing the image. There is no relevance of this image to the article, and as a non-free image fails criteria #8 of WP:NFCC. The building still exists today, and there are many free images of it available at Maple Leaf Gardens. The image file contains a rationale that claims its need of being used is to "Illustrate subject for article". It isn't the subject of the article, nor is there any explanation why we must have this image instead of any of the free images that could serve the save purpose. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 15:39, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
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