Talk:Kevin Nolan/GA1

Latest comment: 14 years ago by BigDom in topic GA Review

GA Review

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Reviewer: BigDom 07:36, 10 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Lead
  • "sixteen" --> "16" and "eighteenth" --> "18th" (MOS:NUM)
    •   Done. Frankly, MOSNUM seems a little confused to me now: "numbers greater than nine are commonly rendered in numerals, or in words if they are expressed in one or two words" ...um what? Does that mean that they should be, or they can be? – Toon 12:51, 10 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
  • "Preston" --> "Preston North End" and link it
  • "were widely praised, however, as" --> "were widely praised as" – no need to say however because it doesn't say earlier that his performances were criticised the previous season
    •   Done - it was referring to the fans' criticism mentioned earlier, but that was all the way at the start of the para, so I see your point.– Toon 12:51, 10 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
Early years
Career
  • More numbers written as words that need to be written as numbers e.g. "sixteen" and "twelve". All double-figure or higher numbers need to be written as figures.
  • "He was asked to come to a" --> "Nolan was invited to a" – new paragraphs should use the subject's name on first mention, and "invited" is more concise than "asked to come"
  • "In his first season in the Premiership (2001–02)" --> "In the 2001–02 season, his first in the Premiership"
  • "part of the team that was defeated 2–1 by Middlesbrough" – I think you need to mention that this was the Final of the competition
  • "UEFA cup" --> "UEFA Cup"
  • Reference 20 needs to be after the comma
  • "Nolan would be one of" --> "Nolan was one of"
General points
  • The dates throughout the body of the article are in a British format, but the DOB in the infobox isn't
  • Since both sections are very short, I suggest merging the Early years and Personal life sections into one section called Biography or something similar
  • Is there a source for the full name in the infobox? If so, add it and change "Kevin Nolan" to "Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan" in the lead. Otherwise, we can't keep unsourced information in a BLP article
    •   Done I looked for a source for his name a few days ago with no luck. I removed it from the lead but missed the infobox, apparently. – Toon 12:51, 10 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
  • Reference 32 is just a bare URL and needs formatting properly

That's my lot. I'll put the article on hold for a week so that you can deal with the issues above. Cheers, BigDom 07:36, 10 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for taking the time to review it, Dom. I think I've taken care of all your concerns. – Toon 12:51, 10 April 2010 (UTC)Reply
All comments have been addressed and the article now meets the GA criteria so I pass this with congratulations. BigDom 08:36, 11 April 2010 (UTC)Reply