Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Stephen Dee Richards/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Laser brain via FACBot (talk) 13 October 2020 [1].

Stephen Dee Richards edit

Nominator(s): Paleface Jack (talk) 16:46, 8 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about the 19th century serial killer, who confessed to the murders of nine people, and was publically executed in 1879 for the murders of the Harlson family, and Peter Anderson. Richards would later be known for a posthumous biography, which was based on an interview conducted after his final arrest, as well as a modern-day analysis by forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland.

I have been working on the article for a while now and have passed it under GA status several months ago. All the sources used in the article are of sufficient quality, and most of the images used are both good quality and in the public domain.Paleface Jack (talk) 16:46, 8 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

File:Stephen D. Richards Hanging, Nebraska, 1879.jpg, if published in 1879 it is definitely free and should be on Commons (t · c) buidhe 02:58, 9 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Source review - spotchecks not done

What makes "The Old West's Ted Bundy" warrant bolding in the lead?
Source for "Kearney County Murderer" nickname? Also why include the other lead nickname in the infobox and not this one?
"seeking his fortune" - source for this quote?
"Richards would become notorious by way of a posthumous biography" - source for this claim?
"about $19,855 as of 2020" - source?
"This would be the only confirmed photograph of Richards. " - source?
"The current location of the skull is unknown. " - source?
Short cites would benefit from being formatted for human readers
The article relies quite heavily on contemporary newspaper accounts - do later sources corroborate their claims?
FN23: page?
Be consistent in whether authors are presented first or last name first
For articles without a byline, it isn't necessary to specify Anon.
How are you ordering Sources?
For multi-edition works be sure to include edition statement for version cited
Be consistent in whether you include locations for books
Ramsland 2006: link provided gives a different publisher

Stopping there and oppose pending citation cleanup. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:26, 10 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Nikkimaria, and the 37 instances of would indicate that an independent copyedit might be useful. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 04:39, 11 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinator comment - It appears this was not adequately prepared for nomination and we've had no response from the nominator after several days. Therefore, I will be archiving it shortly and it may be re-nominated after the customary two-week waiting period. In the mean time, please action feedback as appropriate. --Laser brain (talk) 13:58, 13 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. --Laser brain (talk) 13:58, 13 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.