Talk:Michael Plumb

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Date	Process	Result
January 10, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Michael Plumb was the first (and, to date, only) equestrian inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame?

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family

he has three sons, Charlie, Hugh and Matt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.143.173.73 (talk) 01:40, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Michael Plumb/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MathewTownsend (talk · contribs) 00:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'll review this shortly. MathewTownsend (talk) 00:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review-see WP:WIAGA for criteria (and here for what they are not)

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose: clear and concise, correct spelling and grammar:
I have made a few minor edits which you are free to change.[1]

B. Complies with MoS for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. Provides references to all sources:

B. Provides in-line citations from reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Main aspects are addressed:
Article lacks any sense of the subject's personality or style, or specifics of his riding abilities.

I have a suggestion. Since the article is a little dry - no images - nothing about his personality, riding style etc., it would help to give quotes by others about him. e.g. from [2] which has a number of quotes by others (or by him) that give a flavor of his riding style and insight into his effect on others.

This would also give the article a dimension that is missing: there is no "feel" for the man.
B. Remains focused:
Does it follow the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
No images

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:

I will put this review on hold while my suggestion is evaluated.

MathewTownsend (talk) 15:21, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, Mathew! I am just about to leave the house, but will work on these suggestions when I get back this evening. Dana boomer (talk) 15:35, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again Mathew - I have looked over your edits and they look good. Between User:Montanabw and I, I think we have cooked up a paragraph (which I have put in the "Other" section for now) about his personality. Let us know if this was what you had in mind, or if you think there is a better place in the article for this information. Thanks, Dana boomer (talk) 02:13, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

All problems fixed. I changed the heading to "Influence" but if you don't like that, feel free to change it back.
Article PASS! MathewTownsend (talk) 20:26, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Influence is good - I wasn't really fond of "Other" but didn't have any bright ideas for what to change it to. Thanks again for the review and pass! Dana boomer (talk) 20:45, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Personality

Dana, if this helps, I wrote up some stuff on personality that you can just plop in (or not, if it sucks) Rewrite as you'd like, whatever helps: All cited to this cite pages 57-59 didn't want to mess up citation format by doing it different from what you have. If needed, the first two sentences are pp 57-58 and the last one is to page 59. May need a little wikilinking. Hope this is useful! Montanabw^(talk) 23:42, 9 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Plumb is reticent about discussing his accomplishments, but colleagues have referred to him as the "ultimate team member" who could be count on to be at the top of his game and a consistent performer. As team captain at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, he was noted for helping his teammates understand everything that was going on around them. His athleticism and personal courage have been praised by those who know him, such as Michael Page, chef d’equipe for the 1986 US World Championship team, who recounted how Plumb medaled at the competition in spite of three broken ribs.

Awesome! I've added this in with just a couple of minor changes and added a bit that I found in another source. Now we'll just have to see what Mathew has to say. Thanks for your help on this, Dana boomer (talk) 02:14, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Any time, it was a low-stress activity, this. Montanabw^(talk) 02:52, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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