Talk:South China Sea raid/GA1

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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 01:25, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

I'll get to this shortly.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 01:25, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

• No DABs, external links OK
• Images appropriately licensed
• Link the aircraft in the infobox photo.
  • Done Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• shipping at Formosa and Luzon I'd say "on", not "at" myself, but is this an AussieEng thing?
  • "Shipping on" sounds a bit odd. Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• during the night on 9/10 January "of", not "on"
  • • Fixed
• Its aircraft carriers attacked Japanese shipping Might be worth clarifying that the aircraft from the carriers attacked rather than the ships themselves.
  • Good point, especially as the surface sweep didn't succeed. Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• Link South China Sea, Malaya, Borneo, the Netherlands East Indies, coast watchers, signal intelligence, oil tanker, freighter, sea lane, destroyer, Burma, Thailand, typhoon, cruiser, destroyer escorts, anti-submarine hunter-killer, light cruiser, landing craft, patrol boat, minesweeper, beached, combat air patrol, heavy cruiser, minelayer, floatplane
  • All done, except "coast watchers" for which we don't have a generic article Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• the commander of the United States Third Fleet comma after Fleet
  • Fixed Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• begin the attack but this "begin the attack, but it..."
  • I've deleted "this" Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• around Christmas 1944., typo
  • Done (it's probably easier for you to make these kind of small obvious fixes yourself :) ) Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• were to attack the Japanese fleet and attack shipping tighten this by removing the redundant "attack"
  • • Done Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• The plans for the South China Sea raid specified Already know the name and where it's going; delete South China Sea. And again: At the time of the South China Sea Raid the Third Fleet
  • Done Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• The Fleet's aircraft carriers Don't capitalize Fleet as its not a proper noun.
• Japanese airfields from where attacks from "which"
• During the morning of 9 January Nimitz released comma after January. And again: Before dawn on 12 January
  • Done Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• During the Third Fleet's operations Identified only two sentences previously. This is a persistent problem throughout, use some pronouns and synonyms to mix things up.
  • Done Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• Tell the reader that the Independence was a light carrier.
  • Done Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
• More later, down to Further strikes.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:43, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your comments so far Nick-D (talk) 06:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

@Sturmvogel 66: Please note that I'm going to be travelling for the next week, and probably won't be able to respond to any further comments here during this time. Nick-D (talk) 22:48, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

@Sturmvogel 66: I've now returned Nick-D (talk) 00:09, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

• Also on 13 January, Fleet Admiral Ernest King Since the date was mentioned in the previous sentence, I'd suggest that it be replaced with something like "That same day".
  • Done Nick-D (talk) 07:19, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
• While a large number of Japanese aircraft were detected on radar, and 15 which were evacuating Imperial Japanese Army Air Force personnel from Luzon were shot down, no attack was made against the American force. awkward, rephrase
  • Done Nick-D (talk) 07:19, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
• reconnoitring I think this is misspelled, but it's not really AmEng.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:15, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
  • Good point: the Merriam-Webster dictionary uses 'reconnoitering', and the article does now. Nick-D (talk) 07:19, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

@Nick-D: Where are we with this?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:29, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

• @Sturmvogel 66: My jet lag addled brain seems to have missed your extra comments! I've now actioned them - thanks again. Nick-D (talk) 07:19, 6 March 2017 (UTC)