Talk:Ike Leggett/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: maclean (talk) 02:55, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

GA review (see Wikipedia:What is a good article?)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

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

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, where possible and appropriate.

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

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Notes

• One image: creative commons ok
• In Ext.Links, I question the value of Leggett's 2006 official election website
• Palazzolo, Joe (unknown). "Leggett Ups His Bid to Run the County". The Sentinel. http://www.thesentinel.com/323855950446237.php. Retrieved 2007-01-22. seems to have a broken link.
• In Early life, member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, - why bother with the "Inc"?

Thanks for starting the review. I've dropped the external link (which had deprecated anyway) and the, "Inc." For the Sentinel article, it no longer seems to be online. I can drop by the public library tomorrow to double-check all of the information, as I assume it's OK being cited with an offline source. Geraldk (talk) 03:22, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• Leggett left the Maryland Democratic Party - which ref is this from? Does it mean he left the party or just the party's executive?

Fixed. Geraldk (talk) 17:54, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• Abandoning Doug Duncan's requirement [10] - I don't see any "requirement" in this ref, just a request to search another area, nor do I see how Duncan is involved.

Altered the text, dropped that ref anyway as unnecessary. Geraldk (talk) 17:58, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• Leggett's decision to create a day laborer location... - it was Leggett's decision? did the council not vote/approve? the ref makes it sound like a proposal than a decision.

Fixed. Geraldk (talk) 17:28, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• Please expand the moratorium proposal, providing context (why? what problem was it supposed to solve? how was it supposed to solve that problem?)

Fixed. Geraldk (talk) 17:28, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• Format footnote 14 to be consistent with the other references.

Fixed. Geraldk (talk) 17:28, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• Add the |location= field to the newspaper citations that don't already provide a place (like The Gazette and The Sentinel)

Fixed. Geraldk (talk) 17:54, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• I think his degree from George Washington University and the White House Fellow are worth mentioning.

Fixed. Geraldk (talk) 17:54, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

I think I've fixed everything so far. As regards the offline Sentinel ref, I was unable to find a copy of it at the library to confirm it's contents. I'm reasonably certain of the date, but if you would like I can hunt down alternate refs for the information it cites. I did find another citation (an online one) for the only potentially contentious portion of that text - the mention of the sexual harassment allegations. Thanks again for taking the time to review, I appreciate all the suggestions for improvement. Geraldk (talk) 17:58, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

• It is ok if the ref is offline; I confirmed content with the other references provided. -maclean (talk) 19:09, 6 November 2009 (UTC)