Talk:Frank McGee (ice hockey)

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Copy editing notes[edit]

Hey there, I edited this article as part of the GOCE March 2023 Drive. Pinging @Kaiser matias, who made the request.

My edits related to copy editing for MOS, clarity, and conciseness. I did a bit of trimming of repetitive or redundant information.

I have some notes related to edits that might require extra attention or consultation of sources. Some are edits I didn't feel comfortable making due to my unfamiliarity with aspects of the subject. Some of these might seem pedantic, but I guess that's why I'm here. :] If there are any issues or questions about my edits or these points, don't hesitate to reach out.

  • I've done my best to clean up this issue, but it may require more work.
  • A portion of this article was plagiarized nearly verbatim without correct attribution. More information about these guidelines can be found at WP:PLAGIARISM, including the advice that states that "No in-text attribution, no quotation marks, text closely paraphrased, inline citation only" is unacceptable.
  • Here is the comparison after my revisions.
  • It would be great if "senior" could be defined in this article. Not sure if it's a Canadian thing or a hockey history thing, but I'm unfamiliar with the term. Either way, a wikilink (Senior ice hockey?) or ~five-word description could go a long way for contextualizing McGee's career. For example, in these sentences, I don't understand the meaning or importance of the word "senior":
  • After missing two years of play due to the injury, he joined the senior Ottawa team in 1903.
  • In addition, McGee scored five or more goals in eight other senior matches[1]
  • While I was cursorily checking this sentence's source to see if I could reword it, I couldn't find evidence of its claim on the referenced page.
  • The game was also the most lopsided in Stanley Cup history, with Ottawa's 23 goals setting a record.[2]
  • Add pronoun to this sentence:
  • The Battalion left for England in May 1915, and after spending the summer there, was transferred to the Western Front in France on September 14, 1915.[3]
possibly to
  • The Battalion left for England in May 1915, and after spending the summer there, it (The Batallion)/he (McGee) was transferred to the Western Front in France on September 14, 1915.[4]
  • Clarify this sentence:
possibly to
or
  • Clarify?
  • During a Stanley Cup challenge against the Toronto Marlboros on February 25, 1904, he scored five goals in one game, setting a new record for most goals in a Cup game.[11] He repeated the feat in a game on March 9 against the Brandon Hockey Club.[12]
possibly to
  • During a Stanley Cup challenge against the Toronto Marlboros on February 25, 1904, he scored five goals in one game, setting a new record for most goals in a Cup game.[13] He repeated the feat in a again scored five goals in one game on March 9 against the Brandon Hockey Club.[14]
(Unless the Brandon game was also a Cup game, then I don't think we should call it repeating the feat.)
  • Use more active/specific language here than "war broke out", i.e. something akin to "when Canada joined the war".
  • When war broke out in August 1914, both were mobilized for active duty.
  • Just double-checking that these are separate facts: he tied Marshall in goals two separate times?
  • He also played in all four Stanley Cup challenge games,[d] scoring seven more goals and tying Jack Marshall for lead goalscorer.[16]
  • After a brief retirement from the sport, McGee returned, playing in six of the eight FAHL games and tying Marshall for best goalscorer in the league, with 17 goals each.[17]

Wracking 💬 21:07, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Wracking: Thanks for your help here, and for the feedback above. I'll go through it again and ensure everything is cleared up. Kaiser matias (talk) 03:29, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 805
  2. ^ McKinley 2009, p. 34
  3. ^ Reddick 2002, pp. 48–49
  4. ^ Reddick 2002, pp. 48–49
  5. ^ Wong 2005, p. 69
  6. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 85
  7. ^ Wong 2005, p. 69
  8. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 85
  9. ^ Wong 2005, p. 69
  10. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 85
  11. ^ Coleman 1964, pp. 96–97
  12. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 98
  13. ^ Coleman 1964, pp. 96–97
  14. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 98
  15. ^ Wong 2005, p. 69
  16. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 85
  17. ^ Coleman 1964, p. 110


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