Talk:The Boat Race 1928/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 16:48, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

I suppose another one wouldn't hurt... ☯ Jaguar ☯ 16:48, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Initial comments

• "In a race umpired by former rower Charles Burnell" - which team did he belong to?

  Added Oxford. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

• "and since 1845 has taken place on the 4.2-mile " - should there be a dash in there? I've never seen an article that uses a dash for measurements before

  Yep, when used as an adjective (see the adj=on parameter). The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

• "According to Drinkwater" - George Drinkwater? I had no idea who this was until I check the 1927 race! It is also mentioned again later in the paragraph "According to author and former Oxford rower Drinkwater" - I think that it should explain who he is at the beginning of the paragraph

  Got that the first time round this time. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

• "It was the largest winning margin where both boats completed the course since the 1900 race" - does it still remain the largest winning margin or has it been beaten?

  No, that's why it says "it was...", it was equalled in 1947, beaten in 1955... The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

References

• No dead links etc, so this passes the criteria

  Cool. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

On hold

That's all I could find with this one. I used the 1927 race as a barometre for reviewing this one, so on that basis I would say that the lead does summarise the article for an article this length.

• Thanks, I've addressed and/or responded to your comments above. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
  • Thank you for addressing all of them! Sorry for my mistake above as I think I might of skipped something. Anyway, another promoted, thanks again ☯ Jaguar ☯ 19:28, 18 February 2015 (UTC)