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Ikey Solomon edit

I became interested in this subject after reading a book that featured him. Ikey Solomon's story offers crime, passion, and history.

When looking at the article, I realized that it could use some improvements. I've made these and believe the content meets the FA standards.

The discussion page shows that this article has a bounty, which is what initially interested me in the featured article process.

Thanks for your consideration of this nomination! Wshallwshall 16:09, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - Inline citations need to be put into proper format. Right now they are just external links in the middle of the text. Also numerous grammatical errors. For example: On 17 April 1810 Solomon, along with a man named Joel Joseph, were caught stealing a pocket book. Article needs a thorough copy editing. Jeffpw 16:20, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for the citation issue. If you are going for external links in the middle of the article, there needs to be a separate references section with more details (see here). Inline citations would probably be easier, at any rate. Trebor 16:25, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the immediate feedback. Reading other reviews, I realized that it would probably be better to start with a peer review, which would help me with the style issues and the proofing.

I'll try to resubmit after the peer review.

Withdrawn by nominator SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:44, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]