Talk:John Marley (mining engineer)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 21:15, 7 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I'll review this. FunkMonk (talk) 21:15, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for taking this on. Chiswick Chap (talk) 04:54, 8 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Why is the photo in the infobox fair use? Since it was published before 1923, you can upload it freely on English Wikipedia at least.
 * I've put PD-1923 on it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:10, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Still seems to have a fair use description template, though, should be repaced with a regular one. FunkMonk (talk) 10:12, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Done.


 * "was a geologist and mining engineer from Darlington" Mention country. Also in Life and career.
 * Done.


 * I think the caption of the infobox image is a bit excessive, it is almost a summary of the article. If nothing can be said about the photo itself, date, place, etc.
 * Done.


 * "of Middlesbrough" Could be linked.
 * Done.


 * Vaughan should be presented and linked outside the intro too.
 * Done.


 * "Another son J.W. Marley" Why is he not mentioned in the infobox?
 * Done.


 * "His nephew, Thomas William Marley was chairman of the North Brancepeth Coal company." Needs source.
 * Added.


 * You could link Pleuroceras (ammonite).
 * Done.


 * "Cleveland Ironstone Formation" should be linked at first mention.
 * Done.


 * Two Ammonite zones" Most readers won't know what this means, you could mention index fossils.
 * Glossed.


 * "The Northern Echo" Present. What is it?
 * Glossed, italics.


 * You could link Lias Group at Lias.
 * Linked.


 * I think the short Legend section could be merged into History and geology (very short paragraphs should not have their own sections), but no big deal.
 * But perhaps it is helpful to call out the difference between "Legend" and "Commercial reality", as the legend is by far the more famous.


 * "Bolckow Vaughan had already" Which is who?
 * Introduced and linked.


 * "described his discovery like this:" Seems a bit informal. "As follows"?
 * Done.


 * "Marley was not exaggerating." Seems a bit too hyperbolic for an encyclopaedia.
 * Fixed.


 * Can't really find more to add, so will pass it now. Nice! FunkMonk (talk) 11:14, 8 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much for the review! Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:18, 8 March 2016 (UTC)