Talk:Richard Sharp Smith/GA1

GA Review

Passed. grungaloo (talk) 23:52, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Grungaloo (talk · contribs) 03:07, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Rublamb, I'm picking this one up too. I'll ping you once I've finished. grungaloo (talk) 03:07, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again Rublamb, sorry it took me a minute to get to this. This article looks great, and I only have a few minor comments. Let me know when you're finished! grungaloo (talk) 16:30, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Grungaloo: I have made the updates you suggestions. Thanks so much for the tip on the inflation template. The editor that taught me about it (in anouther GA review) did not indicate the need for a closing date. I guess people assume it is self-updating. Thanks again for working on this and the other. You deserve more than one barnstar for this GA backlog blitz! Rublamb (talk) 21:26, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I really appreciate you saying that! The end_year isn't technically required, so the other GA reviewer didn't steer you wrong. Without it it will calculate to the last year it has data for (2023 I think), but personally I prefer having an end year so it's clear about when those numbers are from. Anyway, excellent work and congrats on another GA! grungaloo (talk) 23:51, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Refs 9,15,16,22,33,39,78 all good

Done He received additional architectural training in the office of a cousin, George Smith - Would swap around to say "office of George Smith, a cousin of his".
Done Smith ordered limestone from the Hallowell Stone Company of Bedford, Indiana, and cement from the J. B. Speed Company of Louisville, Kentucky, based on weekly usage, which he calculated based on the number of workmen and their skillset, the type of work being done, and the weather - A lot of commas make this a bit hard to follow. I would split the sentence in two, first describing who he ordered supplies from, and then how he did the calculation.
Done One of the most visible today - Most visible, does this mean most visited? Maybe say that, or "most prominent"? Comment: I could not find the concept of most visible, visited or prominent in the source, so made the sentence more general.
Done Olmsted and his wife are probably the most important guests who stayed in this brick and rough-cast house that no longer exists - This doesn't really match the source, it just says that the cottage was best-known for housing them. The way this sentence is worded implies others stayed at the house but they were less famous. Comment: good catch.
Done (equivalent to $311,698 in today's money - Needs a date instead of "today's money". Template:Inflation has an end_year parameter you can use.
Done In the fall of 1896, Smith established his private practice - Don't think "private" is needed, I don't think there are "public" practice architectural firms.
Done Sunnicrest is the only surviving cottage, but it has recently been restored by - Would replace "recently" with a date. Comment: I added a new source with a specific date.

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):
Section layout is good. Prose is well written.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
Ref section exists, sources are reliable. Earwig flags a violation, but it's just picking up quotes which are appropriately quoted in the article. Use of sources is good and spot check is good.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
Good coverage, nothing missing from what I can see. Good level of detail.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
Meets NPOV
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
No edit warring
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Images are good, appropriately licensed, captions are good too.
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

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