Talk:Robert M. La Follette/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: GhostRiver (talk · contribs) 01:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

I'll be taking a look at this (again)! I anticipate this review being somewhat quick, as all of the comments from my previous review should have been addressed. — GhostRiver 01:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Lede

• Delink "Wisconsin" per MOS:OVERLINK
• Link "1900 gubernatorial election" to 1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
• "Republican Party and the Democratic Party" → "with the Republican and Democratic Parties"

Early life

• "eight monthes" → "eight months"

Early political career

House of Representatives

• "protege" → "protégé"
• No comma after "Author Jorn Brøndal wrote that"
• "hlamed" → "blamed"

Gubernatorial candidate

• "Democratic opponent – Louis G. Bomrich" → "Democratic opponent Louis G. Bomrich"

Governor of Wisconsin (1901–1906)

• No comma or space needed after "implementation of primary elections"
• Comma after "ultimately"
• "state supreme court" → "state Supreme Court" with a link to Wisconsin Supreme Court

Senator (1906–1925)

Roosevelt administration (1906–1909)

• Link demagogue
• Mention some of the progressive measures Roosevelt declined to support
• "Beginning with the 1908 presidential election" → "Beginning in 1908"

Taft administration (1909–1913)

• Shift the photos up to the start of this section, purely for aesthetic reasons
• "sixteen congressmen" → "16 congressmen" per MOS:NUM

Wilson administration (1913–1921)

• Combine second and third paragraphs
• "In many people's eyes throughout this period, La Follette was a traitor to his country because he was in effect supporting Germany." → "This earned the ire of many Americans, who believed that La Follette was a traitor to his country, effectively supporting Germany."

Harding–Coolidge administration (1921–1924)

• "conservative Senator" → "conservative senator" (senator here being used as a descriptor, not a title)
• Hyphen to en dash in "1920-21"

1924 presidential campaign

• Either "By early 1924" or "in late 1923" can be excised
• "quickly endorsed La Follette for president" → "quickly endorsed his presidential bid"
• "and "Independent."" → "and "Independent"." per MOS:LQ
• "La Follette's 16.6% showing" → "La Follette's 16.6 percent showing" per MOS:PERCENT

Death and legacy

• Link bronchitis and pneumonia
• "offered to his wife –" → "offered to his wife,"
• "but she didn't accept the offer" → "but she declined the offer"
• "After his death, La Follette's wife, Belle Case La Follette, remained" → "After her husband's death, Belle Case remained"
• Link Robert M. La Follette Jr. in the first paragraph and delink in the second
• "Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin" → "Democratic gubernatorial nominee"

Everything else is already checked and has not been substantially changed! Putting on hold for now to allow nominator to address comments. — GhostRiver 01:40, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@GhostRiver – Thanks a lot for another taking a look. I have addressed all the comments, and have added just 2 more images, both in the public domain. How is it looking now? – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Everything looks good now, happy to pass! — GhostRiver 13:46, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.