Talk:Go Man Go

message: Overall, this is a very impressive article!  I have a few suggestions, but nothing too drastic.  Also, please keep in mind that I've never reviewed a horse article before, nor do I know the first thing about horse racing or breeding.  That said, maybe an outsider's perspective is a good thing.  Besides, Wikipedia is meant to be for the layman, not the expert.  So, without further ado:
*Overall, the article is a little horse-lingo heavy.  That's not a bad thing, but it leaves any non-expert on the subject confused.  The best (and easiest) way to resolve this would be to wikilink any technical terms, so that if someone doesn't know what it is to be "foaled", they can click the link and figure it out themselves.  Other examples include "sired", "dam", "sire", "stud fee", "broodmare sire (maternal grandsire)".
*There's a few cases of unencylopedic prose here and there that shouldbe ironed out.  For example: "In those days", "that ever managed that feat", "but eventually this was straightened out", etc.
*"AAAT" is unexplained.
*"Unfortunately, Ferguson later lost the full brother, and mother and father of Go Man Go." is a little confusing.  Did he misplace the horses?  Did they run away?  Also, the wording is a little awkward, so I'm not sure if the brother, mother, and father were all lost in the same way, or at different times, or what.
*What do the asterisks in the Pedigree section mean?  No legend is provided.
And that's it!  I've put the article's nomination on hold, which gives you seven days.  After those 7 days are up, I have to either pass or fail the article.  Feel free to drop me a line when you feel you've addressed my concerns. Drewcifer (talk) 21:27, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm on the road, but should be able to get to these while on the road, and if not, I'll be home Monday night, so they'll be done by Tuesday at the latest. And it's great to have a non-horse person review, otherwise we miss the things that are jargon heavy! thanks muchly for the very helpful suggestions. Ealdgyth - Talk 23:08, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think I took care of things. Let me know if there are other concerns. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:37, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks very nice!  Excellent work.  GA passed! Drewcifer (talk) 20:29, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Review 

message: I like this article - it is very well done.  I did some copyediting and reorganizing to fit "my" version of what it should look like; feel free to revert any or all of the changes.  A few points:
*I thought the definition of "TB" in the lead was misplaced.  If the info is necessary to the article, I'd recommend either a footnote or just leave it to the body of the article.
** Heh. It was added in response to some PR comments that it be there in the lead. Ealdgyth - Talk 19:09, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Replied to these, fixed what I could. Take a gander when you get a chance, let me know what you think. I think Cutter Bill is next up. Ealdgyth - Talk 19:09, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reverted your edits until the lead editor of this article can review your suggestions.  This is not because you might not have made some useful comments, but rather it is because this article just passed a GA review in its previous form, and your edits made significant changes that may cost it that status or trigger a review.  Please discuss these issues with User:Ealdgyth, who did the overwhelming majority of the work on this article.  She may agree with you, and if not, the two of you can discuss matters further. Montanabw(talk) 05:44, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Montana, dear. I asked Karan to look over the article pending me putting it up for FAC when I get home. I'm going to go ahead and put back Karan's copyedit's (grins). Thanks for being protective though! Ealdgyth - Talk 11:28, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, it just seemed like a ton of stuff was tossed, but if you are OK with it, then all is well. Sorry if I overreacted.  Montanabw(talk) 03:04, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Just moved around and copyedited, to remove my redundancies. I double checked it well when she did it, she's not the type to delete stuff without checking in first. Please keep an eye on the article still though, and feel free to copyedit it again. I just assemble the information, I recognize I'm not a wordsmith! Ealdgyth - Talk 03:08, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem, I didn't recognize Karan from WPEQ.  Sorry Karan!  Montanabw(talk) 21:42, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: "Top Deck was bred by the King Ranch, and although he was unraced himself, his sire Equipoise won the 1942 Kentucky Derby." In the article about Top Deck (and even in the Go Man Go article), the pedigrees shown picture Equipoise as Top Deck's grandsire, and Equestrian his sire. Can someone clarify/explain the reason for this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.109.144.131 (talk) 00:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hm. Let me check real quick. Probably just my brain mistyping. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:36, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Heh. Turns out Walt Wiggins, who was my source for that bit of information, didn't do his research. Equipoise sired the 1942 KD winner, but it wasn't Equestrian, it was Shut Out. Equestrian never won a stakes race in his life, so I've removed the information as untrue. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Top Deck's sire?

message: Ealdgyth, can you double check the source on this?
: He died in 1983 and was buried near the headquarters of the Bueno Suerte Ranch in Roswell, New Mexico. 
Bueno Suerte is incorrect Spanish; I'm almost certain that's the Buena Suerte Ranch, and Google turns up several sources that verify the correct name.  Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 12:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I can check, but I am willing to bet that since my Spanish is abyssmal, I copied it exactly. Granted, it's quite likely the source got the spelling wrong, but .... you know the drill. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:54, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  A google search on "bueno suerte ranch" roswell, new mexico turns up only Wiki, while "buena suerte ranch" roswell, new mexico hits 54, so I think that's it.  Best, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'll just leave your correction in (grins). Ealdgyth - Talk 15:49, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Burial site 

message: Looking over the list of champion Quarter Horses, it looks like there were three that won three times in a row, rather than just two, including Shue Fly in addition to Woven Web and Go Man Go; is there some nuance I'm not picking up, or does this need to be corrected? MisfitToys (talk) 20:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Shue Fly's awards are from the days of the American Quarter Racing Association, not the AQHA. The AQRA was absorbed into the AQHA in 1950, and while they sorta recognize the awards, they tend to look on them a bit askance. I think one reason the source I used didn't count Shue Fly is that they aren't "year" awards, but seasons. But I have no problems with amending the lead to say "three" instead of two. Ealdgyth - Talk 20:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, Woven Web's wins were also before 1950, so I don't see that it makes sense to draw the line in between the two mares; the intro could be amended to indicate that he was the third and last horse to win three in a row, and the only stallion. MisfitToys (talk) 20:55, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I was merely trying to point out why the source I used for the "only two" might have gone that way. I didn't go to the list and count, it came from one of the works used (which one, I don't remember, honestly). Whatever you'd like, but we need to put the "born" back in, because non-horsepeople look at the "foaled" and don't have a clue what it means. Foaled got taken out at the FAC, and they have a point that a short explanation of what foaled means is needed for the non-horsey among us. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Three-time champions

message: Ugh. I just checked the cumulative changes, and the ones that stuck look good. Thanks to everyone who guarded this on it's big day! Ealdgyth - Talk 00:02, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I was so busy today I never got online!  Congratulations. Looking at the edit history, I must say I don't know if I EVER want to babysit a main page article!  =:-O Montanabw(talk) 02:00, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Now you see why I was boggled when you were asking when Thoroughbred would be on the main page... (grins). Ealdgyth - Talk 02:12, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Y'all (especially Ealdgyth) did a great job of responding quickly and calmly to the few genuine questions too...maybe you should be in charge every day ;) Karanacs (talk) 02:53, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  I think we survived... 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Another featured article. Why do I keep forgetting to check first. Well, I only made a couple minimal changes according your instructions, , for the citations to be formatted. Two links now pointing to live links instead of archives in the Wayback Machine. I also fixed a broken link in the External Links section. I used Checklinks and there are also four more broken links - AQUA links that I am not able to find, but you might want to fix since it's a featured article. I used the following tool:
http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/webchecklinks.py?page=Go_Man_Go
It's a really interesting article, btw. dawnleelynn(talk) 17:28, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archive Links 

message: Using the Checklinks took, I found four broken links, (well two really, there are two sets of duplicates).
http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/webchecklinks.py?page=Go_Man_Go
I've been able to fix many broken links, but some of these ones that are records on AQUA's website I am not knowledgeable to fix. You may need to use Wayback Machine for some.
Here's the Wayback Machine link for the Racing Stakes link: 
Here's the Wayback link for the Champions link.
Let me know if you want to use the archive links and I can add them in if you like. dawnleelynn(talk) 17:38, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken links 

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