Talk:British Airways Flight 38/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: –Grondemar 12:34, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Will aim to complete this review this evening. –Grondemar 12:34, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

Sorry for how long this took! Please see my comments below:


 * Lead: shouldn't it be a 8,100-kilometre flight (i.e. not plural)? I'm not sure if this is a WP:ENGVAR issue.  If this is solely due to convert, I believe the conversion can be typed manually.
 * This article needs an independent copyedit; I found many instances of verb tense issues (past events in present tense mostly), awkward wording, and other prose issues. I went through and made a copyedit but would like to have someone else take a look before this article is passed as a GA.
 * There are some parts that look like they were written as the event happened and should be examined and put into context today to provide a correct perspective on what is now a past event. (For example: "Accumulation of ice in the fuel tanks, clogging fuel supply lines in the final stages of the flight, was the subject of closer scrutiny, and while initially ruled out (as both engines were still producing above-idle but significantly diminished thrust, according to a report), this is currently being investigated as a possible cause.")
 * The long quote in the Initial response section is not in the source provided. You should look for the quote in an Internet archive or remove it.
 * Check the references in the airworthiness reports sections; there should be a reference provided for every paragraph.
 * The Boeing lawsuit: any updates since November 2009?


 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 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:
 * After consideration I have decided to fail this article as I believe it will take longer than the normal seven days to find missing sources, find someone to copyedit the article, and check the entire article to ensure it covers the most-recent information.  I will be willing to potentially re-review if this is re-nominated at GAN should the above issues be addressed.
 * 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:
 * After consideration I have decided to fail this article as I believe it will take longer than the normal seven days to find missing sources, find someone to copyedit the article, and check the entire article to ensure it covers the most-recent information.  I will be willing to potentially re-review if this is re-nominated at GAN should the above issues be addressed.
 * After consideration I have decided to fail this article as I believe it will take longer than the normal seven days to find missing sources, find someone to copyedit the article, and check the entire article to ensure it covers the most-recent information.  I will be willing to potentially re-review if this is re-nominated at GAN should the above issues be addressed.

Thank you. –Grondemar 20:59, 20 December 2010 (UTC)