Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1976


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 00:41, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

The Boat Race 1976

 * ... that Oxford won the 1976 University Boat Race with a time of 16 minutes 58 seconds, the then-fastest winning time in the history of the race that has since been surpassed?
 * Reviewed: Not a self-nomination.

Improved to Good Article status by The Rambling Man (talk). Nominated by Bloom6132 (talk) at 01:01, 13 November 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Needs clarification in the hook that this was only the fastest winning time up until that point as faster times have been recorded since. Will add full review after this is sorted. Cowlibob (talk) 14:42, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Cut the surpassed bit and end on history of the race so it's hookier. Cowlibob (talk) 11:13, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * No thanks. I like the way I worded it – adds clarity and removes any doubt as to whether it was subsequently tied or broken. —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:01, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Fair enough but a sentence would have to be added to the article indicating it was surpassed as currently there's no mention of that. I think '84 was when this record was first broken. Cowlibob (talk) 17:02, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Would this ALT hook do without having to add to the article (I'm only the nominator, so I don't really know the subject well):
 * ... that Oxford won the 1976 University Boat Race with the then-fastest winning time of 16 minutes 58 seconds? —Bloom6132 (talk) 17:19, 15 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Yes that works. New enough GA on November 12, 2014. Long enough, appropriate in line citation present, and no copyvio/close paraphrasing/plagiarism issues. Hook is interesting, short enough, in line cited, NPOV, and properly formatted. AGF on offline source. Good to go. Cowlibob (talk) 22:08, 15 November 2014 (UTC)