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A fact from Debbie Windett appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 April 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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[edit]- 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. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:19, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
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- ... that Debbie Windett, who went on to be one of the top-20 winningest coaches in high school field hockey history, was initially booed when hired as a coach?
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brian Skinner (bishop)
- Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 455 past nominations.
BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:21, 4 April 2026 (UTC).
- Apologies for the delay. Will have QPQ done within a few hours. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:51, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
- BeanieFan11, on a cursory look this article looks to have few issues that would prevent approving this hook, but I'd like you to finish the QPQ before I go further in depth. I also notice that she's called Wyndett/Wyndette in some sources. -- Reconrabbit 16:57, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Reconrabbit: I did already complete a QPQ; see Brian Skinner listed above. Also, Windett seems like the most common way her name is spelled. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:00, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- I don't know how I missed that. Delaware Online is subscription-only, can you share a quote from that (top-20 winningest)? -- Reconrabbit 17:26, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- "She's won 344 field hockey games, making her the 18th most winningest coach in the history of high school field hockey." (note that I included the wrong Delaware Online source in the nomination). BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:30, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
Article is well-written and sourced, and the hook is interesting + references (now) support it. Nomination made within the time frame for new articles. All clear -- Reconrabbit 17:58, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- "She's won 344 field hockey games, making her the 18th most winningest coach in the history of high school field hockey." (note that I included the wrong Delaware Online source in the nomination). BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:30, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- I don't know how I missed that. Delaware Online is subscription-only, can you share a quote from that (top-20 winningest)? -- Reconrabbit 17:26, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Reconrabbit: I did already complete a QPQ; see Brian Skinner listed above. Also, Windett seems like the most common way her name is spelled. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:00, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- BeanieFan11, on a cursory look this article looks to have few issues that would prevent approving this hook, but I'd like you to finish the QPQ before I go further in depth. I also notice that she's called Wyndett/Wyndette in some sources. -- Reconrabbit 16:57, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
- Pre-promotion question for @BeanieFan11 and Reconrabbit: Does the "18th most winningest coach" stat apply to (1) Delaware, (2) the U.S., (3) a broader set of countries or (4) some other set of geographies? I think the hook should clarify this and I don't have access to the source so I can't tell. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:23, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- I don't have access to the source that says "18th most winningest" either, so I can't say for certain. My assumption was that "high school" implied US field hockey, but haven't found an accessible source that assigns her winning qualities to a geographical range. -- Reconrabbit 14:36, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- Let's see if we can clarify it. Being the 18th-winningest field hockey coach in Delaware would be, um, not particularly impressive. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:20, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- It's national (American high school field hockey). Looking at the national high school record book her wins total would place her just outside of the top 20 (remember that the article calling her 18th was made 13 years ago – a few have likely passed that total since then). What's bizarre is that she is not listed there even though she did have 344 wins – maybe I'll contact that website, since there's actually been a few other record-holders I've noticed they have missed previously. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:36, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- ALT0a ... that Debbie Windett, who went on to be one of the top 20 winningest coaches in U.S. high school field hockey history, was initially booed when hired as a coach?
- Reconrabbit, can you put a new tick on this alt so it can be promoted? Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:00, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
on ALT0a with this clarification. Thank you for the ping. -- Reconrabbit 16:08, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- It's national (American high school field hockey). Looking at the national high school record book her wins total would place her just outside of the top 20 (remember that the article calling her 18th was made 13 years ago – a few have likely passed that total since then). What's bizarre is that she is not listed there even though she did have 344 wins – maybe I'll contact that website, since there's actually been a few other record-holders I've noticed they have missed previously. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:36, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- Let's see if we can clarify it. Being the 18th-winningest field hockey coach in Delaware would be, um, not particularly impressive. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:20, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- I don't have access to the source that says "18th most winningest" either, so I can't say for certain. My assumption was that "high school" implied US field hockey, but haven't found an accessible source that assigns her winning qualities to a geographical range. -- Reconrabbit 14:36, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
- Pre-promotion question for @BeanieFan11 and Reconrabbit: Does the "18th most winningest coach" stat apply to (1) Delaware, (2) the U.S., (3) a broader set of countries or (4) some other set of geographies? I think the hook should clarify this and I don't have access to the source so I can't tell. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:23, 23 April 2026 (UTC)
"Winningest" isn't a word
[edit]Bottom text. Un assiolo (talk) 17:52, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
- The word has entries in Merriam-Webster and Cambridge, FWIW. BeanieFan11 (talk) 18:00, 29 April 2026 (UTC)
- Cambridge describes it as "US informal"; hence, it is inappropriate per MOS:ENGVAR (
English Wikipedia (...) uses a formal, encyclopedic register or tone
) and MOS:COMMONALITY (using vocabulary common to all varieties of English is preferable
). --Un assiolo (talk) 18:58, 29 April 2026 (UTC)- Seconded Maplekey-1 (talk) 00:04, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
- Cambridge describes it as "US informal"; hence, it is inappropriate per MOS:ENGVAR (
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