Talk:Scotland in the early Middle Ages/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 16:48, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Will review within 48 hrs.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:49, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

History

• Link Alt Clut

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Picts

• Can you source "It probably developed out of the tribes of the Caledonii (whose name continued to be used for at least part of the confederation), perhaps as a response to the pressure exerted by the presence of the Romans to the south."

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

• "The Picts appear to have reached the heights of their influence" - I think height of their influence is correct here rather than heights.

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Bernicia

• "The island monastery of Lindisfarne was founded in 635 and became the seat of the Bishop of Lindisfarne." -Can you elaborate a little?

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Vikings

• "This situation was transformed in 793" Can you briefly recap what situation again for the start of a new section.

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

• Delink Picts

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Kingship

• "Kingship could be multi-layerws " -typo?

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Warfare

• "Sea power may also have been important. Irish annals record an attack by the Picts on Orkney in 682, which must have necessitated a large naval force,[67] and also they lost 150 ships in a disaster in 729." I think a colon and then "they also lost 150 ships would be better here.

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

• sea-power - no slash needed.

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Early Christianisation

• Delink Hadrian's Wall and pagans.

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Viking paganism

• " and more recently uncovered archaeological evidence," -when and what? please elaborate a little.

 Done I, hopefully, made this section a bit more explicit, but still trying to keep it concise--SabreBD (talk) 09:47, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Art

• Delink Picts.

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

• Can you convert|0.5|m "over 0.5m long" for those of us who still work in feet :-]

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Architecture

• Quite a lot of overlinks here including Edinburgh, Gaelic, Dunadd and Highlands.

--SabreBD (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2013 (UTC) Done

Excellent work, will pass once you've addressed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:18, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. 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:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Great job, a pleasure to read as always.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:02, 15 December 2013 (UTC)