Talk:The Boat Race 1897/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Caponer (talk · contribs) 14:13, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man, I've decided to conduct a comprehensive review this article. Upon my initial review, it seems to meet the majority of criteria for Good Article status. I look forward to working with you throughout this process. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments for me in the meantime. -- Caponer (talk) 14:13, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man, I've completed my review of your article, and I have the following comments and questions that need to be addressed before it moves on to Good Article status. Please notify me once you've adequately addressed my concerns. Thank you for all your work on this article! -- Caponer (talk) 14:28, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Lede

As the lede should be a comprehensive summary of the article's contents, I suggest including the following content (or versions of the following content) from the below sections so that they are all represented in the lede's prose. Please see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section for more information.
- Oxford went into the race as reigning champions (representing "Background" section)
- Oxford also held the overall lead, with 30 victories to Cambridge's 22 (representing "Background" section)
- The Oxford crew weighed an average of 12 st 6.25 lb (78.8 kg), 0.875 pounds (0.4 kg) per rower more than their opponents (representing "Crew" section)
- All but one of Oxford's crew had rowed in the event prior to 1897 (representing "Crew" section)
- Oxford's eighth consecutive victory and was, at the time, the third fastest winning time in the history of the event (representing "Race" section)

Background

Consider using caricatures for either William Fletcher (rower) or Douglas McLean (rower), as William's image is a bit faded. I suggest submitting the Willan image to the Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Photography workshop for cropping of the image and sharpening so that it is more aesthetically pleasing in the other articles in which it is used.

Crew

The "Crew" section reads well and its content is verifiable and properly cited with inline citations. The image of Mr. Ward also works well next to the table. The table is beautifully formatted and sourced.
Would it be worthwhile to mention what the predominant colleges represented on each team were: five from Trinity Hall for Cambridge and four from New College for Oxford. Just a suggestion.

Race

The map is well-formatted and is free for use here. No suggestions or objections to this section.

Hi Caponer, thanks for yet another review of yours! I've addressed all of your comments, hopefully to your satisfaction. Cheers, The Rambling Man (talk) 18:24, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- The Rambling Man, I've completed my re-review and have found that you have sufficiently incorporated all my suggestions. Your article is smashing, and meets all the criteria for Good Article status. Cheers! -- Caponer (talk) 18:51, 17 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]