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Good articleHMS Greyhound (H05) 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.
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DateProcessResult
March 2, 2011Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 23, 2011.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the British destroyer HMS Greyhound initiated the night phase of the Battle of Cape Matapan on 28/29 March 1941 when her searchlight illuminated an Italian cruiser?

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:HMS Greyhound (H05)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Thurgate (talk) 17:18, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
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  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
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  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
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  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Comments

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1. Exclusive of government-furnished equipment. Suggest - Excluding government-furnished equipment

  • As always.

2. Aside from a brief period assigned to the 20th Destroyer Flotilla. Suggest - Aside from a brief period were she was assigned to the 20th Destroyer Flotilla

  • Good idea.

3. withdrawal of the three survivors later that day. Are those the British destroyers that survived?

  • Reworded.

4. 28/29 March. Suggest - 28-29 March

  • Nope, this is the proper usage according to the MOS for the night of.

5. Stukas. Suggest - A link, or German Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow you to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns. Thurgate (talk) 17:18, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work Strum. Passed. Thurgate (talk) 00:29, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]