Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Simpson (athlete)


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The result was: promoted by Zanhe (talk) 00:53, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

Robert Simpson (athlete)

 * ... that Robert Simpson ran under the old high hurdles world record seven times in one year?
 * ALT1:... that Robert Simpson, who once ran under the old high hurdles world record seven times in one year, studied at the University of Missouri?
 * Reviewed: Marko Happich

Created by Sideways713 (talk). Self nominated at 14:17, 17 November 2014 (UTC).


 * He ran under the high what? I'm not kidding -- I don't understand what that means. EEng (talk) 00:35, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Under the old world record (15.0 seconds) for the 120 yard hurdles (an event also known as the high hurdles, due to being the race with the highest hurdles). I'll be happy if you can suggest a more accessible wording; I can't think of one for this hook fact. Maybe a different hook fact could be used, for example:
 * ALT2:... that Robert Simpson, who set world records in both the 120 yd hurdles and the 220 yd hurdles, studied at the University of Missouri?
 * Sideways713 (talk) 11:07, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, but can we please stop having hooks that jumble together unrelated information? OK, so he studied at Missouri -- is that interesting because people from Missouri are widely regarded as unable to run and jump? (God, I'm really a grump today.) How about his gold medals? That he coached all over the world? That he served in both world wars (not related to his athletics, but interesting on its own). EEng (talk) 14:49, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment: Let's try a clarification of the original hook, shall we?Georgejdorner (talk) 15:30, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT3 ... that Robert Simpson broke the old high hurdles world record seven times in one year?


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:17, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I came by to review this and saw 89 footnotes staring back at me. There is no need to have multiple citations to regional newspapers, which are probably picking up the same wire feed, on a short, straightforward bio like this. Yoninah (talk) 21:11, 15 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Okay, so 89 references might be a lot, but I'd far rather see too many references than too few. ALT3 is approved: it is appropriately referenced inline to an online source, and is simple to understand, and interesting. The article is general is plenty long enough, and was nominated soon enough after creation. I obviously have not checked all 89 references for copyvio, but those spotchecks that I have carried out reveal no evidence of any. Good to go. I have struck the older hooks. Harrias talk 16:31, 25 January 2015 (UTC)