Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Risson


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 00:05, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Robert Risson

 * ... that Major General Sir Robert Risson CB, CBE, DSO, OStJ, ED, is credited as "the man who saved [Melbourne's] trams"?
 * Reviewed: I am yet to review another DYK.

Created/expanded by ColonialGrid (talk). Self nominated at 08:45, 11 November 2014 (UTC).


 * Can the reviewer please note that I cut copyvio text out of this article with this edit, and as such, pursuant to WP:DYKSG A4, five fold increase should count from this point. Therefore, the article, which is now at 8703 characters, has increased in excess of five-fold from 1357 characters. Thank you. ColonialGrid (talk) 08:52, 11 November 2014 (UTC)


 * ALT1: ... that Sir Robert Risson is credited as "the man who saved Melbourne's trams" (example pictured)?
 * Symbol confirmed.svg New enough (fivefold expansion verified), long enough (9261 characters), fully referenced. Only one previous DYK, so no QPQ required. Image PD. I've also put the (not PD but free) tram image up in case that is preferred. Hook verified against online source. Also suggested an ALT hook that is nothing more than the original without the post-noms. Risson deserves to be ranked with Batman and Hoddle. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:12, 15 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the review. I will still do another review out of fairness and because this account may be new, but I have been around the traps a little; I know that there is a lot of work for not a lot of people and every bit helps. I have no problem with the alt hook, I put in the huge amount of post-nominals to make it more 'hooky' but agree they are not required. ColonialGrid (talk) 07:22, 16 November 2014 (UTC)