David Fishwick is currently an Economics and business good article nominee. Nominated by Launchballer at 22:43, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
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Short description: English businessman (born 1971)
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For context, The Times published a piece yesterday morning that directly contradicted my hook, which meant it wasn't accurate (he could afford a chip butty, just a slightly smaller one than usual). I also noticed that the Telegraph did not mention lunch, probably because it was in fact dinner. I will propose some more hooks later, but for now, I got severely carried away expanding the article, meaning that around only three eighths of this has actually been reviewed. This will definitely require a new reviewer. (Incidentally, that "Fighting Against the Elite" video is actually Creative Commons, so I have uploaded it to this nomination.)--Launchballer20:04, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT3: ... that David Fishwick went from a £27.50 a week pebbledashing job to becoming the biggest minibus supplier in Britain?
ALT4: ... that David Fishwick used to stuff his wallet with paper to appear richer to prospective sellers?
ALT5: ... that David Fishwick married his wife after she told him his music was rubbish?
ALT6: ... that David Fishwick decided he no longer wanted to be poor following an incident involving a chip butty?
ALT7: ... that a Times reviewer of Channel 4's Bank of Dave opined that David Fishwick "could have been one of the best comedy characters of 2012"?
... and if "200 characters" wasn't a thing, I'd propose "that David Fishwick'sHow to Get Rich Quick "encourages people of modest means to pursue equally modest dreams in the very modest hopes, several weeks of hard work later, of doubling their modest investments"?.--Launchballer10:15, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This article has tripled in size since LunaEclipse's original approval. This should probably get another review. With the benefit of a few weeks, my preference is ALT6 as closest to the original struck hook.--Launchballer07:01, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Other problems: - If I understood it correctly, the bank's name is Burnley Savings and Loans, with "Bank of Dave" being just a slogan. If so we should call the bank by its actual name. Also, the previous sentence is 4 lines long.
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
I've cut that long sentence in half; if you see any others like it, point 'em out, because it is a bad habit of mine and this is at GA, so I will be pulled up on them. ALT1a: ... that David Fishwick founded Burnley Savings and Loans after big banks abruptly stopped lending his customers money?--Launchballer20:04, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: This is now two months old. Please forgive my antsiness, but you've clearly seen this article and have promoted since, and I'd really rather this didn't time out. What else do I have to do for this to be promoted (preferably to the image slot as we have a Creative Commons video and might as well use it)?--Launchballer17:10, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The only articles I've promoted since this nom's approval are Olympic-related. I had not noticed it, and previously had no opinion on its promotion-worthiness; now, it's a little boring—seems like it's relying more on "ooh, there's a video!" rather than an interesting hook. Still, some other active promoter might like it more than me. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:54, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]