Talk:Invasion of the Cape Colony/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: West Virginian (talk · contribs) 21:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Thanks so much,--Jackyd101 (talk) 21:09, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jackyd101, I will engage in a thorough and comprehensive review of this article within the next 48 hours. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns in the meantime. Thanks! -- West Virginian (talk) 21:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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

Jackyd101, I've completed yet another thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive review and re-review and I find that this article easily meets the criteria for passage to Good Article status. Prior to its passage, I do have some comments and suggestions that should be addressed first. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 03:56, 19 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Lede

Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section, the lede of this article adequately defines the Invasion of the Cape Colony in 1795, establishes the invasion's necessary context, and explains why the invasion is otherwise notable.
The info box for the invasion is beautifully formatted and its content is sourced within the prose of the text and by the references cited therein.
The map of the Cape Peninsula showing the mountains and selected towns and suburbs is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 and is therefore suitable for inclusion in this article.
The lede is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Background

In the first paragraph, I'd remind the reader that Île de France is now known as Mauritius.
Is the reference to San Salvador in the final paragraph talking about the capital of El Salvador or San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, or another San Salvador closer to Africa?
This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Invasion

The image of the map of the extent of Dutch Cape Colony in 1795 is released into the public domain and should therefore be released into the public domain.
The Elphinstone's order of battle table can lose the Notes column, as it is empty, and I suggest either adding an inline citation for James, p.300 to each of the column headers, or linking the mention of James, p.300 using the harvnb template.
This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Aftermath

This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.
- Jackyd101, thank you for addressing my comments and suggestions. Upon further review of your article, I find that it meets the criteria for Good Article passage, and it is hereby a privilege for me to pass it. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 19:05, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]