Talk:Norman Cob/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jimfbleak (talk · contribs) 08:42, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I thought I ought to review a horse article in view of the horsemeat in burgers furore here. OK, first read through

• Several duplicated links in main text (excluding lead), esp. thoroughbred, but there are others

• OK, I think I took care of all of these. - DB

• Article name should not usually appear in captions

• Sometimes, that's an IAR situation, for example, to say "a mare" in the one photo caption would be ambiguous, the point is that it is of that breed, just for example--MontanaBW

• First, there's no rule (that I've ever seen) that says this. Second, I've removed a few of the usages in captions (including the mare one, because it's obvious we're talking about a Norman Cob). I left one, because the previous two images had been of other related breeds/types, so I wanted to make sure it was obvious that we were back to the title subject. - DB

• Be consistent with giving publisher locations, all or none

• Done. - DB

• Cob normand — of the four possible combinations of capitals and lc, this seems the least likely, please assure me it's correct, voir aussi cette.

• I capitalized "Normand" -- I think it's a typo, but Dana can revert me if I'm wrong. --Montanabw

• Yup, "Normand" should be capitalized. My mistake. - DB

• half-Thoroughbred — looks odd, I assume it's correct capitalisation?

• Yes, because in this context the Thoroughbred is a breed, hence a proper noun. But I replaced it with "Thoroughbred cross" as that seems to vflow a bit better (Dana, if that's messing with the nuance, revert me!) --Montanabw

• The capitalization was correct (as MTBW says, it's a proper noun, as it's a specific breed name), but TB cross works too, and is probably less eye-jarring. - DB

• bidets — I'm not sure that I want to know the answer, but why so called?

• LOL! Good question, actually. "bidet" is also the French word for pony or small horse, a use that predates the invention of the plumbing fixture, and actually that name came from, well, you can figure that part out... =:-O --Montanabw

• "breed" — I appreciate it's hard to avoid, but the second para in particular seems to overuse this word

• I think I've addressed this. - DB

• crossed their horses on — I'd say "with", is this standard horse-talk?

• Both are used and both are correct. But I'll defer to Dana for any fixes --Montanabw

• As MTBW says, either is correct, but I changed to your suggested wording, as it's probably more common in the non-horse world. - DB

• more well known — better known?

• Fixed. --MontanaBW

• imported from Britain — "from England" is possibly more accurate, but I'll leave that with you

• I suppose the question is if we are talking geography or politics? --Montanabw

• I changed it to "from England", as this is where the Norfolk Trotter was generally bred. - DB

I may add to this after a second read, Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:42, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Jim, I sometimes help out Dana boomer with articles she's taking to GA and have made a couple comments that I hope explain matters a bit. I'll leave the major edits to her, as she has quicker access to the source material. But thanks for being the reviewer and we're glad you are here! Montanabw^(talk) 00:36, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks from me as well! I think between Montanabw and I, we've addressed all of the comments above. Please let us know of any further issues you find. Thanks again, Dana boomer (talk) 00:58, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Purely as a style thing, I'd be inclined to right-align the last image too, but that's not a matter for GAN. I've been through again, no further issues, so let's do the deed Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:49, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Thank you, Jim! Montanabw^(talk) 19:21, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Anglo-Norman

This link does not direct to the horse breed. Kortoso (talk) 18:34, 10 June 2013 (UTC) Fixed. Oh, and you're welcome! :) Kortoso (talk) 18:38, 10 June 2013 (UTC)