Talk:The Boat Race 1887/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ritchie333 (talk · contribs) 13:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

And here's today's Boat Race GA review

Lead

• "two-and-a-half lengths" - do we need the dashes?

  Hyphens. But removed. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

• "The winning time for the race was 20 minutes 52 seconds." - I think "for the race" can probably be trimmed out as it's obvious on context

  I've expanded the lead a little. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

Background

• "The coaches for Cambridge were Donaldson" - who is Donaldson (first mention in the article)

  Yeah, weird one this, "Donaldson" is referenced as such, no first name, not even a clue as to whether Donaldson was a man or a woman or a dog or a horse. Just plain old Donaldson. So I've gone with the RS. I did do some sniffing around, no results. Sorry about that.... The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

  Oh well, I've dropped a comment in explaining this, so anyone else will know what's going on. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:24, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Race

• Chiswick should be wikilinked (and anyone who pronounces it "chizz-wick" should be trout slapped)

  CHEESEWIQUE linked. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

  Consider yourself well and truly gooseberried. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:24, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Summary

• That's all - on hold. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:59, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

  Bitte sehr, I have affected your changes, or refuted them manfully above. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:22, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

  Keine probleme mein Herr, habe ich .... oh wait, wrong Wikipedia. Sorry. Passed. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:24, 8 January 2015 (UTC)