Talk:The Boat Race 1829/GA1

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Reviewer: Good888 (talk · contribs) 19:56, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Might as well review the article of the first ever Boat Race!

Lead section

Why are there references in the lead?
Per WP:WHYCITE, "although such things as quotations [...] should be supported by citations even in the lead." Harrias ^talk 15:18, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Harrias: Thanks for the explanation. Good888 (talk) 17:16, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Should the reports that the margin of victory perhaps being between two and four lengths be included in the lead?
I could do that, but instead I've added "according to the official record" rather than go into the various margins in the lead. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:36, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Background

"and built by Searle of Westminster." Should Westminster be linked?
Not a massive issue for me, so yes, linked. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:36, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
"whose name is not recorded." Shouldn't it be "was not recorded"?
Sure, done. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:36, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Crews

State which seats Oxford's Charles Wordsworth and Cambridge's Charles Merivale occupied in the images.
Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy

"It was then held intermittently until 1856" Should The Boat Race 1856 be linked here?
Have done this. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
"As of 2014, 160 Boat Races have been contested" As of 2015 and 161 Boats Races now.
Indeed, fixed. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

Not many Boat Race articles to go before they are all GA class! Good888 (talk) 19:56, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, sorry to have taken so long to get back to you, please let me know if there's anything else you'd like to address. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]