Talk:Galloway cattle/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk · contribs) 17:34, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

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

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TheMagikCow: Comments below,

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Issues

• The lead seems a little bit too short. It should be expanded upon. Done
• One dead link. Done
• Some of the refs could be expanded upon. Done
• Footnote #2 only needs to externally link the title, not the whole cite. Done
• "BSE", please expand it on first usage Done
• "dun", wrong link, pipe it to "dun gene" Done
• serveral statements may be not neutral, for example: "great debate".
• "17th Century", decapitalize century. Done
• Link "dun" on first usage Done
• Are you sure the article' can't be expanded any further?
• average galloway cow, capitalize "Galloway" Done
• Inconsistency: "herd book" and "herdbook" Done
• What does "herdbook" mean? Done
• Fix hyphens with dashes, which are found on the bottom of the page in the "Insert" section when you edit. - I cant seem to find this! Do you mind doing this? TheMagikCow (talk) 16:17, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done
• to an entire region of Scotland, the source specifically states "south-west Scotland". Done
• Source #6 states the origin of the word "Galloway".
  • Add citation #6 to it.--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 20:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done
• Source#6 does not state what it cites on it's first usage Done
  • Sorry to be a pain, but what does this specifically mean? TheMagikCow (talk) 10:27, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
• Source #7does not state what it cites Done
• Source #8 doesn't state what it cites Done
• Source #9 doesn't state what it cites Done
• Should mention it also comes in "dun" color in the Infobox Done
• Link "Scotland" and "Australia" in the body. Done
• Note requires a reference.--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 20:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done
• Any population stats? Done

--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 17:45, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Tomandjerry211 Please can you expand on the 6,7 and 8 points for sourcing. TheMagikCow (talk) 16:26, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

• Passing, Well done.Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 17:08, 10 October 2015 (UTC)