Talk:Pointer (dog breed)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: William Harris (talk · contribs) 05:04, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello Cavalryman, I shall commence the review. Discussion will take place below the following assessment table. William Harris (talk) 05:04, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

Assessment

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Done
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Done
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Done
	2b. 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).	Done
	2c. it contains no original research.	Done
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Done Earwig's Copyvio Detector indicates that there exists a 2% match with the content of the Kennel Club and the FCI, as would be expected. Dab Solver indicates no disambiguation links in this article. Checklinks indicates all links are good.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Done Broadly matches WPDOGS Recommended Article Structure.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Done
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Done
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Done
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Done
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Done
	7. Overall assessment.	Meets the requirements of a Good Article. William Harris (talk) 02:19, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Discussion

1. Regarding "reduced Baron", this could possibly be linked to Baronet to help clarify.

2. Regarding measurements for weight, height etc. both the Kennel Club and FCI provide metric measures, so those measurements should probably take precedence in the text.

3. "first introduced to England in 1713 by soldiers returning from Spain after the Peace of Utrecht." You might consider slipping in the Capture of Gibraltar there somewhere, as that is where they were returning from. William Harris (talk) 05:14, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

William Harris, thank you very much for starting this review, apologies for the delayed response:

1. Happy to pipe a link to Baronet but I cannot find any reference stating that’s what a reduced Baron is, only lesson Baron, I had assumed said reduced Baron had somehow lost (or been stripped of) his title.
2. Will flip them, my personal MOS when writing dog breed articles is imperial measurements for American and British breeds and metric for everything else, British is margin call as they are increasingly using the metric system.
3. Just trying to think about how to tie this in.

Kind regards, Cavalryman (talk) 23:02, 13 December 2020 (UTC).

The 3 items above are only points for your consideration; I do not regard them as mandatory. William Harris (talk) 02:19, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Many thanks. Cavalryman (talk) 03:00, 14 December 2020 (UTC).