Talk:Konnie Huq

Unverified info

I've removed the following from the article - please restore it if a reliable source can be found. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:55, 28 June 2020 (UTC) (Note - IMDB " is considered unreliable by a majority of editors" - see WP:RSPSOURCES)

• (Huq appeared on Milkshake!) while also working as an editorial assistant for the now defunct Total Sport magazine.
• She later said that this event (i.e. the faked Blue Peter competition result) contributed to her decision to leave the programme.
• She was a celebrity guest on Al Murray's Happy Hour in 2008.
• She was a panellist on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! NOW! in 2009.
• She was a guest on Sky News Sunrise in 2015.
• She was a guest on Weekend in 2015.
• "she has attempted some records herself including moonwalking and trampolining."

GA Review

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Reviewer: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 11:51, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

I'll have a go at this one. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:51, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Comments

This is a well-written, properly structured and fully-cited biography. The filmography is admirable.

• Notting Hill and Ealing High School, despite its name, is now an independent school (and was when Huq went there).

• Added this in.

• Trained at the National Youth Music Theatre. When exactly? She did GCSEs and A-levels and university, all full-time...

• Sources I've seen support 1989 and 1990, I'm not sure beyond that. I also moved that mention of the NYMT into the previous paragraph.

• When a program is bluelinked to a Wiki-article it doesn't need much description, but when it isn't (e.g. I Cinna (the Poet), The Tube) then a brief gloss of explanation would be helpful.

• Added some of these in, let me know if you see any omissions.

• "hoping to reunite children with their families (from which both had been separated due to war)". Needs rephrasing.

• Yes, it did. Reworded.

• Blue Peter apologies - not sure the quotation is justified here. Best have a paraphrase, if indeed the incident is relevant here: is it actually about her at all, or just Blue Peter? If it relates to her, we should say what the connection is. After all, the BBC has producers and directors who make decisions on such things.

• Reworded.

• 'Olympic Torch incident' - is this notable for a whole section with two quotations, or even for a brief paragraph? It occupies almost as much space as 'Charity work' which is clearly a far larger topic. Personally I'd cut the whole thing.

• I've kept a reduced mention of it (under personal life now) but would have no problems with removing that if you think it's more appropriate to do so.

Minor comments

• The word "also" occurs rather too often, especially in 'Presenting and panel shows'.

• Reworded and also did some removals. Is this OK now?

• As a race, "Red Bull Air Race" is in Roman, but if it's a Channel 4 TV program then it should be in italics.

• Amended.

• Probably wikilink rapper.

• Done.

References

• Is Skiddle a reliable source?

• I've changed the source as that seemed better than showing that Skiddle is reliable.

• Why say "BT.com" and "BT" in the same ref?

• I've amended that.

• I'd wikilink Radio Times, The New York Times, Royal Institution, International Herald Tribune, Daily Mirror, The Guardian.

• Added wikilinks in. Let me know any you think still need linking.

• Typo with =Ealing Times.

• Now corrected.

Many thanks for the speedy fixes. It's a splendid article and a worthy GA. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:47, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you Chiswick Chap for the swift and constructive review. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:33, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

References

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 18:04, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

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Konnie Huq in April 2006

• ... that Konnie Huq co-wrote the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" with Charlie Brooker, her husband? Source: Channel 4 (archived)
  • ALT1:... that Konnie Huq performed as a rapper at indigO2? Source: ROAR global

** ALT2:... that Konnie Huq presented a mock documentary called Konnie's Great British Wee, in which she claimed to be on a mission to combat paruresis in males? Source: The British Comedy Guide Withdrawn (see below). BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:38, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

• • ALT3:... that Konnie Huq (pictured) presented a mock documentary called Konnie's Great British Wee? Source: The Guardian

• Reviewed: Lila Shanley

Improved to Good Article status by BennyOnTheLoose (talk). Self-nominated at 10:05, 30 June 2020 (UTC).

• Date and length fine. However @BennyOnTheLoose:, I want to be able to approve ALT2 as I think its the most hooky but the problem is that the source doesn't even mention the Great British Wee. No close paraphrasing, QPQ done. Picture licence fine (assuming theres no issue with the Blue Peter badge). Ping me when it is sourced and I can approve it. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 17:00, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

• Thanks for looking at this, @The C of E:. I've added a couple of sources, but a view whether the ALT2 hook is now supported will depend on whether one regards Westwood's site as reliable. I've added an ALT3, and if Westwood's not acceptable, will amend the article accordingly. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 20:18, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

• @BennyOnTheLoose: I think that the Westwood source would be classed as a WP:SPS as it seems to be on his personal medical practice page so I think you'll need to find something else (a TV guide listing mentioning the medical term or something like that?), Ping me if you can find something else that mentions the medical term and I will approve ALT2 instead for you. In the meantime, ALT3 is acceptable with the Guardian source so I can pass that. I am glad to have reviewed this as I watched Konnie a lot on Blue Peter while I was growing up. Good to go for ALT3. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:40, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

• Removing ALT2 as I couldn't locate an RS for the medical term, will update the article. Thanks @The C of E:. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:38, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Context

What is a mission documentary, and why is the term in quotes in the article text? -- Mikeblas (talk) 02:20, 3 August 2020 (UTC)