# Talk:Siege of Port Royal (1707)

There is some significant confusion in the sources about the dates of at least the first siege.  Drake places the arrival as May 26 (Old Style), which would be June 6 (New Style). Kingsford says the fleet sailed from Boston on May 24, arriving before Port Royal on June 6; he does not qualify the dates as either NS or OS.  MacVicar and Murdoch conform with Kingsford with the arrival at Port Royal on June 6, and departure on the 17th.  Faragher says the fleet arrived June 17, evening, landed the next day; this would mean the siege could not really be said to begin until the 18th.  However, the discrepancy between him and the others is fairly substantial, and makes me wonder if Faragher, even though he comes later and may be in some respects more reliable, didn't convert an already-converted date (the French primary sources would have the dates in NS, English ones in OS). Magic♪piano 16:53, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

I have found other errors re: dates in Faragher's text.  I find Emiley Griffith's "Migrant to Acadian" (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005) more reliable.  She states the first siege is on 6 June 1707 (N.S.)--Hantsheroes (talk) 18:39, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
That's good to know; I'll tread more carefully around his dates then. Magic♪piano 20:31, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Siege of Port Royal (1707)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 02:28, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality: 
This is rather awkward: capturing the capital Port Royal during Queen Anne's War. I'd suggest, "capturing its capital of Port Royal"
B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists: 

Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources: 

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary: 

C. No original research: 

Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects: 
The only real issue was that I wasn't real sure where, or which Port Royal this article was referring to in the lede. I'd suggest adding present-day Nova Scotia after Acadia in the first sentence of the lede and swapping the two maps to put the general one up top.
B. Focused: 

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: 

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions: 

Overall:
Pass or Fail: 

Thanks for taking the time to review; I believe I've addressed your issues. Magic♪piano 15:46, 14 January 2011 (UTC)