Template:Did you know nominations/Robert P. Armstrong
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:09, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
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Robert P. Armstrong
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Justice Armstrong in 2017.
... that former Ontario Court of Appeal judge Robert P. Armstrong was chief counsel for the Dubin Inquiry into anabolic steroid use in Canadian sports after the 1988 Seoul Olympics...?Source: [1]- ALT1:... that during the Dubin Inquiry, former Ontario Court of Appeal judge Robert P. Armstrong questioned Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson over his anabolic steroid use? Source: https://www.thestar.com/sports/2008/09/24/ben_johnson_scandal_still_haunts_track_world.html
5x expanded by Patar knight (talk). Self-nominated at 08:39, 13 October 2017 (UTC).
This article is a five-fold expansion. It is new enough and long enough. The image is appropriately licensed, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. The creator appears to have five previous DYKs. Theoretically he should do a QPQ review but I am donating one of my spare reviews because his talk page states that he is wikibonked. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:44, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I came by to promote this, but I don't find the hook hooky. It seems to introduce too many facts, diverting from the main subject. Instead of explaining what the Dubin Inquiry was, perhaps have a shorter version of the hook focusing on the hooky details. Alternately, you may wish to create a hook with details from another of his interesting cases. Yoninah (talk) 20:05, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: I've proposed an alt-blurb that focuses more on Justice Armstrong's work during the inquiry. ---- Patar knight - chat/contributions 19:41, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
- Yes, thanks, @Patar knight:, ALT1 is much hookier! I'd like to ask @Cwmhiraeth: to review it so I can promote it. Yoninah (talk) 19:44, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: I've proposed an alt-blurb that focuses more on Justice Armstrong's work during the inquiry. ---- Patar knight - chat/contributions 19:41, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you. I have rearranged ALT1 for clarity and it has suitable inline citations. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:00, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
- @Patar knight: @Cwmhiraeth: since Armstrong became Ontario Court of Appeal judge after the Dublin Inquiry, it's a bit odd to call him the "former judge". The second half of the hook makes it hooky, anyway. Could we write:
- ALT2: ... that during the Dubin Inquiry, lead counsel Robert P. Armstrong questioned Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson over his anabolic steroid use? Yoninah (talk) 20:10, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you. Let's go with ALT2. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:13, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
