Talk:HMS Royal Oak (1914)

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[edit] Copyright problem?

Much of the current text appears to have been copied from here, though it is not clear whether copyright is asserted on that work. I am intending to make a substantial expansion/rewrite of the article, so this potential issue will be removed in due course. — BillC ^talk 12:08, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

All such material has now been removed. — BillC ^talk 22:44, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Great article.

This is a great article, and should definitely get GA status. Jolb 00:50, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Passed

It's an interesting read, and kudos to Bill who seems to have done most of it. I've assessed and passed this against the criteria.

1. Well written - pass

2. Factually accurate and verifiable - pass

3. Broad in its coverage - pass

4. NPOV - pass

5. Stable - pass

6. Images - pass

A couple of other things though - anything you can use from the London Gazette? Can you convert the references to {{cite web}} or other specialised templates - not the book references though? The auto peer review javascript program says:

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• Please ensure that the article has gone through a thorough copyediting so that it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work. See also User:Tony1/How to satisfy Criterion 1a.^[?]

Does Donitz's book have an ISBN, or can you link it to the same book on googlebooks? Bit more work and I think it would be a good featured article. Thanks, RHB ^{Talk - Edits} 11:07, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I have tackled the above points with the exception of external copyedit review. I will be passing the article out for peer review shortly. — BillC ^talk 02:08, 22 February 2007 (UTC)