Talk:Alexander Grant (British Army officer)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Gog the Mild (talk · contribs) 10:54, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): Well written. b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): Well referenced to a good set of RSs. c (OR): There is no evidence of OR. d (copyvio and plagiarism): Earwig shows 7%.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: There is no evidence of bias and the article is presented with a NPOV.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: Very stable.
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): A useful location map. Minimal, but there seem to be no free use images available. b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail: A fine short article. Well referenced and well written. Good coverage of the topic. A lot of work has clearly gone in and Good Article status is well merited. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:11, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jeffrolland. A good looking article. This shouldn't be too much trouble. Some issues below from a quick skim. I'll let you have a look at them and I hope to be back to go through the article in detail in a day or two.

It could do with an image. (Or two.) If only a map showing where the various places are.
IMO the lead is too short and does not adequately summarise the article. Eg, which countries are the various places referenced in?
Earwig throws up several possible copyvios. Could you rephrase the offending bits.

@Gog the Mild: Hello and thanks for having a look at this. I've expanded the lead, adding more detail and clarification. I've found a map of the Gambia that includes both Bathurst (Banjul) and Georgetown, and included it in the article. A period map doesn't exist, although that is something that I can look into in the long-run, possibly by communicating with WikiProject Maps. I've also altered all the offending sections of text, and reworded them so that they no longer copyright violations. Jeffrolland (talk) 16:42, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Skimming the diffs they look fine. The map seems ok to provide the minimum for me to sign off on the image issue. Would File:Gambia in its region.svg be of any use? I am assessing a large GAN for someone else at the moment, but yors is next in the queue. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:13, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jeffrolland. Very little to do. See below. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:26, 22 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"probably more from a strategic view than a sanitary one". I know that you cite the sentence, but could you put a reference immediately after the quote as well.
"suffered hardship and danger without murmuring". And again.
"enough excitement to satisfy the most energetic soldiers seeking a show"
I have copy edited. Let me know if there is anything you don't like.
You need to either explain "without purchase" or delete it.

@Gog the Mild: Thanks for having a proper look at it. The copy editing all looks fine to me. I've cited the first and third quote, and removed the second, as I can't find the source for it anymore. If I find it again I will add it back in and cite it properly. I have also explained without purchase in the article. If there's anything else let me know. Jeffrolland (talk) 14:07, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]