Talk:Arthur Gilligan/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Lemonade51 (talk · contribs) 14:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I will be working my way through the article and adding any queries where I see fit. Feel free to make corrections, or correct me as I go along.

General

No problems with imaging.
No concerns about the reliability of sources.
No dab links, nor dead links.
Ref 60 was published in The Observer, not The Guardian.

Fixed. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:28, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I'm aware of, The Guardian was referred to as The Manchester Guardian So should it be that for Refs 17 and 23, not The Guardian (Manchester)?

You are right, fixed. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:28, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ref 62 was published on 5 January 2010.

Fixed. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:28, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

Very clear and precise. As a generalised point, the lead should act as a summary for the entire article and make the reader want to continue, which it has done for me. Perhaps you could remove the 'and' in "...came to the notice of the Australian secret service, and it is possible..." as I think it is redundant, and replace that and the comma with a semicolon.

Done. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:32, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Early life

I take it the name of the daughter is not accessible?

No, I'm afraid. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:32, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Should First World War be in wikilinks or not?

I would argue not, as it is not directly relevant to the article and everyone knows what it is. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:32, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket at Cambridge

What does (six for 52) mean?

Bowling figures; I've reworded to explain. Better? Sarastro1 (talk) 19:32, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

England captain

"Following heavy losses to Australia in two Test series immediately following the war, the England selectors needed to appoint a new captain," just a query: was that because the captain resigned after the Australia series?

To be honest, it's a little vague. Captains didn't really resign in those days, and the losing captains just sort of ... faded away and weren't in contention for a place in the team. So it's hard to pin it down precisely. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Political concerns

Replace comma with full stop after "but was popular in Britain in the mid-1920s"

Done. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Style and technique

Per WP:CONSISTENCY, is it Times or The Times

Done. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life

Why is the BBC wikilinked under "A BBC programme in 2004", but not a few paragaphs before where it states "He was also a member of the BBC radio commentary team"

Fixed. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I will give this another read through (sometime this week hopefully) once comments have been addressed and will be happy to pass, given it meets the criteria. Great prose and very comprehensive, enjoyable read in all. -- Lemonade51 (talk) 21:31, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, I wasn't expecting one so quickly. Everything done, I hope. Sarastro1 (talk) 22:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]