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GA Review

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Reviewer: Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk · contribs) 17:34, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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

TheMagikCow: Comments below,

  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): 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.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Issues

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  • The lead seems a little bit too short. It should be expanded upon. Done
  • One dead link. Done
  • Some of the refs could be expanded upon. Done
  • Footnote #2 only needs to externally link the title, not the whole cite. Done
  • "BSE", please expand it on first usage Done
  • "dun", wrong link, pipe it to "dun gene" Done
  • serveral statements may be not neutral, for example: "great debate".
  • "17th Century", decapitalize century. Done
  • Link "dun" on first usage Done
  • Are you sure the article' can't be expanded any further?
  • average galloway cow, capitalize "Galloway" Done
  • Inconsistency: "herd book" and "herdbook" Done
  • What does "herdbook" mean? Done
  • Fix hyphens with dashes, which are found on the bottom of the page in the "Insert" section when you edit. - I cant seem to find this! Do you mind doing this? TheMagikCow (talk) 16:17, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done[reply]
  • to an entire region of Scotland, the source specifically states "south-west Scotland". Done
  • Source #6 states the origin of the word "Galloway".
  • Source#6 does not state what it cites on it's first usage Done
  • Source #7does not state what it cites Done
  • Source #8 doesn't state what it cites Done
  • Source #9 doesn't state what it cites Done
  • Should mention it also comes in "dun" color in the Infobox Done
  • Link "Scotland" and "Australia" in the body. Done
  • Note requires a reference.--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 20:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done[reply]
  • Any population stats? Done

--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 17:45, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tomandjerry211 Please can you expand on the 6,7 and 8 points for sourcing. TheMagikCow (talk) 16:26, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]