Talk:The Boat Race 1912/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ritchie333 (talk · contribs) 11:50, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

A boat race with a sinking? Game on! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:50, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Lead

 * "The 69th Boat Race took place on 30 March and 1 April 1912" - I can't think of a better way of phrasing it, but this might give the impression the race was a two day event, as opposed to one that was abandoned and restarted.
 * Thinking about this one .... The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I've had a go - see what you think. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:40, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, I like it. I'll pass this as GA.... The Rambling Man (talk) 14:49, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hey, that's my line! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  14:51, 29 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Worth mentioning it was Oxford's fourth win in a row?
 * Sure, done. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Background

 * "as of 2015, broadcast worldwide" - any particular reason for using 2015 instead of 2014 (the date of the source). "As of 2014" implies all years following, doesn't it?
 * This is true. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Crews

 * Eton College could be wikilinked
 * Already linked at Old Etonian. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * As we know Henry Bensley-Wells' full name, that should go in the crew list
 * Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Race

 * Sidney Swann has already be mentioned in the prose for "Crews", so should simply be "Swann" here
 * Ok, done. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * "Oxford won the toss" (2nd mention) - would it be worth adding "again" to this?
 * Yep. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * "with the Dark Blues made the better start and took advantage" - this isn't grammatically correct
 * Reworded. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Summary

 * That's all - on hold. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  12:01, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Done all but your first point, drawing and firing mental blanks right now. Any suggestions? Thanks! The Rambling Man (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)