Talk:Honora Jenkins's will

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk15:34, 3 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

  • ... that an 18th-century court case may alter the way English people write their wills during the coronavirus pandemic? Mueller, Benjamin (April 28, 2020). "Where There's a Will in England, There's a Way" – via NYTimes.com.

Created/expanded by Serial Number 54129 (talk). Self-nominated at 12:17, 9 May 2020 (UTC).Reply

  • Nice article, long & neutral enough, & well-written. Slightly concerned about the hook, & the ref given. Does the case alter the way, or provide justification for altered ways due to COVID? Might other refs support it better? More later. Johnbod (talk) 14:00, 9 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Johnbod: Thanks for this. Apologies for the delay; I've been in Grenada. Well, the point of my "may" was to suggest that it wasn't in any sense a general, or permanent, change. Do you not approve of the NYT? I'm sure there's plenty of other hooks in the article, but I thought it would be a shame not to link it to the current pandemic (not, I hasten to add, because there's not enough COVID-19 coverage on the front page (!!!), but because there are few light-hearted mentions. Thoughts? serial # 12:53, 18 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
No worries! Is that where the mysterious elbow was located? I'm actually happy to drag this out, as I explain at my other nom. My concern was with "alter" rather than anything else. I like the COVID angle generally. Johnbod (talk) 13:04, 18 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
  • Johnbod, where does this stand? You started the review, but haven't yet used an icon, so it's not clear whether you'll be continuing the review, want someone else to review, or what. Please let us know. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:05, 4 June 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Johnbod and BlueMoonset: I'm up for some of this? ——Serial # 09:41, 4 June 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Johnbod: err, "...may alter"? Is a pretty basic change, but everything else I considered—"shows/ demonstrates/ indicates another way..." just seemed much weaker. What say you? ——Serial # 08:35, 9 June 2020 (UTC)Reply
That seems even less justified by the sources, but "might set a precedent" seems ok. Johnbod (talk) 13:10, 26 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

  I've covered many points of the review above, but now I'm suggesting an alt a new reviewer needs to complete. Johnbod (talk) 00:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

Evric - other matters have not been covered - for example I didn't check for copyvio. Again I'm finding your competence questionable. Johnbod (talk) 21:55, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Johnbod: this is really classic! Cheers :) but also, on a more serious note, thanks very much for sticking with this. ——Serial # 07:34, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Evrik: you missed a perfect "I don't come here to be insulted" opportunity there ;) ——Serial # 07:34, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply