Talk:Galveston, Texas/GA2

GA Review

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GA review (see here for criteria)

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A few comments

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   I noticed a lot of tidbits of information is contained within parenthesis. Sometimes, it ruins the flow of the paragraph. I think it'd be better if it were somehow incorporated as regular text. Also, I don't think addresses are recommended in articles.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   Some of the references need the date= parameter like the Bloomberg news article (date=2008-10-08)

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   WP:USCITY says more than 10 paragraphs may be too much for a history section. Maybe create a sub-article for History of Galveston, Texas or condense.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

   Good use of free images. A few captions need wikilinks like the Galvez Hotel image.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Mahanga^Talk 20:51, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing the article. I will remove some of the parenthesis and addresses. I trimmed the history section and created article History of Galveston, Texas as suggested. Galveston is a historic city which makes it difficult to summarize so many events, so I hope the current version is more acceptable. Thank you! Postoak (talk) 03:45, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

A couple links are dead.[1]. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an archiveurl for them. I made a few fixes. Mahanga^Talk 14:51, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Yikes, they die quickly. I checked these prior to nomination. I will correct both later. Thanks again, Postoak (talk) 16:37, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Fixed. Postoak (talk) 00:48, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Well done! Passed. Mahanga^Talk 16:04, 16 October 2009 (UTC)