Talk:Stanley Matthews/GA1
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Reviewer: Jezhotwells (talk • contribs • count) 02:21, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status.
Disambiguations: England Schoolboys in the infobox needs disambiguating, I was unable to determine the correct target. Jezhotwells (talk) 02:25, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Linkrot: Repaired 2 and tagged one deadlink.[1] Jezhotwells (talk) 02:35, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
I aim to post a full review within 48 hours. Jezhotwells (talk) 02:35, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
Checking against GA criteria
[edit]- It is reasonably well written.
- a (prose):
b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
- The article is reasonably well written, I made a few minor copyedits,
but there are a large number of single sentences and short paragraphs, which should be consolidated into paragraphs. The Testimonials section is a list and would better incorporated into another section.
- The article is reasonably well written, I made a few minor copyedits,
- a (prose):
- I merged the smaller paragraphs and incorporated the testimonials elsewhere.--EchetusXe 11:02, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
- It is factually accurate and verifiable.
- a (references):
b (citations to reliable sources):
c (OR):
Ref #161[2] just redirects to the home [page and does not support the statement- The majority of citations are to a primary source, his autobiography. This is likely to become a concern if you take this to FAC.
- All sources appear to be RS
- a (references):
- Well spotted, I changed the text a bit to give a fuller account of his son, and used appropriate, working references I found on the player's article.--EchetusXe 10:37, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
- It is broad in its coverage.
- a (major aspects):
b (focused):
- Broad and thorough
- a (major aspects):
- It follows the neutral point of view policy.
- Fair representation without bias:
- NPOV
- Fair representation without bias:
- It is stable.
- No edit wars, etc.:
- 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):
- One image used with a suitable non-free use rationale
- a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):
- Overall:
- Pass/Fail:
On hold for seven days for issues above to be sorted out. Jezhotwells (talk) 10:07, 11 September 2011 (UTC)- Ok, all in order now. I am happy to list this as a Good Article. Congratulations! PS. I was there when Stoke beat Luton to win promotion and I can still remember his swerve and his goal. Jezhotwells (talk) 17:39, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
- Pass/Fail:
- I believe I have resolved your concerns. Let me know if you have any other suggestions. Cheers.--EchetusXe 11:02, 11 September 2011 (UTC)