Template:Did you know nominations/Football (Disorder) Act 2000

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The result was: promoted by Montanabw^(talk) 02:30, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Football (Disorder) Act 2000

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... that the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 was pushed through Parliament in the United Kingdom in a month, following hooliganism during Euro 2000?

Reviewed: Eine romantische Suite

Created by Foxj (talk). Self-nominated at 13:57, 23 July 2016 (UTC).

Article is newly created and is long enough (just). References are to reliable sources and there is no close paraphrasing. QPQ carried out. I have a minor query on the hook. I am not sure that "pushed" is supported by the sources. Pushed, to me, would imply that there was significant opposition to this bill, which I am not sure there was. I would be happy if pushed were replaced by "rushed" which is sourced, or by a more neutral term such as passed. Let me know what you think Foxj - Dumelow (talk) 20:11, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

@Dumelow: Thanks for the review! It's not the longest article in the world which is a shame. I'm happy to replace "pushed" with "rushed". How is:

... that the Football (Disorder) Act 2000 was rushed through Parliament in the United Kingdom in a month, following hooliganism during Euro 2000?

Cheers, — foxj 20:42, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

- - - More than happy to approve. It's a nice little article that I am surprised didn't exist before with all the controversy over football banning orders. Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 20:34, 27 July 2016 (UTC)