Talk:David Jewett Waller Sr./GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: ColonelHenry (talk · contribs) 16:31, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

I look forward to reviewing this article. I'll begin with some initial comments sometime within the next 24-36 hours after a few readings and confirming some of the citations, etc. Thanks! --ColonelHenry (talk) 16:31, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

Why I fail this GA review

I must fail this GA review because of egregious violations of Criteria 1a. The prose unfortunately reads in many places as if it were culled directly from the sources quoted--it verges toward copyvio by being too close a paraphrase. Comparision between the source text and the article content is too frequently similar. I will not continue with an analysis of the article the other criteria because of how much work is necessary to remedy the criteria 1a concerns. However, I do advise the article's contributors to learn how to properly format citations using one of the styles accepted by the MOS. These references are incomplete, and would cause the failure of the article on criteria 2 grounds.--ColonelHenry (talk) 23:18, 18 October 2013 (UTC)