Talk:Ninian Edwards/GA1

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Malleus Fatuorum in topic GA Review

GA Review

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Reviewer: Malleus Fatuorum 21:09, 8 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

Lead
  • The lead needs to be expanded to better summarise the article. It probably ought to be about twice its present length.
Early life
Territorial governorship
  • "Only 34 years old at the time of his appointment, Ninian Edwards remains the youngest man ever to become Illinois' chief executive." Needs to be cited.
  • "... Ninian Edwards remains the youngest man ever to become Illinois' chief executive." If I'm understanding this correctly, the Illinois Territory no longer exists. So why the "remains the youngest man ever", rather than "was the youngest man ever"? Is it likely that there will be a younger man in the future?
    • I have changed it to "...Ninian Edwards is the youngest man ever to govern Illinois as either a state or a territory" in order to clarify its meaning. I have cited Howard, who provides that piece of trivia, but I am not sure whether that is appropriate. Howard's book dates to 1988 and therefore excludes Edgar, Ryan, Blagojevich, and Quinn. It is a simple thing to see that all of them were older than 34 when they became governors, but I do not know if simple math falls under WP:OR. As it was, I had not cited it because it seemed to be one of those "instantly verifiable" facts. Fishal (talk) 21:18, 9 July 2010 (UTC)Reply
  • "By awarding patronage to some, Edwards offended others, and he soon found that he and Judge Jesse B. Thomas were the leaders of rival political factions." Needs to be cited.
    • That sentence was inelegant and sounds like a defense of Edwards. It now reads: "In the early territorial years, two rival factions grew up around Edwards amd Judge Jesse B. Thomas.<ref>Buck, 193.</ref> These two factions formed Illinois' political landscape during its time as a territory and for its first several years of statehood.<ref>Howard, 24; Buck, 206.</ref>"
Democratic government
Peoria War
Second and third terms
Senate career
Adminstration
Family
References
  • Where you are linking to external web sites, you need to give full details, including publisher and last access date.

This review is now on hold for up to seven days to allow time for these issues to be addressed. Malleus Fatuorum 13:37, 9 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

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