Talk:USS Freedom (ID-3024)/GA1
GA on Hold[edit]
1. Well written?: Minor fail Pass
:Although the prose of the article is good, there are several MoS issues that need to be addressed. Of particular note:
There is quite a bit of inconsistency with the formatting of the dates in terms of wikilinking. Some are formatted as [[January 12]] [[1894], while others aren't wikilinked at all (All dates should be wikilinked at least once. If they occur a second time, they don't need to be wikilinked). MoS Guidelines suggest that the dates be formatted like this: [[January 12]][[1894]]. This will automatically insert a comma into the article prose (at least it has in my experience). As such, I think that the formatting of this needs to be changed.
Done
2. Factually accurate?: very Minor Fail. Pass
- Although in any other circumstances, I would pass this category immediately, there are one or two key sentences that I feel need a sufficient ref.
*"The steamer—carrying a cargo of lead and coal tar products reportedly worth $1,000,000—slipped past British cruiser Essex in a dense fog near Sable Island" needs a citation. 
Done
*"Freedom was assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force, and after overhaul at New York, sailed on a voyage to Saint-Nazaire, France, and embarked troops for return to the United States" Could use a citation (as well as some expansion on the details of the overhaul) I'm able to take these things in stride. Done
- One those two issues are done, we should be good on this category.
3. Broad in coverage?: Pass
- Although not entirely comprehensive, coverage is very broad; and as such, passes this category.
4. Neutral point of view?: Pass
5. Article stability? Pass
- No evidence of edit-warring occuring recently (or at all). No objections.
6. Images?: Pass
- Although very few images on the page, those that are used are appropriately tagged with copyright status. No objections here.
As such, I have placed the article On Hold. Changes should be made within a week, at which point my own assessment will come into play (fail, or extension on wait-period, depending entirely on how much progress has been made). If you want further clarification, don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Cheers! Cam (Chat) 00:40, 2 June 2008 (UTC)