Talk:Fred Dibnah

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Obituaries in The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Independent all give the d.o.b. as 28 April 1938. In the absence of a

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This article has deteriorated since the 2009 GA and I think probably our standards have improved since then also. I have doubts about whether this now qualifies, especially given its substantial reliance on one source. - Sitush (talk) 20:03, 18 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's hardly surprising that the two main sources are the two extant biographies. The article remains comprehensive and well referenced and there are no problems with style, grammar, punctuation or spelling. On the other hand I think it would be a good thing generally if WP GAs and FAs were automatically reassessed every few years, as there are undoubtedly some horrors lurking out there. Personally I think this article would survive a GA review but I'm just an ordinary editor, not some WP guru. --Ef80 (talk) 14:15, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think Dibnah's especial skill in technical drawing is worthy of note. Could someone put in a sentence om this, together with a reference to one or more of the broadcasts in which we see his drawings? (I don't have access to any recordings,so I can't do this.)

Regards to all, 79.75.143.232 (talk) 14:06, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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• Fred Dibnah at Prescot.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 02:06, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The intro has an unattributed assertion that he served in the Army Catering Corps, but there is a later reference with citation (I don't own the Hall reference to check) that he was in the 14th/20th. Anyone know which is true? It is conceivable that he could have done both, I suppose, but highly unlikely for a national serviceman. CharlesSpencer (talk) 17:39, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Commons has a picture of a steamroller with "F Dibnah, Steeplejack, Bolton" painted on it, which might look well in this article.

However, the picture claims the steamroller is from 1912 (as does the article

Looks like it's this one 1912 Aveling & Porter no. 7632, Reg DM3079. Obviously a roller. 86.188.121.44 (talk) 22:07, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]