Talk:Ted Frank/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: GRAPPLE X 13:31, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

I haven't reviewed many BLPs before so forgive me if I'm too anal about citations with it.

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:
"Frank is also a former director and fellow of the Legal Center for the Public Interest at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington D.C.." -> It's up to you if you want to use "D.C." or "DC", but the latter looks cleaner at the end of a sentence like this.
"Frank defended himself on the PointofLaw.com weblog which he is a regular contributor to, " -> this reads a bit awkwardly to me. Perhaps "to which he regularly contributes" would work better.

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
MOS is fine.
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Citations are fine. Some facts are cited with four or five references but in a BLP I feel that's not too much due to the fear of misrepresentation, though elsewhere it might be.
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Scope is grand.
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Article is neutral.
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Article has grown hugely this week, but a look at its history reveals no controversy so I don't think the additions will be unstable at all.
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Sole image is commons and not a problem. A portrait might be something to keep an eye out for the future but it's not necessary unless something free turns up.
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
Going to pass this one. The only suggested changes are aesthetic, and don't affect the quality of the article. It's up to you if you want to change them or not. Well done! GRAPPLE X 13:31, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK thanks Grapple I appreciate you taking an hour or so to review this. I reworded the second point, D.C. does look a little funny but I think its the official name. I would really like to see a photograph in the infobox which would certainly improve the aesthetic. I'll see if I can request one, although would most certainly help if some uni student could photograph him at his next appearance!. I believe there was a placeholder image in the infobox previously requesting a free image but it was removed. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:40, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think the place-holders have been phased out, really. If you knew where he was making an appearance next, there's probably editors for various university articles here who would likely be nearby, who might be able to help. GRAPPLE X 13:44, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, there was no evidence that those placeholders worked anyway. Promise I will try to get hold of a photo over the next few days. If I could learn of his next uni visit perhaps I could contact a university and request one at the event or something. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:47, 25 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]