Talk:RMS Magdalena (1948)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Arsenikk ^(talk) 05:40, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Comments

• I've done a copyedit. Some things of note (some of these aren't strictly GA criteria, others are part of the GA criteria, but all are part of the MOS):
  • Spell out abbreviations for first use, such as GRT.
    • GRT is the standard initialism for gross register tonnage. Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
  • Avoid the use of flags in infoboxes, per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (icons)#Avoid_flag_icons_in_infoboxes
    • It is standard practice in ship articles to include flagicons for ports of registry. The MOS does not reflect this, and the issue is under discussion via two RFCs at WT:MOSICON. Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
  • Countries and larger geographic areas (including continents) are not linked unless central for the article.
  • There is a bit over overlinking in the article, see WP:OVERLINK. Common everyday terms should not be linked, such as oranges, meters etc.
  • WP:DASH: when writing between two places, us an endash, not a hyphen.
    • When they put an endash on a standard keyboard, I'll use it. As my keyboard doesn't have an endash, I have to make do with hyphens. Visually, there is little difference between them. Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
      • On your keyboard hold down the alt key and on your right-hand number pad type in 0150 (endash) and release the alt key. For an emdash use 0151. Or there is {{endash}} and {{emdash}}. Brad (talk) 15:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
  • In short article and near the top of the article, don't repeat links from the lead.
  • Titles are not capitalized unless in front of a name (e.g. "the first officer said", but "First Officer Jones said")
  • Newspaper titles etc. are not to be written in all-caps, even if the original is, as this is a matter of typography.
• Ref 10 (Naufrágio Magdalena) had a dead link.
  • Ref #10 works for me - anyone else having problems with it? Mjroots (talk) 06:01, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
    • Ref #18 is showing as a dead link via the tool box links, but again, it is working for me. Mjroots (talk) 06:50, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
      • I'll take your word that it works for you. Perhaps it is blocked for certain IP addresses, or something. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:06, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
• Page numbers needed in 'Mitchell, W H, and Sawyer, L A'
  • Difficult, I had the book on loan from the library in 2008. It appears to be no longer listed as available for loan.
• The second paragraph of the history section is too long, please spit it up somehow.
  • Paragraph split at the point where the watch changed. Mjroots (talk) 06:07, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Placing article on hold. Arsenikk ^(talk) 05:40, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations with a good article. Arsenikk ^(talk) 10:06, 16 June 2011 (UTC)