Talk:Norman Cob/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Jimfbleak (talk · contribs) 08:42, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I thought I ought to review a horse article in view of the horsemeat in burgers furore here. OK, first read through
 * Several duplicated links in main text (excluding lead), esp. thoroughbred, but there are others
 * OK, I think I took care of all of these. - DB


 * Article name should not usually appear in captions
 * Sometimes, that's an IAR situation, for example, to say "a mare" in the one photo caption would be ambiguous, the point is that it is of that breed, just for example--MontanaBW
 * First, there's no rule (that I've ever seen) that says this. Second, I've removed a few of the usages in captions (including the mare one, because it's obvious we're talking about a Norman Cob). I left one, because the previous two images had been of other related breeds/types, so I wanted to make sure it was obvious that we were back to the title subject. - DB


 * Be consistent with giving publisher locations, all or none
 * Done. - DB


 * Cob normand &mdash; of the four possible combinations of capitals and lc, this seems the least likely, please assure me it's correct, voir aussi cette.
 * I capitalized "Normand" -- I think it's a typo, but Dana can revert me if I'm wrong.  --Montanabw
 * Yup, "Normand" should be capitalized. My mistake. - DB


 * half-Thoroughbred &mdash; looks odd, I assume it's correct capitalisation?
 * Yes, because in this context the Thoroughbred is a breed, hence a proper noun. But I replaced it with "Thoroughbred cross" as that seems to vflow a bit better (Dana, if that's messing with the nuance, revert me!) --Montanabw
 * The capitalization was correct (as MTBW says, it's a proper noun, as it's a specific breed name), but TB cross works too, and is probably less eye-jarring. - DB


 * bidets &mdash; I'm not sure that I want to know the answer, but why so called?
 * LOL! Good question, actually.  "bidet" is also the French word for pony or small horse, a use that predates the invention of the plumbing fixture, and actually that name came from, well, you can figure that part out... =:-O  --Montanabw


 * "breed" &mdash; I appreciate it's hard to avoid, but the second para in particular seems to overuse this word
 * I think I've addressed this. - DB


 * crossed their horses on  &mdash; I'd say "with", is this standard horse-talk?
 * Both are used and both are correct. But I'll defer to Dana for any fixes --Montanabw
 * As MTBW says, either is correct, but I changed to your suggested wording, as it's probably more common in the non-horse world. - DB


 * more well known &mdash; better known?
 * Fixed. --MontanaBW


 * imported from Britain &mdash; "from England" is possibly more accurate, but I'll leave that with you
 * I suppose the question is if we are talking geography or politics? --Montanabw
 * I changed it to "from England", as this is where the Norfolk Trotter was generally bred. - DB

I may add to this after a second read,  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  08:42, 30 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Jim, I sometimes help out Dana boomer with articles she's taking to GA and have made a couple comments that I hope explain matters a bit. I'll leave the major edits to her, as she has quicker access to the source material.  But thanks for being the reviewer and we're glad you are here!   Montanabw (talk) 00:36, 31 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks from me as well! I think between Montanabw and I, we've addressed all of the comments above. Please let us know of any further issues you find. Thanks again, Dana boomer (talk) 00:58, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Purely as a style thing, I'd be inclined to right-align the last image too, but that's not a matter for GAN. I've been through again, no further issues, so let's do the deed  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:49, 31 March 2013 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS):
 * 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:

Thank you, Jim! Montanabw (talk) 19:21, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Anglo-Norman
This link does not direct to the horse breed. Kortoso (talk) 18:34, 10 June 2013 (UTC) Fixed. Oh, and you're welcome! :) Kortoso (talk) 18:38, 10 June 2013 (UTC)