Talk:The Boat Race 1999/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Seattle (talk · contribs) 23:59, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

I'll review this soon. Seattle (talk) 23:59, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Comments:

• Only linking years violates WP:EGG
  • I thought the context of adding "race" after was sufficient. See if I've fixed it... The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
    • Yes, that's enough context. Seattle (talk) 15:09, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
• rowed unsuccessfully for Oxford in the 1959 race before triumphing the following year. I would reword, I don't think one can "row unsuccessfully"
  • Reworded. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
• introduced modifications to the starting procedure can you be more specific?
  • Added more. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
• Sean Bowden was head coach of Oxford is that a false title?
  • added "the". The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
• They passed the finishing post three lengths ahead, with an eleven-second advantage over the Dark Blues, in a time of 16 minutes 41 seconds, a time only bettered once before, in 1998. Staggered sentence by all of the commas. The infobox gives the lead at 3.5 lengths, while the text gives 3
  • Rephrased. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
• If the time was the second-best in the history of the event, I think that deserves a mention in the lead.
  • Added mention. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
• The record reserve race time should be mentioned in the lead.
  • Added. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

OK. Seattle (talk) 13:47, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks again. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:48, 8 August 2014 (UTC)