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< Talk:Geoff Horsfield

GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
    In the Early career section, "Horsfield was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, the son and grandson of coal miners", can the names of his father and grandfather be included? Same section, "where a knee injury threatened his career", sounds very odd, might need to be re-written. In the Fulham section, this ---> "the player agreed to join First Division rivals Birmingham City", you need to be clear on who you are talking about.
    Have found no source of parents' names. Reworded knee injury bit. Clarified to "Fulham's First Division rivals".
    Check. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
    In the After football section, "On the 3rd of December 2008" ---> "On 3 December 2008", per here. Since his "personal life" section is small, you might want to combine the second sentence, of the section, with the first one, since its a related topic.
    Already done, and cited; you must have caught the article between someone adding today's good news and me tidying it up.
    Check. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
    B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
    C. It contains no original research:
    Is Soccerbase.com a reliable source?
    Yes, for Football League clubs and players since about 1996; see their FAQ page for who they are.
    Alright, just needed to know. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
    In the Early career section, this ---> "where he turned professional in July 1992", sounds like POV and might need to be re-written. In the Birmingham City section, "In the starting eleven for the final against his boyhood heroes Liverpool", POV.
    "Turned professional" just means he started to be paid for playing football as his main job. "Boyhood heroes" is a direct quote from Horsfield himself: see reference #26.
    Again, needed some clarification. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
    Is that the only image available for Geoff Horsfield?
    Nothing on Commons or freely-licensed on Flickr.
    Its fine, I was just wondering. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 18:44, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hope the changes made/answers given are satisfactory :-) cheers, Struway2 (talk) 19:22, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank to Struway for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 20:16, 3 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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