Talk:Statue of John Plankinton/GA1

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GA Review[edit]

The following discussion 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.

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 20:37, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Taking this review. MWright96 (talk) 20:37, 21 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Lead[edit]

  • "It took the sculptor six months to make" - mention the sculptor's name on the first mention
  • Wikilink Plankinton Arcade to the appropriate article
  • "he latest redevelopment of the property occurred in 1980-1982" - 1980 to 1982
  • "and placed on a 15-foot pedestal" - same issue as the first point in this section

Background[edit]

  • Mention what Plankinton was on the first mention of him in this section
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "had already done statues for the Plankinton family so was commissioned" - think there is a comma missing between "family" and "so"
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Park made the six-foot bronze statue" - same issue as the first and fifth points in the lead section
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "and originally promoted by businessman" - was originally
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "It had billiard and bowling" - think there is a word or two missing from this portion of text
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The property was again renamed and then called Shops of Grand Avenue" - the word in bold is not needed in my opinion
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The latest redesign of the property in 1980–1982" - between 1980 and 1982
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Grand Avenue was the 19th century prestigious street name where the property is located" - Grand Avenue was the name of a 19th-century prestigious street
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "and is now Wisconsin Avenue." - now called
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The statue on its 15-foot pedestal" - similiar issue to the first and fifth points in the lead section
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • "and seen by hundreds daily." - and is viewed
 Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

  • References 1, 6, 7, 9 and 10 are missing the page numbers
  • The date for Reference 3 is incorrect
  • The date for Reference 5 is incomplete
  • Also Refs 2 and 7 appear to be the exact same story but published in different newspapers on different days?

Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 14:48, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@MWright96: All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 18:44, 22 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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.
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