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	Halton Castle has been listed as one of the Arts good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can delist it, or ask for a reassessment.
May 23, 2007 Good article nominee Listed

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[edit] GA on hold

I have reviewed this article according to the GA criteria and have put the article on hold until the following issues are addressed.

1. For the "Site" section, I think you should either expand on this (which may be difficult) or make it a subsection under one of the larger sections. Right now, it is not a very good start for the article to only have a few lines for the first section. Also, "This has in turn in the 20th century" should be reworded a little better.
2. "When the 15th baron, Henry Bolingbroke ascended the throne as King Henry IV the castle became part of the Duchy of Lancaster" Add a period at the end of the sentence.
3. "It is likely" is used a few too many times in the history section. Consider rewording some of the occurrences.
4. "There is little evidence of any visits by eminent people to the castle although there is a belief that in 1207 King John did visit the castle and gave a gift of £5 towards the upkeep of its chapel." Add an inline citation for this.
5. "The Parliamentarians held the castle for a while but then" How long is a while? Specify a little more.
6. "In 1728 George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley leased the site from the Crown" Add a period at the end of the sentence.
7. "The court continued to function here until 1908." Continued to function "there".
8. "The walls of the castle are in a ruinous state but the circumference is intact and it is possible to walk completely round the exterior." Completely "around".
9. "The castle is a Grade I listed building and the Castle Hotel is listed Grade II*." What is the purpose of the asterisk?

Once you have addressed the above issues within seven days, I will pass the article. Let me know on my talk page if you have any questions or when you are done fixing these. --Nehrams2020 05:21, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Response

1. I agree, have incorporated the section into the lead, where I think it sits better and have deleted some irrelevant material.
2. Done
3. Done
4. Done
5. We do not know. I have looked at all the references again, and some additional ones, but there is no precise information about this. I have therefore re-worded the sentence which I think now reads better.
6. Done
7. Done
8. Done
9. See explanation here

Many thanks. Peter I. Vardy 10:49, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA passed

I have reviewed this article according to the GA criteria and have passed the article. Good work on fixing the above suggestions so quickly. Continue to expand the article with any new information, making sure it is properly sourced. If you have the time, please help review an article or two at GAC to help with the backlog. Every time that a new reviewer helps, the waiting time for reviews decreases. Again, good work, and keep improving the quality of articles on Wikipedia! --Nehrams2020 17:18, 23 May 2007 (UTC)