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Allied logistics in the Kokoda Track campaign[edit]
We decided to split the logistics of the campaign off into its own article. I think the results justify the decision. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:46, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
Source review by Lingzhi[edit]
- P/PP error: Kelly 2003, pp. 354.
- Allied Geographical Section (1943). . Missing OCLC or similar
- [I've never noticed an LCCN before. are they a good substitute for ISBN or OCLC?]
- Casey, Hugh J., ed. (1951). Volume VI, Missing OCLC;
- Coates, John (1995). Caution: Missing pagenums for book chapter?
- Dod, Karl (1966). Missing OCLC
- Horner, David (1995). Sort error, expected: Horner, David (1978);
- Horner, David (1978). Sort error, expected: Horner, David (1995);
- Milner, Samuel (1957). Pub. too early for ISBN; perhaps needs
|orig-date=; Missing OCLC; - Morison, Samuel Eliot (1947). Pub. too early for ISBN; perhaps needs
|orig-date=; Missing OCLC; - Paull, Raymond (1958). Pub. too early for ISBN; Missing OCLC
- Watson, Richard L. Jr (1944). Sort error, expected: Watson, Richard L. (1948).. is this the same person, or his son?
- Watson, Richard L. (1948). "TSort error, expected: Watson, Richard L. (1950); Caution: Missing pagenums for book chapter?
- Watson, Richard L. (1950). "The Papuan Campaign". Sort error, expected: Watson, Richard L. Jr (1944); Inconsistent Location (41 with; 1 without) Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 12:58, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
- I have corrected all of these. There is no such parameter as
|orig-date=; could you change your script to say|orig-year=? Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:58, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
- Here's another OCLC number. Perhaps more can be found? Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 06:48, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
Support I reviewed this article at A-class, and thought that it greatly exceeded the A-class criteria. The edits since then are a solid improvement, and I think that the FA criteria are also met. Nick-D (talk) 03:53, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
Support: this is a fantastic addition to our coverage of the Kokoda Track campaign, IMO. I reviewed the article when it was at Milhist ACR and am happy with the changes that have occured since then. I fixed a minor typo and I have the following suggestions: AustralianRupert (talk) 04:40, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- The population was about 300,000, of whom 1,800 were Europeans (Asians not being permitted): suggest maybe clarifying the bit about Asians not being permitted - this could go in a footnote, potentially
- the images would be more visually appealing if the white borders at the bottom were cropped
- I tried to locate the best quality images available. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:27, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- No worries. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 04:34, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- I tried to locate the best quality images available. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:27, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- in the lead, suggest linking Tatana Island
- slightly inconsistent "rainforest" v. "rain forest"
- Japanese forces overran the Dutch East Indies: suggest linking Dutch East Indies campaign here
- Rabaul was captured on 23 January 1942: suggest linking Battle of Rabaul (1942) here
- Lae and Salamaua were occupied on 8 March: suggest linking Invasion of Salamaua–Lae here
- A company of the 15th Infantry Battalion: suggest linking Company (military unit) here
- I spot checked the McNicoll refs (as I have a copy of that book). Citations # 83, 103, and 108 all support the information provided in the article
- typo: About a 0.80 kilometres (1⁄2 mi) offshore...: remove "a"
- Thanks for your review. I feared that the article would be passed in for lack of response. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:31, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
Support Comments by JennyOz
Hi Hawkeye7, some possible tweaks...
- New Caledonia and Fiji - wlink these locations for context?
- Buna isn't wlinked til 5th appearance - wlink earlier?
- In the wake of the Battle of Midway on 6 June,... - Midway was 4-7 June, pipe to 'attack' on Midway? or change "wake" to attack? (ie wake meaning afterwards?)
- departing Illolo on 23 July - Ilolo
- was established under Matthews' command - his full name appears at 3rd mention
- Some 24 ships were on charter on 1 January 1942; this dropped to 22 by 1 January 1943 - confirm only dropped by 2?
- which was returning to Cairns - wlink Cairns?
- asdic - caps? is all caps at link
- Ioribaiwa - link to Battle of Ioribaiwa?
- "Work resumed on 28 September, but was abandoned in early October... Improvements to the road allowed 3-ton trucks to reach Owers' Corner on 28 September." - those dates right?
- Yes. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:51, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- shot down their first Japanese aircraft on 28 February - add 1942? (because January 1943 just mentioned)
- He was greatly disturbed at what saw in August: - insert 'he' before saw
- Following the loss of the airstrip at Kokoda, the AAF concluded that - AAF not yet used, needs (AAF) inserted at "George C. Kenney, the commander of Allied Air Forces, sent a letter"
- Another seven aircraft were badly damaged: four B-26s, a C-39, a C-49 and two C-53s. - adds to eight
- This would quickly fill with water - These?
- retain the 2/27th Infantry Battalion in the Port Moresby in - remove "the" before Port Moresby
- It was found that the mules were best-suited for the task, followed by the brumbies. - with the brumbies following
- they taught the animals to walk - trained?
- timber cut along the Track - this capital is inconsistent
Conversions
- They are usually metric --> imp, these are the exceptions:
- establish a roadway 690 metres (2,250 ft) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide 2 feet (0.6 m) above the high tide mark
- 300,000 pounds (140,000 kg) of vital supplies
- 4 inches (100 mm)
- 4,480 pounds (2,030 kg) of biscuits and 4,200 pounds (1,900 kg)
- All corrected. The decision was to use metric as the primary measurement throughout. Historically, the campaign was fought is a confusing mix of imperial and US measurements. Changed the 4 inches conversion to cm. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:51, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Style with/without hyphens and metre v metres, some examples
- 5,700,000 cubic metres (2,000,000 grt) v 12,920-cubic-metre (4,561 grt)
- 1,524 by 30 metres (5,000 by 100 ft) v 1,402-by-30-metre (4,600 by 100 ft)
- 25-centimetre (10 in) v 20 centimetres (8 in)
- Per MOS:HYPHEN, the hyphens are used in the adjectival form, which is enforced by the {{convert}} template. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:51, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
- Metres - they convert to feet eg 2,000 metres (6,500 ft) but there is one that converts to yards
Regards, JennyOz (talk) 04:25, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
Closing comment: Between this review and the A-Class and GA reviews, this has had a lot of eyes now. Just to note: not all of the images have alt text. For consistency, it should be all or none, but that is not enough to delay promotion. Finally, I'm slightly surprised that no-one has mentioned the length of this article, but again that is no reason to delay. Sarastro (talk) 21:09, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
- Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Sarastro (talk) 21:09, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
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