- 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) 01:12, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
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Rick Buffington
- ... that Rick Buffington played for at least 17 minor league and semi-pro football teams, including three at once? Source: The Charlotte Observer ("As a player, he played for 17 semi-pro teams - including three at one time")
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Harry Langford
- Comment: I say "at least" in the hook because another website (https://patriotsalumni.com/rick-buffington/) says he played for 19 teams.
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:00, 16 September 2022 (UTC).
Hey BeanieFan, I have a question before I complete this review: are we talking about semi-professional sports or minor league football (gridiron)? The Charlotte Observer clip you have there says "semi-pro" and the Patriots alumni page says "minor pro football". – Muboshgu (talk) 00:00, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
- I think its both. The ACFL was minor league, the Boston Park League and EFL (mentioned in his Patriots bio as leagues played in) appear to be semi-pro ([1]). BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:17, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
- @BeanieFan11 and Muboshgu: More of a drive-by comment, but I actually wonder if focusing on playing for three teams at once would be a more interesting angle than the 17 teams thing. Something like " ... that Rick Buffington once played for three minor league football teams at once?" Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:33, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
- Whether or not we go with the "17, including three at a time", or "three at a time and 17 total", I'd like to clear up the semipro/minor league part of the hook first. Can you determine how many were semi-pro and how many were minor league? Or do you want to say "17 total minor league and semi-pro"? – Muboshgu (talk) 03:33, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
- I was not able to determine the number of minor vs. semi-pro teams. I personally think it would be fine to say "at least 17 minor league" because I've seen in the past minor league teams referred to as semi-pro and semi-pro as minor league teams, although if you want I could change it to "17 total minor league and semi-pro." BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:55, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
- About the "three at once" hook suggestion: I would be fine with that, although I think my original hook is the most interesting (because it mentions both three at a time and 17 total, which is a ridiculous number of teams in the American football world). BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:55, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
- Whether or not we go with the "17, including three at a time", or "three at a time and 17 total", I'd like to clear up the semipro/minor league part of the hook first. Can you determine how many were semi-pro and how many were minor league? Or do you want to say "17 total minor league and semi-pro"? – Muboshgu (talk) 03:33, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
- @BeanieFan11 and Muboshgu: More of a drive-by comment, but I actually wonder if focusing on playing for three teams at once would be a more interesting angle than the 17 teams thing. Something like " ... that Rick Buffington once played for three minor league football teams at once?" Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:33, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
- I think its both. The ACFL was minor league, the Boston Park League and EFL (mentioned in his Patriots bio as leagues played in) appear to be semi-pro ([1]). BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:17, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
To the review itself, the article is new and long, sourced throughout. It appears to be written neutrally, QPQ is complete. The proposed hooks are interesting and cited inline. I would advise played for at least 17 minor league and semi-professional football teams
for accuracy. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:23, 6 October 2022 (UTC)- @BeanieFan11: I think I'd want Muboshgu's suggestion implemented before I promote? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 00:27, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- Done. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:28, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
- @BeanieFan11: I think I'd want Muboshgu's suggestion implemented before I promote? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 00:27, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
