Talk:RMS Magdalena (1948)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Arsenikk ^(talk) 05:40, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I've done a copyedit. Some things of note (some of these aren't strictly GA criteria, others are part of the GA criteria, but all are part of the MOS):
- Spell out abbreviations for first use, such as GRT.
  - GRT is the standard initialism for gross register tonnage. Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Avoid the use of flags in infoboxes, per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (icons)#Avoid_flag_icons_in_infoboxes
  - It is standard practice in ship articles to include flagicons for ports of registry. The MOS does not reflect this, and the issue is under discussion via two RFCs at WT:MOSICON. Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Countries and larger geographic areas (including continents) are not linked unless central for the article.
- There is a bit over overlinking in the article, see WP:OVERLINK. Common everyday terms should not be linked, such as oranges, meters etc.
- WP:DASH: when writing between two places, us an endash, not a hyphen.
  - When they put an endash on a standard keyboard, I'll use it. As my keyboard doesn't have an endash, I have to make do with hyphens. Visually, there is little difference between them. Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - On your keyboard hold down the alt key and on your right-hand number pad type in 0150 (endash) and release the alt key. For an emdash use 0151. Or there is {{endash}} and {{emdash}}. Brad (talk) 15:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- In short article and near the top of the article, don't repeat links from the lead.
- Titles are not capitalized unless in front of a name (e.g. "the first officer said", but "First Officer Jones said")
- Newspaper titles etc. are not to be written in all-caps, even if the original is, as this is a matter of typography.
Ref 10 (Naufrágio Magdalena) had a dead link.
- Ref #10 works for me - anyone else having problems with it? Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - Ref #18 is showing as a dead link via the tool box links, but again, it is working for me. Mjroots (talk) 06:50, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - I'll take your word that it works for you. Perhaps it is blocked for certain IP addresses, or something. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:06, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Page numbers needed in 'Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A'
- Difficult, I had the book on loan from the library in 2008. It appears to be no longer listed as available for loan.
The second paragraph of the history section is too long, please spit it up somehow.
- Paragraph split at the point where the watch changed. Mjroots (talk) 06:07, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Placing article on hold. Arsenikk ^(talk) 05:40, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations with a good article. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:06, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]