Talk:Slosh (cue sport)

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Did you know nomination

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 Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 19:29, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Created by Lee Vilenski (talk). Self-nominated at 15:15, 27 April 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - Hook citation is accepted in good faith as it's referenced to an offline book. However, the hook fact (that one of this game's alternate names, toad in the hole, is the same as an English dish) is not well supported by the text. The relevant passage is "Other names for the game include toad-in-the-hole (not to be confused with Toad in the hole)", linking to Toad in the hole (game) rather than Toad in the hole (the dish). The hook fact needs to be cited to a reference that draws the connection between the dish and the game, and the text of the article, including the target of the toad in the hole link should be clarified accordingly.
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - Not a problem per se, but I'm wondering if "Slosh" is actually a common noun a la snooker and should be made lowecase in the hook?

QPQ: No - Still needs to be done.
Overall: —⁠Collint c 17:59, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks Lee Vilenski. I'm happy to accept this hook in good faith now with the caveat that the article itself doesn't mention "batter and sausage" but it does properly link to the dish's article, which does. Thanks! —⁠Collint c 17:15, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Tim riley (talk · contribs) 09:03, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Starting first read-through. Comments to follow shortly.

Initial comments

The article needs some work before it meets GA criteria 1 and 2. A few of the points below are merely optional stylistic suggestions, but others require attention if the article is to pass GAN.

  • One can work out what you are trying to say in the first sentence, but the grammar doesn't work. A main verb is missing in the second half.
  • The second sentence contains "the game … the game … the game" – not really good enough to meet criterion 1 ("A good article is well written").
  • What does "intrinsically linked" mean?
  • "The game … is sometimes misappropriated" – do you mean the name is misappropriated? I doubt if one can misappropriate a game.
  • Other names for the game include … and simply as Russian pool. You have forgotten by the end of the sentence the grammatical construction with which you began it. The "as" has no place here.
  • Why "simply" Russian pool? Is that simpler than Russian Billiards or Indian Billiards?
  • What is a "ruleset"? It is unknown to the OED and Chambers Dictionary. If you mean "different rules", why not say so in plain words?
  • Rules
  • The second sentence starts with what looks like a dangling modifier: the seven words before the first comma are not grammatically connected to the rest of the sentence.
  • "playing carom shots … Playing a cannon (hitting two object balls)" – you very properly blue link both technical terms, but you also add an inline explanation of one but not the other.
    • pocketting the cue ball is the explaination mind, a carom is hitting an object ball, and pocketting the cue ball - might be a bit wordy. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:20, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma splice in the first sentence of the second paragraph.
  • "If the shooter exceeds 100, the score is reduced to 50, and can continue their inning" – another syntactical tangle: you mean, I think, that the shooter can continue their inning, but you have actually said that the score can continue their inning.
  • "deducted from the players points" – possessive apostrophe lacking.
  • Ref 4: See
    MOS:ALLCAPS
  • Ref 7: page number needed
  • Ref 8: as for ref 4
  • Inconsistency of methodology: Ref 15 includes the bibliographical details of Clarke's book, but those of all the other books cited are given in the bibliography.
  • Bibliography
  • It is usual, and a courtesy to your readers, to list books in alphabetical order of author. Your list seems wholly random in order.
  • Publications in the Burroughes & Watts series all had authors. The link you have provided to Daisyroots Books does not work, but as you have access to the book, you can probably find the name of the author on the title page.
      • There isn't one sadly. These are all pieces that were mostly made to sell their cues, but also had some info on how to play various games. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 06:11, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Locations are given for most of the publishers but not Pearson or Wynant.
  • Spacing of initials: C.A. Pearson but D. D. Wynant. Best be consistent.
  • "Phelan, Michael (16 January 2017)" and "Brunswich-Balke Collendar Co. August 2010" – unusual to include the month. You don't add it to the others.
  • Stooke's book lacks publisher and location details.

There's a fair bit of work to do, and I'll put the review on hold for a week to give you the chance to address the above points. – Tim riley talk 09:49, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Additional comments after further read-through:
  • In "Origins" we have refs cited [10][9][11], in that order. Numerical order is usual.
  • In "Rules" we have [19][20][19] – superfluous duplication.
  • Note correct spelling of "Burroughes"
Over to you. Tim riley talk 10:11, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We're nearly there, but there are still two places where the grammar goes awry:

  • A game for two to four players, the first shot must be played… This is a classic dangling modifier. What it says, syntactically, is that the first shot is a game for two to four players. I suggest something like "The game is for two to four players; the first shot must be played…"
  • If the shooter exceeds 100, the score is reduced to 50, but can continue their inning – this still says that the score can continue their inning. The last part of the sentence needs a clear and correct subject: "the score is reduced to 50, but the player can continue…

And there are two spelling mistakes: "pocketting" (four times) and "colored" (in the case of the latter I assume, perhaps wrongly, that the article is in BrE: there seems no connection with the US to prompt an American spelling). Other than these points, it's looking a great deal more like a GA. Tim riley talk 12:21, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think your approach to the bibliography section is eminently practical and sensible. The prose passes muster now, so:

Overall summary

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for criteria

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality:
    B.
    lists
    :
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A.
    References to sources
    :
    Well referenced.
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
    Well referenced.
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused:
  4. Is it
    neutral
    ?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have
    fair use rationales
    :
    Well illustrated.
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with
    suitable captions
    :
    Well illustrated.
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:

Well done! Tim riley talk 15:25, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In Wikipedia search

If you type in slosh in the search box you are taken to Slosh dynamics, which is probably fair enough. But I suggest an addition to the hatnote of that article to provide a link to this cue-sport one. Tim riley talk 11:51, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Slosh is probably suitable for a disambig I think. I'll have a look around for any other suitable targets. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 16:50, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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