Talk:Nelson (cat)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Voorts (talk · contribs) 13:07, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Forthcoming. voorts (talk/contributions) 13:07, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Completed. voorts (talk/contributions) 13:46, 15 July 2023 (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):

   Looks good after copy edit.

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

   Meets relevant criteria.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   Some of the references are a bit redundant (i.e., they are agency reports published across multiple publications).

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

   Verified all of the sources.

   c. (OR):

   Checked for synth from the sources.

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

   Used Earwig's tool and checked against sources cited.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   There's nothing about what happened after his term ended. The lede says he was the mouser from May 1940 – May 1944, the infobox says May 1940 – ?, and there's nothing in the body indicating when his term ended, what he did after, or his death.

   @voorts I couldn't find anything on those aspects, I'm afraid. Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office gives his term at "1940s", which isn't good enough; I used the first and last known active dates I had sources for for the "floruit" range in the lead, and as I don't know when his term ended or when he died, I simply put a question mark because the paper trail runs cold. If you'd like, I can add a sentence to the end of the article: "The dates of the end of his term and of his death are not known". Tim O'Doherty (talk) 16:09, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

   I'm looking through the archives to see if I can find anything. In the meantime, I found this (which might make for a good DYK): Even at the darkest moment in May 1940, when the Germans were seemingly about to invade Britain, Churchill punctuated his morning's dictating of urgent memos by gazing affectionately at Nelson, his cat, beside him on the eiderdown, and saying: 'Cat, darling.' [1] voorts (talk/contributions) 16:26, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

   There's also this: To digress, Churchill much admired Nelson and even named his favorite cat, Lord Nelson, and often admonished his furry friend in the dark hours of the battle of Britain, "Nelson, you must be brave and resolute, like your namesake, for the good of England." [2] voorts (talk/contributions) 16:34, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

   Lots here too, but I'm not sure how reliable this source is; might be better to find the book mentioned in the article and cite it. voorts (talk/contributions) 16:36, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

   I've finished my search and found nothing. Please add a sentence about how his whereabouts after No. 10 are unknown. I also found this article, which notes that a historian was unable to find a photograph of Nelson for an exhibit at the Imperial War Museum. voorts (talk/contributions) 16:41, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

   @voorts - Done. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 16:46, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

   ✓ Pass The other suggestions aren't necessary for GA, but they might be good additions to the article. voorts (talk/contributions) 16:48, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

   b. (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

   Checked article history and talk page.

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

   Fair use rationales look good.

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Image is of the cat.

7. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.