This article has been worked up from being a short stub, separated out this entry in the literary series of Sea novels by Patrick O'Brian. I have reached about as far as I can with the material available to me. I now need new pairs of eyes and more period experts to look at it. ::
Kevinalewis :
(Talk Page)15:27, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
It looks pretty good to me. I did have a question about which of the ships listed in the section 'Ships in "The Mauritius Command"' are actual historical vessels. Perhaps you could put a comment/explanation in that section? Thanks. —
RJH17:26, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
If I am not mistaken, two-sentence lead is usually considered to be insufficient. According to
WP:LEAD: "The lead should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it could stand on its own as a concise version of the article." Perhaps the plot introduction could be incorporated into the lead along with the first two sentences in "Major themes" section. --
BorgQueen18:08, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
Valuable information for inclusion into the article can include: over what period of time and where the book was written, where the novel fits into the author's career/life, critical reviews, and sales figures. --
maclean2505:52, 20 March 2006 (UTC)reply
This article has been worked up from being a short stub, separated out this entry in the literary series of Sea novels by Patrick O'Brian. I have reached about as far as I can with the material available to me. I now need new pairs of eyes and more period experts to look at it. ::
Kevinalewis :
(Talk Page)15:27, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
It looks pretty good to me. I did have a question about which of the ships listed in the section 'Ships in "The Mauritius Command"' are actual historical vessels. Perhaps you could put a comment/explanation in that section? Thanks. —
RJH17:26, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
If I am not mistaken, two-sentence lead is usually considered to be insufficient. According to
WP:LEAD: "The lead should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it could stand on its own as a concise version of the article." Perhaps the plot introduction could be incorporated into the lead along with the first two sentences in "Major themes" section. --
BorgQueen18:08, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
Valuable information for inclusion into the article can include: over what period of time and where the book was written, where the novel fits into the author's career/life, critical reviews, and sales figures. --
maclean2505:52, 20 March 2006 (UTC)reply