Talk:The Boat Race 1878/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 21:42, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

I hate to miss out on these Boat Race gems... should have this to you tomorrow ☯ Jaguar ☯ 21:42, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Sorry this is taking longer. I'll have this to you by tomorrow morning at the latest ☯ Jaguar ☯ 20:25, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Don't worry for a moment. I appreciate your contributions to improving the content of Wikipedia, there's no rush. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:43, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to 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 tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Initial comments

• The lead summarises the article well (as usual for a Boat Race article), so I think this part meets the criteria

  Cool. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• "The Boat Race is an annual rowing eight competition between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge" - I would denote who wears what colours (as noted in most Boat Race GAs). It would be great to let unfamiliar readers know that Oxford are the dark blues and Cambridge are the light blues? It also says below that "James Brooks Close (who rowed for the Light Blues" - an unfamiliar reader wouldn't know which team this would be

  Done that, my omission. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• "Oxford won the toss and elected to start from the Surrey station" - where is the Surrey station? I had never read this in a Boat Race article before (I know that the Surrey/Greater London boundaries have changed since the 1970s)

  That's why I included the map, it's the south side of the river, i.e. the county of Surrey. It's a pretty common geographical term. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• "handing the Middlesex side of the river to Cambridge" - link Middlesex? It confuses me as I don't know if it existed as a county back then or what it is now...

  Once again, this is a somewhat common geographical term, although it's not really relevant, you are the first person to have requested they be linked.... The Rambling Man (talk) 12:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• Sorry about that. Middlesex has always confused me but seeing as this isn't a contemporary article I won't mention this again, if that's ok ☯ Jaguar ☯ 16:19, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

References

• Ref 2 is dead, I'd recommend replacing this due to the number of references in this article

  Annoying, I thought I'd fixed them all in every article, still, done now. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• Other than that, all citations are in the correct places

  Cool. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:54, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

On hold

Second shortest review I've ever done, but that being said it's another well-written Boat Race with few problems. I'll leave this on hold for you. Thanks ☯ Jaguar ☯ 12:04, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, I've responded above. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Close - promoted

Thanks for fixing all of them. Without any further ado this is now the 52nd(?) Boat Race GA, well done! ☯ Jaguar ☯ 16:20, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Cheers, it's actually the 91st. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:22, 6 January 2015 (UTC)