Talk:Sachsen-class ironclad/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ed! (talk • message • contribs • count  • [/wiki/Special:Log?user= logs ] • email)


 * GA review (see here for criteria) (see here for this contributor's history of GA reviews)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written:
 * 2) "The German navy regarded the ships as poor sea boats, with severe rolling, and a tendency to ship water." - what does it mean to "ship water?" put a note in or explain please.
 * Changed. Parsecboy (talk) 13:18, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) "The four ships remained with the fleet until shortly after the turn of the century." - I don't think "turn of the century" is very encyclopedic. Please give a more specific date.
 * The specific dates are given in the rest of the paragraph - does "...until the first decade of the 20th century" sound better? Parsecboy (talk) 13:18, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) What was the significance of this class? Were there other coastal defense-type ships built after or was the idea scrapped? Sounds like this class didn't operate successfuly and a little look at the bigger picture might help.
 * The Navy went on a battleship building hiatus until the Siegfried-class coastal defense ships of the late 1880s - added a bit to this effect. Parsecboy (talk) 13:18, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable:
 * 2) The infobox needs a cite for fast reference.
 * Do you mean you want footnotes in the infobox? Parsecboy (talk) 13:18, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Last ref in the "Armament and armor" is malformed and showing up in the text.
 * Fixed. Parsecboy (talk) 13:18, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage:
 * Good
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy:
 * Good
 * 1) It is stable:
 * Good
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate:
 * Good
 * 1) Overall:
 * A very good article already. On hold pending a few additions. — Ed! (talk) 04:10, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Excellent, passing the GA now. — Ed! (talk) 22:58, 31 August 2011 (UTC)