Talk:Larrabee County, Iowa

Distinct from Crocker and Bancoft?

This is an interesting little article, but I feel a GAN atm is premature due to how short the article is. I'm a bit confused on the separation of this from the Crocker County, Iowa and Bancroft County, Iowa article; they all occupy the same area, are essentially same iterations of the same proposed county split. Wouldn't an article that covers all three of these proposals as one be the best for understanding why Kossuth was never split? Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:22, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

@Generalissima Thanks for your comments, however they are not the same. Larrabee was proposed and the other two were former. 48JCL ^(talk) 23:14, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

In terms of size, they are different however roughly the same. I would say it’s more like the other two articles have issues than this article does. Also, the GA nom passed. 48JCL ^(talk) 23:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

I agree. This article is pretty nice but is short and the language just doesn't "flow" that well with me. GoldRomean (talk) 03:52, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

GA Review

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Nominator: 48JCL (talk · contribs) 22:04, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: CosXZ (talk · contribs) 23:40, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

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, as shown by a source spot-check. 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

Stable

Y Cos ^{(X + Z)} 23:40, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Image and source review

• File:Map of Iowa highlighting Kossuth County.svg: appropriate image
• File:Map of Iowa highlighting Bancroft County.svg: appropriate image
• File:Portrait of William Larrabee.jpg: related with the article
• Great copyright on all images
• Citations are styled good
• All citations are reliable

OR

• Bancroft County's land was merged with Kossuth County, making Kossuth the largest county in Iowa, and made Iowa a state of 99 counties.[2][3] [1] mentions this too so, you can triple-confirm this statement.

 Not done WP:CITEOVERKILL

• being deemed "illegal and unconstitutional."[5] [5] doesn't mention this, [4] mentions "unconstitutional" so, remove "illegal and" and add after After Crocker County was disestablished in 1871, Crocker County's land was merged into Kossuth County.{{Sfn|Brown|2023}}

 Partly done

• The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in the case L.K. Garfield vs R.I. Brayton that Crocker County was a violation of the Iowa constitution, put [1] after comma.

 Done

• The name "Larrabee" would honor governor William Larrabee.[6] [1] mentions this too.

 Not done WP:CITEOVERKILL  Done

• The proposal would divide Kossuth County, making the northern part Larrabee County.[1] [7] mentions this too.

 Done

• The proposal received 920 votes compared to the opposition's 3599 votes; therefore, Larrabee County was not established which meant Iowa remained a state of 99 counties,[1] [4] mentions this too.

 Not done once is good enough

• and Kossuth County remained the largest county in Iowa.[4] [3] mentions this too.

 Not done once is good enough

Copyvio

Earwig shows a 2.9% which is amazing.Cos ^{(X + Z)} 23:40, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

@CosXZ any other things I need to address? 48JCL (talk) 01:57, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

I will review more of the criteria later today Cos ^{(X + Z)} 14:56, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

@48JCL I got some things I need you to do Cos ^{(X + Z)} 22:56, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

@CosXZ issues addressed, could you pass? 48JCL (talk) 02:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Mos

 Done 48JCL (talk) 23:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Layout

• Move coordinates to in between the citations and the categories.

 Done

Lead

• Larrabee County was a proposed county in the northern part of Kossuth County, Iowa in February 1913.

 Done

• It was named after governor William Larrabee. replace "It" with "The County".

 Done

• It was preceded by Crocker County until it was disestablished being illegal. replace "It" with "The County" and "it" with "the County".

 Done

• A vote was held in Kossuth County in order to see if the county would be established or not. It failed and Kossuth County remained the largest county in Iowa. capitalize "county" and replace "It" with "The Vote".

 Done

@CosXZ done 48JCL (talk) 16:32, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Words to watch

• However, the residents of northern Kossuth County sent a delegation to Des Moines to express that they did not want Larrabee County to exist.

 Done

Grammar

Background

• , making Iowa officially a state of 100 counties.

 Done

• , Bancroft County was eliminated because it was not suitable for settling due to its marshes and wetlands replace "eliminated" with "disestablished" and "it" with "the county".

 Done

• Bancroft County's land was merged with Kossuth County, making Kossuth the largest County in Iowa, decapitalize "County" in "the largest County".

 Done

• , and therefore Iowa was now a state of 99 counties. ---> and made Iowa a state of 99 counties.

 Done

• It lasted from 1870 to 1871, replace "It" with "The county".

 Done

• , being deemed illegal and unconstitutional. ---> being deemed "illegal and unconstitutional."

 Done

• , which declares in Article 11 that no new county shall be created which contains less than 432 square miles. ---> , which declares in Article 11 that "no new county shall be created which contains less than 432 square miles."

 Done

Proposal

• On 22 February 1913, the US doesn't use the day-month-year format.

 Done

• On February 22 1913, add a coma after 22.

 Done

• The name Larrabee would honor new governor William Larrabee. ---> The name "Larrabee" would honor governor William Larrabee.

 Done

• The proposal received just 920 votes compared to the opposition's 3599 votes;

 Done 48JCL (talk) 19:15, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

@CosXZ 48JCL (talk) 19:15, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

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• ... that Larrabee County was a proposed county in Iowa, however because it failed, Iowa remained a state with 99 counties?

• Sources: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-what-happened-to-iowas-100t/144895260/ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/TB/1039404.pdf

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Improved to Good Article status by 48JCL (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

48JCL (talk) 11:39, 25 May 2024 (UTC).

• Article attained Good article status. No problems regarding copyright and referencing, and hook mentioned in the 'Proposal' section and is cited. Good to go. - Toadboy123 (talk) 02:59, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
  • @Toadboy123 Thank you! 48JCL ^(talk) 19:27, 28 May 2024 (UTC)