Talk:Derrick Harden

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Review: October 17, 2024. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review

Passed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:22, 17 October 2024 (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:Derrick Harden/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: BeanieFan11 (talk · contribs) 01:34, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 14:55, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take this one. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:55, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Add "(NFL)" to the lead and then remove "National Football League" from the "Early life" section
I would consider removing "as well as the most recent" as something that likely become out-of-date at some point. Or maybe add "as of 2024".
of his career. consider rewording, as high school football isn't really "career" worthy
A wide receiver, he helped Ellsworth recommend adding "As" to the beginning
on c. May 25, 1986. I would drop the circa and maybe reword to "around May 1986".
Aldridge suggested the team to give Harden a tryout and he signed with the Packers on c. May 2, 1987. --> Aldridge suggested to the team that it should give Harden a tryout; he signed with the Packers in May 1987.
Ref spot check:
- Add access-dates to website references (1, 17, 19, 20)
- Link The Waukesha Freeman in Ref #5
- All other refs look good with formatting
- Spot checks matched what they were citing.

Nice work BeanieFan11! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:17, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gonzo fan2007: I think I addressed everything. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:47, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Passed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:21, 17 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.

Did you know nomination

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... that working at a post office was how Derrick Harden became an NFL player?

Source: Capital Times ("Another Wisconsin native is wide receiver Derrick Harden, a former Milwaukee South standout. Former Green Bay Packer Lionel Aldridge, who worked with Harden at a Milwaukee post office, recommended him to the Packers." - i.e. he became a Packer because he worked with Aldridge at a post office, since the latter was able to get him a tryout in the league)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yan Ruisheng
Comment: QPQ to be done within 24 hours.

Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 265 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:25, 24 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

article was recently promoted to GA, is long enough and within policy. The hook is interesting and short enough. BeanieFan11, just need a QPQ. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:22, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Gonzo fan2007: I think you missed that I listed Yan Ruisheng above. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:09, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - You are right, I did (I saw the "QPQ to be done within 24 hours"). Looks good! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:35, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]