Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale


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The article was promoted by User:SandyGeorgia 01:14, 6 August 2008.

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale

 * Nominator(s): DrKiernan (talk)

As I said before, thank you to everyone who reviewed Jack the Ripper royal conspiracy theories. The article wasn't promoted but all the comments were useful and the article certainly improved as a result of the reviews. Hopefully, this article will meet with greater favour! DrKiernan (talk) 07:40, 21 July 2008 (UTC)


 * All images check off as appropriately tagged and licensed. —Giggy 10:25, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments -
 * What makes http://www.heraldica.org/intro.htm a reliable source?
 * Otherwise sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 11:46, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Francois Velde is an amateur herald who lists his references: he indicates that the information on Albert Victor can be found in Neubecker, Otto: Heraldry: Sources, Symbols and Meaning. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. While Velde's academic work is in other areas (e.g. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7306.html), he is a professionally-trained scholar, so I have always assumed him to be reliable. DrKiernan (talk) 12:45, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Probably borderline under WP:SPS. I don't have that work on heraldry, unfortunately. Does the College of Heralds or whoever it is that currently regulates that in the UK not have a site? And Albert Victor's not on the monarchy site? Ealdgyth - Talk 12:59, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
 * My library has a copy of Neubecker's book. I've checked it and confirmed that the heraldic label given for Albert Victor is as shown on the Heraldica site (which is what the site was cited for). Consequently I've updated the article to use the book for this reference, rather than the website. Dr pda (talk) 02:26, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. DrKiernan (talk) 07:18, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks from me too! All done! Ealdgyth - Talk 22:58, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments


 * "born two months prematurely" &rarr; "born two months premature" as the premature is describing the "two months" and not the "born" if it's placed after it
 * remove the bold in "Prince Albert Victor of Wales from birth." as bold formatting should be used sparingly (usually only in the lead), and I don't think it's necessary in this case
 * "on 10 March 1864 by " – link the date; there are a few more unlinked dates. if you choose to link dates in the article then link them all
 * link the dates in the references per the above point
 * is there a ref for "A pair of alternative history novels, written by Peter Dickinson," paragraph?

Gary King ( talk ) 04:53, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Changed.
 * MoS indicates that synonyms of the article subject should be bold.
 * Dates unlinked.
 * Surely these books serve as their own sources? DrKiernan (talk) 07:18, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Support. I cleaned up a few unlinked dates, but otherwise found the article excellent in all particulars. Very well done! Coemgenus 13:25, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Per comment above (Dates unlinked) and this diff, Dr Kiernan has chosen not to link dates, following the recent change to the Manual of Style which made it optional. I've reverted your changes. Dr pda (talk) 00:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments
 * Current refs 77 (David Duff) and 95 (Alison Weir) appear to be to books, and give the full bibliographical information. For consistency with other book sources shouldn't these appear as author, page no. in the inline citation, with the full info in the references section?
 * The bibliographical information for the Alison Weir reference needs checking&mdash;it is lacking an ISBN; a worldcat search gives the title as Britain's royal families : the complete genealogy, i.e. the not a, and shows editions of 1989 and 1996, not 1999 as referenced (though of course there may be a 1999 edition).
 * Concerning ref 75 Official statement released to the press and quoted in many newspapers, it would be nice to have a reference to one of the newspapers.
 * Ref 80 (Mark Roskill) is the only place in the article where a citation template is used. I'm not sure if the 'consistency in citation style' requirement means this should be replaced by a manually-formatted citation or not.
 * The honorary doctorates and honorary colonelcies appear to be unreferenced. Dr pda (talk) 00:01, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Duff changed.
 * Weir removed.
 * Example added.
 * Citation template removed.
 * Reference to Cokayne added. Thanks. DrKiernan (talk) 09:20, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Karanacs (talk) 16:25, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Very well-done article. Two small issues:
 * "he was excused examinations" - I'm not sure what this means
 * "Much of Albert Victor's time was spent in drilling at Aldershot, which he disliked, though he did like to play polo." - I'm unsure if this says that he disliked drilling or Aldershot
 * "was a cover-up at the highest levels " - are there any details about the cover-up? This makes it sound as if there might have been evidence against Albert Victor if not for the cover-up, also, and I'm unsure if that is what is meant.
 * Thanks!
 * It means he didn't have to take any examinations.
 * The drilling! Now reads: "Much of Albert Victor's time at his post in Aldershot was spent drilling, which he disliked, though he did like to play polo."
 * Changed to "none of the clients were ever prosecuted", also added "At the time, all homosexual acts between men were illegal, and the clients faced social ostracism, prosecution, and at worst, two years imprisonment with hard labour." DrKiernan (talk) 13:10, 30 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Support I peer reviewed this and thought it was close to FA quality then and has since improved. My only quibble is that the last chapter of Fictional portrayals needs references (presumably full bibliographic info for the novels and story mentioned). Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 12:01, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! DrKiernan (talk) 12:26, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
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