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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 02:29, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Lord's Slope

 * ... that the Lord's Slope is rumoured to point towards the Vatican?
 * Reviewed: 2005 Twenty20 Cup Final ‎

Created by The C of E (talk). Self nominated at 00:23, 1 January 2015 (UTC).


 * Added "is rumored to point" to ALT0 since I don't think we can take ESPN as a reliable source for geodesy. Also, how about:
 * ALT1 ... that the Lord's Slope is rumored to be "part of an ancient global network of signs and symbols"?
 * (quote needs importing into article for ALT1) EEng (talk) 08:52, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm fine with having rumoured put in the hook.  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 09:05, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg I'm not sure about this hook. The source cited is Cricinfo's "Page 2" blog, which is a humorous section of the website, and the suggestion of "rumours for decades that the slope at Lord's is part of an ancient global network of signs and symbols." strikes me as being rumours in the imagination of the author. I know WP is supposed to be about verifiability rather than truth, but this "fact" looks highly dubious to my eye - not even sure it belongs in the article at all! --Bcp67 (talk) 20:52, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Indeed there's a serious problem, in that this source (a) would surely mention this legend if indeed it existed, and (b) says the slope runs north-south, which kind of rules out its pointing from England toward the Vatican. Good catch. EEng (talk) 22:27, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * ALT2 ... that the removal of the Lord's Slope would lead to there being no Test cricket for 5 years at Lord's?
 * ALT3 ... that the Lord's Slope affects cricketers but not archers?
 * , how are these alts?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 09:00, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I like ALT3 there, short and snappy and might lead people to want to read more maybe. --Bcp67 (talk) 09:30, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Could you review it and give it a green tick if it passed please?  The C of E God Save the Queen!  ( talk ) 09:34, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Certainly - been a while since I did a DYK review but I'll be able to do it - may take a day or two though. --Bcp67 (talk) 09:43, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Article is long enough, new enough, well-referenced to a variety of reliable online sources. The hook is interesting, correctly formatted and the hook fact is immediately cited in the article. No obvious copyvios. QPQ done. Happy to pass this for DYK.--Bcp67 (talk) 20:15, 5 January 2015 (UTC)