Talk:SS Ohioan (1914)/GA1

GA Review[edit]

Hi! I will be reviewing this article for GA, and I should have the full review up within a couple of hours. Dana boomer (talk) 18:27, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
In the World War I section, you say "Nevertheless, on 5 August 1918". The "nevertheless" is probably unnecessary, and can be removed.
Removed. — Bellhalla (talk) 19:28, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In the Later career section, you say "spectators clamored over the cliff..." Should this be "clambered"? A clamor is a loud uproar (noise) made by a crowd of people, to clamber is to scramble or climb with difficulty. Clambered sounds more appropriate here, given the context, but that may just be me reading it wrong!
You are right. I guess I didn't know they were different words. You learn something new everyday :) — Bellhalla (talk) 19:28, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Same section, you say "attempted to burn some meat in a refrigerator". Wait, he what? Is this a typo? If not, why the h**l was he trying to burn meat in a refrigerator?!?! Sorry, this just made me do a complete double take when I read it, and I needed to know if this was really what it was supposed to say :)
That's what the source said. My guess is that it may have been rotten meat (especially after 5 months!) that he was trying to get rid of... — Bellhalla (talk) 19:28, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm...OK, I guess I'll just have to deal with my curiosity :) Your explanation is kind of what I was thinking too, but I'm very curious as to why he was trying to do it in the refrigerator as opposed to someplace flameproof...!
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
You have the Minnesota DANFS entry in the notes section, but not the full ref in the bibliography section, as far as I can tell.
Whoops! It's in there now. — Bellhalla (talk) 19:28, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Just a couple of minor issues, so I am putting the article on hold to allow you time to deal with them. Nice work! Dana boomer (talk) 18:44, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Replies interspersed above. Thanks again for the review! — Bellhalla (talk) 19:28, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, everything looks good, so I'm passing the article to GA status. Nice work on another Good Article! Dana boomer (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]