Talk:Galloway cattle/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk · contribs) 17:34, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

TheMagikCow: Comments below,

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Issues

The lead seems a little bit too short. It should be expanded upon. Done
One dead link. Done
Some of the refs could be expanded upon. Done
Footnote #2 only needs to externally link the title, not the whole cite. Done
"BSE", please expand it on first usage Done
"dun", wrong link, pipe it to "dun gene" Done
serveral statements may be not neutral, for example: "great debate".
"17th Century", decapitalize century. Done
Link "dun" on first usage Done
Are you sure the article' can't be expanded any further?
average galloway cow, capitalize "Galloway" Done
Inconsistency: "herd book" and "herdbook" Done
What does "herdbook" mean? Done
~~Fix hyphens with dashes, which are found on the bottom of the page in the "Insert" section when you edit.~~ - I cant seem to find this! Do you mind doing this? TheMagikCow (talk) 16:17, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done[reply]
to an entire region of Scotland, the source specifically states "south-west Scotland". Done
Source #6 states the origin of the word "Galloway".
- Add citation #6 to it.--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 20:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done[reply]
Source#6 does not state what it cites on it's first usage Done
- Sorry to be a pain, but what does this specifically mean? TheMagikCow (talk) 10:27, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Source #7does not state what it cites Done
Source #8 doesn't state what it cites Done
Source #9 doesn't state what it cites Done
Should mention it also comes in "dun" color in the Infobox Done
Link "Scotland" and "Australia" in the body. Done
Note requires a reference.--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 20:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC) Done[reply]
Any population stats? Done

--Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 17:45, 19 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tomandjerry211 Please can you expand on the 6,7 and 8 points for sourcing. TheMagikCow (talk) 16:26, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Passing, Well done.Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 17:08, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]