Talk:Cross-country skiing (sport)/GA1

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Reviewer: MPJ-DK (talk · contribs) 21:34, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

I will be picking up the review of this one - both for the Wiki Cup and the GA cup as well. I will be making my review comments over the next couple of days.

Side note, I would love some input on a Featured List candidate (Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship) and a Featured Article candidate (CMLL World Heavyweight Championship). I am not asking for Quid pro Quo, but all help is appreciated.  MPJ-US  21:34, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

I am actually Danish by birth and know Norwegian well enough to actually read the norwegian language references, so that will help ensure the sources are appropriate for what they're supposed to source.

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I like to get this checked out first, I have found issues using this that has led to quick fails so it's important this passes muster.

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• WP:LEAD - too short, should be three-four paragraphs long.

Expanded. Note that WP:LEAD does not specify length, only that it be appropriate to the size of the article and not more than four paragraphs. User:HopsonRoad 02:09, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section#Length does indeed have a breakdown of length to lead size. Article this size should be 3-4 paragraphs. MPJ-US  04:18, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

And you hit that mark, excellent Y

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• I did not see any issues mainly other sites copying the wiki article Y

Disambiguation links

• No issues Y

External links

• The following references are listed as dead

• Wordloppet Anniversary Book—30 years of skiing around the world (Skating, Siitonen and Koch)

Found new, live link. User:HopsonRoad 01:49, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

• Going Downhill

Commented out ref: redundant. User:HopsonRoad 01:49, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

• Plan your training

Commented out link, left ref. Apparently no longer available, although I reviewed the article, when it was linked. User:HopsonRoad 01:49, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

• Intensity training (info) [crosscountryskier.com]

Commented out link, left ref. Apparently no longer available, although I reviewed the article, when it was linked. User:HopsonRoad 01:49, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Well Written

I fixed the following, with the exception of "blood booster" (see note below). User:HopsonRoad 22:32, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

• I believe "free-style" is actually Y"freestyle"
• "until then, when Mathias Zdarsky" Ydoes not need the comma
• "cross country-skiing" should of course be Y"cross-country skiing"
• "at least one of which is from" shoud probably be Y"at least one of which has to be on"
• "increased by adding kick" - it feels like it's Ymissing something either "a kick" or "kicking"?

Rewrote sentence for clarity. User:HopsonRoad 22:37, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

• Typo "terminiogy" should be Y"terminology"
• "snowplough" should be Y"snowplow"

Name of article is Snowplough turn—should probably be renamed in NA English. User:HopsonRoad 22:37, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

• "blood booster" should be N"blood-booster"

"Blood booster" is what shows in Google, when searching for "blood-booster." Also Merriam-Webster shows "blood booster." User:HopsonRoad 22:32, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Well who am I to argue with that ;-) MPJ-US  01:26, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Sources/verifiable

• Some sources use the format "2012-02-02" and others have "July 3, 2014" pick one consistent format please.

Done. User:HopsonRoad 02:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

• The rest I will check as I read through the article to check that it covers what is in the text when I can.

Broad in coverage

• Yes

Neutral

• Yes

Stable

• I believe so from reading over the the edit history.

Illustrated / Images

• File:Martin Matsbo.jpg - needs a US Public domain tag it looks like

Added tag, consistent with Swedish PD tag. User:HopsonRoad 02:27, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

• The rest looks good

• @HopsonRoad: - That's my complete review, it's really well written already so there is not a lot to point out, pretty close to GA at this point. I am putting the review on hold to allow updates to be made.  MPJ-US  01:48, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

• @HopsonRoad: - I believe it has all been addressed and nothing jumped out at me on my last read through. I am promoting this to GA, congratulations.  MPJ-US  23:25, 11 April 2016 (UTC)