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Henry Adams Thompson is part of the 1880 United States presidential election series, a featured topic. This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so. | |||||||||||||
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Did you know?" column on
February 13, 2016. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that math professor
Henry Adams Thompson ran for office several times, including for
Vice President of the United States in
1880, but never won? | |||||||||||||
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Reviewer: Saskoiler ( talk · contribs) 23:12, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
It's my pleasure to take on a GA review of this article. I will assess one criterion at a time, capturing the assessment in the table which follows. After the table, I'll list items which I believe need attention, if any. --
Saskoiler (
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Rate | Attribute | Review Comment |
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1. Well-written: | ||
1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct. | The prose of this article is fantastic. It reads very smoothly, with consistent grammar throughout. Very well done. This is how all Wikipedia articles should read.
I have only a few minor suggestions for improvement. See below: "Prose" (Update: The suggestions have all been addressed.) | |
1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. | Lead - The lead provides an accessible, concise overview of the article. It touches on major facts in a balanced way and reads very well.
Layout - Organization is intuitive. Sections are chosen well, and titled appropriately. Words to watch - No problems found. Fiction - n/a List incorporation - n/a There is compliance with MoS guidelines in all five areas. | |
2. Verifiable with no original research: | ||
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline. | A list of 27 references are listed in the "References" and "Sources" sections. Remarkable research to locate all of these. Bravo! | |
2b. 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). | All facts and opinions are supported with in-line citations. Very thorough and comprehensive. I checked every online source which I was able to check, and found no problems. | |
2c. it contains no original research. | There's no evidence of original research. All statements in the article reflect the sources. | |
2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. | There are no copyright violations or plagiarism. | |
3. Broad in its coverage: | ||
3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic. | The main aspects of this topic (early life, educational career, political life, later life) are covered in a reasonable manner. | |
3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). | The article's focus is appropriate. The various sections strike a good balance. For example, given that his political career was ultimately not very successful, it is sensible that his professional pursuits carry approximately equal weight across this article. | |
4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. | The article is presented from a rationale, balanced point of view. There's no editorial bias. | |
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. | The article is stable. I hasn't been touched at all in the past month, and before that was a burst of editing which led to this GA nomination. No evidence of edit war or dispute. | |
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: | ||
6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content. | There are three images in this article. All are in the public domain due to their age, and their copyright status is noted. All okay. | |
6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions. | All three images are very relevant to this article. Good hunting! Two of the captions are fine. I have a question about the third. See below: "Images" (Update: The question has been addressed.) | |
7. Overall assessment. | There is no doubt that this article is GA-quality. The prose is inviting and easy to read. The citations have been thoroughly researched and compiled. The different aspects of Thompson's life story are balanced well.
There are only a small number of issues identified below. Once those are addressed, I will have no problem passing this GA review. Update: All issues have been satisfactorily addressed. This article now meets the GA criteria, and I will close this review as "passed". |
The following is a list of items which need attention. Please respond to each to let me know when it is resolved, or enter an explanation to justify why it should not be changed.
Images
Prose