Talk:Lead belt (wargaming)

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 05:00, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that the British wargames miniature industry is concentrated in the East Midlands lead belt because of the presence of major manufacturer Games Workshop? "As the company behind the iconic Warhammer table-top game, Lenton-based Games Workshop has become a global name. But it has also spawned a series of thriving spin-out businesses in miniature wargaming that have secured Nottingham's reputation as the so-called "Lead Belt"." from: Robinson, Dan (26 March 2017). "How Nottingham became the centre of miniature wargaming industry". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  • ALT1:... that the lead belt in the English East Midlands is named after the historic use of lead in the wargames miniatures manufactured there? "And with it came a steady stream of spin-out companies manufacturing different versions of traditionally lead-made miniature toy soldiers, securing Nottingham's reputation as the "Lead Belt" – the undisputed centre of the British wargaming business." from: Robinson, Dan (26 March 2017). "How Nottingham became the centre of miniature wargaming industry". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  • ALT2:... that the lead belt in the English East Midlands is named after the historic use of lead in the wargames miniatures manufactured there? "And with it came a steady stream of spin-out companies manufacturing different versions of traditionally lead-made miniature toy soldiers, securing Nottingham's reputation as the "Lead Belt" – the undisputed centre of the British wargaming business." from: Robinson, Dan (26 March 2017). "How Nottingham became the centre of miniature wargaming industry". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 06:48, 9 September 2021 (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:

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• Interesting:
• Other problems:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: some of the language is un-encyclopedic ("indeed") and the direct quotes are too long maybe add wl for East Midlands, Wargame Bogger (talk) 15:12, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi Bogger, thanks for your review. I've removed "indeed" from this article but I'm interested to know if there is consensus that it is unencyclopedic? I have not come across this before and use the word not infrequently in articles (two of my featured articles use it). I've trimmed one quote as it repeated information stated elsewhere but feel the remaining (there are only two quotes in the entire article) are appropriate. Feel free to add wikilinks to the hook if you think they are needed - Dumelow (talk) 06:31, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi Dumelow, ALT2 added above. For the article, I've added some wikilinks, and copied references from Games Workshop and Citadel Miniatures where I could, but there remains some claims that need citations, otherwise they look like original research. Bogger (talk) 08:08, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi Bogger, thanks but I've undone your edit on the sources. Where one citation covers preceding sentences it is cited at the end of those sentences. This is in accordance with Wikipedia:Citing sources ("it is usually sufficient to add the citation to the end of the clause, sentence, or paragraph, so long as it's clear which source supports which part of the text.") and DYK supplementary rule D2 ("The article in general should use inline, cited sources. A rule of thumb is one inline citation per paragraph, excluding the lead, plot summaries, and paragraphs which summarize other cited content"). All the best- Dumelow (talk) 08:59, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Updated review to approved. Bogger (talk) 10:32, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Bogger - Dumelow (talk) 10:45, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

ALT2 to T:DYK/P7

Map

I've added a map showing the locations of the workshops etc. mentioned in the article. I've never done something like this before, and I'm sure it could be done better. I think what I've done is better than nothing (if an article is about a "belt", I want to see where the belt is), but I'll welcome advice on improvements. Maproom (talk) 08:47, 5 October 2021 (UTC)