Talk:Mal Benning

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Review: September 2, 2021. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Mal Benning appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 September 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Mal Benning is one of only 0.25 per cent of professional footballers in England to be British Asian?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mal Benning.

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Mal Benning/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 12:14, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Avoid single-sentence paras.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The end of the first sentence and beginning of the second sentence are somewhat repetitive, about his position.
- Removed the first instance.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"moved to left-back" link that position first time in main body.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"joined Southern League club" maybe clarify this was non-League?
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We have an article about professional football I think which could be linked.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"he was offered his first professional contract " vs "signed his first professional deal" so did he reject the first offer?
- That's strange, we'll go with the BBC source.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
" the 2012–13 season" put season inside the pipe.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"15 starts and three" 15/3 or fifteen/three.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"as the "Stags" posted" that nickname is not explained nor intuitive.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"was sent off in" link.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"newly appointed" hyphen.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"2018–19 season" season inside pipe.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"in fourth-place" no hyphen.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"the play-offs despite" link specific.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"converting his penalty" link.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
No need to link Mexico.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
" the 2019–20 season" season inside pipe.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"21st on points per game" find a good link for PPG.
- Did the closest I could find.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"the 2020–21 season" season inside pipe.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"represent India in August" perhaps "the India national team"?
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"attacking left-back, who is also " overlinked although to a different target.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Scorelines in ref titles should use en-dash, not hyphen.
- Done.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's about all I have for now. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 19:24, 31 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OKay thank you, I have addressed those points.--Echetus Xe 09:32, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:56, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Mal Benning playing for York City

... that Mal Benning (pictured) is one of only 0.25% of professional footballers in England to be British Asian? Source: "Kilvington notes that while a quarter of the 3,700 professional players are black, only 0.25% are British Asian" (Source) Source: "Benning himself was born in Birmingham and is an Indian Sikh" Source)

Reviewed: SS Ironsides/SS Lac La Belle
Comment: Feel free to word the hook better if you can be more pithy.

Improved to Good Article status by EchetusXe (talk). Self-nominated at 08:08, 3 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

.... Good status and a pleasure to read. QPQ provided. The hook is interesting, but I can't think of a more concise way to say it. May be another editor might suggest one. Hook is in the article and the following citations lead to references with the fact. I found him on p.3 in [1] and in here,.... if you wanted to add. Copyvio is high because the article itself has been copied to elsewhere. The image is clearish and free. Initially thought it odd regarding his placing of hands, but googling footballers, it appears a common postion. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:38, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To T:DYK/P6 without image