Template:Did you know nominations/Papa Oppong
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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 05:44, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
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Papa Oppong
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Oppong with the Oshawa Power in 2012
- ... that Papa Oppong decided to obtain a teaching certificate while playing basketball professionally?
- ALT1:... that professional basketball player Papa Oppong was traded to the Windsor Express to attend teacher's college in that city?
- ALT2:... that Canadian basketball player Papa Oppong did not play ice hockey because he was unable to skate?
- Reviewed: 2004–05 Arsenal F.C. season
Improved to Good Article status by TempleM (talk). Self-nominated at 16:53, 7 November 2015 (UTC).
Article was promoted to GA on November 3, so it meets the newness criteria. It satisfies the criteria regarding length and compliance with policy, including copyright. QPQ has been satisfied. This brings me to the hook. I love the quirkiness of ALT2, so I would prefer that. ALT1 is also good, although reading the article, it is not clear to me whether he was traded to Windsor or he signed with them as a free agent. The cited source merely says the three playes signed with Windsor. Maybe the meaning of being a "protected player" needs explanation (or a link) within the article.
- So in summary, I think this article is ready to go with ALT2, or clarify the point regarding "traded to" vs "signed with" if the promoting admin wants to use ALT1. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 00:55, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
- @Athomeinkobe: I have removed the part stating that Oppong was "traded to" the Windsor Express and replaced it with "signed with" because it is unclear in the sources. About the protected players, I made a minor change and added a link. TempleM (talk) 21:41, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
- @TempleM:, I've had another look at the source [1]. At the very bottom of the page in the list of the Power's protected players. That says the Power had exclusive negotiating rights with him until September 16th. If we scroll up the page a bit we see he signed with the Express on September 8th. So since it was still within the protected period, that means he must have been traded. Sure enough, source #35 in the article clearly says he was traded. Sorry for giving you a headache about this. I have reworded the section in the article myself tro clarify it. Let me know what you think.
- Just to confirm, this article is ready to go. ALT2 is still my favourite because of the quirkiness, but ALT1 sounds good too. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 02:38, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
- @Athomeinkobe: I have removed the part stating that Oppong was "traded to" the Windsor Express and replaced it with "signed with" because it is unclear in the sources. About the protected players, I made a minor change and added a link. TempleM (talk) 21:41, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
