Talk:Clark Thomas Rogerson/GA1

Latest comment: 10 years ago by Sasata in topic GA Review

GA Review

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Reviewer: Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs) 06:39, 18 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

I propose to take on this review. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:39, 18 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

First reading

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  • My first impression is of a well-written, competent article. I have made a few points below but really there is little to criticize.
  • Where two citations cover a paragraph, they are sometimes in reverse numerical order.
  • "... he became a curator at The New York Botanical Garden, and served as editor for various Garden publications." - I would object to the capitalisation of the word "The" but I see that it this usage appears elsewhere.
  • In the same sentence "Garden" is capitalised, but nevertheless on my first reading of the lead I thought that he was editing books about gardening. Perhaps his role could be made clearer.
  • Changed to "and served as editor for various academic journals published by the Garden."
  • I see the image has a fair use rationale. I have heard of this but have not actually come across it before.
  • "... but settled instead for the only available studentship with plant pathologist B.L. Richards." - It would be nice to include Richards' full name.
  • "He was Vice-President, President Elect, President of the Mycological Society of America in 1967, 1968, and 1969, respectively, and secretary-treasurer ..." - This sentence is a bit awkward. Perhaps it could be split.
  • "Rogerson died in Ogden September 7, 2001." - punctuation.
  • "fungicolous" - what does this word mean?
  • The "Mycological lineage" section seems a bit odd and off topic, but I daresay such a section is justified.
  • Be consistent with use of names. The "Mycological lineage" paragraph uses names with various formats.
  • "Rogerson received several awards and honors throughout his career:"- perhaps "during"
  • "1989: A special volume celebrating the 70th birthday of C.T. Rogerson" - A special volume of what?
  • Where does your list of publications come from?
Thanks kindly for your review! Let me know if there's any further improvements you think are needed. Sasata (talk) 17:03, 18 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

Hope you don't mind me dropping by; perhaps the article should be categorised based on the institutions at which he worked? J Milburn (talk) 17:24, 18 November 2013 (UTC)Reply

GA Criteria

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  • 1a The article is well written
  • 1b The article conforms with the MOS guidelines as to style and layout.
  • 2a&b The article is well referenced and has inline citations for all contentious statements.
  • 2c There is no original research that I can see.
  • 3a&b The coverage is broad enough and the article does not include irrelevant material.
  • 4 The article is neutral.
  • 5 The article was expanded by the nominator in early October 2013 and has hardly been edited by anybody else since.
  • 6 The main image has a fair use rationale. It is a low resolution image and is used as a visual identification for the subject of this biographical article.
  • 7 The two images are both relevant to the topic and have suitable captions.
  • Overall assessment - Pass.