Talk:Ben Gascoigne/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Xtzou (Talk) 18:57, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

This is a wonderful little article. I have only a few comments.

• Per WP:LEAD, the lead could use a touch more info.

• revised. hamiltonstone (talk) 05:59, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Early life

• "It would not however be for another decade, and in a different country, that they would marry." This is more of a "literary" sentence than an encyclopedic one. I understood what you meant after I read down farther. But it appears to be written more for effect than to convey information.

• changed.

• "Gascoigne's heart had been set on studying mathematics at Cambridge." - likewise, is this encyclopedic. Maybe, but seems more literary.

• rewrote and quoted to make clear it was his own turn of phrase (though i had originally paraphrased it for grammatical reasons). See what you htink.

War service 1940–1945

• "The Solar Observatory staff had some similar responsibilities to what Gascoigne had been doing in New Zealand:" - seems clumsy. Suggest: "some similar responsibilities to those he had in New Zealand"?

• agree. altered.

Mount Stromlo and the Anglo-Australian Telescope

• "Granted none months of telescope observing time" - nine?

• oops, yes!

Very nice! Xtzou (Talk) 18:57, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. Will revise the lead hopefully tomorrow. hamiltonstone (talk) 12:08, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

Xtzou, i've done what you suggested, but over the weekend i (unexpectedly) got several books that related to Gascoigne's work. I ended up significantly expanding the central section. Would you do me the favour of giving it a read through again? hamiltonstone (talk) 05:59, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Further comments

• " Gascoigne was made a member of the technical committee advising on its design and construction - changed to Gascoigne became a member, as in the next sentence he "was made" something.

• thanks, better.

• "He topped his physics classes through university" - is this an Australian term for He topped his physics classes at the university?

• It meant he was at the top of the class each year. It now reads "He came at the top of his physics classes throughout university,..." Is that any better?

• No, but I take it to mean that is an Australian expression, so ok. Xtzou (Talk) 22:27, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

• "Gascoigne said he had "set my heart" on studying mathematics at Cambridge." - sounds strange. Maybe better to reword it to something like " Although Gascoigne was determined to study mathematics at Cambridge, a different opportunity arose that was to shape his career significantly.

• OK, changed it to: "Although Gascoigne had been determined to study mathematics at Cambridge, a different opportunity arose that was to significantly shape his career."

Xtzou (Talk) 15:42, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks for looking over it again. hamiltonstone (talk) 22:24, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality: Clearly written; grammatically correct

   B. MoS compliance: Complies with basic MoS

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources: Reliable sources

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: Well referenced

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects: Sets the context

   B. Focused: Remains focused on the subject

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail: Pass!

Congratulations! Xtzou (Talk) 22:28, 10 May 2010 (UTC)