Talk:William Farrar (settler)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kaiser matias (talk · contribs) 17:49, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

Will go over this in the next few days. Kaiser matias (talk) 17:49, 14 August 2019 (UTC)

• "In the following year, Farrar became involved in North America's first breach of promise suit when he proposed to Cecily Jordan." Did anything come of this? It may be worth noting the resolution in the lead.

• "Alexander Brown states that while in England, William Farrar received an education in law." I'd add a qualifier of who Alexander Brown was: from his article it looks like he was a historian?

• There are a couple duplicate links (Alexander Brown and headright).

That's all from my first read-through. A cursory look at the references suggests they all come from reputable publishers and so will trust they are of good quality. Also like the addition of the several journal articles about the Farrar family from 1900–02. Kaiser matias (talk) 20:22, 16 August 2019 (UTC)

@Kaiser matias:Thank you for your thoughtful review. I hope I can successfully address them hear.

• As regards the breach of promise suit. The whole dispute is referenced as a "see also Cecily Jordan v Greville Pooley Dispute" immediately under the heading "Move to Jordan's Journey and marriage" and also in last sentence of 2nd paragraph under that heading: "Eventually, Pooley signed an agreement in January 1624/5 that acquitted Cecily Jordan of her alleged former promises.[27]:42"

I saw that after I wrote this here, and think it should be good enough.

• Alexander Brown has his own article on WP, he is linked to that article via an internal link to wit: Alexander Brown

I see you added a descriptor, though I slightly modified it to be clearer.

• You say: "There are a couple duplicate links (Alexander Brown and headright)." Might I please impose upon you to point out these duplicate links. There are four separate Alexander Brown books referenced "Genesis of the United States, Vol 1, Genesis of the United States Vol 2,The First Republic in Early America and English Politics in Early Virginia History. The first two have been cited more than once. As regards headright links. If you would point me towards duplicate links I would be very appreciative. As regards duplicate links to headight, I find "Coldham,Peter Wilson" mentioned twice in paragraphs mentioning headrights. (Two separate paragraphs) in each instance these are references to different pages and thus different subjects. e.g. Reference (citation) 20 page 6 and reference 20 page 5. I will be glad to correct this, but do not have an idea as how to best do that.

I took care of the duplicate links I found (see my edit for reference). The other things aren't an issue.

I hope that you understand that I am not being defensive or argumentative. In my defense I do have some deficits from a craniotomy and subsequent radiation treatments to remove a cancerous tumor, and triweekly infusions of immunotherapy for lung cancer. No excuses here, just an explanation of why I might be able to comprehend. I feel fortunate to be able to do this much, my verbal communication ability has been zeroed though. See my user page Oldperson (talk) 00:46, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Not a worry, I don't find you defensive or argumentative. I appreciate the explanations on things, as you are far more familiar with the subject than I am. And to do so after such a procedure is nothing short of amazing, and I do hope things are all well on your end. At this point feel comfortable listing it as a Good Article. Kaiser matias (talk) 14:26, 17 August 2019 (UTC)