Talk:Mark Ormrod (Royal Marine)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:50, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

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• ... that Mark Ormrod was the UK's first triple amputee of Operation Herrick? Source: "Mayhew, Emily (2017). A Heavy Reckoning: War, Medicine and Survival in Afghanistan and Beyond. p.82
  • ALT1:... that after losing three limbs to an IED, Mark Ormrod's life was saved after a medical team drilled into his iliac crest? Source: [1]
  • ALT2:... that Mark Ormrod was the first UK soldier to survive a triple amputation during the War in Afghanistan?
  • ALT3:... that during the 2017 Invictus Games triple amputee Mark Ormrod was awarded the Jaguar Award for Exceptional Performance, Determination and Dedication?

Created/expanded by Woody (talk). Self-nominated at 16:03, 10 June 2020 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. No QPQ needed for nominator with less than 5 DYK credits.
• The first hook doesn't make sense to someone who doesn't know what Operation Herrick is. Why not just say Afghanistan? Meanwhile, the article says he was the first triple amputee to survive Afghanistan. The ALT1 sounds gruesome. I'm wondering if you'd consider eliminating the shock factor and maybe write a hook about his wins in the Invictus Games. You could identify him as a triple amputee and then give the hook fact. Yoninah (talk) 23:26, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

• Yoninah Thanks for the comment. I've written a couple of alts, ALT2 to clarify he was the first to survive and the second about the Invictus Games as suggested. It is/was a gruesome injury and a gruesome and award winning process that kept him alive. I have no preference for the hooks but as you say, if we want to avoid the shock then ALT2 or ALT3 are probably the best. Woody (talk) 15:07, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

• Thank you. I will leave ALT1 as another option in case the promoter thinks differently than me, but meanwhile ALT2 is also approved. Offline ALT2 hook ref AGF and cited inline. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 16:09, 13 July 2020 (UTC)