Talk:Chris Lines/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 13:31, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Going to review for the GAN October 2020 Backlog Drive. MWright96 (talk) 13:31, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 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 (reference section): 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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:

Lead

 * Wikilink substitute to Substitute (association football) on the first mention for non-Football readers
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Wikilink the seasons of Lines' clubs to their respective articles where applicable
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "and was a key first team player as the "Owls" won promotion to the Championship at the end of the 2011–12 campaign." - try not to use nicknames for the teams
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Loan can be wikilinked to Loan (sports)
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Bristol Rovers

 * "before graduating through the Bristol Rovers-backed Bristol Academy of Sport at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College." - the part about Lines going to South Gloucestershire and Stroud College needs to be verified with another source
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "After two further substitute appearances in League Two," - needs verification
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "After three appearances in the 2006–07 campaign, he featured in six matches from March onwards," - needs to be verified by a reliable source
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "as the "Pirates" won promotion with a 3–1 victory over Shrewsbury Town at Wembley." - avoid using team nicknames
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "He put in an "excellent" performance" - according to whom?
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "as Rovers beat Premier League Fulham on penalties in the Third Round on 22 January, " - beat Premier League side Fulham
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "He scored his first goal in competitive football on 29 December, heading in the first goal of a 3–0 home win" - repetition of "goal"
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "He played 48 games in the 2008–09 season," - needs verifying with a reliable source
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "In total he scored ten goals in 46 appearances in the 2009–10 campaign." - same issue as above
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "He was sidelined for two weeks with a toe injury in February 2011," - needs to be reworded to pass WP:LIMITED
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "Lines had a seven-day trial period with Championship side Crystal Palace" - clarify that this trial saw Lines train with Crystal Palace
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "in the summer." - avoid using seasons per MOS:SEASON
 * Done.--EchetusXe 16:28, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Sheffield Wednesday

 * "Lines joined League One club Sheffield Wednesday on a three-year contract for a £50,000 fee." - another source will be needed to go with the BBC Sport citation that mentions the contract was for three years since the former does not mention that fact
 * Done.EchetusXe 12:52, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "He went on to score four goals in 47 appearances in the 2011–12 campaign as the "Owls" secured promotion with a second-place finish," - needs to be verified by a reliable source
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Also in the above sentence, the nickname of Sheffield Wednesday does not need to be mentioned
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Wikilink loan to Loan (sports)
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "He featured in 18 games for the "Dons"," - needs verifying with a reliable source and please do not use team nicknames
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Port Vale

 * "on a one-year deal in July 2013." - rewrite the text in bold so it is not too similar to the text in The Sentinel
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "He went on to build an impressive partnership" - the word highlighted in bold is non-neutral
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "in midfield with Anthony Griffith; Griffith providing the tough-tackling and Lines providing the creative playmaking." - try not to begin the start of the following sentence like this
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "He signed a new two-year contract in the summer." - writing out the seasons in discouraged per MOS:SEASON
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "being named on the Football League team of the week" - Team of the Week
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Return to Bristol Rovers

 * "the club had fallen out of the English Football League in his absence, but were top of the Conference Premier division" - not mentioned by BBC Sport
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "with a strike from 25-yards in a 1–0 victory" - use the convert template on the text highlighted in bold
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "as he embarked on a run from deep before calmly tucking the ball beyond "Gills" goalkeeper Jonathan Bond." - please don't use club nicknames
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "he admitted to getting into vegetarianism" - becoming a vegetarian
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "and was subsequently given abuse on social media by some of the club's supporters." - abused by some of the club's supporters on social media.
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "He ended the 2017–18 season with five goals in 47 appearances as Rovers posted a 13th-place finish in League One." - needs to be verified by a reliable source
 * Done.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "However he lost his first team place after Graham Coughlan replaced Clarke as manager in December." - what was the reason for the falling out?
 * I've added some detail.--EchetusXe 13:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "Lines ended his second spell with his boyhood club having made 348 appearances, scoring 34 goals and having achieved three promotions during his two spells at the club." - not mentioned by the two sources placed at the end of this portion of text
 * Done.EchetusXe 16:18, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Northampton Town

 * ""Cobblers" manager Keith Curle said that "I think his attributes will really help us"." - no using a club's nickname
 * Done.--EchetusXe 12:52, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * "the fifth promotion of Lines’ career." - not mentioned by BBC Sport
 * Done.--EchetusXe 12:52, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Style of play

 * "He is considered to be a set-piece specialist." - considered by whom?
 * Done.--EchetusXe 12:52, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Career statstics

 * The table header has a spelling error in "spperances" which should be spelt Apperances
 * Done.--EchetusXe 12:52, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * The four notes accompanying the table all need to be verified by a reliable source
 * Done.EchetusXe 16:18, 1 November 2020 (UTC)