Talk:1950 United States Senate election in California/GA1

GA Review

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I will review this article. Happyme22 (talk) 17:49, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

• "The Nixon-Douglas race has entered campaign legend as one of the most contentious of the 20th Century, with Douglas seen by some as the....." -- I'ved added a {{who}} template to this statement, as it is full of weasel words. Who saw Douglas as the victim?
• "His opponents had entered politics in the mid-1940s." -- This is a vauge statement. I presume it is referring to Nixon and Douglas, and if that is the case, I think it should read something like: "His opponents, Richard Nixon and Helen Douglas, entered politics in the mid-1940s."
• "Although urged not to challenge a Democratic incumbent by party officials, Douglas disregarded advice to wait until 1952, when Republican Senator Knowland would be up for reelection." -- odd wording. Perhaps: "Douglas was advised by party officials not to challenge a Democratic incumbent and instead run in 1952 when Republican Senator Knowland would be up for reelection; Douglas disregarded this suggestion."
• Make sure that your puncutation after quotation marks is consistent in placement throughout, i.e. either in the quotes or out of them.
• I would also attempt to find a better photograph of Douglas, though I there aren't any problems with the current one and make sure a replacement would be free use.

I am passing this article as GA, as the positive things about this article (very well written, well cited, etc.) far outway the negatives. I expect the above issues to be resolved within a week. Good job! Happyme22 (talk) 18:37, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Anything you can do for a better photo would be appreciated. Obviously there are lots of fair use ones out there, but with a free use one available ... I'll work on the issues as quickly as I can.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:42, 11 June 2009 (UTC)