Talk:Fred Provo

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Review: October 20, 2023. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from Fred Provo appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 December 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Fred Provo was told he would have to have his arm amputated due to a wound sustained in World War II, but refused, recovered, and went on to play in the National Football League?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fred Provo.

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GA Review

Passed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:31, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Fred Provo/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 15:14, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this one. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:14, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

wrote in selected Provo athlete of the year -> "selecting"
ultimately committed to the University of Washington. He majored in advertising at the school -> "Washington, where he majored in advertising."
before he was called to serve in World War II. was he drafted? Or is this a colloquialism? Either way, make it more objective ("before serving in World War II" or something like that)
He served in the Battle of the Bulge and parachuted as part of the Normandy landings and was awarded two Purple Hearts after having been wounded in service replace the first "and" with a comma.
Ref spot check: 3, 8, 12, 13, 16

Looks good, putting on hold. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:52, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonzo fan2007: Each done. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:32, 19 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Looks good, passing. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:31, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 02:27, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Fred Provo was told he would have to have his arm amputated due to a wound sustained in World War II, but refused, recovered, and went on to play in the National Football League? Source: The Honolulu Advertiser (everything but NFL), Pro-Football-Reference.com (NFL)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mike Shenk
- Comment: Note that I might not have much time to do QPQs until around November 3/4, hopefully that's alright.

Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:12, 25 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Fred Provo; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

BeanieFan11. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:04, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- The QPQ is very late; if it has not been submitted within seven days, this will be marked for closure. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:58, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - Sorry, will make sure to do one early tomorrow. BeanieFan11 (talk) 04:02, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - Completed one. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:58, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Full review needed now that QPQ has been provided. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:45, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Article length is fine, no copyright or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. QVC completed. Hook is interesting. Rublamb (talk) 23:05, 12 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]