User:Whiteguru/Alexander Bain (inventor)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 09:15, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

Starts GA Review. The Review will follow the same sections of the Article. Thank you --Whiteguru (talk) 09:15, 6 September 2021 (UTC)

 

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Observations

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

   HTML document size: 115 kB
   Prose size (including all HTML code): 17 kB
   References (including all HTML code): 30 kB
   Wiki text: 23 kB
   Prose size (text only): 11 kB (1839 words) "readable prose size"
   References (text only): 4415 B

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

• controlling railway engines is not quite correct. Telegraph was used by railway signallers to regulate the safe movement of trains. This was called single or double line Block safeworking.

1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

• My sense is that Edinburgh and Glasgow do not need links; instead, you may wish to (either) link to or refer to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
• The citation from reference 8 does not make sense. Please explain how telegraph controls railway engines with electricity by turning on and off steam. There is something not quite right with this citation.

1. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

• Good coverage of Bain and his inventions. References are well resourced.

1. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

• NPOV is presented in this article.

1. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

• Page created 30 December 2004
• Page has 379 edits by 153 editors
• Majority of edits in 2021
• 90 day page views = 3,369 with a daily average of 37 views
• Article is rated Start class
• Page is stable, no vandalism, no edit-wars

1. 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):

• Four images on page;
• File:Alexander Bain.jpg = Unknown origin; fair use claimed
• File:Alexander Bain stone plaque.png = Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
• File:Bain-clock.jpg = Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany license.
• File:Bain improved facsimile 1850.png = circa 1850; fair use claimed
• Images are appropriate and tagged

1. Overall:

• Good work, a good read and well referenced.
• May we discuss the issue raised around reference 8? Thanks. --Whiteguru (talk) 08:19, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

 

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