Talk:Sidney Wallingford/GA1

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Nominator: Zawed (talk · contribs) 09:02, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Dracophyllum (talk · contribs) 01:32, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Hello, comments to follow. Dracophyllum 01:32, 28 February 2025 (UTC)

• 1a)
  • Returning to New Zealand, in June 1929,

• Done. Zawed (talk) 09:45, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

• • this was the predecessor of what in 1934 become became

• Arg, an annoying typo. Fixed. Zawed (talk) 09:45, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

• • He initially held the rank of captain,; the NZPAF using army ranks at the time he joined

• Done. Zawed (talk) 09:45, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

• • A few months later, on 12 September 1929, he married Kathleen Jamieson at St Mary's Cathedral in Auckland

• Done, but deleted the year since already established this as 1929. Zawed (talk) 09:45, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

• • He only set fire to a nearby hut. >> He set fire to a nearby hut in retaliation.

• Done. Zawed (talk) 09:46, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

• 1b) lede is good but could maybe? be three paragraphs for aesthetics

• Broke the second para into two to achieve this. Zawed (talk) 09:45, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

• 2a) ref layout is consistent and clean
• 2b) sources are all reliable
• 2cd) can't access books, but spot checking sites reveals no OR
• )) good detail
• 5 article is very stable
• 6ab) pics relevant, appropriately licensed, and captions good.

Otherwise excellent. @Zawed: Dracophyllum 05:56, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

@Dracophyllum: thank you for taking the time to review this. I have dealt with your comments above so this is ready for you to take another look when you are free. Thanks again. Zawed (talk) 09:45, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

• Excellent, passing now Dracophyllum 00:26, 2 March 2025 (UTC)