Talk:Workhouse/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jimfbleak (talk · contribs) 11:58, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

It may take a while, since I'm a bit busy in RL, but comments will eventually come

Ah, the good old days, we'll soon be back there! Nice article, just a few commentsJimfbleak - talk to me? 06:55, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

• You consistently refer to England or England and Wales. If there were no workhouses in Scotland and Ireland, which were part of the UK for most of the relevant period. that's worth mentioning. If there were, but you're not dealing with them, perhaps move article to "Workhouses in England and Wales"
  • Malleus has other matters to attend to so as a minor contributor I'll try and answer some of these questions. Scotland had poorhouses, and an entirely separate legal system. Ireland had workhouses, but on a much smaller scale than England and Wales.
• under a system known as the Speenhamland system— under the Speenhamland system
  • Done.
• sell their wives— well done, getting that in!
• chiefly of flocks— can we have a footnote, I don't know what flocks means in this context?
  • Flock is a fairly common term in the UK, as anyone buying bedding can tell you. I don't think it needs explaining here.
• dumpling, suet, rice pudding— do we need any links to help the yanks?
  • Done.
• 3s ½d a week— I've changed the fraction symbol, change back if you don't like this
• part 1— why is this bolded in ref 1
  • Part 1 of volume 29, that's how the template formats volumes. Parrot of Doom 11:47, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

• Apologies for being one of the clique (:
• The lead image has a strange description, sourcing from itself. I'm happy to take it on trust, but it will need a better description or replacing if this is intended for FAC (as it should be).
• Maybe a brief mention of Ireland, for comprehensiveness Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:24, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars etc.:

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

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions): — but see above

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail: