Talk:Geoff Horsfield/GA1
GA Review[edit]
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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
- Is it well written?
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- In the Early career section, "Horsfield was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, the son and grandson of coal miners", can the names of his father and grandfather be included? Same section, "where a knee injury threatened his career", sounds very odd, might need to be re-written. In the Fulham section, this ---> "the player agreed to join First Division rivals Birmingham City", you need to be clear on who you are talking about.
- B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
- In the After football section, "On the 3rd of December 2008" ---> "On 3 December 2008", per here. Since his "personal life" section is small, you might want to combine the second sentence, of the section, with the first one, since its a related topic.
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
- C. It contains no original research:
- Is Soccerbase.com a reliable source?
- Yes, for Football League clubs and players since about 1996; see their FAQ page for who they are.
- Is Soccerbase.com a reliable source?
- D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- Is it neutral?
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- In the Early career section, this ---> "where he turned professional in July 1992", sounds like POV and might need to be re-written. In the Birmingham City section, "In the starting eleven for the final against his boyhood heroes Liverpool", POV.
- "Turned professional" just means he started to be paid for playing football as his main job. "Boyhood heroes" is a direct quote from Horsfield himself: see reference #26.
- In the Early career section, this ---> "where he turned professional in July 1992", sounds like POV and might need to be re-written. In the Birmingham City section, "In the starting eleven for the final against his boyhood heroes Liverpool", POV.
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- Is it stable?
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
- If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
- Pass or Fail:
