Talk:German submarine U-42 (1939)

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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 20, 2010.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that U-42 was the fifth German U-boat to be sunk in World War II?

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AA Guns

Do you know how many AA guns there were? Diannaa ^TALK 01:42, 19 April 2010 (UTC) In the info box it says "likely to be"; I am taking it out under the assumption you have an answer and a cite. Diannaa ^TALK 01:45, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. I do, It's in the existing citaiton.--White Shadows ^{you're breaking up} 01:49, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How many guns? Just add it to the article when you know. Diannaa ^TALK 02:10, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

U-43 passed without this info, BTW, so I guess it is OK without the info :). Sorry if the above post seemed a little pushy. I was just impatient for an answer Diannaa ^TALK 01:37, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No prob.--White Shadows ^{you're breaking up} 01:43, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

U-42/U-44?

The text seems to alternate between U-42 and U-44. It doesn't seem to be vandalism so is this just an editing error or did I not read it carefully enough and it was renamed? Oh, and one mention of U-41 too, in the opening section. I originally took that as a reference to an earlier boat but think it might be another mistake? sjwk (talk) 07:47, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch. A mysterious stranger has corrected all these errors Diannaa ^TALK 19:06, 20 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:German submarine U-42 (1939)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 18:57, 2 May 2010 (UTC) Hi, I have reviewed this article. It is well written and presents the (sparse) information clearly. I added a few links to orient myself as well as for others who may not be completely familiar with a war that happened before they were born. Well, referenced; they check out. I can only wish there were a map, such as appears in one of the references, showing where this submarine went.[reply]

Xtzou (Talk) 18:57, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality: Clear and concise writing

B. MoS compliance: Complies with the basic MoS
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects: Sets the context

B. Focused: } Remains focused on topic
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail: Pass!

Nice little article! Xtzou (Talk) 19:00, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]