Talk:Robert Keable/GA1

GA Review

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Undertaking review

I am (finally) undertaking this review. The article is startlingly well-written, stable, neutral. The images are in order, though the worth of the war memorial image is a bit of a stretch, given it is not (as far as we know) for the actual regiment with which Keable served. The article needs little done to it. Specific points:

• The lead needs to be longer: two to three paras, perhaps one on his life, one on his literature (including its critical reception) and one on his religious writings and religious views; or something like that.

Done, as you suggested. Gonzonoir (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• "but the pair were sexually incompatible and had no children." A slightly strange, almost archaic turn of phrase. Is this a quote of a source? What exactle does one mean by "sexually incompatible"?

It's a term from the Cecil book, which I've now restructured and cited. Regrettably I don't own my own copy of the Cecil, and can't remember what primary source he was citing for the claim; next time I can make it to the UL I'll grab a copy and find out. My source of it is now referenced. Gonzonoir (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• There is no citation at the end of the para which begins "Then, in 1924, Buck fell pregnant."

Done. Gonzonoir (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• This sentence would benefit from a reference: "Instead, helped by James Norman Hall to overcome his failing eyesight, Keable devoted his attention to The Great Galilean, a non-fictional account of the historical Jesus and his relationship to the Jesus of religious tradition."

Done. Gonzonoir (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• You may wish to include a wikilink to Historical Jesus at an appropriate point.

Done, in lead and body. Gonzonoir (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

• "...a 1922 volume, Nonsenseorship," - is this a typo?

No, it's what passed for wordplay in the Twenties; I've added a sic to lampshade it :) Gonzonoir (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Excellent article. i recommend a peer review and then nomination as a Featured Article Candidate. hamiltonstone (talk) 02:11, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Hamiltonstone. I agree the picture's a shade tenuous. To replace it I can easily get a picture of Westcott House, but it would be nice to be a bit less Eurocentric (and Cantab-centric!). I've found one picture of Keable himself online, but it'd never meet free use; I'm pursuing one line of enquiry to request permissions but I'm not desperately optimistic. Gonzonoir (talk) 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Just a note that I'll get onto the changes this evening UTC time. Gonzonoir (talk) 09:52, 18 August 2009 (UTC)