Talk:Andrew Wodrow/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 21:23, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Nominator: Caponer (talk)

Hi! My review for this article will be here shortly. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 21:23, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

1: Well-written

• a. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
• b. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

WP:LEAD:

Check for WP:LEAD: Check for Correct Structure of Lead Section:  Done Check for Citations (WP:LEADCITE):  Done Check for Introductory text:  Done Check for Provide an accessible overview (MOS:INTRO):  Done Major Point 1: Early life and education "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body) Major Point 2: Business career "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body) Major Point 3: Political career "Wodrow was the first resident Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia), a position in which he served for a tenure lasting 32 years (1782–1814). Prior to his service as Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Wodrow served as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of cavalry in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Wodrow represented Hampshire County at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, which was held to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788." (summarised well in the lead) Major Point 4: Land affairs and holdings "" (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body) Check for Relative emphasis:  Done Major Point 1: Early life and education "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body) Major Point 2: Business career "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body) Major Point 3: Political career "Wodrow was the first resident Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia), a position in which he served for a tenure lasting 32 years (1782–1814). Prior to his service as Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Wodrow served as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of cavalry in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Wodrow represented Hampshire County at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, which was held to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body) Major Point 4: Land affairs and holdings "" (the lead does not give due weight as is given in the body) Check for Opening paragraph (MOS:BEGIN):  Done Check for First sentence (WP:LEADSENTENCE):  Done Andrew Wodrow (1752–1814) was a prominent Scottish American merchant, militia officer, clerk of court, lawyer, and landowner in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. Check for Format of the first sentence (MOS:BOLDTITLE):  Done Check for Proper names and titles:  Done Check for Abbreviations and synonyms (MOS:BOLDSYN): None Check for Foreign language (MOS:FORLANG): None Check for Pronunciation: None Check for Contextual links (MOS:CONTEXTLINK):  Done Check for Biographies:  Done Check for Organisms: NA Check for Biographies of living persons: NA Check for Alternative names (MOS:LEADALT):  Done Check for Non-English titles: Check for Usage in first sentence: Check for Separate section usage: Check for Length (WP:LEADLENGTH):  Done Check for Clutter (WP:LEADCLUTTER): None

WP:LAYOUT:

Done Check for WP:LAYOUT:  Done Check for Body sections: WP:BODY, MOS:BODY.  Done Check for Headings and sections:  Done Check for Section templates and summary style:  Done Check for Paragraphs (MOS:PARAGRAPHS):  Done Check for Standard appendices and footers (MOS:APPENDIX):  Done Check for Order of sections (WP:ORDER):  Done Check for Works or publications:  Done Check for See also section (MOS:SEEALSO): None Check for Notes and references (WP:FNNR):  Done Check for Further reading (WP:FURTHER): None Check for External links (WP:LAYOUTEL): None Check for Links to sister projects: None Check for Navigation templates:  Done Check for Formatting:  Done Check for Images (WP:LAYIM):  Done Check for Links:  Done Check for Horizontal rule (WP:LINE):  Done

WP:WTW:

Done Check for WP:WTW:  Done Check for Words that may introduce bias:  Done Check for Puffery (WP:PEA):  Done Check for Contentious labels (WP:LABEL):  Done Check for Unsupported attributions (WP:WEASEL):  Done Check for Expressions of doubt (WP:ALLEGED):  Done Check for Editorializing (MOS:OPED):  Done Check for Synonyms for said (WP:SAY):  Done Check for Expressions that lack precision:  Done Check for Euphemisms (WP:EUPHEMISM):  Done Check for Clichés and idioms (WP:IDIOM):  Done Check for Relative time references (WP:REALTIME):  Done Check for Neologisms (WP:PEA): None Check for Offensive material (WP:F***):  Done Check for WP:MOSFICT:  Done Check for Real-world perspective (WP:Real world):  Done Check for Primary and secondary information (WP:PASI):  Done Check for Contextual presentation (MOS:PLOT):  Done

WP:EMBED:
Done Prose is preferred over list (WP:PROSE): Convert the list in the Personal life section into prose. Remove details of children except their names. Check for Tables (MOS:TABLES):

2: Verifiable with no original research

• a. Has an appropriate reference section: Yes
• b. Citation to reliable sources where necessary: excellent (Thorough check on Google. Cross-checked with other GAs)

WP:RS:

Done Check for WP:RS:  Done Cross-checked with other GAs: Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser, Confederate Memorial (Romney, West Virginia), Wirgman Building, Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia), Christian Streit White, Valley View (Romney, West Virginia), Alexander White (Virginia), Francis White (Virginia) Check for the material (WP:RSVETTING): (not contentious)  Done Is it contentious?: No Does the ref indeed support the material?: Check for the author (WP:RSVETTING):  Done Who is the author?: Bennett, Diana Kercheval (Diana Kercheval Bennett) Brannon, Selden W. (McClain Printing Company) Burgess, Louis Alexander (Reprint Company) Butler, Stuart Lee (University Press of America) College of William & Mary (Whittet & Shepperson, General Printers) Darter, Oscar H. (Twayne Publishers) Eckenrode, Hamilton James (Houghton Mifflin) (The Town Council of Romney) Grigsby, Hugh Blair (Virginia Historical Society) Harris, Nancy E. (Genealogical Publishing Company) Heitman, Francis Bernard (Rare Book Shop Publishing Company) Hening, William Waller (Printed for the Editor by George Cochran) Horton, Vicki Bidinger (Genealogical Publishing Company) Johnston, Elizabeth Bryant (The Harrisburg Publishing Company) Lewis, Virgil Anson (Hubbard Brothers) Maxwell, Hu (A. Brown Boughner, Printer) Munske, Roberta R. (The Hampshire County 250th Anniversary Committee) Pitts, Phillip R. (United States Department of the Interior) Pulliam, David Loyd (J. T. West) Ross, Peter (Raeburn Book Company) Sydnor, Floyd Wills (Masonic Home Press) Wayland, John Walter (Genealogical Publishing Company) Whyte, Donald (Genealogical Publishing Company) Woodworth, Robert Bell (McClure Printing Company) Does the author have a Wikipedia article?: What are the author's academic credentials and professional experience?: What else has the author published?: Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?: Check for the publication (WP:RSVETTING):  Done Diana Kercheval Bennett McClain Printing Company Reprint Company University Press of America Whittet & Shepperson, General Printers Twayne Publishers Houghton Mifflin The Town Council of Romney Virginia Historical Society Genealogical Publishing Company Rare Book Shop Publishing Company Printed for the Editor by George Cochran Genealogical Publishing Company The Harrisburg Publishing Company Hubbard Brothers A. Brown Boughner, Printer The Hampshire County 250th Anniversary Committee United States Department of the Interior J. T. West Raeburn Book Company Masonic Home Press Genealogical Publishing Company Genealogical Publishing Company McClure Printing Company Check for Self-published sources (WP:SPS):

WP:MINREF:
Done Check for inline citations WP:MINREF:  Done Check for Direct quotations:  Done Check for Likely to be challenged:  Done Check for Contentious material about living persons (WP:BLP): NA

• c. No original research:  Done

WP:NOR:
Done Check for primary sources (WP:PRIMARY):  Done Check for synthesis (WP:SYN):  Done Check for original images (WP:OI):  Done

3: Broad in its coverage

a. Major aspects:

Done Cross-checked with other GAs: Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser, Confederate Memorial (Romney, West Virginia), Wirgman Building, Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia), Christian Streit White, Valley View (Romney, West Virginia), Alexander White (Virginia), Francis White (Virginia) Check for Article scope as defined by reliable sources: Check for The extent of the subject matter in these RS: Check for Out of scope: Check for The range of material that belongs in the article: Check for All material that is notable is covered: Check for All material that is referenced is covered: Check for All material that a reader would be likely to agree matches the specified scope is covered: Check for The most general scope that summarises essentially all knowledge: Check for Stay on topic and no wandering off-topic (WP:OFFTOPIC): Fix the Personal life section. Remove details of children except their names.

b. Focused:
Done Check for Readability issues (WP:LENGTH): Check for Article size (WP:TOO LONG!):

4: Neutral

WP:NPOV:

Done 4. Fair representation without bias:  Done Check for POV (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for naming (WP:POVNAMING):  Done Check for structure (WP:STRUCTURE):  Done Check for Due and undue weight (WP:DUE):  Done Check for Balancing aspects (WP:BALASPS):  Done Check for Giving "equal validity" (WP:VALID):  Done Check for Balance (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for Impartial tone (WP:IMPARTIAL):  Done Check for Describing aesthetic opinions (WP:SUBJECTIVE):  Done Check for Words to watch (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for Attributing and specifying biased statements (WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV):  Done Check for Fringe theories and pseudoscience (WP:PSCI): None Check for Religion (WP:RNPOV): None

5: Stable: No edit wars, etc: Yes

6: Images  Done (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license)

Images:

Done 6: Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:  Done Check for copyright tags (WP:TAGS):  Done Check for copyright status:  Done Check for non-free content (WP:NFC):  Done Check for valid fair use rationales (WP:FUR):  Done 6: Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:  Done Check for image relevance (WP:IMAGE RELEVANCE):  Done Image (Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House Romney WV 2009 1 25 04.JPG): Relevant. Check for Images for the lead (WP:LEADIMAGE): None. Check for suitable captions (WP:CAPTION):  Done Caption: "In the 1780s, Wodrow built his "clerk's office" (pictured) adjacent to his residence in Romney. Together with the kitchen building, the three structures constitute the Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House." succinct and informative

Caponer, I'm happy and inspired to see your work here. The prose quality in particular has been fantastic in all your articles. As per the above checklist, I do have some insights that I think will be useful in improving the article:

• I think the lead can be improved in order to provide an accessible overview and to give relative emphasis.
• I think the lead can be expanded. It only summarises the Political career at the moment.
• I’ve one doubt regarding the timeline of the lead. I noticed in a few of your articles that you begin the timeline at a particular date and then go back. Why not keep it simple and linear in progression? For instance in this article, "Wodrow was the first resident Clerk of Court … . Prior to his service as Clerk of Court …". Any particular reason you are choosing this approach?
• Move all the inline citations towards the end of the sentence to improve the flow.

Besides that, I think the article looks excellent. Caponer, please feel free to strike out any recommendation you think will not help in improving the article. All the best, --Seabuckthorn ♥ 20:56, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Seabuckthorn, thank you for taking the time to conduct this very comprehensive and thoughtful review. I promise to address all the above issues you've listed within the next few days. Thanks again! -- Caponer (talk) 14:25, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Seabuckthorn, I've completed addressing all your above concerns and suggestions. I tidied up and added to the article's lead, I converted the personal life list into prose, and I consolidated internal citations in the end of sentences rather than in the middle. Please take a look at the article to make sure my edits are in line with your suggestions and let me know if you have any outstanding comments or concerns. Thank you again for taking the time from your schedule to review this article! -- Caponer (talk) 01:43, 11 March 2014 (UTC)