Talk:Kennet and Avon Canal/GA1

GA Reassessment

This article has been reviewed as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force in an effort to ensure all listed Good articles continue to meet the Good article criteria. In reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that may need to be addressed, listed below. I will check back in seven days. If these issues are addressed, the article will remain listed as a Good article. Otherwise, it may be delisted (such a decision may be challenged through WP:GAR). If improved after it has been delisted, it may be nominated at WP:GAN. Feel free to drop a message on my talk page if you have any questions, and many thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this article thus far.

The Newbury to Reading section is entirely uncited.

The last third of Devizes to Newbury is also uncited, even though it contains a claim that obviously needs to be supported: "... it contains one of the oldest operational Watt style beam engines in the world ...".

"Bath Locks mark the divergence of the River Avon and the canal, 600 m south ...". Should be consistent presentation of imperial units first, followed by a metric conversion. Need to check for other examples.

There are several peacock terms like "spectacular", and "impressive". If they're to stay, then who says that the things being described are "impressive"? You? Me?

There is an external link in the second sentence of the Canal today section. External links should only appear in the external links section, not in the body of the article.

--Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 21:34, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help in improving this article. I believe all of the issues identified above have been addressed, but if there are any further areas which need development please let us know.— Rod ^talk 13:06, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

- Thanks for dealing with my no doubt irritating and unwelcome observations so promptly. I've closed the review as a keep. This is a very nice article, a credit to its editors. --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 20:30, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]