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Barnegat Lighthouse

I am seeking any comments that could be used to support this as a B-class article or for improving it to GA. The references cited provide much of the information in the main text and, as the information from each source is scattered about, it would be difficult to footnote it. I have requested some additional photos regarding its earlier history. Thanks! --Bossi (talk ;; contribs) 19:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Comments by JHMM13

Well, first of all you could create separate sections instead of just one long lead. After you write the different sections, you could write a lead that incorporates information from the rest of the article in a summarizing fashion (see: WP:LEAD). There might be a wikiproject on lighthouses out there that could help you find a common structure for the article, so you should look around for that or any other kind of sight-seeing-related articles wikiproject. Otherwise, you could check other lighthouse articles and see what seems to be the common way of presenting the information. If you can improve upon what they have, be sure to take the initiative. Also, be sure to read the Wikipedia guide to article layout which I'm sure could give you lots of great ideas. Something that is typically required for GA and FA articles is consistent referencing of claims made within the article to reputable sources. I don't know how many Barnegat Lighthouse books or scholarly articles are out there, but if you want to make this article shine, find as many as you can and put the ones you use in a separate References section. Then when you cite each one using footnotes, you can use a minimal amount of text. Just to review, your first stop might be the local library. When you've got more of a layout going, please don't hesitate to start another peer review or drop me a line on my talk page. Cheers, JHMM13 19:41, 22 March 2007 (UTC)