Template:Did you know nominations/Lorne Crerar


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:11, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Lorne Crerar

 * ... that Lorne Crerar was forced through injury to stop playing rugby before gaining a full cap, but took part in two Rugby World Cups as a judicial officer? Source: The Herald  The Scotsman
 * ALT1:... that Lorne Crerar took part two Rugby World Cups as a judicial officer while a Professor of Law, having had to retire from playing top-level rugby twenty earlier? Source: The Herald  The Scotsman
 * ALT2:... that Lorne Crerar was forced through injury to stop playing rugby before gaining a full international cap, but 20 years later took part in two Rugby World Cups as a judicial officer? Source: The Herald  The Scotsman
 * Reviewed: Rachel Rising

Created by Drchriswilliams (talk). Self-nominated at 20:26, 21 January 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Dan arndt (talk) 23:45, 21 January 2017 (UTC) - though I'm not certain how the DYK was started before the article was created
 * Article is newly created (22 January)
 * Article is long enough (1,800 characters)
 * Article is free of copyright violations
 * A couple of the statements in the article need citations.
 * All three hooks are short enough. ALT2 preferred. They could all be trimmed slightly.
 * Hooks are accurate & properly cited.
 * The nomination was submitted shortly after the article was created, I guess there might be some time zone issues affecting how this is displayed. I added references for the unsourced statements in the article. I have struck the first hook and ALT1. I could suggest a few more hooks below that are progressively shorter. Drchriswilliams (talk) 14:47, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

I would go with ALT3 as it is the one that is mostly likely to appeal to a broader audience. Thanks for addressing the citation issues. Dan arndt (talk) 02:43, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
 * ALT3:... that injury stopped Lorne Crerar from gaining a full international cap as a player, but 20 years later he took part in two Rugby World Cups as a judicial officer? Source: The Herald  The Scotsman
 * ALT4:... that after injury, Lorne Crerar didn't get a full international cap as a player but did later take part in two Rugby World Cups as a judicial officer? Source: The Herald  The Scotsman
 * ALT5:... that after injury, Lorne Crerar didn't get a full international cap as a player but took part in two Rugby World Cups as a judicial officer? Source: The Herald  The Scotsman
 * Thanks, I have struck the other suggested hooks. Drchriswilliams (talk) 11:24, 23 January 2017 (UTC)