Talk:2009 Royal Mail industrial disputes/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: H1nkles citius altius fortius 23:36, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

GA Review Philosophy
When I do an article review I like to provide a Heading-by-Heading breakdown of suggestions for how to make the article better. It is done in good faith as a means to improve the article. It does not necessarily mean that the article is not GA quality, or that the issues listed are keeping it from GA approval. I also undertake minor grammatical and prose edits. After I finish this part of the review I will look at the over arching quality of the article in light of the GA criteria. If I feel as though the article meets GA Standards I will promote it, if it does not then I will hold the article for a week pending work.

Lead and Background

 * I've only read these first two sections. The writing looks good, I've made a few edits to remove redundant wording and improve the punctuation.  Nothing major though.
 * It seems like more could be added to the background. The information discusses the issue that brought the parties to a standstill but there is no indication of the efforts made to avoid the strike.  Were negotiations started before the first walk out?  There is a passing reference to discussions between the two parties in the second to last sentence but it's pretty sparse.  Any more info out there on the work done prior to the strike?  Other than this I think the two sections are good, I won't know the comprehensiveness of the lead until I get through the rest of the article.  That's all I can do right now, I'll review more hopefully tomorrow.  H1nkles citius altius fortius 23:48, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Suspension of strike action

 * What is the difference between a national strike, which occurred on 22 and 23 October and an "all out strike" discussed in the first sentence of this section? Is it the number of workers involved?  Or a strike with an indefinite time frame?

Resolution

 * Can the final paragraph be expanded or combined? A two-sentence paragraph is not ideal, and it is uncited.

Overall
Overall it's a good article. It meets the GA Criteria. I made some minor tweaks and left some suggestions above but I don't think anything in my suggestions would preclude it from passing to GA. Congratulations. H1nkles citius altius fortius 16:32, 9 April 2010 (UTC)