Talk:Shackleford (horse)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: ♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:07, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Starting read through.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:07, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Lead

• "His pedigree traces to major sires of significance. " Could you perhaps mention some of his most famous sires after this?
  • O.K.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:01, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Three year old season

• What exactly is the XpressBet Consolation Bonus? How does it work? Should this be wiki-linked with an article?
  • Detail and better ref added.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:00, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
• "Down the backstretch the leaders slowed the pace down as both moved around the track together, clocking 3⁄4-mile (1,200 m) in 1:12 flat." -citation needed.
  • How is it now?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:31, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
• What is meant by "on a sloppy track. " -Poor quality, slippery/soggy or what? Please reword.
  • Linked term.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 14:12, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Pedigree

• Why is Unbridled linked three times?
  • fixed.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 13:55, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Pedigree of Shackleford table

• Please reference this table
  • done--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:05, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
• Can you address the birth-death dates of his grand sires and great grand sires?
  • done.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:10, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Sources

• Please add the channel and programme names in the HRTV telecast of the Fountain of Youth Stakes on 02/26/11 and the Youtube clip. What channel was this aired on, should be credited in the source.
  • Rmed HRTV.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:21, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
  • Rmed YouTube clip.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:24, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
• Please be consistent with the date format, I would prefer 24 May 2o11 than 2011-05-24. Either one or the other please.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:12, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
  • Dates fixed.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:38, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Can you ref the earnings of $1,701,666 in the infobox?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:48, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

• • done.
  • P.S. several months ago, I said I would be joining you in the top 40. Now I proudly display my {{User MAW 40}} badge--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:01, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of 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 copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Seems to meet all of the requirements for GA. Considering the short "career" of the horse to date it is satisfactory, but you'll need to update it regularly in the coming seasons. I doubt it could ever become a featured article, at least not the the near future. The prose could still do with a little work in places as some of the sentences can be quite hard to read. A little too much reliance on Equibase.com also. Overall not bad though.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:27, 7 August 2011 (UTC)