Talk:The Boat Race 1886/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ritchie333 (talk · contribs) 16:10, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

While I'm procrastinating on harder GA reviews, I'll do another Boat Race one

Lead

• The first sentence is rather short, making it match the other GAs should fix that

  It does match the other GAs.... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• I wonder if it's worth dropping in the problem with Hammersmith Bridge here?

  Ok. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Background

• Same problem as before with defining Blues and the 1877 dead heat - might be worth doing all the GA nominations from December as a job lot

  Yep, done and will do. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• "negotiate side-by-side rowing throw the same arch without fouling" - do you mean "through" instead of "throw"? Also, it fouling the same as found in foul (sports)?

  Yes and yes. Fixed and linked. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• "Cambridge's crew contained three former Blues, including the Cambridge University Boat Club" .... "Oxford saw six rowers return to the crew, including the Oxford University Boat Club" - I wonder if, to avoid repetition, we could drop the "Cambridge" and "Oxford" from the boat club descriptions, or would that make it confusing with two links the same? Decisions, decisions.

  Piped somewhat. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Race

• As the eponymous Chap would tell you, Chiswick can be wikilinked

  Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

• "The winning time was 22 minutes 30 seconds" - the official source says 22 minutes 3 seconds

  Official source is incorrect, all three paper sources I have state 22 minutes 30 seconds. They really messed up when they moved the official site.... The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

  Not a problem. We have it logged now on the talk page so that should stop any good faith reverts on it. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:03, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

• "According to Drinkwater," - need to explain who "Drinkwater" is

  Okeydokey. Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Summary

That's it - on hold. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:10, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Done the lot where applicable, thanks yet again! The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

And now passed - good show. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:03, 7 January 2015 (UTC)