Talk:2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 09:28, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Comments

• "The Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election was a by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Sleaford and North Hykeham" sorry but this is a terrible start, and it may be what other such articles do but it'd be better as something like "The 2016 by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Sleaford and North Hykeham was held..." so we don't say stuff like "by-election was a by-election".  Done
• "The by-election was triggered " It was triggered.  Done
• " UK Independence Party" is piped to UKIP which redirects back to the UK Independence Party...  Done
• Large decrease in majority (votes) and small decrease in swing (%) should be in the lead as that's one of the principle metrics.  Done
• Is there any chance of one of those neat maps which has different views so we can see where this constituency is in terms of the UK as a whole? Most UK residents won't know where it is, let alone our international readership.  Done
• "all UK Parliament constituencies," overlinked.  Done
• " large majority of over 24,000 votes," probably don't need large and 24,000, saying the same thing twice.
  • I'd rather keep it, because whether a majority 24,000 is large or small depends on context (eg in a referendum in the whole UK it would be a very small majority)
• Why is Marianne Overton name-checked and none of the other 2015 losers?
  • Because she's the only person who ran in 2015 who also stood in the by-election. I'm happy to remove it if you think I should though.
    • That factoid is not noted at this point so I would either note it, or remove her name at this juncture. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:21, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
• Where is source for the two graphs of previous results?
  • Added
• " consult Parliament sufficiently" you link Parliament here but it was mentioned in the preceding section. Done
• "saying;"It has " space and remove ;. Done
• "Johnson defeated the two other.. " She defeated. Done
• " 2010 general election," overlinked. Done
• "Liberal Democrats " ditto. Done
• " Lincolnshire Independents" ditto. Done
• "standing were Peter Hill standing" repetitive. Done
• "North Kesteven" overlinked. Done
• "no description" do you specifically mean no party affiliation declared?
  • If I understand the sources correctly, candidates with no party affiliation can either stand as Independent, or with no description appearing on the ballot paper, and these candidates chose the latter
• You linked the Telegraph but not the Guardian in the prose.
  • Linked Guardian
• Article 50 is normally capitalised.
  • It's used in a quote, so I've changed it to [A]rticle 50
• "No label" was "No description" before. Done
• It's probably worth noting that turnout was around half that of the previous election. Done
• Spaced hyphens in the ref titles should be spaced en-dashes. Done
• Be consistent with linking, some works are linked sometimes. I'd either (a) always (b) never or (c) first-time link them. But be consistent.
  • Unlinked all

That's it for now, on hold. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 12:30, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your review! I believe I've addressed all your comments so far. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 17:29, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

N Oneemuss good work, thanks. I responded to the query over Overton's name-check, see what you think. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 08:21, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks; I've addressed the comment about Overton. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 09:03, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Great, happy with this, nice article, comprehensive, well written and interesting. Way beyond the basic GA criteria. Nice work. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 10:29, 21 April 2020 (UTC)