Talk:Shorty Gallagher

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A fact from Shorty Gallagher appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 March 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that there was a decades-long search for a photograph of Shorty Gallagher (pictured)?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2026/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shorty Gallagher.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:50, 10 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Gallagher in 1902

... that there was a decades-long search for a photo of Shorty Gallagher (pictured)?

Source: "... a 35-year journey culminated in this moment." Meisel, Zack (February 24, 2026). "A 30-year search for a long-lost baseball player comes to an unexpected end: 'I could finally exhale'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2026.

- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pope_in_the_White_House

5x expanded by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 04:38, 26 February 2026 (UTC).Reply

5x expansion on 2/24 confirmed. Article is neutral and sourced. The third sentence in the lead does not appear elsewhere in the article and lacks sourcing - this needs to be fixed. Earwig check detected no issues: here. The hook is short enough, cited, and sufficiently intriguing. Photo is PD, low quality, but ties in with the hook and so is eligible for lead hook slot. Cbl62 (talk) 05:05, 26 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Cbl62: I’m fairly certain that that sentence is true, but the source doesn’t exactly say so, so it’s been changed. I also took the opportunity to add another sentence. 6 minutes between a submission and review must be a record. Thanks! 1brianm7 (talk) 05:16, 26 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for fixing the issue I raised. This is now good to go. And yes, I jumped on you submission quckly as I was intrigued (the sign of a good hook). Cbl62 (talk) 05:19, 26 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

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