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AshLin (talk) 18:16, 8 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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  •   Comment: Error: There was no comment detected! Please follow the instructions at Template:AfC comment.The topic is very much notable, we certainly should have an article about this boat. However, this draft is not at all written in the style of a Wikipedia article, but is written more like a magazine article. Phrases like "has been synonymous with adventure" and "The Cape had lived up to its reputation of being the “Cape of Storms”!" are simply not neutral, objective writing.
My suggestions:
  • See the standardised ship guidelines at Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Guidelines
  • Take a look at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ships#Featured_articles and get a feel for how a very good ship article is written (and you can always ask for advice at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Ships)
  • Carefully review your phrasing and language, and make sure every sentence is precise and concise, not "building a scene" or "adding emotion". An encyclopedia article is not an adventure tale, it's a simple and straightforward description of facts
  • Make sure you have a proper WP:Lead section. As it is right now you have more than a paragraph before you ever mention the ship, while a Wiki article has to specifically mention the topic in the first few words of an article.
I'm declining the current draft, but with the above changes made this will be a very valuable addition to both our coverage of Indian military history and of sailing ships. MatthewVanitas (talk) 14:30, 14 June 2013 (UTC)Reply


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Sir, saw your message. Have begun improving it. Will take some days as I usually do a few edits only per day. AshLin (talk) 17:53, 14 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Sir, is the article about the yacht or the voyage? They are two different things & deserve two different articles. The Trishna (yacht) need not be large while the Voyages of Trishna will be more detailed! AshLin (talk) 14:24, 19 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Ash, You suggest that we split it into two pages? Can you help split the existing page so that it will be easy to work on them then? I guess the pages will be linked together. Amreshwar Pratap Singh 06:24, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Sir, wilco. AshLin (talk) 09:10, 20 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:04, 30 June 2013 (UTC)Reply
  •   Comment: Error: There was no comment detected! Please follow the instructions at Template:AfC comment. Hello Ayepee, really nice work on this article, it's a great contribution to our coverage of sailing ships. The article is in pretty good shape, though when you have time I suggest you address the WP:Linkrot; that is, turn some of the "bare URLs" into full citations so that in case the link goes dead in the future we still know specifically what book/article you were footnoting to so we can find it again. Great job, looking forward to seeing more from you! MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:08, 30 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, MatthewVanitas. It is my first attempt at creating an article and your earlier advice on my first attempt was most helpful. As was the huge assistance provided by my old friend, AshLin. I hope to improve the article for greater 'reliability'. Amreshwar Pratap Singh 16:47, 30 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Hi AshLin (talk). The article has been accepted. Needed your help to resolve the issue of it being classified a 'orphan' page. Thanks Amreshwar Pratap Singh 16:54, 2 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

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