Talk:Blue wildebeest/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Reid,iain james (talk · contribs) 22:15, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Looking good. Straight-off-the-bat, I notice that the lead is quite short compared with the overall size of the article. It should be an overview of the article, so I request that it is expanded. IJReid (talk) 22:15, 21 March 2014 (UTC)


 * The image of the range, unless moved into a different section of the article (such as the "Distribution") should be added as a range map in the taxobox, which would suite it better.
 * Moved into taxobox.
 * The captions of images do not say which subspecies the animals pictured belong to. If possible, I would like them to be labelled with the subspecies.
 * The images don't mention the subspecies in the description, so I am afraid this can not be done.
 * "Taxonomy and naming" and "Genetics and evolution" could become subsections under classification, and any cladogram showing the phylogenetic placement of the subspecies in the species would be great.
 * I am not sure if genetics should come under classification. And if we create the section "Classification", I don't think we will have any introductory text for it. I feel it is better as it is, but what are your suggestions?
 * Well in that case, it is fine as it is.
 * "The average height is ..." This should be changed to "Their average height..." or "The average height of the species/blue wildebeest"
 * Done.
 * "It feeds during both day and night. Water is an essential requirement." two short, choppy sentences that could be merged
 * I couldn't see how they could be merged. So I merged the first sentence with the one preceding it.
 * Link William John Burchell and Black Wildebeest in taxonomy
 * Done.
 * Are there any pages for the subspecies? If so, could they be linked?
 * Sorry, none.
 * Link Parenthesis is first article mention
 * Done.
 * I made an edit to the article, how is it?
 * Your addition to the taxobox is great (I see you like palaentology, your userboxes told me!) I don't mind the subsections in Description, I just renamed "Coloration" as "Colouration", as British English has been used throughout the article. The rest are obviously helpful, thanks for those!
 * There are other complicated terms people might not understand (even though I do) but they are linked, so I will let it go
 * Using these terms is inevitable, so we must have them.

That's all for now, more will come later. Good luck with the article Sainsf. IJReid (talk) 22:15, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for taking up the review. I shall try my best to address all the issues. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 11:24, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

The article is GA standard once these last comments are fixed. IJReid (talk) 14:25, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your swift response. Fixed all your comments. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Talk all words 06:46, 25 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Great job! Passing now. IJReid (talk) 13:50, 25 March 2014 (UTC)