Talk:The Boat Race 2009/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Matty.007 (talk · contribs) 10:33, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

I'll take this on as a relatively recent Boat Race. I doubt there is much to do (comparing with other GAs such as the 2014 edition), merely a few minor tweaks, forthcoming. Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 10:33, 14 June 2014 (UTC)


 * In 'Background', mention The Championship Course?
 * Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * No DAB, refs and EL all link fine
 * Cool. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * The Daily Telegraph is in italics for the ref, but CBC isn't. Should it be?
 * Telegraph is a work while CBC is a publisher. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Knew it was something like that, but I am not familiar with CBC. All well done so far. Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  11:21, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Mention dark/light blue nicknames?
 * Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:15, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Can't find where Colin Smith won silver for Great Britain, while Ante Kušurin rowed for Croatia, New Zealander George Bridgewater won a bronze in the coxless pair, Sjoerd Hamburger rowed for The Netherlands and Alex Hearne for the United States is referenced in the source given
 * Lazy on my behalf, refs now added. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:44, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Can't find to Oxford's three in the ref (may be my mistake)
 * In the crew listings, a Blue is indicated with an asterisk, I count three for Oxford and five for Cambridge. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:29, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Umpire Rankov: perhaps link to Boris Rankov?
 * Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:27, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * two-thirds of a length up: up to ahead?
 * Replace up with ahead. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:30, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Mention whom the Chiswick Eyot clash was between (in )
 * Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:33, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Oxford won the Women's Boat Race, hosted at Henley on 22 March 2014: lengths?
 * Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:27, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

I think that's all I have issue with. Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 10:48, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks so much for the review. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:44, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * That's all:


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

Just lead expansion a little please. Thanks, Mat  ty. 007 12:21, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * Please can the lead be expanded a bit so it isn't two one sentence paragraphs? Then good
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Done, I think. Thanks again.  The Rambling Man (talk) 13:10, 14 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, all looks good, thanks for the prompt responses. Passing now. Best, Mat  ty  .  007  18:50, 15 June 2014 (UTC)