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Leave a note on my talk page when done. Cheers, Dihydrogen Monoxide ( party) 06:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
DHMO has asked me for a seconds opinion. I concur with his assessment in general, but have some points of my own to add if he does not mind.
Once again, a very good piece of work and deserving of GA listing. Well done. -- Mattinbgn\ talk 02:37, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
I not sure if this is of any use with Meckiff's life outside cricket - [1]. -- Mattinbgn\ talk 01:51, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
The article is becoming rather bloated by the inclusion of match scores and details of games that have little real significance in Meckiff's career. As examples, in the Subcontinent tour section there is the match against the President's XI, and at the end of the same section a Sheffield Shield match and some club cricket details. All this stuff could be omitted with in my opinion no loss to the article. Overdetailing causes loss of focus. Brianboulton ( talk) 00:59, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
Note: I have finished my copyediting. I haven't tried to get rid of all your individual prose (this is a cricket article not an academic treatise) but I have replaced jargon-ish and specialist terms. I have also replaced nearly all references to "the Victorian", "the left-armer", "the paceman" etc, because as Anonymous Dissident says elsewhere, any usage other than "Meckiff" or "he" sounds either slangy or artificial. I hope you will consider my suggestions above (I haven't copyedited the Tied Test section btw, as I was waiting for your response). I have another suggestion, which is that before this is renominated at FAC it is read through and reviewed by an uninvolved editor. It would also be worth asking GrahamColm, who opposed the last FAC, to take a look. Brianboulton ( talk) 12:58, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
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Leave a note on my talk page when done. Cheers, Dihydrogen Monoxide ( party) 06:53, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
DHMO has asked me for a seconds opinion. I concur with his assessment in general, but have some points of my own to add if he does not mind.
Once again, a very good piece of work and deserving of GA listing. Well done. -- Mattinbgn\ talk 02:37, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
I not sure if this is of any use with Meckiff's life outside cricket - [1]. -- Mattinbgn\ talk 01:51, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
The article is becoming rather bloated by the inclusion of match scores and details of games that have little real significance in Meckiff's career. As examples, in the Subcontinent tour section there is the match against the President's XI, and at the end of the same section a Sheffield Shield match and some club cricket details. All this stuff could be omitted with in my opinion no loss to the article. Overdetailing causes loss of focus. Brianboulton ( talk) 00:59, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
Note: I have finished my copyediting. I haven't tried to get rid of all your individual prose (this is a cricket article not an academic treatise) but I have replaced jargon-ish and specialist terms. I have also replaced nearly all references to "the Victorian", "the left-armer", "the paceman" etc, because as Anonymous Dissident says elsewhere, any usage other than "Meckiff" or "he" sounds either slangy or artificial. I hope you will consider my suggestions above (I haven't copyedited the Tied Test section btw, as I was waiting for your response). I have another suggestion, which is that before this is renominated at FAC it is read through and reviewed by an uninvolved editor. It would also be worth asking GrahamColm, who opposed the last FAC, to take a look. Brianboulton ( talk) 12:58, 14 March 2010 (UTC)