Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Snooker world rankings 1976/1977/archive1

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Nominator(s): BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Only a little list, and not too much to say about it. Thanks in advance for any comments to help improve the list. There were informal ranking lists a few years earlier (from late 1973), including both professionals and amateurs, produced by a panel including Joe Davis and Ted Lowe for a bookmaker; I'll include a mention of those if reviewers think it's worthwhile. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• To be honest, I thought these articles are more suitable to not have a bold title. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Not actioned - I know other Snooker world rankings featured lists don't have this but (barring it being against MOS) I'd prefer to keep it if it's not a required change. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:22, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• seeded first and the previous year's runner-up was seeded - no need for the second "was seeded". Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• the 1976-77 snooker season - hyphen. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• World Champion gained five points, the runner-up received four, losing semi-finalists got three, losing quarter-finalists got two, and losers in the last-16 - could probably be a bit more simple. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Has been reworded but let me know if more work is needed. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:22, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• points, points - repetition. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• The eight-highest ranked players were placed direcly into the last-16 round of the 1977 World Snooker Championship - need to explain the alternative. If you weren't highly ranked, you'd have to play additional matches. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Added. Indidentally, when the list was published, the idea was that the top 8 would be in normal seed positions in the draw, those ranked 9 to 14 would be drawn at random into last 16, and everyone else would play in the qualifiers. With many lower-ranked players unhappy about this, there was a WPBSA vote two weeks before the draw that came out 11-10 in favour of changing it. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:22, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Table needs some rowscopes. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Amended - not sure if I've done it right though. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Probably need to explain what "-' means in the table. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:14, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Added. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• There's no need for Main article: 1976–77 snooker season at the top given that it's linked in the first sentence
• I've never seen an article where a "preceded by/succeeded by" template was placed centrally at the top, it looks odd to me. I would put it at the bottom as is by far the norm.
• What makes "Chris Turner's Snooker Archive", which seems to be some random dude's personal website, a reliable source? If it is, there's no need to show the URL in the reference, just the site name would suffice
  • Pop-in note - Chris Turner, who wrote the website is the guy who used to do the statistics for both the BBC and Eurosport. I've used it in several FAs, it far surpasses WP:SPS, deemed a "snooker historian". Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:33, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Fair enough :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 23:07, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Think that's all I got -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:56, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Many thanks, ChrisTheDude. I've amended the article. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 09:01, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:45, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Lead: Clarify that the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association is professional snooker's governing body

• Added. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Lead: "losing semi-finalists got three, losing quarter-finalists got two," - try and use different words to replace the ones that are highlighted in bold

• Amended the sentence. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Lead: "The same points system, using results from 1973, 1974 and 1975 had been used" - repetition of "used(ing)"

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Rankings prose: with the total number of point" - typo; points

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Rankings prose: "A "-" symbol" - the hyphen should ideally be an en dash per MOS:DASH as it is in the table

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Higgins Infobox: Consider adding alt text to the Higgins image

• There is some, unless I've misunderstood. Perhaps it could be improved? BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Table: Think the title atop the table could do with expanding

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Reference 4: The issue number for The Times reference is 59917

• Added. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Reference 6: Mention that Lowestoft is in Suffolk in England for clarity

• Added. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's all I have for this list MWright96 (talk) 19:22, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks, MWright96. Hopefully I've addressed everything you raised, but let me know if there are any points where more is needed. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Support -- Have nothing further to add MWright96 (talk) 17:45, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Disclaimer: I haven't checked references and will be claiming credit at the Wikicup.
• I agree with Lee, the bold title does not look good here, incorporating it into natural prose would be better.

• Reworded, but I'm happy to rework it further. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:19, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• "results from 1973, 1974 and 1975 had" → "results from 1973, 1974 and 1975, had"

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:19, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• The alt text for the Higgins image doesn't need the comma.

• Amended. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:19, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• That's it, not much to say here. AryKun (talk) 15:04, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Many thanks, AryKun. Let me know if there's more to do. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 18:19, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Support, nothing else I could find. AryKun (talk) 02:45, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Source review passed; promoting. --PresN 20:23, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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