Template talk:Did you know/James E. Lawrence

James E. Lawrence

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The result was: promoted by Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle}

... that James E. Lawrence (pictured), once "considered the greatest place-kicker the University of Michigan ever had," scored 29 points in a single game?

Reviewed: Template talk:Did you know/Jerold Krieger.

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 05:49, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Should the hook indicate what sport this is referring to? Someone who doesn't know what a "place-kicker" is won't be able to tell. rʨanaɢ (talk) 06:28, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alt 1: ... that James E. Lawrence (pictured) was once "considered the greatest place-kicker the University of Michigan ever had?"

That draws attention to the link and the sport which means more people will be inclined to click on it...I think. Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 20:49, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The alt 1 hook is fine with me. I included the 29 points because it is an extraordinary scoring total for a placekicker to reach in a game. But that point may be too "inside football", so either hook is fine by me. (I'm also ok with adding "American football player" in front of his name per Rajanag's comment, if folks think that's needed to clarify.) Cbl62 (talk) 00:05, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me. I prefer ALT1. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:37, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I linked "University of Michigan" to the more relevant Michigan Wolverines football article in both hooks. I think it is not necessary to give American football, since this will be clear from any of the other links. 29 points is indeed remarkable, but without context many readers will find it meaningless, so I think ALT1 is better. cmadler (talk) 20:32, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]