Talk:Bob Wicks

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Review: June 13, 2025. (Reviewed version).

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GA review

Passed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:19, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator: BeanieFan11 (talk · contribs) 19:58, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 14:01, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this one. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:01, 9 June 2025 (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, as shown by a source spot-check. 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

There are a few places where you don't use the Oxford comma, but then places where you do. Recommend consistency.
- Could you identify the ones without the Oxford comma? (I'm not great at identifying them...)
The whole "Early life" section is "He was" sentences. Can you try to revise a few to break-up the repetition.
- Changed two sentences to "Wicks...".
as a junior, and as a senior in 1967 comma isn't needed
- Done.
References:
- All references appear reliable for what is being cited
- All references are consistently formatted
- Spot checks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 18 all look good

Not much to say here, nice work! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:44, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonzo fan2007: BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:10, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Passed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:18, 13 June 2025 (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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... that from fourth grade through college, American football player Bob Wicks was teammates with the same quarterback?

Source: The Herald Journal

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Howard Wing
Comment: Eligible as both 5x expanded and as newly-promoted GA. ~~To do QPQ within a day or two.~~

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 373 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:36, 16 June 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing this within the weekend. Howard the Duck (talk) 11:53, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reading this for the first time, the hook seems to be really interesting, but it seems not to have been followed upon on the article. It says "Starting in fourth grade and continuing through college, he was often teammates with quarterback John Strycula". The article could've specified Strycula went to Royal Oak and Utah State, as well. His association with Wicks was never mentioned again in the article aside from that. Howard the Duck (talk) 14:32, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]