Talk:Walter Dix

Height

[1] lists Dix at 5'11". I realize that sometimes the official numbers are inflated, but there needs to be a citation for the 5'7" remark. Jairuscobb (talk) 21:47, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

• 5' 9" height is from USATF figures. Sillyfolkboy (talk) 00:52, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

GA Review

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This article was nominated for good article status. The review began on September 29, 2009. Below is an evaluation of the article, according to the six good article criteria.

I'll be reviewing this article for GA.--Giants27(c|s) 20:18, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

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• Images are missing alt text.

Overall:

Pass or Fail:

I strongly suggest you add the alt text, but since everything else checks out, I'll pass the article. Nice work!--Giants27(c|s) 02:33, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

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