Talk:Karlsruhe-class cruiser/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 01:07, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll start this one soon.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 01:07, 1 December 2011 (UTC) GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria[reply]

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
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:
What do you mean by raked hull? What's a spotting top? I usually link to fighting top.
The hull was more raked - linked to wikt:raked. I don't like the fighting top link, as it's about sailing ships. I don't think anyone expected cruisers and battleships to get close enough to where small arms would be effective weapons, and there weren't larger weapons mounted in them.

B. Focused:
Link weather helm.
Linked.
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:

Actually 37 and 47 mm cannon were mounted in fighting tops in the late 1800s as anti-torpedo boat guns, but that was no longer the case when these ships were built. But readers still need to know what one is. Perhaps a short entry in the glossary of nautical terms giving a simple definition.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 14:43, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Right, I was talking just about these ships. Added an entry on spotting top. Parsecboy (talk) 14:51, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]