Talk:USS Virginia (BB-13)

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The pre-WWI section states, "she put into Bradford, Rhode Island for coal on 9 August." This is not possible, because Bradford, RI is an inland village. Innapoy (talk) 04:34, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 13:23, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll get to this soon JAGUAR 13:23, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, 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):
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:

Initial comments

The lead summarises the article well, so no problems here
"Virginia then proceeded to Norfolk, where she coaled before continuing on to Tompkinsville, Staten Island" - I don't think it's linked to the correct Norfolk (I laughed when I read it)
- Whoops! Guess I should have checked the link ;)
"During this period, she had two brief stints as a flagship" - being a flagship (even briefly) seems notable, I think this should be mentioned in the lead?
- Added a line
"where she joined the 3rd Division, Battleship Force, Atlantic Fleet" - might read better as where she joined the 3rd Division, Battleship Force of the Atlantic Fleet?
- Seems fine to me.
"In September, Virginia returned to the Norfolk Navy Yard" - September of which year? It confused me as it's the opening of a new paragraph
- Added the year - sometimes it can get a bit lost. Thanks for your review! Parsecboy (talk) 20:28, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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On hold

Very minor points, I wasn't even sure whether or not to put this on hold! It should take minutes to address them, so once they're clarified this can become another GA. JAGUAR 16:22, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for addressing them! Looks good to go.

JAGUAR 11:54, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]