Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/July 31, 2017

Dank Very late to the party. I think his refusal to bowl Bodyline is really significant in his story. Too late to edit? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:00, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And paging Johnboddie. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:04, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion:

Gubby Allen (1902–1989) was a cricketer who captained England in eleven Test matches. In first-class matches, he played for Middlesex and Cambridge University. A fast bowler and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, Allen refused to adopt indimidatory tactics in the Bodyline series, and was appointed England captain in 1936. In later life, he became an influential cricket administrator who held key positions in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which effectively ruled English cricket at the time. He was instrumental in the creation of an MCC coaching manual, and worked hard to eliminate illegal bowling actions. As chairman of selectors from 1955 to 1961, he presided over a period of great success for English cricket, during which he worked closely with the Test captain Peter May. In 1963, he became MCC's president, and was made the club's treasurer the following year. In this role, he was deeply involved in the D'Oliveira affair, a controversy over the potential selection of Basil D'Oliveira to tour South Africa. He was knighted in 1986. (Full article...)

--Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:04, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Who was he not trying to intimidate? What does "refuse to intimidate" mean here, that is, what did he not do? What's a Bodyline series? (Most readers don't click on links.) I'm open to suggestions, but my guess is that anything that takes the mystery out of this sentence will either be too long for a blurb, or will give it too much emphasis. - Dank (push to talk) 12:39, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And ... in general, it's a bad idea to do anything that involves new material or competing considerations in the middle of an article's TFA day. Edits beget edits, and it's a good idea to keep things quiet at ERRORS. - Dank (push to talk) 12:58, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I completely forgot to revisit this yesterday. The hour has passed. And you made some valuable points, Dank. --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 07:55, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]