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Good articleGerman submarine U-40 (1938) has been listed as one of the Warfare good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Good topic starGerman submarine U-40 (1938) is part of the German Type IXA submarines series, a good topic. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
May 22, 2010Good article nomineeListed
August 17, 2010Good topic candidatePromoted
Current status: Good article

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:German submarine U-40 (1938)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 20:30, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I am reviewing this article. It's short but sweet. I don't know anything about U-boats, so I can't address the technical points in the article. I have only a few comments.

Contruction
  • "Werk 945" - what is this?
It's just a technical term that U-boat builders would name each vessel suring construction. Litteraly Work number 945 if I'm correct in my German to English interpretations.--White Shadows you're breaking up 21:11, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • "had 6 torpedo tubes (4 in the bow, 2 in the stern)." - Should this numbers be spelled out? Especially, as below it says "had a crew of forty eight men, however she could hold up to fifty six crew members". (and shouldn't this be forty-eight and fifty-six?)
Service record
  • Do you think you could combine the headings 1st Patrol and 2nd Patrol under somethink like Patrols, as there is so little under each heading? Then under Service record there would be only two broad headings.
See also

According to the MoS, See also should come before References and External links. Currently, it is last.

All done. Buggie111 (talk) 21:02, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
thanks Buggie. Everything should be done now.--White Shadows you're breaking up 21:11, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Xtzou (Talk) 20:30, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality: Concisely written; grammatically correct
    B. MoS compliance: Complies with basic MoS
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources: Reliable sources
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects: Sets the context
    B. Focused: Remains focused on the topic
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail: Pass!

Congratulations! Xtzou (Talk) 22:11, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wording

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I reworded the sentence in the 'Fate' section. If the "English Channel was filled" [my emphasis] "with mines", the reader gets the wrong impression, (it would be impossible for any Allied ships, never mind other Axis vessels, to negotiate the waterway).

RASAM (talk) 21:01, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]