Talk:1990 Football League Third Division play-off final/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 17:40, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Will review MWright96 (talk) 17:40, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): 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:

"This was the first season that the play-off final was determined over a single match and the first to be held at Wembley." - repetition of "first"
Not much I can do about this one I don't think. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:41, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"After beating Middlesbrough in the semi-final 2–1 on aggregate, they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 in the final" - repetition of "beat"
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:41, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Wikilink the term aggregate to the appropriate article
Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:41, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Notts County finished the regular 1989–90 season in third place in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system, one place and seven points ahead of Tranmere Rovers." - repetition of "place"
Fixed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:43, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Both Neil McNab and Chris Malkin went close for Tranmere early in the second half " - what is meant by the two players "went close"?
Add "to scoring". The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:43, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
"Notts County made several other chances" - what is meant by this?
Reworded as "opportunities to score". The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:43, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"both sides won their home games with Notts County winning 1–0 at Meadow Lane in October 1989 and Tranmere winning at Prenton Park 2–0 the following March" - repetition of "winning"
Fixed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:49, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"cross from Bartlett found Johnson whose low strike beat Nixon in the Tranmere goal." - There's a word missing from the start of this sentence
Added. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:49, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"After beating Middlesbrough in the semi-final 2–1 on aggregate, they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 in the final to gain back-to-back promotions." - repetition of "beat"
Fixed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:49, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reference 8 "Rovers return in triumph" is missing the url-access=subscription field
Added. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:49, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Am putting the review on hold to allow the nominator to address or query the points raised above MWright96 (talk) 18:38, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MWright96 sorry for the delay, I've addressed everything but the first and it's a bit of a bugger to fix unless you have any great ideas? Cheers for the review, much appreciated. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:49, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: Now promoting to GA class MWright96 (talk) 21:09, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]