Template:Did you know nominations/Tony Ridley


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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 10:44, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Tony Ridley

 * ... that Tony Ridley is the only person since 1961 to serve more than 12 months as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers? for presidents up to 2009, various sources at List of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers for those since
 * ALT1: ... that Tony Ridley was described as "a very brainy backroom boy" when appointed director-general of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive? "Cllr. Neville Trotter, chairman of Newcastle highways, traffic and transport committee, and a member of the PTA, commented: "He is a very brainy backroom boy, well versed in the theory of transport"
 * ALT2: ... Tony Ridley called the first ever closed session of the council of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1995? "A packed council meeting agreed the £6 million sale during an unprecedented 'closed session'"
 * ALT3: ... that in 1969 "a very brainy backroom boy" was hired as director-general of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive? "Cllr. Neville Trotter, chairman of Newcastle highways, traffic and transport committee, and a member of the PTA, commented: "He is a very brainy backroom boy, well versed in the theory of transport"
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edith A. Roberts (1/2)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 21:51, 7 June 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg This biography of a very successful civil engineer is long enough and new enough. The article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. ALT0 and ALT2 are rather uninteresting but I like the quote about his being "a very brainy backroom boy". Could we extend ALT1 by adding that he had "no management experience whatever"? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 2 July 2018 (UTC)


 * ALT4:... that Tony Ridley was described as "a very brainy backroom boy" with "no management experience whatever" when appointed director-general of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive?
 * ALT5: ... that in 1969 "a very brainy backroom boy" with "no management experience whatever" was hired as director-general of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive?
 * Hi Cwmhiraeth, thanks for reviewing. Please see above revised hooks - Dumelow (talk) 08:46, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Thank you. Both ALT4 and ALT5 are acceptable and cited inline. I have struck the other hooks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:03, 2 July 2018 (UTC)