Talk:German destroyer Z39/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) 13:05, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

I'll be reviewing this article shortly (after I finish eating my breakfast). Ealdgyth - Talk 13:05, 29 April 2017 (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, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• Design:
  • "She had the Greek coat of arms on either side of her 15 centimetres (5.9 in) twin turret." - do we know why she had this?
    • The source doesn't say, but I'm willing to bet it has some similarity to how the Bavarian wing of the Wittelsbachs used a similar design. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:26, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
  • "She also had a FuMB 3 Bali and FuMO 81 Berlin-S on her masthead, and a FuMO 63 Hohentwei." I have not the slightest idea what these things were - and since they are redlinked, I can't easily figure out. Can we give some context here about what exactly these things were? I'm assuming they aren't guns, because they are on the masthead but...
    • Sorry for that, they are radars. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:26, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
• Service history:
  • "On March 25, Z39 finished repairs, while in Swinemünde, and" but the previous sentence says she sailed to Sassnitz .... but she's suddenly back at Swinemunde?
    • Source does not say it, but I believe she stopped in Sassnitz for fuel, and then sailed to Swinemunde. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:31, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
• General
  • Decide on a date format - you use both day month year and month day, year.
    • Fixed. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:31, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
• Sourcing:
  • I'm a bit concerned about using a 1999 memoir for operational details. Are these details not recorded elsewhere? We generally try to avoid primary sources, which is what a memoir is.
    • I have not found any sources that refractor it. I rarely use primary sources (largely because I tend to work with American ships which has DANFS, and ancient warfare, where little primary sources still exist), but I thought the source authoritative. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:26, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
• I googled three random sentences and found nothing except mirrors. Earwig's tool shows no sign of copyright violations.

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:07, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

• • @Ealdgyth: I believe I have fixed everything. I may be somewhat inactive, as I have been focusing on studying for Finals. I should have time on weekends, but won't have a lot during weeks. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:31, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
    • LOoks good. Passing this now. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:10, 4 May 2017 (UTC)