Talk:Walt Whitman's lectures on Abraham Lincoln/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 09:40, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Starts GA Review; the review will follow the same sections of the Article. --Whiteguru (talk) 09:40, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

 

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Lede

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Lede is brief and short.

Deliveries

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• A context is given here including Whitman's writings, specifically Memoranda During the War.
• The history of the lectures is given, along with a summary of incomes derived by Whitman from lectures.

Content and reception

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• This is well written and suitably evokes the assassination as the main event.
• the commentary, in major cities it seldom failed to reap columns of publicity in the newspapers is a good account.

See also

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted.

Notes

1. Is it reasonably well written?

References

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted.

Bibliography

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Examined. All appropriate

External Links

1. Is it reasonably well written?

• Noted.

 

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End Matter

1. Is it is Broad in its coverage?

• Specifically addressing the corpus of lectures given by Whitman, yes, quite broad.

1. Is it Verifiable with no original research?

• No original research is noted;

1. Does the article meet notability guidelines?

• Yes

1. Does it follow WP:NPOV Neutral Point of View?

• Quite so.

1. Is it stable?

• This article started life on 9 January 2021.
• Since then it has had 2,132 page views with a medium of 31 views daily.
• There has been 55 edits to page with 8 distinct editors.

1. Top editors are

    * Eddie891
    * The Rambling Man
    * Midnightdreary
    * Smart69smart
    * JennyOz

1. It is illustrated by images ?

• Ticket (Admit One) to Whitman lecture on evening of April 15, 1880, source: nypl digital collection, dated 15 April 1880, out of copyright, unknown author
• File:Walt Whitman on Abraham Lincoln announcement 15 April 1887, source nypl digital collection, link is incorrect, duplicates above link.
• Images are appropriate, one citation needs sorting.

Overall

• This article opens immediately with Deliveries, without any proper context to introduce sitz-im-leben to the reader. What brought about these lectures, what was the national mood and attitude toward the assassination of Lincoln? My sense is that this article launches straight into the lectures without context.

Conclusion

• Not a stand-alone article yet. Needs a context section.
• Discuss.     --Whiteguru (talk) 05:50, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

• Hi, Whiteguru, and thanks for taking the time to review this so far. I've added a background section about Whitman and his poems on Lincoln's death-- is that what you were looking for? I've also fixed the source URL for the image you mentioned. How does it look now? Cheers, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
• I've also expanded the lede. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:57, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi Eddie891, thanks for taking time to respond to issues raised. You have responded well with an expanded lede, and the new Background section provides the context for the article itself and gives the reader an excellent intro to the article itself. Well sorted. Thank you. --Whiteguru (talk) 17:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

 Passed