Template:Did you know nominations/Alex Sharp


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 21:19, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Alex Sharp

 * ... that Alex Sharp became the youngest person to win the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play at the 69th Tony Awards ?


 * Reviewed: Reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Delhi MLAs (5th of 12 QPQs)

5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk) and NOVAASA (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 23:50, 9 June 2015 (UTC).


 * Please note that I have noted our desperate need for a citation for this fact at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Actors_and_Filmmakers.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:51, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Would Metro (British newspaper) count as an RS? If so, there's this. I just don't know anything about sources in the UK. EricEnfermero (Talk) 00:10, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I am unable to confirm if this is a WP:RS, but I am hoping for one mentioning the previous record holder (Harvey Fierstein).--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:50, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Metro would not count as a RS. It is a tabloid newspaper of poor repute in the same family as the Daily Mail. However here is an alternative which specifies that he was the youngest winner in that category. [] Cowlibob (talk) 21:54, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thx.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:36, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Tony, there are too many "Tonys" in the hook :) Can you leave off the 69th Tony Awards? Yoninah (talk) 00:34, 2 July 2015 (UTC)


 * (ALT1) ... that Alex Sharp became the youngest person to win the award for Best Actor in a Play at the 69th Tony Awards?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:56, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * (ALT2) ... that Alex Sharp became the youngest person to win the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:56, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I prefer ALT1 to ALT2.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:56, 2 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:43, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg Dates are good, length is fine, citations are plentiful, the hook fact is fun, factual, and directly cited with a reliable source. (I have a strong preference for the brevity of ALT2.) Tone is neutral and grammar is solid but there are instances of close paraphrasing that must be corrected before this can pass. - Dravecky (talk) 05:51, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Source: "His mother, a teacher, homeschooled him with lessons that were rigorous but unorthodox."
 * Article: "His mother, a teacher, homeschooled him with lessons that were rigorous but unorthodox."


 * Source: "Making the transition to a more traditional school environment was challenging and sometimes bewildering."
 * Article: "[...] making the transition to a more traditional school environment was challenging and sometimes bewildering."


 * Source: "Sharp was born in London, and spent the first seven years of his life traveling with his family around the US. [...] Later the family traveled throughout Europe in a caravan. "
 * Article: "Sharp's family traveled around the U.S. for the first seven years of his life. Later, the family traveled throughout Europe in a caravan."


 * Source: "Sharp always wanted to be an actor: his first role, aged 7, was as Piglet in Winnie-The-Pooh."
 * Article: "Sharp always wanted to be an actor. At age 7, he made his acting debut as Piglet in Winnie-the-Pooh."


 * There are more examples but this sampling illustrates the nature of the issue. - Dravecky (talk) 05:51, 28 July 2015 (UTC)


 * A lot of the text was added by another user. I will have to review those edits.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 15:25, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * It seems like your complaints are related to these edits by .--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:54, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I have tried to address your concerns.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:08, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Okay, that clears up the vast majority of my verbiage concerns. (There are a few word choices we could debate, but that's for some other occasion.) Still a strong preference for ALT2 and I've struck the main hook as it's potentially slightly misleading. - Dravecky (talk) 03:59, 29 July 2015 (UTC)