# Talk:John Boyden

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Nominator: Dumelow (talk · contribs) 18:19, 28 October 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Tim riley (talk · contribs) 12:25, 29 October 2025 (UTC)


### Starting revew
Comments to follow after I have completed a close read-through. Tim riley talk 12:25, 29 October 2025 (UTC)


#### Comments
"and re-founded the New Queen's Hall Orchestra" – did he? Had there been a previous " New Queen's Hall Orchestra"?
Removed "re-" - Dumelow (talk)
I am concerned about your calling Boyden "first managing director of the London Symphony Orchestra" – he may have been the first with that specific title but his role was the same as that of predecessors such as Harold Lawrence, and think the description as it stands is likely to mislead the reader.
I was following the source, but have removed "first" in both instances it was used - Dumelow (talk) 19:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
Private Eye:
I think you should explain Boyden's pen-name: Private Eye had a long-standing fictitious contributor – an old-fashioned Fleet Street hack – called "Lunchtime O'Booze"
Thanks, have expanded on this - Dumelow (talk) 19:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
It seems to me unacceptable to suppress the fact that Lunchtime O'Boulez's contributions were untrue, defamatory and cost the magazine a lot of money in damages.
Do you have any sources I could use.  I searched "Lunchtime O'Boulez" with "libel" (And just "O'Boulez" and "libel") and found no results - Dumelow (talk) 19:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
See the LSO article, where I cited James, Brian. "The orchestra that opened up", The Times, 28 February 1987, p. 37
Thanks, found it through WP:TWL and added a couple of sentences - Dumelow (talk) 19:32, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
"The original orchestra had been active at Queen's Hall" – any reason for denying the Queen's Hall its customary definite article?
Added "the" - Dumelow (talk) 19:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
"Another piece was Schubert's "Trout Quintet" performed by the NQHO" – I think you need to explain how a symphony orchestra could play a piano quintet.
Good point.  I perhaps over-paraphrased the source here ("A third item, Schubert's Piano Quintet The Trout, was recorded by musicians associated with the ensemble Boyden founded, or re-founded, in 1992, the New Queen's Hall Orchestra").  I have changed our article to read "performed by musicians associated with NQHO" - Dumelow (talk) 19:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)
Over to you. Tim riley talk 14:15, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for picking this up so speedily.  I have responded above - Dumelow (talk) 19:07, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

I don't think I've ever taken part in a GAN that moved so swiftly. All OK now, I think, so:


### Overall summary
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists: 

Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources: 
Well referenced.
B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: 
Well referenced.
C. No original research: 

Is it broad in its coverage?
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Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias: 

Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc: 

Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales: 
Well illustrated.
B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions: 
Well illustrated.
Overall:
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