Talk:Bob Ferry

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A fact from Bob Ferry appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 November 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Bob Ferry got to be general manager of the Washington Bullets by selling advertisements for its game programs, giving its management the impression that he "must know a lot about business"?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 03:44, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Bob Ferry

... that Bob Ferry (pictured) is one of only four general managers in National Basketball Association history with 700 wins, 13 playoff appearances, and one championship? Source: The Baltimore Sun; ESPN
- ALT1: ... that Bob Ferry (pictured) was made general manager of the Washington Bullets by selling advertisements for its game programs, giving its management the impression that he "must know a lot about business"? Source: The Baltimore Sun

Reviewed: Tenantry Column
Comment: Eligible per Rule 1d, because it is only scheduled to appear in the "Recent Deaths" section of ITN and not as a bold link. Personal preference for ALT1.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:34, 31 October 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both hooks are good, but I prefer ALT1 because it is funnier/hookier. ALT0 is just a cherrypicked stat basically. AGF on the Baltimore Sun citations. Bait30 ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 16:04, 5 November 2021 (UTC) ALT1 to T:DYK/P5 without image[reply]