Talk:William T. Stearn/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: HalfGig (talk · contribs) 21:41, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

   The quality of refs is good but formatting is inconsistent; "General books and articles" has some retrieve dates, some done--books and articles don't need retrieve dates

   True - articles with accessdates were articles on web - removed--Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:10, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   Some "Websites" refs have publishers, some don't; all should have publishers.

   That does not really work - many of the websites are publishers, or there is no information. Duplication would add unnecessary clutter. Publishers were added where available. Do you have specific examples?--Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:10, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   I never saw it done like that IIRC. But you are consistent and that's the big thing. I just put in the publisher if it matches the web URL. HalfGig talk 23:26, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

   NEW ONE "Geograph (2011). "Geograph". Geograph Project Limited." needs a retrieval date. All web refs need this so people can check the version you used, know when it was a live URL, etc. HalfGig talk 23:26, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

   Done - yes, wanted to avoid duplication of names and hence clutter--Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:10, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   NEW TWO It appears Stearn never earned a university degree. Is this correct? If so, very impressive as to what he accomplished. HalfGig talk 11:56, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   Yes, one of the things he is famous for. When I came across the original stub and saw a string of degrees after his name, which I knew to be wrong, I was motivated to rewrite it and eventually develop it. This is now the most comprehensive biography of this man in the literature. (with the exclusion of personal anecdotes) --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:10, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Image in the info box needs source, etc, not just a link to RU wiki; it also needs a FU rationale

   Source provided on Russian WP added. It does have a paragraph addressing Fair use Rationale. Can you be more specific?

   I did eventually manage to track down some more provenance information and converted the file information into a Non-free use rationale infobox, if that helps --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:31, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   Good work. HalfGig talk 23:22, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

   Natural History Museum London Jan 2006.jpg needs a date

   Unsure what you mean here - in the caption? Why this image rather than others? --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:31, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   over in its summary/description box on commons, it's empty. It's supposed to have the date the photo was taken, some mistakenly put in the date uploaded

   Oh! Commons, I thought you meant the article. Yes, the date is is in the metadata - fixed --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:18, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   Epimedium alpinum (Flower).jpg needs a date

   As above --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:31, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   over in its summary/description box on commons, it's empty. It's supposed to have the date the photo was taken, some mistakenly put in the date uploaded

   fixed --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:18, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   Agnes Arber circa 1916.jpg might be PD by now

   Quite possibly. The original author does not supply any copywrite information. Are you suggesting any specific action? --Michael Goodyear (talk) 13:31, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

   Nah, it's probably PD-life+70 now but we can't tell so I'd leave it alone HalfGig talk 23:22, 6 February 2017 (UTC)

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail: