Talk:Charles Keating/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jezhotwells (talk) 20:29, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status.

Checking against GA criteria

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

a (prose): b (MoS):

I made various copy-edits for style, clarification and grammar.

Marriage and family, early legal and business career: In 1960, Lindner and Keating created American Financial Corporation, a holding company of these disparate businesses that create further subsidiaries and financial instruments, all doing business with each other To which companies is the phrase these disparate businesses referring?

Now clarified to indicate that these were Lindner's existing businesses.

Anti-pornography crusading: n 1956, Keating joined a priest leading a group of Catholic men in Cincinnati ... Do we have a name for the priest?

From what I remember, the source doesn't give a name; it wasn't anyone of particular note.

American Financial Corporation: While formally an outside lawyer, ... Plesae rephrase in clear English.

Modified, see next response.

''Keating left his law practice in 1972 and explicitly joined American Financial Corporation, ... explicitly?

Keating went from being a lawyer for an outside law firm but with a very tight relationship with AFC, to actually working for AFC. I've tweaked the wording to try and make this clearer.

Lincoln Savings and the Keating Five: In 1984, American Continental Corporation bought Lincoln Savings and Loan Association. Orphan sentence.

Merged into the next paragraph.

... and getting President Ronald Reagan to make a recess appointment of a Keating ally to the FHLBB. Do we have a name for the ally, it seems mysterious to not mention the name.

Name has now been added.

... the new head was more sympathetic to Keating and took no near-term action. Can you explain "near-term action"?

I've modified this text, and added text to the following section, to give a much more specific description of what happened on the regulatory front after the FHLBB person in charge change.

1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

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

   All check out here

2. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

3. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

4. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

5. 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):

   Can we find no PD or CC licensed photos, eg prison mug shot? Not essential for GA, just a comment?

   I've looked several times, have never found a usable image. Keating was camera-shy, and most of the photos on the web of him are wire service ones from his early 1990s trials that WP can't use.

6. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Just a few items above to be addressed. On hold. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:16, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

1. I am happy with the improvements that have been made, thanks for your hard work. I am passing this as a good article. Jezhotwells (talk) 17:00, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the review. Responses are above. Wasted Time R (talk) 03:11, 29 December 2009 (UTC)