Talk:The Priest's House, Muchelney

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Jaguar in topic GA Review
Good articleThe Priest's House, Muchelney has been listed as one of the Art and architecture good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Good topic starThe Priest's House, Muchelney is part of the National Trust properties in Somerset series, a good topic. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
June 13, 2015Good article nomineeListed
December 6, 2015Good topic candidatePromoted
Current status: Good article

GA Review edit

This review is transcluded from Talk:The Priest's House, Muchelney/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 17:28, 11 June 2015 (UTC)Reply


I'll have this done by tomorrow JAGUAR  17:28, 11 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

Initial comments edit

  • The first paragraph of the lead should be expanded a little if possible, so that both paragraphs of the lead are of even size (per WP:LEAD)
  • I've moved a few words around to try to balance this.— Rod talk 18:29, 13 June 2015 (UTC)Reply
  • "The house was built in the early 14th century by Muchelney Abbey to house the parish priest" - I'd re-word this to nearby Muchelney Abbey as at first it sounded like the Abbey built it!
  • Added in the lead. The Abbey (as an organisation rather than a building) did build it.— Rod talk 18:29, 13 June 2015 (UTC)Reply
  • "Over the centuries it deteriorated and was adapted for use as a school and then rented as storage by a farmer" - I would mention that it was rented to a farmer in the late 19th century, as it sounded like it was still rented by a farmer
  • "The National Trust rent it to a tenant who provides limited access to the public" - this sentence should be merged with the last one in the history section, to create a better flow of prose. Also, it might sound better with it opening as Today the National Trust rent...?
  • I think I've done what you mean, changing the order of sentences a bit.— Rod talk 18:29, 13 June 2015 (UTC)Reply
  • "The two-storey thatched hall house is made local stone with hamstone dressings" - "made of local stone"

References edit

  • Ref 4 is dead, since this is used at least four times in this article it is important to archive or replace it

On hold edit

This is a nice little article. It is well researched and the only issues I could find with it was the organisation of the lead and one dead ref that seemed important. Once they're all clarified then this should have no problem passing   JAGUAR  17:12, 13 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

  • Thanks for your comments which have hopefully been addressed.— Rod talk 18:29, 13 June 2015 (UTC)Reply
Thanks, Rod! The article looks great now and meets the GA criteria, so I'll promote this now. Another Somerset GA   JAGUAR  19:59, 13 June 2015 (UTC)Reply