Talk:Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race/GA1

GA Review

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Starting review, checking against quick fail criteria. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:17, 11 April 2009 (UTC) ✓ Pass no problems with quick fail criteria. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:23, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

Checking against GA criteria

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose):

   • Lead: If the cycling course is " 102.6 km (63.8 mi) in its entirety", how was the "distance of the women's race was 126.4 km (78.5 mi)"? This needs clarification. "She was to take part in this event and .... " "She was to have taken part ... " would be better. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:32, 11 April 2009 (UTC) ✓ Pass
   • Qualification: "and maximally two athletes for the countries", suggest "and a maximum of..." Jezhotwells (talk) 18:42, 11 April 2009 (UTC) ✓ Pass
   • Preview, sub-section Conditions: "Besides, the thunderstorms, resulting in persistently heavy rain and strong winds, made preparations in tropical conditions useless." bad grammar - suggest something like "Thunderstorms bringing persistent heavy rain and strong winds made preparations for tropical conditions redundant." Sub-section Pre-race favourites. A lot of usage of the word "considered" Please try some variants. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:51, 11 April 2009 (UTC) ✓ Pass
   • Course: "During the race, landmarks as the Temple of Heaven, the Great Hall of the People, Tiananmen Square, the Yonghe Temple, and sections of the Great Wall of China, which were passed through as the course journeyed from urban Beijing into the countryside." Bad grammar, please re-write. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:55, 11 April 2009 (UTC) ✓ Pass
   • Race: ✓ Pass Fine Jezhotwells (talk) 18:59, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
   • Doping incident: ✓ Pass Fine Jezhotwells (talk) 19:00, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
   • Final classification: ✓ Pass Fine Jezhotwells (talk) 19:02, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
   • Did not finish: ✓ Pass Fine Jezhotwells (talk) 19:03, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

   b (MoS):

   • The article conforms to WP:MOS Jezhotwells (talk) 19:08, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references):

   • All statements are referenced. I fixed #29 as it was a redirect. #11 is a dead link, you may find it at the Internet Archive. #29 is a bit problematic as it actually refers to the men's race. Could you provide a link explaining in general the role of "domestiques"? Jezhotwells (talk) 19:31, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

   • OK fixed now. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:39, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

   b (citations to reliable sources):

   • All citations are to WP:RS with the exception of broken link #11. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:32, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

   c (OR):

   • I find no evidence of WP:OR Jezhotwells (talk) 19:33, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

3. It is broad in its scope.

   a (major aspects):

   • The article covers all major aspects of the race. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:35, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

   b (focused):

   • The article remains focussed on its subject. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:35, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   • The article adheres to WP:NPOV Jezhotwells (talk) 19:37, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars etc.:

   • The article is stable, no edit wars, constructive discussion on the talk page. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:37, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):

   • All images corrcetly tagged and licensed. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:42, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

   b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   • Images are used appropriately with suitable captions. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:42, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   • Some points made above in the prose style section, also some referencing tweaks. I shall place the article on hold giving editors a chance to address these issues. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:42, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

   • OK, the recent edits have addressed my concerns - happy to pass GA, good luck with going for FA. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:39, 12 April 2009 (UTC)