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Cyril Stanley Smith has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: May 16, 2015. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Cyril Stanley Smith appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 April 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Cyril Stanley Smith's sister said that "If he didn't go to Oxford or Cambridge, isn't Church of England, and doesn't like sports, you might as well marry an American"?

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GA Review

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Reviewer: The Herald (talk · contribs) 18:13, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll complete this in a couple of days...-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 18:13, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Review

Is it reasonably well written?
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B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
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Comments and discussion

Good to go with some fixes of refs. See here. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Early life section is cited from only two cites. More are needed. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Added two more. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Just a single line about his death. Needs expansion. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
There are two sentences about his death. What more needs to be said? We kbow when, where and why. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Institute for the Study of Metals is an unnecessary red link. Or just keep it away from the lead and only one instance is needed at the most. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The lead is considered separately from the body. Per WP:REDLINK: Red links for subjects that should have articles but do not, are not only acceptable, but needed in the articles. They serve as a clear indication of which articles are in need of creation, and encourage it. Do not remove red links unless you are certain that Wikipedia should not have an article on that subject. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
A couple or two images are appreciated, if available. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:14, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Later life section needs a split as it covers about 50 years after the WWII. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:14, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The first paragraph of lead must be combined as one like he was a British... known for his.... and the like..-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:14, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
A legacy section is expected so as to prove that he was notable indeed. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:14, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You're asking me to editorialize. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:13, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly..well..not exactly. But clearly feel that its important in all ways. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 15:27, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But good to go..-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 11:40, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Result

~~Placed on hold for a week till the concerns are solved. -The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 08:17, 4 May 2015 (UTC)~~[reply]
it has passed the GA review. Its a good to go article with nicely cited prose and good in all aspects. I felt a need a legacy section but still its included in the entire matter and deserves the GA tag. Thanks..-The Herald • ^{the joy of the LORD}_{my strength} 11:45, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Wootz steel

Should it be mentioned that he published on the Wootz steel? [1] --Stone (talk) 09:06, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Compliance with other aspects of the Manual of Style, or the Manual of Style mainpage or subpages of the guides listed, is not required for good articles.

[2] Either parenthetical references or footnotes can be used for in-line citations, but not both in the same article.

[3] This requirement is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles; it allows shorter articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics.

[4] Vandalism reversions, proposals to split or merge content, good faith improvements to the page (such as copy editing), and changes based on reviewers' suggestions do not apply. Nominations for articles that are unstable because of unconstructive editing should be placed on hold.

[5] Other media, such as video and sound clips, are also covered by this criterion.

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