Talk:University of Edinburgh/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 08:33, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Starts GA Review. The review will follow the same sections of the Article. Thank you -- Whiteguru (talk) 08:33, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Observations[edit]

   HTML document size: 710 kB
   Prose size (including all HTML code): 102 kB
   References (including all HTML code): 269 kB
   Wiki text: 147 kB
   Prose size (text only): 48 kB (7555 words) "readable prose size"
   References (text only): 31 kB

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

The Lead is a well-structured introduction to the University.

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

References for Early History are appropriate. Ending at the disputation of James VI is apt.
Reference 89 is a dead link?
a link to non-denominational is necessary?
Consider WP:OVERLINK and the following instances: Only once is needful
Teviot Row House is linked six times.
Old Town is linked 4 times.
The Pleasance is linked 4 times
40 George Square has several links
Appleton Tower has several links
Old Town has several links
St Cecilia's Hall has several links
Little France has several links
Linking to Divinity as an academic discipline in the phrase 'School of Divinity'?
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies only needs one link, in the appropriate place. It has 9 links. Consider
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has several links.
University Court is linked six times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_(academia) is linked four times
Chancellor is linked seven times
English speaking world?

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):

There is balance in the presentation of the University.
Inclusion of rankings and student satisfaction surveys gives a necessary balance between perceived prestige and student experience of the University and tuition.

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:

NPOV is preserved

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:

This is a very old page, created 25 July 2002
Page has 3,917 edits by 1,403 contributors
AnomieBOT has been on the page 15 times (cleanup) followed by ClueBot NG (vandalism reverts)
Majority of annual edits occurred in 2021 (675 edits)
90 day page views = 84,533 = 929 daily page reads.
Some reverting of good faith edits. Other reverts deal with IP addresses saying this is the oldest University Scotland, most prestigious, blah, blah. Page has a number of watchers who visit recent edits.
Page is considered stable, edit warring is not present.

It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

Page has 69 images.
University of Edinburgh logos are copyright; fair use is claimed.
All images examined for CC-by-SA and other copyright uses and exemptions.
Images are appropriately tagged.

Overall:

This is a very old page, created 25 July 2002
Given that this university was established in 1582 beyond the remit of papal bulls, the history section is well detailed. Conflict between the University and the Town council is well handled. There are a lot of images of alumni, notables, Heads of State, and honorary alumni, and while the page is long, these are appropriate.
The page is kept up to date - 222 watchers, and 32 active watchers on recent edits. Some of the college pages merit attention but are not the focus of this page.
Attention to overlinking is recommended. Thereafter, there is no impediment to GA status, and full expectation that the standards of this page will be maintained. --Whiteguru (talk) 09:21, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for the review and feedback, Whiteguru, it's much appreciated! We've put in a lot of work over the summer, and it's nice to see that it seems to have (mostly) done the trick. I've fixed the dead link and reduced the instances of overlinking throughout the page - you were completely right, that had gotten away from us a bit. Please do let us know if there's anything else you'd like us to tacke. Again, thanks a lot for your help in getting this to GA. — Arcaist ^(contr ^—talk) 13:06, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Corrections noted. Thank you for this cleanup. --Whiteguru (talk) 00:17, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Passed