Talk:Arundel Castle

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I think that this article should apply for an official GA status but the following comments will need to be considered first:

Apart from the IOE reference, the article lacks any citations. There should be a least one per paragraph. see WP:CITE
I suggest merging the important events section into the relevant history sections, otherwise the section may attract trivia. see WP:TRIVIA
The red link for Mary FitzAlan needs investigating. Is there a Mary FitzAlan article under a different heading? Should a stub be created for Mary FitzAlan? Should Mary FitzAlan be wikilinked?
The external links need to be reviewed. One is the local radio, not connected with the castle. Another seems to require a login and password.
It is recommended not to specify thumbnail picture sizes as this overrides the user defined option. A defined size for the lead picture is accepted, but the remainder should go to default. see Wikipedia:MOS#Image_size
See the automated peer review for some more Manual of style comments. MortimerCat (talk) 00:48, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

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Okay, what's the problem? Zvesoulis put a {{cleanup}} tag on the article, but I've read the thing through several times and don't see a problem warranting the tag. Moreover, this is the very first entry in the talk page which strikes me as meaning we have a ways to go before we start throwing tags around. I removed the tag and made a couple of other edits. If anyone has any thoughts on what needs to be cleaned up please say something here and/or let me know. Thanks. Duckecho (Talk) 7 July 2005 19:52 (UTC)

The history section states that the castle was first built in 1068 and that it was built during Edward the Confessor's reign. Which is correct?

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