Talk:Fran Foley

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A fact from Fran Foley appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 March 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that after being named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings for three years, Fran Foley served in the position for just three months?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 03:20, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that after having been named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings for three years, Fran Foley served in the position just three months? Source: Globe-Gazette
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Michi (cat)

Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Fran Foley; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

New enough and long enough. ~~QPQ present.~~ Hook fact's in there and checks out to source. What a trainwreck this guy was. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:09, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Wait a minute - still need to get qpq done. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:16, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - @BeanieFan11: Oooooops. Let me know when it is—it'll be ready. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:20, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - @Sammi Brie: Added a QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:50, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      - There you go. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:13, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

Passed. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 16:32, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Nominator: BeanieFan11 (talk · contribs) 23:23, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: WikiOriginal-9 (talk · contribs) 16:59, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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 (reference section): 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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Expand lead.
Link general manager in lead?
in lead: "of the Minnesota Vikings" add of the National Football League (NFL)
Remove ref from lead and add his birth year(s) to the body.
"Foley grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts, and attended Worcester Academy where he played football" rearrange commas "Foley grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts and attended Worcester Academy, where he played football" also link football
"He then played college football as an offensive tackle for the Framingham State Rams from 1980 to 1981, missing his last two years due to injury." that makes it looks like he missed his entire college career since only two years are listed
"He was a member of the scout team" link
Added cat: National Football League general managers
"team reach the AFC Championship" link AFC Championship?

This article isn't super long but I don't think there's much else to say about this guy. Nice work! ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 16:59, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiOriginal-9: I think I addressed everything. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:27, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nice work. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 16:32, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I did a spot check of the sources and didn't find any issues. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:54, 31 October 2024 (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.