Talk:Statute of Anne/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs) 12:07, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

I propose to start reviewing this article in the next few days and welcome comments from other editors. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:07, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Initial comments
In general the prose is clear and well-written. There are a few small points that I noticed however:
 * It would be helpful if the lead included information on why the act was called the "Statute of Anne". Readers may ask "Who is Anne?"
 * Done! Ironholds (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * In the section "Act: Text", paragraph 2, there is an extraneous "libraries".
 * Done. Ironholds (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * In the same section, paragraph 3, there is a contradictory statement about the length of time for which copyright will be granted.
 * Where's the contradiction? Ironholds (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It states "If it was published before 10 April 1710, the length of copyright was 14 years; if published before that date, 21 years."
 * Argh. Headdesk. Okay, fixed :). Ironholds (talk) 22:56, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * In "Aftermath: Impact", the last sentence in paragraph 1 is ungrammatical. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:57, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * How, specifically? It's nearly 6pm, so I may be being dense :). Ironholds (talk) 17:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I meant the sentence ending "... also undermining this provision." On further consideration, the sentence is awkward rather than ungrammatical. Perhaps it could be rephrased. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:06, 2 March 2012 (UTC)(UTC)
 * I have now rewritten the particular sentence to which I was referring. The article passes all the GA criteria in my view. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:23, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the rewrite, and thanks for the review :). Ironholds (talk) 17:44, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the rewrite, and thanks for the review :). Ironholds (talk) 17:44, 3 March 2012 (UTC)