Talk:Matt Hicks (basketball)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: LunaEatsTuna (talk · contribs) 05:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Will review tomorrow (2 August UTC).  ツ LunaEatsTuna  (💬)— 05:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
 * On hold; over to you!  ツ LunaEatsTuna  (💬)— 19:13, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Nice work on the changes. Happy now to pass. Congrats on yet another short but sweet GA!  ツ LunaEatsTuna  (💬)— 02:16, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Copyvio check
Earwig gives no concerns.

Prose

 * Wikilink basketball in the lead as is standard for basketball player articles.
 * I did not realize this was standard.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:32, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * In § High school, recommend opening with his full name as it is his first mention in the body.
 * O.K.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:33, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikilink 8th grade, basketball and varsity team for unfamiliar readers.
 * You already asked me to link basketball above. Others linked.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:46, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * "In 2007, the Chicago Sun-Times has dubbed" – remove has. Relatedly:
 * Thx.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:48, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikilink West Aurora.
 * Linked above.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:49, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * "Hicks (who went by the nickname Skip at that time)" – recommend "Hicks, who went by the nickname Skip at that time," instead to avoid a repetition of parentheses with the next sentence.
 * OK-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:50, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * § DePaul is missing details on the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team and when he transferred there. Also, DePaul should be wikilinked here as first mention in the body.
 * Fixed. I think.--~
 * Wikilink Northern Illinois University.
 * Linked above.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:52, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * "All-American by Associated Press" – recommend the Associated Press.
 * Thx.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:54, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * The second paragraph in § Northern Illinois reads a lot like a sport statistics website instead of an encyclopaedic entry IMO. How about instead writing it like "all-time leader in career points with 1,513 scored, single-season points scored with 682, single-MAC conference game points with 42 against Kent State on March 7, 1977," etc.? The parentheses for the MAC player of the week sentence are fine.
 * I'm kind of indifferent to that change.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:14, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Fair enough.  ツ LunaEatsTuna  (💬)— 02:16, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Refs

 * Ref 14 appears to be a dead URL.

Passes spotcheck on refs 5, 13 and 16.