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The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:26, 11 March 2024 (UTC) [1].[reply]

Snooker world rankings 1982/1983[edit]

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Nominator(s): BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:05, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The latest in the series of Snooker world rankings articles. Alex Higgins lost out on the top spot for playing Space Invaders (allegedly), while normal service was resumed by Ray Reardon being at number one. There wasn't as much commentary in sources about this list as in some previous years. As ever, all improvement suggestions are welcome and I'm happy to share relevant extracts from offline sources with reviewers. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:05, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  • No pictures?
  • I've added one. Unfortunately there is no free to use image of Reardon. There are a couple of pictures of Higgins on Commons but I think the 2008 one is not representative enough, and I'm not convinced that the 1968 ones are genuinely free to use. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:16, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The player who Reardon replaced as number one" => "The player whom Reardon replaced as number one"
  • "when was late returning" => "when he was late returning"
  • Refs 4 and 9 should have all the same parameters as ref 1
  • Ref 10 needs "via Newspapers.com" to be consistent with similar refs
  • Support - could have sworn I saw a picture of Reardon on at least one previous article that passed through FLC or FAC - was it found to actually not be free to use and deleted? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:31, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the support. The source image for the Reardon file was deleted for "no permissions" at Wikicommons. I had removed a few instances on Wikipedia and have now removed the other instances on earlier ranking lists. I've also made a nomination for deletion at Wikicommons. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:50, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pseud 14[edit]

Non-expert prose review.

  • World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) - I believe we only use the parenthetical with the acronyms if it is repeated in the rest of the article. I think this can be dropped, as WPBSA isn't use more than once.
  • except the 1981/1982 one -- perhaps this can be phrased as except during 1981/1982
  • 1982/1983 season -- the other snooker seasons are written with an endash (i.e.76–77, 82–83), perhaps this should be consistent with the rest
  • The top sixteen players in the rankings were seeded through to the main stage of the 1983 World Snooker Championship. -- any reason why this one sentence is written separately? Also, seeded can be unlinked, as it is already wikilinked on the first instance.
  • That's all from me. Great series and I enjoyed reading this list. Pseud 14 (talk) 18:48, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Many thanks, Pseud 14. I've incorporated all of the above comments; let me know if there is anything else. Regards, 00:31, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • Support. Btw, if you have time and interest, would appreciate your feedback on my current FLC. Pseud 14 (talk) 00:43, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Source review passed; promoting. --PresN 15:05, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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