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Reviewer: S Masters (talk) 08:37, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
    Article is stable.
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Comments:

Not specific to GAN, but a tighter style of writing. In particular, I feel that commas are needed after a year is mentioned, treating it as a parenthetical, which requires a comma after it. Major style guides require this, see comma. It is not a requirement but it will be picked if the article moves towards FA, so we might as well get it sorted now. -- S Masters (talk) 09:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This isn't an article I can see moving to FA, really; it's not important enough that there's much material on it. Ironholds (talk) 10:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • "In 1980 a European Directive was issued in 1980 requiring nations..." - Is it necessary to repeat 1980?
  • Wikipedia is not a dictionary, do not wikify common words like negligence.
    Fixed. Ironholds (talk) 08:33, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Wikipedia is not a dictionary, no. Wikipedia is also not inhabited by lawyers. Given the being "negligent" holds different meanings legally and to the layman, I thought it a good idea to link to the legal article. Ironholds (talk) 08:33, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Fair comment, I suggest you do it on the first mention, but leave any repeats unlinked. -- S Masters (talk) 09:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Okie-dokes, will do. Ironholds (talk) 10:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed.
  • There is overlinking. Only wikify words once, on first mention. The lead can be an exception. Please remove repeated links.
    There's no requirement to only link words once that I know of. Ironholds (talk) 08:33, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The policy regarding repeat linking is at WP:REPEATLINK. Although there are exceptions, "where a later occurrence of an item is a long way from the first", this mainly applies to FA length articles, and many GA reviewers ask for these to be removed. It also makes the article more visually appealing. -- S Masters (talk) 09:25, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough; I'll get on to that in a sec. Ironholds (talk) 10:01, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. Ironholds (talk) 10:08, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Summary: Overall, this article has met almost all the requirements for a Good Article. Unfortunately, it has some minor issues that need to be rectified. I will allow seven days for these to be addressed, before making any further decision.

Final comments: Thank you for all your hard work in making this a better article. I am now satisfied that it meets all the requirements for a Good Article, and I am happy to pass it. -- S Masters (talk) 07:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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