Talk:Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve

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Did you know... that members of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve fought in the first naval action of the First World War?

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Hi Fritzmann2002, thanks for assessing this article. Just wondering what was deficient on the referencing? Thanks - Dumelow (talk) 15:40, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 03:42, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve soldiers in 1914/15

... that members of the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve (pictured) fought in the first naval action of the First World War? "In fact elements of the NVR had already been called up and gone into action" from: Charlton, Peter (1993). "Some Notes on the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve". The Society of Malawi Journal. 46 (2): 29. ISSN 0037-993X. and "An account of this , the first naval action of the 1914 - 1918 war" from: The Nyasaland Journal Volume 11. Nyasaland Society. 1958. p. 50.
- ALT1:... that the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve (pictured) was involved in summary executions and house burnings during the 1915 Chilembwe uprising? "The Mikalongwe volunteers were active at Nsoni, burning and looting houses and property belonging to High Mathaka and John Gray Kufa ... Some of those captured were given summary trials and executed immediately" from: Charlton, Peter (1993). "Some Notes on the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve". The Society of Malawi Journal. 46 (2): 36–37. ISSN 0037-993X.
- ALT2:... that the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve (pictured) were nicknamed the "Never Very Reliables" by South African troops? "When first the Union troops entered Nyasaland and discovered one or two of this little-known contingent at a Base, they were rather inclined to treat them with disdain. They used to dub these locals the 'Never Very Reliables'" from: Charlton, Peter (1993). "Some Notes on the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve". The Society of Malawi Journal. 46 (2): 39. ISSN 0037-993X.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of places of worship in Elmbridge (first of two credits from this review)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 15:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article is new (7 January) and is over the character minimum limit.
Article has adequate inline citations and is neutral in tone. There is no obvious plagiarism in the text.
Article is of general interest to our readership.
Image has suitable alt text, appears in article, and is viewable at low resolution.
One potential issue is the photo of Gordon Merriman (File:Gordon_merriman.png). This has a large overprint from its immediate source, and that site indicates it is for sale. Although the photo itself is out of copyright in the USA, the image with the overprint will still be copyrighted. I would recommend that this image be removed until it can be replaced by an unambiguously public-domain version.
The first ALT hook is perhaps a little provocative, but not so much as to be unusable.

Tevildo (talk) 16:56, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Tevildo, thanks for the review. With regards the Merriman image the text watermark would not be copyrightable (being only basic geometric shapes) but I have managed to source a clean version from a copy of the original newspaper - Dumelow (talk) 09:54, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Looks good to go on all three hooks now. Tevildo (talk) 10:08, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]