Talk:1st Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 12:22, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments:

A few copyedit things in the lead (personally, at GA status, I only apply truly thorough standards to the lead):

I think a few words after "Operation Torch" should be added in the lead to those unfamiliar with where that was.
"Casualties in Sicily were reflected by the brigade being held.." sounds a little awkward. Would "Because of casualties sustained in Sicily, the brigade was held..." be clearer?
I think the word "decimated" should be avoided where possible because of the ambiguity over where that is 10% loss (in the original meaning) or a much greater one.

Referencing is all good, although I wonder whether "Joseph" should appended with "Publishing" or whichever word they use, just to be clear. Same with Fontana.
Image use and structure are good, no neutrality problems either.
Image licensing: I notice most of the photographs have been uploaded by you, and are taken from the Imperial War Museum. Whilst the original image is out of copyright as you describe, if you're copying the image off a website or CD, a pd-art declaration that the IWM's scan/photograph does not create a new copyright. However, the IWM may have made this clear themselves, it's not something I'm aware of.

For the sake of simplicity, I'll put it on hold to give you a week - or however long it takes - to sort these things, despite the fact that none of them really bars the article passing. I'm sure you'll want to take the article further anyway, in which case may I recommend that the post-War section seems to be the most lacking in detail, particularly considering other sections have other articles that chart their general progress. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 12:22, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

First thanks for the review

I have changed the text as suggested and added Fontana Press and Michael Joseph Publishing to the books

Images can be a nightmare at times, the PD-BritishGov license has been accepted at FA and you know how they scrutinise things there so I don't believe there is any problem.

Re the post war section yes it was a concern for me as not much has been published. Saying that I have just managed to obtain a good book of the brigade/division in Palestine which I think will form the basis for a new article. Jim Sweeney (talk) 21:41, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll pass the article in that case (there are a few small punctuation errors like those I corrected to still be weary of). Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:45, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]