Talk:The Boat Race 2009

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Matty.007 (talk · contribs) 10:33, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take this on as a relatively recent Boat Race. I doubt there is much to do (comparing with other GAs such as the 2014 edition), merely a few minor tweaks, forthcoming. Thanks, Mat ty.007 10:33, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In 'Background', mention The Championship Course?
- Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No DAB, refs and EL all link fine
- Cool. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The Daily Telegraph is in italics for the ref, but CBC isn't. Should it be?
- Telegraph is a work while CBC is a publisher. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  - Knew it was something like that, but I am not familiar with CBC. All well done so far. Thanks, Mat ty.007 11:21, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Mention dark/light blue nicknames?
- Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Can't find where Colin Smith won silver for Great Britain, while Ante Kušurin rowed for Croatia, New Zealander George Bridgewater won a bronze in the coxless pair, Sjoerd Hamburger rowed for The Netherlands and Alex Hearne for the United States is referenced in the source given
- Lazy on my behalf, refs now added. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:44, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Can't find to Oxford's three in the ref (may be my mistake)
- In the crew listings, a Blue is indicated with an asterisk, I count three for Oxford and five for Cambridge. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:29, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Umpire Rankov: perhaps link to Boris Rankov?
- Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:27, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
two-thirds of a length up: up to ahead?
- Replace up with ahead. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:30, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Mention whom the Chiswick Eyot clash was between (in [1])
- Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:33, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oxford won the Women's Boat Race, hosted at Henley on 22 March 2014: lengths?
- Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:27, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's all I have issue with. Thanks, Mat ty.007 10:48, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done, thanks so much for the review. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:44, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's all:

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

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
Please can the lead be expanded a bit so it isn't two one sentence paragraphs? Then good
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
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It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
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Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
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Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Just lead expansion a little please. Thanks, Mat ty.007 12:21, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done, I think. Thanks again. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:10, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, all looks good, thanks for the prompt responses. Passing now. Best, Mat ty.007 18:50, 15 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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