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Carnoustie

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I've listed this article for peer review because I'd like to improve it to Featured Article standard prior to nominating it as a featured article candidate. I can't imagine it's too far off at the moment, but I may well be too involved with the article to see potential problems with it.

Thanks, Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 10:45, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Comment by Eddie6705

• Just a quick comment, i noticed that the references are not properly set out. They all need to use the set templates for web references and book references, this is essential for FA standard. See Wikipedia:Citation templates for the templates. For example, the first reference should be laid out like this:
  • <ref>{{cite web| title =Comparative Population Profile: Carnoustie Locality| publisher =www.scrol.gov.uk| date = 2001-04-29| url =http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=carnoustie&mainLevel=Locality| accessdate =2008-09-01 }}</ref>

Thanks for the pointer. I'm going through the references now to update them to the correct format. It will take a few days.Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 11:29, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok. I will have a thorough look through either tonight or tomorrow and will list any extra pointers. Eddie6705 (talk) 13:57, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I think I caught and reformatted all the references. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 14:57, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

More Comments:

• "Carnoustie (pronounced /kærnuːsti/) is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the east coast of Scotland." - Repetition of Scotland isn't really needed. You could say it was 'on the east coast bordering the North Sea'.
• "It is best known for its associations with golf." - Although i agree with the statement, this needs a citation.
• "Other, less likely suggestions include that it derives from 'Cairn of the Host'[7]" - Need a comma before the citation.
• "Other, less likely suggestions include that it derives from 'Cairn of the Host'[7] or 'Cairn of the Heroes'[8] in memory of those who supposedly perished at the Battle of Barry, or that 'Carnoustie' is a combination of the Gaelic prefix 'Càrn' and the Old Norse term 'noust', meaning 'boat beaching place', presumably in reference to the rocky natural harbour at Westhaven.[9] - Needs a least one full stop in there.
• School's Today section needs some referencing

Eddie6705 (talk) 21:55, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I've made some edits in response to the suggestions, hopefully that's addressed the main points. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 22:57, 6 February 2009 (UTC)