Talk:2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election/GA1

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 09:28, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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"The Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election was a by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Sleaford and North Hykeham" sorry but this is a terrible start, and it may be what other such articles do but it'd be better as something like "The 2016 by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Sleaford and North Hykeham was held..." so we don't say stuff like "by-election was a by-election". Done
"The by-election was triggered " It was triggered. Done
" UK Independence Party" is piped to UKIP which redirects back to the UK Independence Party... Done
Large decrease in majority (votes) and small decrease in swing (%) should be in the lead as that's one of the principle metrics. Done
Is there any chance of one of those neat maps which has different views so we can see where this constituency is in terms of the UK as a whole? Most UK residents won't know where it is, let alone our international readership. Done
"all UK Parliament constituencies," overlinked. Done
" large majority of over 24,000 votes," probably don't need large and 24,000, saying the same thing twice.
- I'd rather keep it, because whether a majority 24,000 is large or small depends on context (eg in a referendum in the whole UK it would be a very small majority)
Why is Marianne Overton name-checked and none of the other 2015 losers?
- Because she's the only person who ran in 2015 who also stood in the by-election. I'm happy to remove it if you think I should though.
  - That factoid is not noted at this point so I would either note it, or remove her name at this juncture. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:21, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Where is source for the two graphs of previous results?
- Added
" consult Parliament sufficiently" you link Parliament here but it was mentioned in the preceding section. Done
"saying;"It has " space and remove ;. Done
"Johnson defeated the two other.. " She defeated. Done
" 2010 general election," overlinked. Done
"Liberal Democrats " ditto. Done
" Lincolnshire Independents" ditto. Done
"standing were Peter Hill standing" repetitive. Done
"North Kesteven" overlinked. Done
"no description" do you specifically mean no party affiliation declared?
- If I understand the sources correctly, candidates with no party affiliation can either stand as Independent, or with no description appearing on the ballot paper, and these candidates chose the latter
You linked the Telegraph but not the Guardian in the prose.
- Linked Guardian
Article 50 is normally capitalised.
- It's used in a quote, so I've changed it to [A]rticle 50
"No label" was "No description" before. Done
It's probably worth noting that turnout was around half that of the previous election. Done
Spaced hyphens in the ref titles should be spaced en-dashes. Done
Be consistent with linking, some works are linked sometimes. I'd either (a) always (b) never or (c) first-time link them. But be consistent.
- Unlinked all

That's it for now, on hold. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 12:30, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review! I believe I've addressed all your comments so far. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 17:29, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

N Oneemuss good work, thanks. I responded to the query over Overton's name-check, see what you think. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:21, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks; I've addressed the comment about Overton. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 09:03, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great, happy with this, nice article, comprehensive, well written and interesting. Way beyond the basic GA criteria. Nice work. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 10:29, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]