# Talk:The Boat Race 1862

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Reviewer: 3family6 (talk · contribs) 20:56, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors: 
I did not see any copyvios in the online articles, or in the one book cited to which I have online access. The other books I'm accepting AGF on the coyvio issue. Spelling and grammar check out. My only complaint is that I didn't understand the significance of Cambridge being surrounded by the steamers. The one book that I looked at through G-books said that it is well known that once a boat is surrounded by steamers, it basically hasn't a chance of winning. Perhaps write that into the article, so that the significance is more clear?--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Y Done.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 20:18, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists: 
Layout if fine, quite readable.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. Has an appropriate reference section: 
Appropriate reference section, follows a consistent format.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
B. Citations to reliable sources, where necessary: 
Well-cited, I'm accepting the offline sources AGF.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
C. No original research: 
Well-reference, verifiable content.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects: 
All major aspects are covered.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
B. Focused: 
Focused on the subject of article.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias: 
Very neutral presentation.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc: 
Highly stable, single-author article.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content: 
All are public domain within the US.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions: 
Relevant with suitable captions.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Overall: Just a small question regarding readability for the non-expert reader.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 18:17, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
Pass or Fail: 

Cool, thanks for picking this one up, I look forward to your review.  All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 22:12, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome. I'm waiting for Christmas to end, then I'll try and work on this the best that I can.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 02:37, 26 December 2014 (UTC)
I've added a referenced comment to address your outstanding concern, please let me know if you need more.  Thanks for the review!  The Rambling Man (talk) 19:34, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
All set. A very good article!--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 20:18, 29 December 2014 (UTC)