Talk:Isabella Beeton/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 13:19, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Lede

• "when her father died when she was four" - Rep of "when"
• "Less than a year after the wedding Isabella began writing for one of her husband's magazines, The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, translating " -a date would be good

• Done – SchroCat (talk) 16:18, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Early life

• "something her family thought "ultra modern and not quite nice" -a strange quote, and not much use either.

• Removed – SchroCat (talk) 16:18, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Marriage/career

• Milk Street, where?

• We've mentioned it's in Cheapside in the previous section: prob not best to repeat so soon. – SchroCat (talk) 16:18, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Oh I'd not spotted that!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:07, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

• "extensive correspondence" -seems a bit lordly in such a context
• "2 Chandos Villas" -what part of London?

• We go on to say Pinner shortly afterwards. – SchroCat (talk) 16:18, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

• "Within a month of their return from honeymoon" -try "within a month of returning from their honeymoon"
• "A few weeks before the birth, Samuel persuaded his wife to contribute to the Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, his cheap magazine aimed at young middle class women; the publication was commercially successful and sold 50,000 issues a month by 1856" -too long and makes little sense having it all in one.
• shortly started? I'd split that sentence too and start it with "Shortly afterwards" or something.
• "the miscarriages of further evidence" -"as further?
• "the couple moved to a house in Greenhithe, Kent; their son was born on New Year's Eve, and the couple named him Orchart." -one "couple" too many

• Yep, done. – SchroCat (talk) 16:48, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Legacy

• possibly worth mentioning something in "Despite the criticism, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "Mrs Beeton" became used as a generic name for "an authority on cooking and domestic subjects" as early as 1891," in the lede. That's pretty notable.

• Yep: I've added a line to that effect. – SchroCat (talk) 16:48, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

A nice little article SchroCat, curious as to how you came about working on it though?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:53, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

• Many thanks Dr. Blofeld, all dealt with. She's an interesting figure whose effects we still fell strongly today in many aspects of food (she's one of the reasons why we favour American turkeys for Chirastmas, for example). I'm doing some more research on the legacy and impact before I go to FAC, but I'm working on something else first. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 16:48, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Good job!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:10, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

• Many thanks Doc, much appreciated! Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 18:27, 6 December 2015 (UTC)