Talk:Action of 5 May 1794/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Canadian Paul 01:56, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Back again; I will be reviewing this article in the near future, most likely tomorrow. Canadian Paul 01:56, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Here it is:

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Very nice once again, just a few little comments:

1. Not a GA requirement of course, but is there any map that could be used to illustrate the article?
2. Under "Background", second paragraph - "Princess Royal was a well-armed ship, carrying 26 12-pounder cannon and a number of smaller calibre guns on the maindeck, and the ship was rapidly taken over by the French Navy as a 34-gun frigate named Duguay Trouin, and attached to the Île de France squadron of the frigates Prudente and Cybèle and the brig Vulcain under Captain Jean-Marie Renaud." - This is a very long sentence and becomes difficult to read; could it be split into two for readability? I had to stop and re-read it two or three times, and even then it was tough.
3. Same section, third paragraph - "Orpheus alone sent away three officers and twenty men in prizes." - I don't know if there's anything that you can do about it, but this sentence might not be understood by the average reader.

To allow for these changes to be made I am placing the article on hold for a period of up to a week. I'm always open to discussion on any of the items, so if you think I'm wrong on something leave your thoughts here and we'll discuss. I'll be checking this page at least daily, unless something comes up, so you can be sure I'll notice any comments left here. You probably knew that already though. Canadian Paul 00:58, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

I think I've addresses both issues, let me know what you think. Thanks for the review. Regards.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:36, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Perfect, exactly what I was looking for! Therefore, I am passing this as a Good Article. Congratulations, and thank you for all your hard work! Canadian Paul 15:39, 14 April 2010 (UTC)