Talk:John Davis Long/GA1

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Mark Miller in topic GA Review

GA Review

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Reviewer: Mark Miller (talk · contribs) 01:01, 19 June 2016 (UTC)Reply


 

A good article is—

  1. Well-written:
    1. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
    2. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.[1]
  2. Verifiable with no original research:
  3. [2]
    1. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;[3]
    2. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);[4]
    3. it contains no original research; and
    4. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
  4. Broad in its coverage:
    1. it addresses the main aspects of the topic;[5] and
    2. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
  5. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
  6. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
  7. [6]   Done
  8. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
  9. [7]   Done
    1. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
    2.   Done
    3. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.[8]
    4.   Done

Review notes

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I'll return shortly to add a few more notes--Mark Miller (talk) 04:28, 3 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

OK. I just need to check a few things and I will be ready to list as GA.--Mark Miller (talk) 00:47, 18 July 2016 (UTC)Reply
Listed as GA.--Mark Miller (talk) 23:19, 29 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

References

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  1. ^ Compliance with other aspects of the Manual of Style or its subpages is not required for good articles.
  2. ^ Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles says, "Ideally, a reviewer will have access to all of the source material, and sufficient expertise to verify that the article reflects the content of the sources; this ideal is not often attained. At a bare minimum, check that the sources used are reliable (for example, blogs are not usually reliable sources) and that those you can access support the content of the article (for example, inline citations lead to sources which agree with what the article says) and are not plagiarized (for example, close paraphrasing of source material should only be used where appropriate, with in text attribution if necessary)."
  3. ^ Dead links are considered verifiable only if the link is not a bare url. Using consistent formatting or including every element of the bibliographic material is not required, although, in practice, enough information must be supplied that the reviewer is able to identify the source.
  4. ^ Either parenthetical references or footnotes can be used for in-line citations, but preferably not both in the same article. In-line citations should preferably be of a consistent style.
  5. ^ The "broad in its coverage" criterion is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles. It allows shorter articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics.
  6. ^ Vandalism reversions, proposals to split or merge content, good faith improvements to the page (such as copy editing), and changes based on reviewers' suggestions do not apply to the "stable" criterion. Nominations for articles that are unstable because of non-constructive editing may be failed or placed on hold.
  7. ^ Other media, such as video or audio files, are also covered by the "images" criterion.
  8. ^ The presence of images is not, in itself, a requirement. However, if images (or other media) with acceptable copyright status are appropriate and readily available, then such images should be provided.