Talk:Matthew McCauley (politician)/GA1

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Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 08:56, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Reply
Nominator:Connormah (talk)

Hi! My review for this article will be here shortly.   --Seabuckthorn  08:56, 23 February 2014 (UTC)Reply


1: Well-written

Check for WP:LEAD:  

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        • Matthew McCauley (July 11, 1850 – October 25, 1930) was the first mayor of the city of Edmonton, and a member of the legislative assemblies of both the Northwest Territories and Alberta.
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      • Check for Abbreviations and synonyms (MOS:BOLDSYN):   None
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    • Check for Neologisms (WP:PEA):   None
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2: Verifiable with no original research

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Cross-checked with other GAs: Cornelius Gallagher (Canadian politician), William Egbert, Philip Primrose

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    • Is it contentious?:   Yes
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3: Broad in its coverage

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Cross-checked with other GAs: Cornelius Gallagher (Canadian politician), William Egbert, Philip Primrose

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4: Neutral

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4. Fair representation without bias:     Done

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  12. Check for Fringe theories and pseudoscience (WP:PSCI):   None
  13. Check for Religion (WP:RNPOV):   None


5: Stable: No edit wars, etc:   Yes

6: Images   Done (PD)

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6: Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:     Done

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6: Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:     Done

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As per the above checklist, there are no issues with the article and it’s a GA. Thanks, Connormah, very much for your diligence in writing such excellent articles.  

Promoting the article to GA status.   --Seabuckthorn  00:45, 24 February 2014 (UTC)Reply