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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
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Sandra Khumalo edit
- ... that South African Paralympic rower Sandra Khumalo once worked at the Kruger National Park?
- Reviewed: Elen Evans
- Comment: They weren't involved in writing the article but a shout out to @RonSigPi: for inspiring it
Created by Basement12 (talk). Self-nominated at 12:00, 6 May 2016 (UTC).
Passes copyvio, length, newness, interest, citability. No image. GTG. LavaBaron (talk) 03:04, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
Forgive my ignorance, but why is this hooky? Doesn't every sportsman work to make money in the off-season? Yoninah (talk) 13:07, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: I don't imagine a lot of multi-millionaire sporting types are working in the off season beyond the ocassional photocall for their sponsors :). But of those athletes who do I think working in one of the world's largest game reserves is a little bit more exciting than your average 9-5. I went with a shorter version but you could instead go with
- ALT1
... that South African Paralympic rower Sandra Khumalo once worked at a safari lodge in the Kruger National Park?- Basement12 (T.C) 13:33, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
- Now that I've read the article, I don't understand the hook at all. The fact that she was injured while she was working there is the real story, but of course we can't make a hook out of that. Perhaps you could find more color to add to the article and thereby get another hook idea. Yoninah (talk) 13:39, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Yoninah: Too be honest I quite liked the hook, it's more interesting than many, essentially top-level athlete previously had interesting job. Other options include the below, of which ALT 4 is probably my next favourite
- ALT2
... that South African Paralympic rower Sandra Khumalo was a finalist for the 2013 SPAR gsport Athlete of the Year with Disability award? - ALT3
... that South African Sandra Khumalo was the only rower to represent her nation at the 2012 Summer Paralympics? - ALT4 ... that South African rower Sandra Khumalo competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics just two years after taking up the sport? - Basement12 (T.C) 14:20, 12 May 2016 (UTC)