Talk:Christopher Trychay

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:02, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

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( Article history links:

• Christopher Trychay
• The Voices of Morebath
• Churchwardens' accounts

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• ... that a 2002 book relies extensively on a 16th-century priest's churchwardens' accounts that include his support for a failed rebellion?

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• • Reviewed: 1.) Template:Did you know nominations/Hodierna of Jerusalem, 2.) Template:Did you know nominations/Tesseropora rosea, 3.) Template:Did you know nominations/Fatima Payman

Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 01:04, 8 January 2025 (UTC).

• I do not recall ever seeing, let alone reading, an article about a scholarly history book, so thank you for the opportunity. All three articles are recent, long enough, and fully comprehensive. To call them presentable would be an understatement. But I am not happy with the hook. I think there is more potential in Loades's review, specifically the part where he describes the priest as "an unamiable busybody". I can see a very vivid hook involving a nosey priest, a small Tudor village, and an appraised book. What do you think, Pbritti? Surtsicna (talk) 15:42, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

  Thanks for your kind words and good suggestions, Surtsicna! I've written a couple articles on scholarly texts and plan on at least two more this year. Let's see if I can make a good ALT1:

  • • ... that one review of The Voices of Morebath credited "a somewhat unamiable busybody" and his 54-year-long "running commentary" with recording his parish's participation in a disastrous rebellion?

  Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:11, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Yes, Pbritti, that looks much more interesting! A "disastrous rebellion" would be attention-grabbing in any other hook, but can we try something lighter in this instance? Something like a busybody's running commentary of other people's affairs providing a glimpse into everyday life in a Tudor village. I think it would have an even greater impact. Surtsicna (talk) 19:59, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

How about something more like ALT2:

• ... that a 2001 book shares the history of a small Tudor community through a 54-year-long "running commentary" by "a somewhat unamiable busybody"?

@Surtsicna: Thanks for your interest in this review—I'm glad you want this hook to be as good as it can be! ~ Pbritti (talk) 23:29, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Yes, that is it! I love that one and I hope that you do too. Surtsicna (talk) 00:35, 23 January 2025 (UTC)