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Latest comment: 13 years ago by Deryck Chan in topic GA Review

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Reviewer: Deryck C. 23:10, 29 April 2011 (UTC)Reply

I saw the title on WP:GAN and thought, hmmm, interesting article. I ended up reading all of it, and so I might as well review it.

Not found in cited source, please provide additional citation (or prove me wrong)
  • Operation Hornbill, was one of the most secretive ever undertaken by Dorset Police
  • a bomb disposal team from the British Army was despatched to the scene
  • the Army's bomb disposal team was stationed in Bournemouth—something that only usually happens when political party conferences are held in the town—and placed on stand-by
    • These three are all in the first source—the ITV documetary transcript
  • was a 51-year-old widower
    • Age is in the BBC article "Tesco blackmail 'bomber' jailed"; widower cited (the source doesn't use the word, but says His wife Erika died at the family home in November 1992...

A few more citations and we are there!

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose):   b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):  
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references):   b (citations to reliable sources):   c (OR):  
    (I don't think it's really possible for any original research to exist on this kind of articles.)
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects):   b (focused):  
    Having finished reading the story on this article doesn't leave me wanting, so that's a pass.
  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):  
    I can believe that there are no free images relevant to this article, so (6) is irrelevant.
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:  

Possible future improvements beyond GA

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  1. This article currently relies heavily on 3 web sources. This reliance may hinder further progress and promotion of this article.
    Indeed, but the sources cited are about the only decent ones on the subject, though I will dig to see if I can find more. Offline sources are alongshot, though.
  2. To meet further standards, inline citations for the lead section may be necessary.
    I always write my lead after I write the body so that it's a summary of the body. Since all the information is in the body, it shouldn't require citations.
  3. If available, more details about the cryptic Mensa-style messages may be useful. --Deryck C. 23:10, 29 April 2011 (UTC)Reply
    That would be interesting to know now you mention it, I'll see if I can find anything. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:01, 1 May 2011 (UTC)Reply
  • I wasn't sure what to call it, and I'm more used to writing biogrpahies, so I struggled a little with what to call the section headers. It all seems to have worked out, but I was just wondering if you would do things any differently. Other than that, I think I've got all your concerns and even managed to find a couple of images. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:41, 1 May 2011 (UTC)Reply
  • The article name is fine as there isn't another article about a different Tesco bomb scare on Wikipedia. I've done a bit of spellcheck on the non-free image. The article is now promoted to GA status. --Deryck C. 16:14, 2 May 2011 (UTC)Reply
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