Talk:Fred Potts

Focus of the article
Richard at Trooper Potts Trust has heavily edited the article and expanded its coverage of the Reading memorial and the activities of the Trooper Potts Trust. I'm somewhat skeptical about the new focus of the article which devotes more space to Trust-related issue than to Potts. We have more content on the design of the memorial than on the incident that earned Potts the VC in the first place, and more on events after Potts' death than on his life. That seems undue, even somewhat coatrack-y. Unless Potts is primarily notable for what others do in his name a century after his death, his life should be the focus of the article, with the posthumous activities to honor him summarized in a very short section at the end of the article. Huon (talk) 01:14, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Ok I take the point. My editorial todate is the start of the process. I have some specific Potts stuff (later life), and about the chap he rescued, to incorporate. When I do that I will "tidy up" the memorial side of what I have done todate taking into account the points you make above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.143.211.121 (talk) 09:00, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

In your own time. No hurry 86.143.214.59 (talk) 14:26, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Fred Potts. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20041214215530/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/berkshir.htm to http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/berkshir.htm

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 00:35, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Fred Potts. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100818013424/http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/berkshir.htm to http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/berkshir.htm
 * Added tag to http://www./opencharities.org/charities/258123
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150922072031/http://www.katesgroveprimaryschool.co.uk/trooper-potts-visit-years-5-6/ to http://www.katesgroveprimaryschool.co.uk/trooper-potts-visit-years-5-6

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 05:32, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Fred Potts. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20160409152620/https://social.shorthand.com/CommunitiesUK/ug2BIxHx7/victoria-cross-paving-stones to https://social.shorthand.com/CommunitiesUK/ug2BIxHx7/victoria-cross-paving-stones
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20160408112846/http://www.reading-school.co.uk/31/latest-news/article/351/remembering-a-local-hero to http://www.reading-school.co.uk/31/latest-news/article/351/remembering-a-local-hero

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 14:16, 25 December 2017 (UTC)