Talk:Black Allan (horse)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Wilhelmina Will (talk · contribs) 03:46, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

GA criteria

Well-written:

After confirmation of the question posed below, I am confident the article satisfies MOS policies on grammar as well as structural layout. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 19:54, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

(a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct

(b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation

Verifiable with no original research:

No signs of original research. The article refers to a fair quantity of reputable sources, and makes good use of them. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:02, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline

(b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose)

(c) it contains no original research

Broad in its coverage:

The article seems to sufficiently cover all encyclopedically relevant aspects of its topic. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 08:59, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

(a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic

(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style)

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

The article maintains an unbiased approach to its subject, throughout. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 08:58, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

According to the revision history, the article has not undergone any disputes or edit wars, for at least as long as last October. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 08:47, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

Both images used are relevant to the article's subject, and both are public domain, so concerns over fair use do not apply. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 20:23, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

(a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content

(b) media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions

Wilhelmina Will, are there any specific problems here I need to clean up to improve the article? Thanks for your review, White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 21:36, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Don't worry; I'll get this review going, by tomorrow at the latest. :) Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 13:14, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Comments

In the section labelled "Life", it is mentioned that "Dement stood Allan at stud for only a few months before Allan's death..." Just to be clear, as I am not entirely familiar with the topic of pedigree horse-breeding, is "stood at stud" a regular, thereby grammatically appropriate term, used in these circumstances? Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:05, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

It's a pretty common phrase in the horse world... "At stud" means a stallion available for breeding, almost always for a fee. "Standing at" is also very common. Not an RS, but conveys the usage White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 15:12, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

Okey-doke; no grammatical issues then! Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 19:52, 16 March 2016 (UTC)

The article qualifies as GA. Congratulations! Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 19:55, 16 March 2016 (UTC)