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Poplar

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I'm puzzled why Westwood, Baillie has been altered from Cubitt Town to the less specific Poplar. The company was based at London Yard, which is definitely in Cubitt Town. Pterre (talk) 12:35, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Because Ballard says Poplar. I wonder if this is a case where the corporate HQ is in one neighborhood and the actual yard is in another.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:47, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No, to the best of my knowledge (see for example here) London Yard was the HQ and the yard - this was not a huge multi-site company. Cubitt Town was then in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar (now part of Tower Hamlets), but Cubitt Town is a more precise location. Pterre (talk) 17:35, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
OK, but is London Yard preferable to both? That is the actual site where the ship was built and the company HQ'd. Or do you think that is too specific?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:29, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Personally I prefer Cubitt Town, but either this or London yard would be fine. Pterre (talk) 22:49, 3 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Defence-class ironclad/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 10:59, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Will review later today. Miyagawa (talk) 10:59, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, now for the review:

  • Background: I understand what you mean by "French ironclads then building" but would something like "then under construction" be easier for the reader?
    Also - any information on just how much cheaper they were than the Warriors? I'd be interested if it was aligned with the consideration of combat output - after all if they were only worth 1/4 of a Warrior in terms out output, but cost 1/4 of a Warrior then it actually make sense.

That is all I can spot - so once those couple of points are sorted I think this is a straight forward pass. Miyagawa (talk) 16:56, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Revised the background para with the price of the Warriors added as well as your other suggested change.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:38, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Great, I'm happy that this meets the GA requirements. Miyagawa (talk) 18:33, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]