Talk:Watchet/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 11:46, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

I'll take this soon. This is also my 300th GAN! JAGUAR  11:46, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Initial comments

• The lead is perfect and summarises the article
• The infobox image is a bit small, can it not be enlarged without affecting the infobox itself?
  • I've increased it to 240px (the default for this infobox) I think the aspect ratio of the original pic is producing this effect.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• " It was (re)built and fortified" - why is 're' in brackets?
  • Changed to "..built and fortified, on the site of an earlier settlement,.."— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• There are two very short paragraphs in the History section that needs to be merged. Firstly, "The parish of Watchet was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred", when was this? And this could definitely be merged into the paragraph above
  • Middle Ages (no records more specific) & merged.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• "Post-World War I, the Cardiff Scrap and Salvage company Ltd. took a lease" - After World War I
  • Changed.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• "Before World War II at a site between Watchet and Doniford a gunnery range was established for various army units to practice anti-aircraft gunnery" - doesn't read well, I think it could read better as Before World War II, a gunnery range was established for various army units to practice anti-aircraft gunnery at a site between Watchet and Doniford
  • Changed per your suggestion.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• "At the rear of the museum building is the old town lock up" - can the lock up be explained?
  • Wikilinked to Village lock-up and explained.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• If possible, I think the Geography could be expanded a bit seeing as this was once an important harbour town. Worthy mentions include the town's proximity to Wales and the River Severn. If nothing else can be found then it should be fine as it is, as it's not that important for the GA criteria.
  • I've not found anything else major - there is already a whole section on the harbour under history explaining its significance to the development of the town.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• The three short sentences at the end of the Religious sites section need to be merged to create a paragraph!
  • Merged.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)
• "In addition to the Church of St Decumen there is also a Methodist church in Watchet. It was built as a Wesleyan chapel in 1871.[52] The Baptist church was built in 1824" - is the Baptist church separate?
  • Yep - separate building.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

References

• Ref 48 is dead
  • Link rot fixed.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

On hold

I love this town but I haven't been here in years. This is a comprehensive and well written article, there are just a few organisational issues standing in the way of this becoming a GA. Once they're all clarified, this should be good to go JAGUAR  12:07, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

• Thanks for your comments. Yes a nice little town. Congratulations on this milestone of GA reviewing.— Rod ^talk 12:45, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

• Thanks for addressing them, Rod! This one should be good to go now. I studied the Rime of the Ancient Mariner in college and remember seeing the statue in one of the textbooks... JAGUAR  13:19, 31 August 2015 (UTC)