Talk:Deckham/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ankit Maity (talk · contribs) 16:21, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   • Wikilinks should only be made if they are relevant to the context. Common words do not need wikilinking.
   • Grammatical errors such as "council council ward" found. If in any case you mean it, change it to something else.

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):

   • An image caption should only end with a full-stop if it forms a complete sentence.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• The article has been proof read again by myself and another editor and I think that the small errors highlighted have been eliminated. A number of blue-links have also been removed. Meetthefeebles (talk) 17:38, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Captions not fixed. Wikilinks not fixed.--Ankit Maity^Talk_Contribs 16:10, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Which ones, specifically? Meetthefeebles (talk) 22:45, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

The reviewer is going to have to give explicit examples as I cannot see what to correct from such a sweeping statement.J3Mrs (talk) 14:20, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Okay, some of 'em here.

Captions not fixed.

• "1895 Ordnance Survey Map of the early Deckham settlement (marked in red)." and "Deckhall Hall and the two public houses are clearly evidenced."
• "The shopping area on Old Durham Road is the economic hub of the area."

I've amended the first caption so that it is now a continuous sentence but the second one is already a complete sentence, not a fragment, and therefore requires a full stop per WP:MOS Meetthefeebles (talk) 16:41, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Wikilinks not fixed.

• "Post Office"
• "Tinkers

--Ankit Maity^Talk_Contribs 16:16, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

• I've removed the post office link but can't understand why tinkers should be undone; it is a colloquial word used predominantly by Scots and people from the North of England only. The blue link here assists readers from outside those areas Meetthefeebles (talk) 16:41, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, it was a mistake. --Ankit Maity^Talk_Contribs 16:42, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

No problem. Is there anything else you suggest is outstanding? Meetthefeebles (talk) 16:46, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Fix "View from the southern end of Old Durham Road. The steep slope north towards central Gateshead is apparent and the cityscape of Newcastle–upon–Tyne is clearly visible."

Eliminate wikilinks of open space, latitude, longitude and MP (and anymore you find).--Ankit Maity^Talk_Contribs 08:31, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I've done as suggested with the exception of open space. This is a borderline technical term which some readers may not understand fully (open space can mean green fields, parks, derelict land etc depending on the context) and I think the blue link assists. I've also removed a few more examples of possible over-linking. Meetthefeebles (talk) 09:04, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

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