Talk:Leigh Court/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Worm That Turned (talk · contribs) 14:38, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
Some notes below
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
Some strong similarities to another site, can you please do a bit of rewording? Also a few other minor points, all below.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
No issue with coverage
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
No issue with neutrality
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Images all look good and are on Commons.
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
~~A few issues below, but generally a very well written article.~~ Happy to pass in updated state

Notes

A few rewording issues (based on https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1320671 - From "The south-east and north-west elevations are identical" to "stone and marble patterned floor." )

I've had a go at rewording these but there are a limited number of ways to express technical architectural terms.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You have acres converting into km2 at one point and into hectares at a different point. Is that intentional, due to the size difference?

Changed to hectares - no specific reason for the variation.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There are a few honorifics which need stripping from the article per WP:HONOR

I've taken of "The Reverend" but left in "Dr" as being relevant to the founding of a hospital and "Sir" as it differentiates Sir George Norton from his great-great-grandson, also George Norton.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"It was possible to visit the house..." when could you do this? can you still?

I've added "In the middle of the 19th century" but it is not exactly clear from the source when. It was somewhere between their purchase around 1820 and their sale (around 1880). Access to the house is now possible as wedding & conference venue but the "old masters" are long gone.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"The Miles family continued to occupy the house until 1917 when, in common with many such houses, it had become oversized for modern living;" do we have a source for this? It may be mentioned in one of the offline sources - but I'm just concerned about the possibility of OR.

It is from Cooke - I have added a ref.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Harold Burden's use for the house seems to be mentioned twice in consecutive lines.

I have reworded a couple of sentences to explain the first bit is about his purchase for a hospital & the second is a bit about his previous work/qualification for the role.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"was eventually restored to much of its former glory " - needs a bit of clarification, who by, when, what does it actually mean?

I has been since 2000 & I have removed some of the promotional guff I obviously missed before.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

REF5 has no page numbers - since the book is nearly 200 pages long, that's not great for a reference

I don't have a copy of this one, but have requested a library copy - will take a week or so to be delivered to my local branch.— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

REF14,REF18, REF27 and REF29 are dead links

Archiveurls added

REF19 gives me a warning of malware - is there a better source you could use?

This was the old URL for Glenside Museum but appears to have been hijacked. I have reused the Carpenter ref which covers the same info (in more detail).— Rod ^talk 18:58, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rod, sorry about the delay. It's a great article, shouldn't take much to get it over the line :) Worm^TT(talk) 14:43, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's looking like I won't be around for a bit (not that I've been around recently anyway!) and since the only thing outstanding is lack of page numbers on one source, I'm going to pass this. Rod, if you can make sure those page numbers are there when you get a chance, I'd appreciate it. Cheers. Worm^TT(talk) 11:39, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - will do. I've had the notice to say the book has arrived at the local library but I've not had a chance to pick it up yet.— Rod ^talk 18:52, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Page numbers now added.— Rod ^talk