Talk:Barry Cogan (footballer)/GA1
GA Review
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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
- Is it well written?
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- In the Gillingham section, this sentence ---> "...Matt Jarvis, who had been sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers", reads odd, as a person is not an object. In the Grays Athletic section, "...Cogan had signed for the club, following a medical, on a trial basis", you might want to explain that sentence, like, what do you mean with "medical"?
- Changed first sentence to "who had joined", expanded medical decision.
- Check.
- Changed first sentence to "who had joined", expanded medical decision.
- In the Gillingham section, this sentence ---> "...Matt Jarvis, who had been sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers", reads odd, as a person is not an object. In the Grays Athletic section, "...Cogan had signed for the club, following a medical, on a trial basis", you might want to explain that sentence, like, what do you mean with "medical"?
- B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
- The lead is a bit short. In the Millwall section, please link "Millwall" once. In the Grays Athletic section, there's something odd about this sentence ---> "His first goal of the game came after Barrow's |goalkeeper". Same section, link "Ishmael Welsh" once. Same section, shouldn't there be an extra "l" on "traveled"?
- Lead expanded. Overlinking fixed, typos/spelling fixed.
- Check.
- Lead expanded. Overlinking fixed, typos/spelling fixed.
- The lead is a bit short. In the Millwall section, please link "Millwall" once. In the Grays Athletic section, there's something odd about this sentence ---> "His first goal of the game came after Barrow's |goalkeeper". Same section, link "Ishmael Welsh" once. Same section, shouldn't there be an extra "l" on "traveled"?
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- There's a dead link.
- Dead link changed to two sources that provide the same information.
- Check.
- Dead link changed to two sources that provide the same information.
- There's a dead link.
- B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
- C. It contains no original research:
- Are Kent Online, Kentnews.co.uk, Your Thurrock, and graysath-online.com reliable sources?
- Kent Online falls under the KM Group, which is an independent local media outlet in Kent, details of KM Group can be found here. Kentnews.co.uk is a subsidary online version of Kent On Sunday, providing Kent based news. Your Thurrock is an independent news outlet focused on Thurrock based news. All these pass WP:RS and WP:V. I have removed the stats based edit referenced by graysath-online.
- Just needed to know.
- Kent Online falls under the KM Group, which is an independent local media outlet in Kent, details of KM Group can be found here. Kentnews.co.uk is a subsidary online version of Kent On Sunday, providing Kent based news. Your Thurrock is an independent news outlet focused on Thurrock based news. All these pass WP:RS and WP:V. I have removed the stats based edit referenced by graysath-online.
- Are Kent Online, Kentnews.co.uk, Your Thurrock, and graysath-online.com reliable sources?
- D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- Is it neutral?
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- In the Gray's Athletic section, this ---> "...Cogan fired a shot from the edge of the penalty area after out muscling defenders Steve McNulty and Paul Jones" sounds like POV.
- Could you explain what bit you think is POV? The part outmuscling the defenders has been backed up by the source. I've removed the word "fired" as this does come across a POVy/journalistic.
- Well, "out muscling" is what prompted the sentence to sound POVish. But, I guess its fine.
- Could you explain what bit you think is POV? The part outmuscling the defenders has been backed up by the source. I've removed the word "fired" as this does come across a POVy/journalistic.
- In the Gray's Athletic section, this ---> "...Cogan fired a shot from the edge of the penalty area after out muscling defenders Steve McNulty and Paul Jones" sounds like POV.
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- Is it stable?
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
- If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
- Pass or Fail:
-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 22:14, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review. I've made the necessary edits. Hope this is ok. --Jimbo[online] 23:39, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
- You're welcome for the review. Yes, the changes are good. Thank you to Jimbo online who got the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 14:27, 24 August 2009 (UTC)