Talk:The Boat Race 1984

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Did you know... that the 1984 University Boat Race was postponed by a day after Cambridge hit a barge and sank during the warm-up?

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Reviewer: Seattle (talk · contribs) 13:42, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll conduct the review of this article. Seattle (talk) 13:42, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No dead links, file checks out in terms of copyright.
- Splendid, thanks. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can you link "Goldie"?
- Yes, have done. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

steered their boat into a moored barge can you link "barge"?
- Funnily enough, I took a look at the article to make sure it was a universal (or near-enough universal) word, and saw American barges and British barges and thought "nah, no need to link", but linked anyway. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rankov had left the university after completing his studies so it would have no impact on this year's race. perhaps a rewrite here, cut "so" and use a semi-colon. When I first read the sentence I interpreted "so it would have no impact" to mean that he left specifically left so that it wouldn't have an impact on the race.
- I've reworded, not exactly as you suggested, but hopefully it's clearer? The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Originally scheduled to take place on the Saturday can you give the month and day here as well?
- Yep. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oxford's crew contained two Canadian brothers (the Evans twins, Mark and Michael), two Australians and an American cox No Americans on the Oxford side
- My mistake, the table was incorrect. Aligned with the prose. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can you find the old record?
- I can, I have and I've included it. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The lead states both crews beat the existing course record. I think Oxford's time should be included in the "race" section if they also broke the record.
- Without wishing to repeat the prose, I've added that Oxford finished 12 seconds ahead of Cambridge, so it hints at the answer. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the race, Hobson's number 5, John Garrett Cambridge's, I prefer?
- Sort of fixed it like that. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's that. Seattle (talk) 01:48, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Marvellous, thanks once again, all comments addressed and responded to inline above. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:31, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Watch reference 14. Seattle (talk) 13:52, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Good spot, if you mean the incorrect format of the page parameter. I have that option switched on too, so it was purely an oversight on my behalf, for which I can only apologise. Thanks again. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:36, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]