Talk:City of Salford/GA1

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[edit] GA Review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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Review by Epicadam (talk) 04:21, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   I have gone through an corrected parts of the lead for style and flow. Main thing editors have to remember, especially if they're from a certain place, is that acronyms and local terms (like GCSE) have to be written-out and explained. Not everybody who reads Wikipedia is from the UK... in fact, 96% of users are not located in England (according to web research firm Alexa), so editors have to keep that in mind.

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   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:

   I generally think the article meets GA standards, but will defer to other Wikipedia editors to provide comments as well.

[edit] Second opinion

From "Governance", subsection "Council": "Their aims are to improve health; reduce crime; encourage learning, leisure and creativity; invest in young people, promote inclusion, creating prosperity, and to enhance life." This seems like an unnecessary soundbite. The council's mission statement is already quoted in the preceding sentence. Axl (talk) 19:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

From the same subsection ("Council"): "An urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area." Is it really necessary to explain this when there is a Wikilink in the preceding sentence? Axl (talk) 19:22, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Again from "Council", the "Party political make-up" table shows Independents represented with a white box. However this is the same colour as the redundant boxes. Can the Independents be changed to a different colour so that the seat is actually visible in the table? Axl (talk) 19:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

In the "Electoral Wards" table, City of Salford is included, but without any area or population. Is this really a separate ward, or perhaps it should not be in the table at all? Axl (talk) 19:28, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

From "Coat of Arms": "The coat of arms of the City of Salford depicts a shuttle...." Is this a weaving shuttle? Axl (talk) 19:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

In the "Education" section, is Bnos Yisroel a single school, or more than one? The text indicates singular while the table shows plural. Axl (talk) 19:50, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

From the "Education" section: "In 2007, Bnos Yisroel School was the most successful school in Salford at GCSE, with 86% of the pupils gaining five or more GCSEs at A*–C grade." However the table indicates that Beis Yaakov High School is the most successful. Axl (talk) 19:50, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Additional comment

• The text in Education claims that the University of Salford has 20,000 students, the graphic claims 19,000, and this link says just over 14,000. They can't all be right, surely? --Malleus Fatuorum (talk) 17:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)