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GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Bersey Electric Cab/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Dumelow (talk · contribs) 13:03, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Mertbiol (talk · contribs) 18:03, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have read through this very interesting article. It's well written and generally very clear. I have some suggestions for improving the text (below). Mertbiol (talk) 18:03, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lead section

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  • Fourth sentence: I suggest starting a new paragraph with "They were initially popular..." If you do this, then I also suggest replacing "They" with "Bersey cabs".
Agreed and changed - Dumelow (talk) 10:21, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent link, changed - Dumelow (talk) 10:21, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Final sentence: I suggest replacing "electric cabs" with "electric taxis" to reduce repetition of "cabs".
Good point. I've noticed a distinction I should've made in that it was a hackney carriage (ie. black cab that can ply for trade) as opposed to a pre-booked private hire taxi so I've introduced some wording around this. Happy to amend as needed - Dumelow (talk) 10:21, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Design

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  • First paragraph, second sentence: "electric powered" requires a hyphen.
Done - Dumelow (talk) 11:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • First paragraph, second sentence: I suggest adding a comma between "motor" and "described".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 11:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • First paragraph, final sentence: I suggest changing "went through testing" to "were tested".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 11:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Second paragraph, second sentence: I suggest changing "was by means of" to "was activated by" to eliminate repetition of "by means of".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 11:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Third paragraph, fourth sentence: I suggest changing "cabs of improved model" to "cabs of an improved design".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 11:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done - Dumelow (talk) 11:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Third paragraph, final sentence: I suggest linking "suspension" to car suspension.
Done - Dumelow (talk) 11:41, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In service

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  • First paragraph, second sentence: I suggest adding a comma before "which".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Second paragraph, final sentence: Please replace the stray full stop after "radius" with a comma.
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Third paragraph, first sentence: I suggest changing "Passengers were charged the same rates as for" to "The same fares were charged as for" to reduce repetition of "Passengers”.
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Third paragraph, first sentence: Please change the hyphen to an endash.
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Third paragraph, second sentence: It might worth adding a link for livery (see comment for lead section).
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fourth paragraph, first sentence: Please link Lambeth.
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fourth paragraph, third sentence: Please add a comma after "range".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:30, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Accidents

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  • Second paragraph, final sentence: I suggest linking "driving chain" to chain drive.
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Second paragraph, final sentence: Please change "be" to "he".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fate

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  • First paragraph, third sentence: I suggest replacing "It" with "Worn tyres".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • First paragraph, final sentence: Are the sliding accumulators a consequence of increased vibrations as a result of tyre wear, or is this a separate problem that would occur even when a vehicle was new?
A separate issue. I have altered the wording a little to try to make this clear, but happy to take any suggestions - Dumelow (talk) 17:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Second paragraph, second sentence: I suggest changing "operation" to "vehicles", to eliminate repetition of "operation".
Done - Dumelow (talk) 17:34, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

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  • I have checked the following references, and have found no problems: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [7], [10].

Images

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  • All images are appropriately licensed.

Copyvio

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  • Earwig highlights no issues and I have detected no instances of plagiarism.

Placing the review on hold

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There are very few issues to fix – mostly just minor rephrasings, so I will put the review on hold. Mertbiol (talk) 18:03, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your thorough review Mertbiol, all of your suggestions are excellent and I think I have incorporated them all. Let me know if there's anything further - Dumelow (talk) 17:35, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Final verdict

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GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Congratulations and thanks to @Dumelow: for a very enjoyable and well-researched article, which I am delighted to promote to GA status. Mertbiol (talk) 20:24, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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Bersey Electric Cab
Bersey Electric Cab
  • Source: "George Smith, a 25-year-old taxi driver, was the first person to be charged with drink-driving. He was fined 20 shillings at Marlborough Street Police Court in London on 10 September 1897. Smith had been arrested by Police Constable Russell after crashing his electric cab into the front of 165 New Bond Street." from: "Who was the first person to be charged for drink-driving? -". National Motor Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2025.. There's a couple of other sources for the same in the article also.
Improved to Good Article status by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 917 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 11:33, 17 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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