Talk:1988 Giro d'Italia/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Resolute (talk · contribs) 00:08, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): 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, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Images are good
- Though not required for GA, alternative text is recommended
Sources look good. Majority are foreign language, but a spot check of the English ones show they support the text without close paraphrasing concerns.
There are a lot of simple statements with excessive number of citations, which breaks up the text. Surely a simple statement like "Andrew Hampsten lost twenty seconds to Breukink, but that time loss did not prevent him from becoming the first American to win the Giro d'Italia." does not require four citations to support? There are several examples of this. Please consider condensing theses references. Also, where you do feel multiple references are necessary in this fashion, ensure they are in numerical order.

Avoid overlinking. You do not need to link individual time trial twice in such close succession.
- This is a problem throughout. For instance, Urs Zimmermann is linked three times in the "Race overview" section. As a personal rule, I link once in the lead, once in the body, and then in the tables.
"...that the final podium was occupied by non-Italian riders" - Taken literally, this could mean that it was only the third time any podium position was occupied by a non-Italian. I would state that it was the third time that all spots on the podium were occupied by non-Italians.
"By winning the Giro, Hampsten became the first American, and non-European, to win the Giro d'Italia" - "By winning the Giro" is redundant. Consider rewording.
Reference 8 is used six consecutive times in the final paragraph. In this case, you can use it only at the end of complete sentences to support the entire passage.

Looks good, but a few MOS issues noted above. I am placing on hold pending their resolution. Regards, Reso lute 00:08, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done I believe I fixed all of the issues that you pointed out above. Disc Wheel (Malk + Montributions) 00:57, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, looks good. You've cleaned up the concerns I have, therefore I am listing this as a GA. Congrats! Reso lute 00:03, 25 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]