Talk:Mendy Rudolph

WGN sales
Is there any reference for this passage?

"While Mendy was famous as a basketball referee, he was also a television time salesman for many years. He started in television sales in 1960 representing Channel 13 in New York when it was still a commercial TV station and owned by his brother-in-law, Ely Landau.

When Ely Landau sold Channel 13 in the early 1960's to Public Television, Mendy went over to the TV sales staff of WGN-TV, a Chicago television station, as their New York sales representative and worked there for almost 20 years until his passing."

This is a good piece of information and would be great if there was a source. RyguyMN 18:42, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Comments
The section on his gambling problem needs to provide some context or relate to the other sections in a better way. It might help in particular to mention when he had this gambling problem. This would immediately make it obvious which section to link to.
 * ✅ Clarified when gambling problem took place. RyguyMN 06:03, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

The section on other professions is too much like a stub. Best to integrate it in one of the existing sections. Like the above comment, knowing when he held the job may also be useful. Chensiyuan 13:23, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll look to see where I can put this sentence within the article. Maybe it's best to remove it completely? RyguyMN 06:03, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If taking it out does not dilute the value of the article, then I think it's fine taking it out, at least for now. This is also assuming you can't find a good place to fit the info. Chensiyuan 06:14, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

GA passed
Well sourced, no obvious POV problems and what seems to be a good depth of coverage. I have a few comments for things which could improve the article further, most of which relate to the writing style.
 * A lot of sentences use "and" to link ideas, which sometimes results in run-on sentences e.g. By 1975, Rudolph's health condition began to deteriorate and was forced to retire after suffering a blood clot in his lung during a 1975 NBA playoff game between the Buffalo Braves and Washington Bullets, played 25 April 1975.
 * ✅ I've attempted to split run-ons. A different set of eyes might want to confirm I got them all. RyguyMN 04:33, 15 September 2007 (UTC)


 * At age 20, he was recruited to referee games alongside his father in the Eastern League, during the late 1940s and early 1950s. - you can't be age 20 over a span of several years.
 * ✅ This sentence was re-written. RyguyMN 04:33, 15 September 2007 (UTC)


 * The latter told Auerbach if he did not shut up, he would be knocked down to the floor with Lovellette. Is that a quote? If it is, quotation marks should be used; if it isn't, more formal language should be used.
 * ✅ The phrase shut up was placed in quotes. RyguyMN 04:58, 8 September 2007 (UTC)


 * It would be useful to state when the NBA Official’s Manual and Case Book was first published.
 * By the early 1970s, Rudolph encouraged the league to adopt a plain gray referee uniform over the traditional "zebra" shirt to de-emphasize the presence of officials in games. - this could do with saying whether or not he had any success.
 * ✅ Added that he was successful with his efforts. RyguyMN 04:33, 15 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Euphemisms such as "passed away" should not be used when describing death (see here).
 * ✅ Changed "passed away" to "died". RyguyMN 16:38, 26 August 2007 (UTC)


 * The "action shot" image should probably be re-uploaded at a lower resolution to ensure the validity of the fair use rationale. Oldelpaso 21:22, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

First marriage
I'm presuming the first marriage ended in divorce? Unless we want people thinking he was a bigamist it might be a good idea to mention that. John Carter 16:11, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Copyedited this section for clarity. Thanks for the comment. RyguyMN 16:21, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Rating concern
There is inconsistent ratings on this article. GA & A. I see the GA & A review comments. Also I am concerned that no alt text is on any of the images. I thought this was a A-class requirement. My quick run over indicates that GA is warranted, but I have a concern over the GA/A rating issues along with the alt text item. Not enough concern to ask for a formal review, but I think it needs to be addressed. Jrcrin001 (talk) 17:36, 20 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm more worried about the prose and comprehensiveness. For example, the paragraph on his gambling needs copy-editing and the names of his first wife and their three children are missing. DrKiernan (talk) 07:15, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

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