Talk:Action of 22 January 1809/GA1

GA Review
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Hi! I have elected to review this article against the Good article criteria, and should have my initial comments posted up within the next few hours. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 02:42, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Following a full review of the article, I am satisfied it safely meets the Good article criteria, so I will be promoting it as such. Well done and congratulations! As a bit of guidence if you intend to take the article further, I have left a few points below. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 03:04, 13 March 2009 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS):
 * "Severely damaged, Topaze was unable to effectively respond, the only serious danger the British ships coming from the battery onshore." - this sentence reads slightly awkward, I presume you mean that the only danger the British ships had coming to them was from the shore bound battery?
 * Overall, the prose is very good, but some sentences are slightly long. Also, be careful of repetition of words, such as in the first paragraph of the lead. This is nothing that will hinder the article's promotion to GA, but just something to think about.
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * The following requires a citation: "The badly damaged Topaze was towed out of the bay and taken to a British port for repairs."
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * Would it be possible to add Sir Alexander Cochrane's rank in the "Background" section?
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:


 * Thankyou very much, I have implemented the suggested changes, although I wasn't sure what the problem with the first paragraph of the lead was.--Jackyd101 (talk) 07:28, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You are very welcome. As I said, the prose is well written, but just be careful with repetition of words in some cases. It is just that I noticed the use of a few words more than once in the first paragraph of the lead, which can lead to slight awkwardness. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 09:27, 13 March 2009 (UTC)