Talk:Edgar P. Rucker/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kavyansh.Singh (talk · contribs) 19:07, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator: West Virginian (talk · contribs) at 19:16, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA criteria

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

Prose

and businessperson — how about "businessman"?

Thank you for this suggestion! I have modified this to businessman accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

as the 12th Attorney General of West Virginia — my understanding of MOS:JOBTITLE says that 'Attorney General' should be lowercased

I've changed instances of attorney general to lowercase. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ran as a Republican — we were already told in the first para that he was a member of the GOP

I've removed that additional mention. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

While Rucker was at an early age, he and his family relocated to Lewisburg in Greenbrier County — how about "During his early years, Rucker and his family relocated to Lewisburg in Greenbrier County"?

I've modified this accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

in which Rucker shot and seriously injured Beirne v. Rucker allegedly fired the first shot, breaking Beirne's wrist (emphasis mine) — is it a fact, or just a claim that he shot.

Per the news articles, this is a fact and not a claim, so I have modified the sentence accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rucker was arrested and bailed after the duel; however, when Beirne's condition worsened, Rucker was rearrested and jailed — can break into 2 sentences removing the semi-colon

I've split this into two sentences accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

of the Flat Top Monitor Republican newspaper — How about "of the Flat Top Monitor, a Republican newspaper"?

I amended the wording as suggested. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rucker took a great interest in politics — Do we need to mention great. Even I take "great interest in politics"

I removed the "great." -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

as the Republican candidate — as their candidate

I've changed this accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

At the start of Rucker's term — Replace 'Rucker's' by 'his'

I've changed this accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

n response to Wheeling saloonkeepers banding — WP:SOB

I linked Wheeling earlier so as to avoid the two links being side-by-side. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Though I like {{inflation}}, I feel that there are a lot of "equivalent" in "Attorney general" section. Try to reduce few

I removed an inflation template accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"quiet and unpretentious affair." — the prose does not make clear where this quote comes from. Who said it?

I added in the newspaper that reported this quote. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

at 5p.m. — add {{nbsp}} between 5 and 'p.m.'

I added this template accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rucker was survived by — Can we rephrase. I'd expect this wording more in an obituary or news article than a encyclopedia article.

I removed that sentence all together. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:43, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Images

1 images missing ALT text.

I've added the alt text accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 22:44, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

"Explanatory notes" could be a separate level-2 section

Done! -- West Virginian (talk) 22:45, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

" pp. 12 & 38" - should be a comma

Done! -- West Virginian (talk) 22:45, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That is it. Excellent article, well cited, properly written, almost a GA! Putting on hold. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 19:29, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kavyansh.Singh, first and foremost, I would like to thank you tremendously for taking the time to perform this thorough, comprehensive, and thoughtful review for GA status. I appreciate and value your time and expertise, and thank you again for improving this article through your comments and recommendations. Please let me know if there are any outstanding issues, and I will address them as soon as possible. Thanks again, and please let me know if you have any questions or need more information in the meantime! -- West Virginian (talk) 22:45, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad you called my review "comprehensive", as it took me 17 long minuted to do it! Will give it a second read before promoting! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 11:09, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

All good; Promoting! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 11:21, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]