Template:Did you know nominations/Ally Law
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:34, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
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Ally Law
[edit]... that British climber and YouTuber Ally Law is actually a qualified carpenter? Source: [1] -- "Ally grew up in Southampton and is actually a qualified carpenter, but he says it’s not something he’s interested in pursuing at the moment – he currently just about gets by, earning money from his videos."- ALT1:... that British climber and YouTuber Ally Law was globally banned from all sites owned by Merlin Entertainment for trespassing into Thorpe Park and climbing the Stealth roller coaster? Source: [2] "Daarin staat dat hij nooit van zijn leven meer naar een Merlin-attractie mag. (Which states that he is never allowed to go to a Merlin attraction more of his life. (according to Google translate)) and [3] -- watch from 5:46 to 5:56.
- Comment: QPQ not applicable here, the second of my five free tokens.
Created by My name is not dave (talk). Self-nominated at 09:08, 22 August 2017 (UTC).
New, in time, long enough, no copyvios seen. Kind of an offbeat article, but well sourced for what it is. Hook checks out to a YouTube video, which in context feels okay. Doesn't need QPQ. --Usernameunique (talk) 22:48, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I came by to promote this, but I question whether most of these sources are reliable. Most are from the subject's own YouTube page. This isn't a problem for verifying the hook fact, but Wikipedia's notability guideline calls for significant coverage in sources independent of the subject. The first paragraph under Criticism mentions that he has been criticized by several sources, but there is only one citation. Meanwhile, most of the article reads like a fan magazine. Yoninah (talk) 01:35, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
- Yoninah It feels like there are two issues here: notability and neutrality. Notability seems to be clear enough; he's been covered in The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Echo (whatever that is), UPI, and The Independent. Perhaps My name is not dave could add some more of this coverage to the article? That might help with neutrality, also; though the article doesn't feel overly laudatory, hearing what others say about Law (ironic last name, come to think of it) is probably more objective than what he has to say about himself. --Usernameunique (talk) 04:25, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
- I've added The Independent source to talk about the Etihad Stadium climb. The main citation of the criticism section cites everything that has been said, so by multiple local politicians, not just Mr. Letts. The only thing that may be redundant there is the mention of being criticised by police. Now, that's twisting it a little from 'being warned for trespassing by Hampshire Constabulary', which is what the source truly says. I'm pretty shit at writing articles, if honest, I've done 5 in one month, and the first that aren't worthless stubs about some new music or other. Learning the trade. My name isnotdave (talk/contribs) 07:00, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
- Restoring tick, as I believe notability and wide coverage in reliable sources has been addressed. Although there are five citations to Law's YouTube page, they collectively cover only three sentences (one of which also has another source), and his date of birth. --Usernameunique (talk) 20:21, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
