Talk:Ravensworth/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jezhotwells (talk · contribs) 21:44, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status. Please place your comments here, under mine in the review and indent appropriately. Thanks.

Disambiguations: none found.

Linkrot: one found and fixed.[1] Jezhotwells (talk) 21:52, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Checking against GA criteria

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
I am uncomfortable with the phrasing: "The castle was abandoned and began to be pulled down in the middle of the 16th century," and "The castle began to be pulled down in the middle of the 16th century," I am not disputing the fact, just the phrasing. Better would be something along the lines of: "Demolition of the castle commenced in the 16th century..." or something like that as the castle itself could not actually pull itself down.

"As with many English villages, much of the housing stock consists of Grade II listed buildings, dating from the mid to late 17th century onwards. " Who said this? - looks like weasel words.

"A Church of England church" is a clumsy phrase.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
The reference #24[2] doesn't mention Cuthbert Shaw or that William Lax was born in the village

cite #51[3] actually says 5 people not ten. The ref title "check browser settings" is inappropriate.

"As with many British villages, Ravensworth formerly had a Post Office, but it closed down some years ago." ref #44[4] actuall says: "There was previously a Post Office in the village, but this was closed down several years ago. However a recent survey of residents' opinions has shown that there is support for a Post Office (even part-time) in the village. " There is no commentary about "As with many British villages, ".

"and the region is a real heartland for the game, with the world's oldest quoits club formed in nearby Darlington." is not supported by the cite

"The village is within the boundaries of the annual fox hunting event, the Zetland Hunt." the source doesn't actually support the statement

I think you had best go through this cite by cite and strip out anything that is not supported by citations. When that has been done, i shall continue the review. Jezhotwells (talk) 22:28, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
1. On hold for issues above to be addressed. Jezhotwells (talk) 22:28, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
No action has been taken on this, although the nominator was notified and they are actively editing in the subsequent week, so I am not listing at this time. Jezhotwells (talk) 11:10, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]