Talk:Battle of Gloucester (1775)/GA1
Latest comment: 13 years ago by Skinny87 in topic GA Review
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Reviewer: Skinny87 (talk) 19:36, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
- It is reasonably well written.
- a (prose):
b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 
- Wikilink skirmish?
- "The townspeople called out their militia, and drove the Falcon away, freeing the schooners and capturing British seamen." - This seems slightly misleading, as it was the crew of the prize that (probably) recaptured the schooner. Might I suggest a slight rewrite to make this clear?
- "The lieutenant was wounded in the action, and he and a few men managed to escape the action in a skiff around 4 pm" - Do we know the exact details of how the other men were captured, the ones not on the re-captured prize schooner? Did they drift to shore or did the militia come out for them?
- a (prose):
- It is factually accurate and verifiable.
- a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
- "Ten colonists impressed for naval service were freed by the American militia during the battle." - This doesn't seem to be mentioned in the article, only that some men were impressed by Linzee.
- a (references):
- It is broad in its coverage.
- a (major aspects): b (focused):
- a (major aspects):
- It follows the neutral point of view policy.
- Fair representation without bias:
- Fair representation without bias:
- It is stable.
- No edit wars, etc.:
- No edit wars, etc.:
- 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):
- a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):
- Overall:
- Pass/Fail:
- Pass/Fail:
Another nice little article. A few questions to answer, then it can be passed. Skinny87 (talk) 20:21, 24 September 2010 (UTC)