Talk:USS Philadelphia (1776)

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Magicpiano in topic GA Review
Good articleUSS Philadelphia (1776) has been listed as one of the Warfare 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.
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December 26, 2012Good article nomineeListed

"Gundelo"? edit

(Disclaimer: First-ever Wikipedia discussion post.)

I can find little or no information about this word "gundelo" that appears in the infobox title, presumably taken from the National Register page about the Philadelphia (linked at the bottom). It looks like maybe an old Americanization of "gondola," which the Philadelphia apparently was (Merriam-Webster: 2: a heavy flat-bottomed boat used on New England rivers and on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers)[1].

Can anyone verify this and mention it in the article, so there's not this mysterious term hanging out there?

A side note, the item on this entry on the "Philadelphia (disambiguation)" page describes this boat as a gondola, but I removed the link (and the word), because that Wikipedia entry only talks about the Venetian vessels, and it seemed confusing--especially as the word does not appear in this article either.

A. Groff (talk) 17:35, 27 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

I don't have the source to hand, but I've seen the word mentioned in connection with this ship on more than on occasion. --User:AlbertHerring Io son l'orecchio e tu la bocca: parla! 15:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

GA Review edit

This review is transcluded from Talk:USS Philadelphia (1776)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 16:56, 4 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

A very nice article. I've made some edits and you're free to revert any introduced errors, etc.[2] MathewTownsend (talk) 20:52, 26 December 2012 (UTC)Reply


GA review-see WP:WIAGA for criteria (and here for what they are not)

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    a. prose: clear and concise, respects copyright laws, correct spelling and grammar: 
    b. complies with MoS for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, summary style and list incorporation:  
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    a. provides references to all sources in the section(s) dedicated to footnotes/citations according to the guide to layout:  
    b. provides in-line citations from reliable sources where necessary: 
    c. no original research:  
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic:  
    b. it remains focused and does not go into unnecessary detail (see summary style):  
  4. Does it follow the neutral point of view policy.
    fair representation without bias:  
  5. Is it stable?
    no edit wars, etc:  
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    a. images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:  
    b. images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:  
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:  
    Pass! MathewTownsend (talk) 20:52, 26 December 2012 (UTC)Reply
Eh, thanks! I was going to ping you soon on this, wondering if it had fallen off your radar... Magic♪piano 21:47, 26 December 2012 (UTC)Reply