User talk:Kateshortforbob/Archives2009/May

Philip Larkin GA

Your name inspires confidence almost-instinct 19:01, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Actually the GA nomination was made by another editor MacPhysto, who seems to know his way about an academic library and who has recently been putting good work into filling the gaps that I had left - I don't know anything about literary criticism, but it seems he does, happily - so my yearning for those three books has cooled a bit - but thanks for the offer! They were books mentioned a couple of years ago by the editors who had got the page into a basic shape, but they hadn't been referred to in a very specific way. Macphysto seems to have come up with lots of marvellous stuff and I'm in no position to wonder if he ought to look at those books or not! Anyway, I hope you enjoy doing the GA. I can't say the whole GA/FA processes fill me with much enthusiasm - I was rather put off by following the Samuel Johnson FA, which managed to be protracted and extremely unpleasant - but I'll be watching to see what questions etc get thrown up by it all. All the best almost-instinct 22:30, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

As you'll see Macphysto and I have been continuing the discussions on from each of yr comments. Where possible I've added a  Done tag. In places we need to discuss more, and in a couple of places the ball in is in yr court. This system seems to be working! almost-instinct 10:57, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

I agree. Thank you for your insights. Macphysto (talk) 14:00, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Ciao, Kate. I am wondering from your comment here whether you wanted me to participate in the GA review itself? I had thought from your request on my talkpage that you were looking for feedback on your assessment – a review of the review rather than a review of the article in other words – and was intending on holding off until you had finished before offering my comments. Mahalo, Skomorokh 16:30, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh dear, that was poorly written on my part; this is why I shouldn't edit late at night... Yes, it is my review on which I was looking for feedback, if you have the time? There seems to be work ongoing on the article, but I think most of the points I had to make on the GA review criteria are there now. --Kateshortforbob 22:06, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Hello Kate. The GA nominator has announced that he will be disappearing from WP in a day or two and has asked if a decision could be made one way or another asap. I've gone through your list marking everything either "done", "assumed okay" or, in four cases, asking if this has now been addressed (these were ref issues which weren't my dept, sorry!) Please check that I haven't been presumptuous. Thank you! almost-instinct 10:21, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your contribution to the GA process. Macphysto (talk) 07:38, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for answering my question. Bye --Spongefrog (talk) 16:10, 15 May 2009 (UTC)