Template:Did you know nominations/Bertie Snowball


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:51, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Bertie Snowball

 * ... that the 17-year-old golfer Bertie Snowball, just a kid at the time, defeated the legendary British professional Harry Vardon in a match in Ireland in 1905?



Created by Nigej (talk). Self-nominated at 16:19, 16 June 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts have inline citations, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright problems. I have added Michael W. Parker to the credits and I do not think a QPQ review is required. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:14, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg The clause "just a kid at the time" is confusing and superfluous. He was 17. Or he was a kid (which isn't true; he was just shy of legal age). I think the hook should be worded:
 * ALT1: ... that the 17-year-old golfer Bertie Snowball defeated the legendary British professional Harry Vardon in a 1905 match in Ireland? Yoninah (talk) 15:22, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * We need to remove the "in Ireland" since it happened in England. Otherwise I'm happy with it. Or we could could still try my original idea about being a pro in 4 countries. Nigej (talk) 15:30, 26 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol delete vote.svg The hook has been changed completely since I approved it and I think this nomination should consequently be disallowed for DYK. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:46, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Not guilty Nigej (talk) 19:26, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually I was being a bit harsh, because I see it was Michael W. Parker who changed it with this edit. The original, approved hook was
 * ALT0 ... that the golfer Bertie Snowball was a professional in all four Home Nations but was killed in action during World War I, aged just 28? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:15, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I will go with whatever hook Nigej likes best. It was his idea to do the DYK nomination anyway.--Wapiti (talk) 22:26, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg After that bit of confusion, I will reinstate the tick for ALT0. There is nothing in the article about Harry Vardon being "legendary" so I have struck the other hooks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:37, 28 June 2015 (UTC) Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:37, 28 June 2015 (UTC)