Talk:London Partnership Register

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 03:03, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that the London Partnership Register, set up by Ken Livingstone as Mayor of London, allowed nearly 1,000 couples to celebrate their relationships before same-sex unions were recognised in the UK? Source: London.gov.uk: "The Mayor introduced the London Partnerships Register in September 2001, making the Greater London Authority the first public body to offer recognition to same sex and heterosexual couples. With the introduction of Civil Partnerships, the London Partnerships Register has now closed, with just under 1000 – 998 – couples registering their commitment to each other at City Hall."
  • ALT1: ... that, before the Civil Partnership Act 2004, nearly 1,000 couples signed the London Partnership Register for same-sex couples to celebrate their relationships without formal legal recognition? Source: London.gov.uk: "The Mayor introduced the London Partnerships Register in September 2001, making the Greater London Authority the first public body to offer recognition to same sex and heterosexual couples. With the introduction of Civil Partnerships, the London Partnerships Register has now closed, with just under 1000 – 998 – couples registering their commitment to each other at City Hall."
  • ALT2: ... that, before same-sex unions were legally recognised in the UK, the London Partnership Register allowed nearly 1,000 couples to celebrate their relationships? Source: London.gov.uk: "The Mayor introduced the London Partnerships Register in September 2001, making the Greater London Authority the first public body to offer recognition to same sex and heterosexual couples. With the introduction of Civil Partnerships, the London Partnerships Register has now closed, with just under 1000 – 998 – couples registering their commitment to each other at City Hall."
  • ALT3: ... that, before the Civil Partnership Act 2004, Ken Livingstone set up the London Partnership Register for same-sex couples in London to celebrate their relationships without formal legal recognition? Source: London.gov.uk: "The Mayor introduced the London Partnerships Register in September 2001, making the Greater London Authority the first public body to offer recognition to same sex and heterosexual couples. With the introduction of Civil Partnerships, the London Partnerships Register has now closed"
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Created by OwenBlacker (talk). Self-nominated at 10:32, 3 January 2023 (UTC). Please WP:PING me in reviews.

• Nice article. New, long enough, reads well. Sources look really good. QPQ there. Recommend only a couple edits:
  • First is that the MOS:FIRST sentence should better describe the what of the topic
  • Also, I prefer even in short articles to differentiate between the lede and body with a section header, but it's up to you. It may make sense to do so after rewriting the first sentence
  • See also typically goes above notes/references
  • It's unclear to me what a "manifesto commitment" means here
  • Add "(GLA)" after first mention
  • As for the hook, prefer ALT2 because it's most clear to me (as an American). Also I'd add a comma to 1,000 but think that's also US preference. Again, nice job, and almost ready to give approval. Hameltion (talk, contribs) 17:56, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
    • @Hameltion: Thank you. I've made edits to address all of these points: I've added a proper lead and a section heading to separate it from the main content. I was hesitating over doing that previously but you're right; it does look much better as a result. I also added an image of City Hall, to make the page feel less text-heavy — I don't like the way articles often look when there's neither an image nor an infobox. I've removed the mention of a manifesto commitment; it was only in 1 source and, having looked up his manifesto on the Internet Archive, it wasn't mentioned there. (A manifesto commitment is what we call election promises that candidates make.)
      I'm happy with any of the hooks; I don't feel strongly about the commas so I've added those in too. I'm not great at writing hooks, so I am happy to go with your preference there; feel free to strike out the others if you have no additional points you'd like to discuss. If there is anything else that comes to you, please do say so, of course. Thanks again! — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk; please {{ping}} me in replies) 23:14, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
      • @OwenBlacker: Wow, looks great now. Good idea with the image. There's probably a more encyclopedic/stronger noun than "way" to start the article with but I don't know exactly what it would be. Congrats again. Hameltion (talk, contribs) 00:58, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
        • @Hameltion: Thank you. Again, you're right; I've changed "way" to "method", in the absence of any better suggestions. — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk; please {{ping}} me in replies) 11:50, 5 January 2023 (UTC)