Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/The Boat Race 2020/archive1

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The article was promoted by Ealdgyth via FACBot (talk) 14 June 2020 [1].

The Boat Race 2020[edit]

Nominator(s): The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 10:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The race that never happened. Historically notable as pretty much only war has prevented this event from taking place. The article follows several previous FAs so it shouldn't be too far from acceptable. As always, I will work tirelessly and diligently to resolve any issues brought up, and thank you in advance for your time and energy in reviewing it. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 10:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support by Lee Vilenski[edit]

Hi TRM. Just a few more comments from that I arrose at the GAN.

Could we have an opening sentence describing the event a little clearer? Perhaps "The Boat Race 2020 was a cancelled side-by-side rowing event." and then go into the details.
Rejigged. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 14:42, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Can we link The Boat Race 1984?
Where is this mentioned? The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 14:42, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, wrong year. 1845. in the lede Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:20, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thus linked. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 15:31, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom is a weird link to me, it was cancelled due to the pandemic in general, rather than just the national version.
No, I disagree, it was precisely due to the pandemic in the UK. Other countries still hosted sports events and are doing so (e.g. Bundesliga), so this is ok I think. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 14:42, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I find the buildup for the womens event to have quite large paragraphs that could be split.
Well they're split into Oxford/Cambridge so splitting them would end up with four short pargraphs and I'm not a fan of short paragraphs, they look clunky to me. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 14:45, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The Cancellation section could do with a bit of an expansion. There will be a little more; and I found the following on a quick search that I didn't see in the current refs. [2] [3] [4]
I added a bit more but there's really not much to say other than what had already been said. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 15:04, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
announced.[32][33][34][35] - Perhaps we could bundle these citations?
Done, first time ever in 16 years. Felt fresh. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 14:45, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thats it for a first pass Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:53, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Vilenski thanks, I've addressed and/or responded to your comments above. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 15:04, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Vilenski anything else? Cheers again. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 10:07, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Vilenski are you happy with the article now? Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 10:40, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@TRM, you link to the UK COVID page in the lead, but the umbrella page in the body, fyi. ——Serial^# 18:38, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed, thanks Serial Number 54129. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 19:26, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me :) Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:37, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comments Support by Hawkeye7[edit]

My first thought on seeing the title was "what 2020 boat race"? Sadly, my first thought was indeed correct. Hope that everything is okay in the UK now. (We haven't had a case of COVID-19 here in Canberra for nearly three weeks now, and things are returning to normal, but looks like I'll still be working from home from home until next semester.) Anyhow, this is a fine article, and I support its promotion to featured. Just to prove I read it though, I have a few minor quibbles, which you can feel free to ignore:

"He is assisted by Paddy Ryan and Katy Knowles" Suddenly shifted to the present tense here. Suggest staying in the past. ("was" instead of "is")
"Actin took a slight lead by the Black Buoy which they extended to be several lengths up on Myosin by Hammersmith Bridge." (comma after "Buoy" I think)
"By the town buoy, Cambridge held a quarter-length lead which they extended to three-quarters by Craven Cottage" (comma after "lead" or substitute "that" for "which")
"Hammersmith Bridg" Should this be "Bridge"?
"Brookes held a one-third length lead by the Town Buoy" ("one-third-length"?)
"A further blade clash before the Mile Post saw OBUBC take a half-length lead which they extended to two lengths" (comma after "lead" or substitute "that" for "which")
"a indoor rowing challenge to raise money for charity" ("an")

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:54, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hawkeye7 cheers, all comments addressed, much appreciated. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 07:33, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Image review[edit]

Only two images. Both Wikipedian-created, on Commons with appropriate licences. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 02:53, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bonus, thanks. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 07:33, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comments and support by Chidgk1[edit]

Consider amending the short description from "Cambridge vs Oxford rowing race, March 2020". Maybe "Cancelled Cambridge University vs Oxford University rowing race"

Cox could be linked to the more specific Coxswain (rowing) Chidgk1 (talk) 19:50, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Chidgk1 hi, thanks for those comments and your support. I've made the appropriate adjustments, I guess I have about 170 articles to update for the better "cox" link now!! Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 10:39, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Coord note[edit]

Source review? --Ealdgyth (talk) 14:56, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

They're all bang on. You can trust me... The Rambling Man (Stay indoors, stay safe!!!!) 15:41, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Source rev[edit]

~~Doing...~~ ——Serial^# 15:18, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No spot checks carried out, as a) the nom is an experienced FACker, and b) the usual over-reliance on a single source makes the source reviewers task like his eggs. Over easy :)
Quality and reliability: all good, no tabloids etc.
Sources listed chronologically.
Everything's fine, nice article, as we're used to. Cheers. ——Serial^# 16:03, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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