Talk:The Boat Race 1886/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ritchie333 (talk · contribs) 16:10, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

While I'm procrastinating on harder GA reviews, I'll do another Boat Race one

Lead

 * The first sentence is rather short, making it match the other GAs should fix that
 * It does match the other GAs.... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I wonder if it's worth dropping in the problem with Hammersmith Bridge here?
 * Ok. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Background

 * Same problem as before with defining Blues and the 1877 dead heat - might be worth doing all the GA nominations from December as a job lot
 * Yep, done and will do. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * "negotiate side-by-side rowing throw the same arch without fouling" - do you mean "through" instead of "throw"? Also, it fouling the same as found in foul (sports)?
 * Yes and yes. Fixed and linked. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * "Cambridge's crew contained three former Blues, including the Cambridge University Boat Club" .... "Oxford saw six rowers return to the crew, including the Oxford University Boat Club" - I wonder if, to avoid repetition, we could drop the "Cambridge" and "Oxford" from the boat club descriptions, or would that make it confusing with two links the same? Decisions, decisions.
 * Piped somewhat. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Race

 * As the eponymous Chap would tell you, Chiswick can be wikilinked
 * Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * "The winning time was 22 minutes 30 seconds" - the official source says 22 minutes 3 seconds
 * Official source is incorrect, all three paper sources I have state 22 minutes 30 seconds. They really messed up when they moved the official site.... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Not a problem. We have it logged now on the talk page so that should stop any good faith reverts on it. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  09:03, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * "According to Drinkwater," - need to explain who "Drinkwater" is
 * Okeydokey. Done.  The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Summary
That's it - on hold. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  16:10, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Done the lot where applicable, thanks yet again! The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * And now passed - good show. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  09:03, 7 January 2015 (UTC)