Talk:Invasion of the Cape Colony/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: West Virginian (talk · contribs) 21:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Done! Thanks so much,--Jackyd101 (talk) 21:09, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Jackyd101, I will engage in a thorough and comprehensive review of this article within the next 48 hours. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns in the meantime. Thanks! -- West Virginian (talk) 21:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

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

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Jackyd101, I've completed yet another thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive review and re-review and I find that this article easily meets the criteria for passage to Good Article status. Prior to its passage, I do have some comments and suggestions that should be addressed first. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 03:56, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, 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):

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:

Lede

• Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section, the lede of this article adequately defines the Invasion of the Cape Colony in 1795, establishes the invasion's necessary context, and explains why the invasion is otherwise notable.
• The info box for the invasion is beautifully formatted and its content is sourced within the prose of the text and by the references cited therein.
• The map of the Cape Peninsula showing the mountains and selected towns and suburbs is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 and is therefore suitable for inclusion in this article.
• The lede is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Background

• In the first paragraph, I'd remind the reader that Île de France is now known as Mauritius.
• Is the reference to San Salvador in the final paragraph talking about the capital of El Salvador or San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, or another San Salvador closer to Africa?
• This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Invasion

• The image of the map of the extent of Dutch Cape Colony in 1795 is released into the public domain and should therefore be released into the public domain.
• The Elphinstone's order of battle table can lose the Notes column, as it is empty, and I suggest either adding an inline citation for James, p.300 to each of the column headers, or linking the mention of James, p.300 using the harvnb template.
• This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Aftermath

• This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.
  • Jackyd101, thank you for addressing my comments and suggestions. Upon further review of your article, I find that it meets the criteria for Good Article passage, and it is hereby a privilege for me to pass it. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 19:05, 22 June 2015 (UTC)