Talk:Leslie Douglas Jackson/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Anotherclown (talk) 21:36, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Progression

Version of the article when originally reviewed: [1]
Version of the article when review was closed: [2]

Technical review

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Criteria

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
- The use of 'wing leader' in this sentence seems a little odd to me: "By 1944, Jackson was wing leader of No. 78 (Fighter ) Wing in Western New Guinea, gaining promotion..." Maybe it could be reworded to "By 1944, Jackson was in command of No. 78 (Fighter ) Wing in Western New Guinea, gaining promotion..." or something along those lines;
  - Yes it does seems a bit of a strange term to the unititiated I think; "Wing Leader" appears to be a kind of exec officer, or operations leader, rather than the commanding officer of the wing -- if I ever find a clear and unambiguous definition of it I might even create a little article or Wictionary entry for it... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Interesting... no worries then. Anotherclown (talk) 23:11, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- "that saw two of his fellows shot down." Maybe reword to "fellow pilots shot down." ;
  - That's fine, wilco. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- You might consider linking these two short paragraphs into one: "On 28 April, John Jackson was shot down and killed while leading the interception of a Japanese raid. Les took over command of No. 75 Squadron the next day." (both a bit stubby otherwise IMO);
  - Okay, would a semi-colon in place of the full stop suffice? I felt the effect was better having a bit of punch to it... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Yes that looks fine to me. Anotherclown (talk) 23:11, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note sure about "he was appointed Wing Leader" (again the position "Wing Leader" seems incorrect to me but I'm not an expert on the RAAF - if thats what the sources say then no dramas); and
  - See above ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Seen. Anotherclown (talk) 23:11, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Are you able to add the OCLC for the Odgers reference (all the others either have an ISBN or OCLC)?
  - Heh, thought I'd got them all, wilco. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
a (fair representation): b (all significant views):

It is stable.
No edit wars etc.:

It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
a (tagged and captioned): b (Is illustrated with appropriate images): c (non-free images have fair use rationales): d public domain pictures appropriately demonstrate why they are public domain':

Overall:
a Pass/Fail:
- IMO this article easily meets the GA criteria and there a just a couple of minor prose issues above that need to be addressed before I finalise the review. Please have a look at my suggestions and let me know how you go. Cheers. Anotherclown (talk) 22:14, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Many thanks as usual for taking the time to review, mate. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 22:32, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - Thanks for the quick response, all issues taken care of. Happy to pass for GA. Well done again Ian. Anotherclown (talk) 23:11, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]