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Thomas Fortescue Kennedy

 * ... that Captain Thomas Fortescue Kennedy was first-lieutenant of HMS Temeraire (1798) at Trafalgar (pictured) in 1805, and her last commander at Sheerness in 1838?
 * Reviewed: Vic Flowers
 * Comment: Another one for Trafalgar Day (21 October). I'd like this saved until then.

Created/expanded by Benea (talk). Self nom at 12:41, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Um, this is my first QPQ review, so please bear with me. Right, so I have to evaluate this by reference to the long list of searching criteria.
 * New - yes, as far as I can see, this seems to have been created today, 10 October. I have not checked whether it has been forked from somewhere else, but I suspect not.
 * Long enough - yes, on the assumption that it is new, it is over 15,000 characters (including markup) but plenty of prose.
 * Neutral - yes, unless this all seems matter of fact. I doubt the French still dispute the result of Trafalgar, if ever they did.
 * Cites sources - yes, lots of footnotes to a variety of impressive-looking offline sources.
 * Not having access to the offline sources, how do I check for copyright infringement?
 * Hook - that looks OK, I think. Around 150 characters.  I found it interesting.  And there are footnotes.  The chap has been dead for over 150 years.  I can't discern any potential negative impact on any potential living distant descendants.
 * QPQ - yes, it seems that the nominator has indeed scratched someone else's back (in an entirely impartial manner, no doubt). (Barmy Army!)
 * Image is ok, if a bit small and busy. I might be tempted to go for the Turner painting instead.
 * I might be tempted to tweak the odd hyphen (first-lieutenant?) or add the odd comma, but the article is quite workmanlike and entirely readable, if not exactly gripping.
 * Did I miss anything?
 * Oh, by the way, this nomination procedure takes bloody ages. I doubt I will be bothering again. -- Theramin (talk) 00:11, 11 October 2011 (UTC)