Talk:Charles Pomeroy Stone/GA1
Latest comment: 13 years ago by Howcheng in topic File:Charles P. Stone2b.jpg to appear as POTD soon
GA Review
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- It is reasonably well written:
- Not Yet
- Once again, longdashed don't need spaces between them. This should be fixed in the prose and the infobox.
- Parenthesis should not be in the prose. The info in the "Ball's Bluff" section should be incorperated into the prose.
- Same section: Large numbers need commas (i.e.- 1,000 vs. 1000) Please make this consistent in the article.
- "(days after his wife Maria Clary died)" in the Release and Reassignment section: What did she die of? Also, this needs a ref.
- The legacy section is rather short. It should be merged with other sections or removed.
- I checked all 7 of the above and after a bit of research I determined that the reference at the end of each applies. --Kumioko (talk) 16:04, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
- It is factually accurate and verifiable:
- Not Yet
- The "Citation Needed" template in the "Pacific coast" section needs to be addressed. Be careful of these, too many of them constitute a Quick-Fail Criteria for GA nominees.
- "in terms so bitter that it almost seemed as if he were challenging the senator to duel" - needs a ref.
- Ref 10 applies to the entire paragraph. I could add it in again but I don't think there is a need. --Kumioko (talk) 18:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
- There is one. Both WP:QUOTE and WP:CITE are very clear; every quote must have a quote directly after it, because without the direct source right after the quote, the article is plagarising the source of the quote. —Ed!(talk) 00:38, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
- Ref 10 applies to the entire paragraph. I could add it in again but I don't think there is a need. --Kumioko (talk) 18:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
- "March silently under cover of night to the position of the camp [and] attack and destroy it at daybreak... and return rapidly to the island." - Needs a ref.
- "Four bullets ripped into him, and he was dead before he hit the ground." - Needs a ref.
- "The committee's questions (and the public at large) accused him of improper and frequent communications with the Confederates, of not re-enforcing Baker, of using his men to protect slaveholder property in Maryland, and of returning runaway slaves to their owners—despite the last two of these Maryland as well as Federal law." - Needs a ref.
- "regarding his [McClellan's] plans, his orders for the movement of troops, or his orders concerning the position of troops." - Needs a ref.
- "I have now the most disagreeable duty to perform that I ever had—it is to arrest you." - Needs a ref.
- "I don't know. It's by order of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, general-in-chief of the army... I may as well tell you that you are to be sent to Fort Lafayette." - Needs a ref.
- "Stone fell in love with and married a distant relation, Jeanne Stone." - Needs a ref.
- It is broad in its coverage:
- Pass No problems there.
- It follows the neutral point of view policy:
- Not Yet"
- It is stable:
- Pass No problems there.
- It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate:
- Not Yet
- Per Wikipedia:Accessibility#Images, the first image in the "Ball's Bluff" should be moved. It can't be left-aligned.
- Overall:
File:Charles P. Stone2b.jpg to appear as POTD soon
editHello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Charles P. Stone2b.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 30, 2010. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2010-09-30. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 18:07, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone (1824–1887) and his daughter Hettie, photographed together in the spring of 1863. Stone was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and surveyor. He fought in the Mexican–American War and was reportedly the first to volunteer for the Union Army in the American Civil War. Afterwards, he also served as a general in the Egyptian Army. His non-military accomplishments include serving as chief engineer for the construction of the base of the Statue of Liberty.Photo: Unknown; Restoration: Michel Vuijlsteke