Talk:Malcolm Todd

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Review: October 29, 2020. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from Malcolm Todd appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 November 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Malcolm Todd uncovered a previously unrecognised Roman occupation at the Iron Age hillfort in Hembury?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Malcolm Todd.

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GA Review

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

Reviewer: The Most Comfortable Chair (talk · contribs) 07:20, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I will complete the review in a day or two. Thank you. — The Most Comfortable Chair 07:20, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

"Influences E. A. Thompson" — From the infobox should be covered in the prose.

Sections

Optional — Right now, there are three separate sections depicting his career: "Early career", "Career at the University of Exeter", and "Career at Trevelyan College". — They could be written under one "Career" section with the existing sections as sub-sections, and with years in brackets. See William B. Jordan for instance.

Early career

"Since 1965" — It is a bit redundant since that part is mentioned in brackets anyway.
"Lecturer (1965-1974), Senior Lecturer (1974-1977) and Reader (1977-1979)" → "Lecturer (1965–1974), Senior Lecturer (1974–1977) and Reader (1977–1979)" — Dashes.

Career at the University of Exeter

"At Hembury, Todd uncovered a previously unrecognized Roman occupation of the Iron Age hillfort. At Bury Barton he identified two Roman sites, including a fort. Todd also researched Roman mining of lead in the Mendips. At Charterhouse-on-Mendip, he found evidence of Roman galena ore extraction." — Nothing wrong with them per se, but it gets a little repetitive since every three out of four sentence begin with an "At" and are structured similarly. Perhaps rephrase the two of them in a different manner so that it doesn't read monotonously.
"Todd was Editor of Britannia for five years" — Could the years be mentioned in here? It would be more informative.
"where Todd conducted pioneering archaeological excavations." — Why it is considered to be "pioneering" is not explicitly clarified in the prose. Maybe a line in the prose might help?

Retirement, death and legacy

"As he result he took an early retirement" — Perhaps it is → "As a result he took an early retirement" or "He took an early retirement"?
"After his retirment, returned to Exeter, where he continued to own a house." → "After his retirement he returned to Exeter, where he continued to own a house."
"and was survived by his wife and two children." — This phrasing should be avoided per WP:SURVIVEDBY.
"works such as Encyclopædia Britannica, Cambridge Ancient History and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography." → "works such as the Encyclopædia Britannica, Cambridge Ancient History and Oxford Dictionary of National Biography." or "works such as the Encyclopædia Britannica, the Cambridge Ancient History and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography."
"His bibliography includes three books about the Germanic peoples, on whom he was a well known authority." — Direct phrasing with "well known" should be avoided per WP:PEACOCK. Consider → "His bibliography includes three books about the Germanic peoples, on whom he was considered to be a leading expert."

Final

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):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
It is a compact and well-written biography that covers every aspect adequately. It meets the criteria. Thank you for all your hard work. — The Most Comfortable Chair 07:31, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great! Thank you for this helpful review. The article has been significantly improved as a result. Krakkos (talk) 09:35, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:39, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Article history

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... that Malcolm Todd uncovered a previously unrecognized Roman occupation at the Iron Age hillfort in Hembury? Source: "Professor Malcolm Todd". The Times. 18 July 2013. p. 48. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ALT1:... that Malcolm Todd found evidence of Roman galena ore extraction at Charterhouse-on-Mendip? Source: "Professor Malcolm Todd". The Times. 18 July 2013. p. 48. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ALT2:... that Malcolm Todd wrote three books about the Germanic peoples? Source: "Professor Malcolm Todd". The Times. 18 July 2013. p. 48. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/In Creases

Improved to Good Article status by Krakkos (talk). Self-nominated at 09:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

epicgenius (talk) 01:30, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]