Talk:The Boat Race 1922/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Caponer (talk · contribs) 22:05, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man, I will review this article within the next 48 hours. Please let me know if you have any questions in the meantime. Thanks! -- Caponer (talk) 22:05, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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

The Rambling Man, I have completed my thorough and comprehensive review and re-review of this article, and while I assess it to meet the bulk of criteria for passage to Good Article status, I have some comments, suggestions, and questions that must be addressed first. Thank you for all your hard work on this article! -- Caponer (talk) 22:29, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Lede

Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section, the lede should summarize the content from all three sections of the article. Therefore, I would add in some additional content to represent the "Crews" section, perhaps mentioning that the Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 st 11 lb (81.0 kg), 7 pounds (3.2 kg) per rower more than their opponents.
In order to further represent the "Crews" section in the lede, it may also be worth mentioning that four of the Oxford crew had previous Boat Race experience, as did three Cambridge crew rowers.
I suggest adding the fact that the Boat Race victory by Cambridge was their fourth consecutive victory, the largest winning margin since the 1914 race and the fastest winning time since the 1911 race. This would more comprehensively represent the "Race" section of the article's prose.
The lede is otherwise written well, its contents are internally-cited and verifiable, and I have no further comments, questions, or suggestions.

Background

Per Wikipedia:Inline citation, I suggest consolidating internal citations at the end of sentences in numerical order.
The Sidney Swann caricature is released into the public domain and is therefore appropriate for usage here in this article.
This section is otherwise written well, its contents are internally-cited and verifiable, and I have no further comments, questions, or suggestions.

Crews

The Andrew Irvine photograph is released into the public domain and is therefore appropriate for usage here in this article.
The table is beautifully formatted and all its content is appropriately sourced.
This section is otherwise written well, its contents are internally-cited and verifiable, and I have no further comments, questions, or suggestions.

Race

The Championship Course map graphic is released into the public domain and is therefore appropriate for usage here in this article.
This section is otherwise written well, its contents are internally-cited and verifiable, and I have no further comments, questions, or suggestions.

All comments have been addressed, thanks again for your interest and reviews! The Rambling Man (talk) 08:46, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man, thank you for your timely response to my above-mentioned comments and suggestions. Upon re-review of this article, I find that it meets all criteria for Good Article status and I hereby pass it. Congratulations on another extraordinary job well done, sir! -- Caponer (talk) 13:00, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]