Template:Did you know nominations/Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:52, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year

 * ... that the Chicago Cubs (pictured) were awarded the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year after ending their 108-year World Series drought in 2016?
 * ALT1:... that ...?
 * Reviewed: Flemming Helweg-Larsen

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 20:36, 24 October 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg five times expanded from 21st in required time frame confirmed, correct person credited, article is just big enough. Citations throughout, and neutrally written. Hook is in the article and cited, short enough and is interesting enough. QPQ performed. However the given reference at BBC has no mention of the "Laureus World Sports Award", but it confirms breaking of drought. So that is not confirmed. We need another reference on that last sentence in the lead that says they won the award, and preferably why they won.Graeme Bartlett (talk) 04:58, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Well no, the hook says they won it "after" breaking the drought and that's self-evident from the extant sources. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:00, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * So the "why" does not need referencing then, but ref number 44 should be added to the end of the last sentence in the lead. Then the hook will be properly cited. But I will also note that the picture is relevent, used, and free and confirmed so on flickr. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:31, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * No, that's overkill. There are plenty of references that clearly back up this hook, if you want to make amendments yourself, please feel free to do so, but I'm simply not going to reference that the sky is blue. The Rambling Man (talk) 08:40, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * If I fix it then I cannot approve it, so that would mean someone else has to step in. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:51, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * There's nothing to "fix", I'm not referencing that the sky is blue. The hook is referenced perfectly.  If you wish to fail it, then please, be my guest.  The Rambling Man (talk) 13:30, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I'll take over this. Date, length and hook all OK. BBC source in the table clearly says after winning it (WP:BLUE comes to mind). QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Good to go.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 15:20, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I've added the reference, which does duplicate the one in the table. It is sufficient to cover the facts in that sentence; the other ref there could be removed if desired. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:24, 2 November 2017 (UTC)