Talk:2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 03:21, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   A few light copy changes. Give it a once-over since it's been a while; fresh eyes may find more.

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

   y

2. Is it verifiable with no original research?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   y

   B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:

   y

   C. It contains no original research:

   y

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

   y

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   y

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

   y

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

   y

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

   y

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   The only image is the non-free game logo, which has an NFUR. Encouragement: Add alt text. Assuming there are no libre licensed images of the game?

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

   y

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Not much to do.

Copy changes

It's been eight months since substantive copy changes were made. Give it a once-over.

• Entering the title game, the teams' second, and most recent, meeting came in the 2021 regular season Maybe set off the bolded part in dashes? It's kinda choppy as is with the commas where they are.
  • Done. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• The game did end in a Hilltopper victory why not just "ended"
  • I think it had to do with how I ended the previous sentence but I didn't like it either way so I rewrote that last sentence entirely. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• The Roadrunners earned their first conference victory the following week against Middle Tennessee, and finished their non-conference schedule with an upset victory over Memphis User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences — remove comma after "Tennessee"
  • I really do need to study that page of yours. Removed. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• (which included a school-record 21-point comeback)[24] If the citation pertains to the parentheses, it should go inside it.
  • Moved. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• 22-yard-line Why is there a hyphen between yard and line? (Recurs)
  • That's normally how I refer to yard lines when writing about football but a Google or two shows that said hyphen is rarely included, so I've taken it out. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Would a glossary link be worth including for terms like touchback?
  • Yes, included links for (opening) kickoff, drive, touchdown, quarterback, touchback, field goal, running back, wide receiver, placekicker, punt, halftime, interception, and two-point conversion. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• The Hilltoppers converted another fourth down, this time at their own 24-yard-line, and was able to move the ball to the UTSA 47-yard-line and had to attempt a Hail Mary, though the ball was intercepted, securing an eight-point victory for UTSA. Long sentence. Also, "Hilltoppers" and "was" don't agree in number.
  • Changed to "were" and split the sentence. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I also see one dead ref [18], which I have found in the originating newspaper. Up to you if you'd rather use it.^[1]

• Replaced with yours. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:04, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Spot checks

• 3: 2014 ESPN game report for WKU/UTSA. The score was 45–7 WKU (38-point win). Y
• 18: Just so happens to be the ref I saved. It states that by winning, WKU won the East Division and a spot in the title game. Y
• 26: This is a dead link. It is archived and checks out: ...Roadrunners rolled to a 45-0 homecoming victory over Rice on Saturday night. Y
• 28: Another gamer from UTSA-La. Tech, UTSA won. Y
• 29: And the same for UTEP. Y

Earwig finds no issues except for some banal phrases like "got the ball back with" in the game report.

@Sammi Brie: thanks for the review! I've taken care of everything above - also went back through and found a few other things to tweak. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:12, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]