Talk:Tesco bomb campaign/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Deryck C. 23:10, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

I saw the title on WP:GAN and thought, hmmm, interesting article. I ended up reading all of it, and so I might as well review it.


 * Not found in cited source, please provide additional citation (or prove me wrong)
 * Operation Hornbill, was one of the most secretive ever undertaken by Dorset Police
 * Added separate inline footnote number to this one. --Deryck C. 21:47, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * a bomb disposal team from the British Army was despatched to the scene
 * the Army's bomb disposal team was stationed in Bournemouth—something that only usually happens when political party conferences are held in the town—and placed on stand-by
 * These three are all in the first source—the ITV documetary transcript
 * was a 51-year-old widower
 * Age is in the BBC article "Tesco blackmail 'bomber' jailed"; widower cited (the source doesn't use the word, but says His wife Erika died at the family home in November 1992...

A few more citations and we are there!


 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 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 (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * (I don't think it's really possible for any original research to exist on this kind of articles.)
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * Having finished reading the story on this article doesn't leave me wanting, so that's a pass.
 * 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):
 * I can believe that there are no free images relevant to this article, so (6) is irrelevant.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I can believe that there are no free images relevant to this article, so (6) is irrelevant.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:

Possible future improvements beyond GA

 * 1) This article currently relies heavily on 3 web sources. This reliance may hinder further progress and promotion of this article.
 * Indeed, but the sources cited are about the only decent ones on the subject, though I will dig to see if I can find more. Offline sources are alongshot, though.
 * 1) To meet further standards, inline citations for the lead section may be necessary.
 * I always write my lead after I write the body so that it's a summary of the body. Since all the information is in the body, it shouldn't require citations.
 * 1) If available, more details about the cryptic Mensa-style messages may be useful. --Deryck C. 23:10, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That would be interesting to know now you mention it, I'll see if I can find anything. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   17:01, 1 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I wouldn't mind seeing an image or two in the article as well, even if it's only of a Tesco store, or a locality in which police made a search. It's not a must but images do tend to make articles more attractive. Gatoclass (talk) 15:51, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can find. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   17:01, 1 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks to both of you for your comments. The title and the layout caused me a few headaches—any comments on those? HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   17:01, 1 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Not sure what headaches the title and layout have caused you. What's the problem? --Deryck C. 21:47, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I wasn't sure what to call it, and I'm more used to writing biogrpahies, so I struggled a little with what to call the section headers. It all seems to have worked out, but I was just wondering if you would do things any differently. Other than that, I think I've got all your concerns and even managed to find a couple of images. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   23:41, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The article name is fine as there isn't another article about a different Tesco bomb scare on Wikipedia. I've done a bit of spellcheck on the non-free image. The article is now promoted to GA status. --Deryck C. 16:14, 2 May 2011 (UTC)