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* ... that '''[[LaVar Ball]]''' claimed that he "would kill [[Michael Jordan]] one-on-one" in his heyday? <small>Source: [http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/QTP_170313LaVarBallClaimsHeCouldBeatMichaelJordan/lavar-ball-claims-kill-michael-jordan-one-one-back-heyday]</small> | * ... that '''[[LaVar Ball]]''' claimed that he "would kill [[Michael Jordan]] one-on-one" in his heyday? <small>Source: [http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/QTP_170313LaVarBallClaimsHeCouldBeatMichaelJordan/lavar-ball-claims-kill-michael-jordan-one-one-back-heyday]</small> | ||
** '''ALT1''':... that all three of '''[[LaVar Ball]]'''{{'}}s sons have committed to or currently play basketball for [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]? <small>Source: [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lavar-746233-hills-chino.html]</small> | ** '''ALT1''':... that all three of '''[[LaVar Ball]]'''{{'}}s sons have committed to or currently play basketball for [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]? <small>Source: [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lavar-746233-hills-chino.html]</small> | ||
− | ** '''ALT2''':... that '''[[LaVar Ball]]''' would | + | ** '''ALT2''':... that '''[[LaVar Ball]]''' claimed that he would have beaten [[Michael Jordan]] in one-on-one basketball? <small>Source: [http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/page/QTP_170313LaVarBallClaimsHeCouldBeatMichaelJordan/lavar-ball-claims-kill-michael-jordan-one-one-back-heyday]</small> |
:* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Plered]] | :* ''Reviewed'': [[Template:Did you know nominations/Plered]] | ||
:* ''Comment'': There are many interesting hooks possible for this article. Let me know if you have suggestions. Note that ALT2 is an April Fool's Day hook. | :* ''Comment'': There are many interesting hooks possible for this article. Let me know if you have suggestions. Note that ALT2 is an April Fool's Day hook. | ||
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:::*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Date, length and hook OK. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Good to go. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.5em 0.5em 0.6em;"> '''[[User:The C of E|<font color="red">The C of E </font><font color="blue"> God Save the Queen!</font>]]''' ([[User talk:The C of E|<font color="darkblue">talk</font>]])</span> 17:15, 26 March 2017 (UTC) | :::*[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|16px]] Date, length and hook OK. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Good to go. <span style="text-shadow:grey 0.5em 0.5em 0.6em;"> '''[[User:The C of E|<font color="red">The C of E </font><font color="blue"> God Save the Queen!</font>]]''' ([[User talk:The C of E|<font color="darkblue">talk</font>]])</span> 17:15, 26 March 2017 (UTC) | ||
::::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|16px]] [[User:The C of E|The C of E]], [[User:TempleM|TempleM]], this article has been remarkably unstable, both before being semi-protected for a week on March 17 and between the protection coming off at 15:46 on March 24 and being reinstated at 19:20 that same day. Since the current protection ends late on March 31, I think we can expect the article to be quite unstable, which is a problem if this runs with ALT2 on April Fools' Day. Also, I have trouble with the "would be" claim; even running on that day, I would expect the twist to be that it was some other Michael Jordan, rather than Wikipedia's voice backing up Ball's ludicrous claim. Even "would have beat" (which is the actual claim in the article) wouldn't work in Wikipedia's voice. [[User:BlueMoonset|BlueMoonset]] ([[User talk:BlueMoonset|talk]]) 18:25, 26 March 2017 (UTC) | ::::*[[File:Symbol possible vote.svg|16px]] [[User:The C of E|The C of E]], [[User:TempleM|TempleM]], this article has been remarkably unstable, both before being semi-protected for a week on March 17 and between the protection coming off at 15:46 on March 24 and being reinstated at 19:20 that same day. Since the current protection ends late on March 31, I think we can expect the article to be quite unstable, which is a problem if this runs with ALT2 on April Fools' Day. Also, I have trouble with the "would be" claim; even running on that day, I would expect the twist to be that it was some other Michael Jordan, rather than Wikipedia's voice backing up Ball's ludicrous claim. Even "would have beat" (which is the actual claim in the article) wouldn't work in Wikipedia's voice. [[User:BlueMoonset|BlueMoonset]] ([[User talk:BlueMoonset|talk]]) 18:25, 26 March 2017 (UTC) | ||
+ | :::::* {{u|BlueMoonset}} I have tweaked the hook again so that the reader knows that Ball claimed this and didn't actually defeat Michael Jordan. Will this still sound like an AFD hook? [[User:TempleM|TempleM]] ([[User talk:TempleM|talk]]) 20:15, 27 March 2017 (UTC) | ||
*This page should be deleted. This person is not significant in any way, he's the father of a college basketball player, he never played professional ball. Did this guy write his own page or was this a UCLA fan that wrote it? Confused as to why this hasn't been selected for deletion yet? [[Special:Contributions/68.13.138.185|68.13.138.185]] ([[User talk:68.13.138.185|talk]]) 23:50, 26 March 2017 (UTC) | *This page should be deleted. This person is not significant in any way, he's the father of a college basketball player, he never played professional ball. Did this guy write his own page or was this a UCLA fan that wrote it? Confused as to why this hasn't been selected for deletion yet? [[Special:Contributions/68.13.138.185|68.13.138.185]] ([[User talk:68.13.138.185|talk]]) 23:50, 26 March 2017 (UTC) | ||
+ | ** I can assure you that I am not LaVar Ball nor am I a UCLA fan. But if you have been following sports in the last few weeks, Ball has been dominating the headlines. He has been in the national spotlight for a year and in the last month or so he has received an incredible amount of coverage. He was also a professional football player earlier and even though that alone may not warrant notability, there are countless reliable sources about him and his life. A side note: this article is also one of Wikipedia's most read articles in the last week or so, meaning that it is very well needed. [[User:TempleM|TempleM]] ([[User talk:TempleM|talk]]) 20:15, 27 March 2017 (UTC) | ||
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LaVar Ball
- ... that LaVar Ball claimed that he "would kill Michael Jordan one-on-one" in his heyday? Source: [1]
- ALT1:... that all three of LaVar Ball's sons have committed to or currently play basketball for UCLA? Source: [2]
- ALT2:... that LaVar Ball claimed that he would have beaten Michael Jordan in one-on-one basketball? Source: [3]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Plered
- Comment: There are many interesting hooks possible for this article. Let me know if you have suggestions. Note that ALT2 is an April Fool's Day hook.
Created by TempleM (talk). Self-nominated at 22:57, 17 March 2017 (UTC).
Template:Ping As much as I would like to clear ALT2 for AFD, I do not believe I can at the moment as the article doesn't specifically make the claim of being better than Michael Jordan. I think it would need to be made clearer in the article to pass extra inspection, even if it is for April fools day. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 11:35, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
- Template:U - Tweaked the hook to something found in the article. TempleM (talk) 16:46, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
Date, length and hook OK. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 17:15, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
The C of E, TempleM, this article has been remarkably unstable, both before being semi-protected for a week on March 17 and between the protection coming off at 15:46 on March 24 and being reinstated at 19:20 that same day. Since the current protection ends late on March 31, I think we can expect the article to be quite unstable, which is a problem if this runs with ALT2 on April Fools' Day. Also, I have trouble with the "would be" claim; even running on that day, I would expect the twist to be that it was some other Michael Jordan, rather than Wikipedia's voice backing up Ball's ludicrous claim. Even "would have beat" (which is the actual claim in the article) wouldn't work in Wikipedia's voice. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:25, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
- Template:U I have tweaked the hook again so that the reader knows that Ball claimed this and didn't actually defeat Michael Jordan. Will this still sound like an AFD hook? TempleM (talk) 20:15, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
- This page should be deleted. This person is not significant in any way, he's the father of a college basketball player, he never played professional ball. Did this guy write his own page or was this a UCLA fan that wrote it? Confused as to why this hasn't been selected for deletion yet? 68.13.138.185 (talk) 23:50, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
- I can assure you that I am not LaVar Ball nor am I a UCLA fan. But if you have been following sports in the last few weeks, Ball has been dominating the headlines. He has been in the national spotlight for a year and in the last month or so he has received an incredible amount of coverage. He was also a professional football player earlier and even though that alone may not warrant notability, there are countless reliable sources about him and his life. A side note: this article is also one of Wikipedia's most read articles in the last week or so, meaning that it is very well needed. TempleM (talk) 20:15, 27 March 2017 (UTC)