Talk:John Lymburn/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Nikkimaria (talk) 21:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I'll be reviewing this article for potential GA status; my review should be posted shortly. Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 21:44, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I have decided to pass this article as-is; consider the below comments suggestions for further improvement. Cheers, Nikkimaria (talk) 22:41, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Writing and formatting

• Avoid linking the same term more than once or twice
• University of Glasgow or Glasgow University?
• Don't assume legal knowledge on the part of the reader: explain or link "solicitor", and specify "law firm Dougall, Gouldie, and Douglas"
• "Lymburn was responsible for its submission" - for Alberta's submission, not the submission of the entire case, correct?
• Is "elder" a Presbyterian-specific term/position?
• Who is Marguerite Lymburn? Earlier the wife was "Isabella Marguerite"

Accuracy and verifiability

• "In appointing an attorney-general to replace himself, he looked outside his caucus and appointed Lymburn, in part because of his lack of affiliation with any provincial political party" - source?
• "the first time that the overwhelmingly rural party had run a candidate in either of Alberta's two major cities" - source?
• "The conservative Reid government was suffering damage to its popularity as a result of the Great Depression, and radical economic theories, most notably the version of social credit espoused by Calgary evangelist William Aberhart, were gaining currency among the public" - source?
• Perhaps mention both authors in shortened citations?

Broad

• Could use a bit more information on his personal life, if such information is available. For example, when were his daughters born?
• Could also expand the paragraph on Banker's Toadies - what evidence did the pamphlet present? What exactly was the complaint against Lymburn?

Neutrality

• "the Great Depression began to breed labour militancy" - careful with wording
• "UFA was wiped out of the legislature by Aberhart's upstart Social Credit League" - non-neutral wording

Stability

No issues noted

Images

No issues noted