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Jeff White

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This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because I have just spent a fair bit of time editing the article and think that it is starting to go somewhere, and would like some feedback on how it is looking, and what more could be done, and what needs to be changed.

Thanks, Rusty8 (talk) 17:49, 2 September 2008 (UTC)Rusty8.

Ruhrfisch comments: Very briefly, here are some suggestions for improvement. If you want more comments, please ask here. Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 02:30, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
 * The lead needs to be expanded and should be an accessible and inviting overview of the whole article. Nothing important should be in the lead only - since it is a summary, it should all be repeated in the body of the article itself. My rule of thumb is to include every header in the lead in some way. Please see WP:LEAD
 * Per WP:MOSQUOTE, do not put quotations in italics.
 * Watch out for jargon - explain or remove it. Just a few examples - White's kicking accuracy was of particular note for a ruckman ... ruckman??? or He was selected as an emergency for Victoria in 1999 ... an emergency?? See WP:JARGON
 * Provide context for the reader - for example put dates in the first sentence or two of new sections - when did the Victoria section take place. for example?
 * Identify who holds these opinions, for example He was known as a consistent exponent of the specky (a spectacular mark), preferring to take chest marks high over packs. known by who?

Hi Ruhrfisch, thanks for the comments. I think I have now fixed all of these problems. On the 'jargon' one, is it acceptable to use, for example with "ruckman", a wikilink to the "ruckman" page at its first use on the page, then just use it throughout the page there after?
 * Sounds good to me - a wikilink is fine. I did not know the term myself, thanks Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 20:37, 15 September 2008 (UTC)