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Closed/promoted -- Ian Rose (talk) 14:07, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin[edit]

Nominator(s): Sp33dyphil "Ad astra"'


I am nominating this article for A-Class review because I think this is the best I can get it. All the important aspects of the Goblin had been neutrally presented, illustrated by freely-licensed images by the USAF. I hope, after this review, that the article can be nominated for FA. If you're wondering why the article's not as big as the other articles, I'd say it's because of the short flight test period, and because it is a prototype. Any comments will be appreciated. Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 03:03, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Comments. I've done some copyediting on this; these are my edits. I hope that helps, but we're past the 28 days with no comments, so this may need another round of review. I'll look again when it's at the end of the next cycle. - Dank (push to talk) 23:51, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the edits, Dank. Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 00:26, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]


  • Support
    • no dabs [1], external links check out [2], and the Citation error check tool reveals no errors (no action required);
    • The Earwig Tool reveals no issues with copyright violation or close paraphrasing [3] (no action required);
    • One of the images lacks alt text (not a requirement for ACR but you may consider adding it for consistency);
    • The lead is a little repetitive. For instance you use the phrase "parasite fighter" a few times. Perhaps replace the second instance of this phrase with "aircraft"?
    • Grammer here: "A second option was the technically-risky aerial refueling." Perhaps "A second option was the technically-risky process of aerial refueling."
    • Not sure about the use of the semi-colon here: "Although a number of aerospace companies studied the feasibility of such aircraft; McDonnell was the only..." A comma might be more appropriate IMO; and
    • You might consider wikilinking trapeze. Anotherclown (talk) 10:17, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      • Done. For the fourth point, I shortened it to "...equirement for a parasite fighter capable of being..". Thanks a lot for your comments :) Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 11:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - excellent work on the article. Before you go to FAC, you should try to find the exact online location of the images so you have something to point to when the image reviewers ask for direct evidence of their copyright status. The easiest way is to just do a google images search with the .mil domain specified (see here for the results). Parsecboy (talk) 19:32, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh thanks! Didn't realise there was such a function for Google Images. Sp33dyphil "Ad astra" 01:59, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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