Talk:Walter Hackett

Nationality

The article says he was an 'American-British playwright' but he was born in the US, died in the US and is buried in the US. The article is lacking any supporting facts as to why this is. He resided in London a part of his life is about all I can find.P37307 (talk) 19:00, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 16:37, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

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• ... that American playwright Walter "Long Run" Hackett earned that nickname for his many long-running plays staged in London's West End?

• Source: "Death of "Long Run" Hackett". The Gloucestershire Echo. January 22, 1944. p. 1.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bill Chisholm (businessman)

5x expanded by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 110 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 21:58, 28 March 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - My only issue with the with the hook is in the nickname. Typically, the shorthand John "The Best" Doe means that John is known as The Best, not The Best Doe. The source says Death of "Long Run" Hackett. Perhaps recasting the hook to neatly avoid this ambiguity would work: ... that American playwright Walter "Long Run" Hackett earned that nickname for his many long-running plays staged in London's West End?
• Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: One other thing: It was assessed as a stub; I have fixed that. And a massive thank you for your work on this article; you definitely improved it markedly :) Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 05:48, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

• @ HouseBlaster Thank you so much for the review and the kind words. I actually prefer your hook wording over mine. I have swapped out my hook wording for yours above, and altered the lead text to mirror this way of presenting the information. Thanks again.4meter4 (talk) 16:27, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

  Awesome –  passed for the modified ALT0 :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 17:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)