Talk:Angus McDonald (Virginia militiaman)/GA1
Latest comment: 10 years ago by Caponer in topic GA Review
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Reviewer: Rosiestep (talk · contribs) 03:08, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
I'll review this one within the week. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:08, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
- Lead
- Three of the paragraphs start with the word "McDonald" - variety would improve the article.
- wl Scottish Highlanders
- wl Native American here instead of in the Early colonial military career section
- wl Charles Mynn Thruston
- Early colonial military career
- George Washington - overlink
- "While in Winchester, McDonald served as a member of the Committee of Safety there." - Is "there" necessary?
- "Autumn of 1758" and "Spring of 1774": per MOS:SEASON, switch to lc.
- McDonald's Expedition and Dunmore's War
- lieutenant colonel - overlink
- nightfall - don't think it needs to be wl
- "burning of Shawnee cabins and villages and the destruction of their plantations and maize fields" - reword the sentence if possible to avoid and/and/and
- American Revolutionary War
- lieutenant colonel - overlink
- George Washington - overlink
- Colonel - overlink
- battalion - overlink
@Caponer: Well-written. I won't put it on hold as there are only a few comments. As I'm busy with different things, please ping me when you're ready for me to look at the article again. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:19, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
- Is it reasonably well written?
- A. Prose quality:
- B. MoS compliance:
- Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
- A. References to sources:
- B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
- C. No original research:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. Major aspects:
- B. Focused:
- Is it neutral?
- 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:
- B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
Good job. Looks adequate for GA. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:00, 8 April 2014 (UTC)