Talk:Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 00:53, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

I will get to this shortly.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:53, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   Capitalize and link Colonial Office. Done Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

   rule of Parliament This implies that royal rule would have been acceptable. Better to say "British rule", I think.

   Well, this is a fine point. I think at the time there was not opposition to the king per se; this only came later when it was clear George III sided with Parliament, leading to the Declaration of Independence. Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

   This is awkward: he handled poorly the popular outrage to first the Stamp Act and later the Townshend Acts Rephrased Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   Was his mother previously married before she married his father? Minor point, but I'm a little confused by the double-barreled maiden name.

   I actually mis-read something in the source. It was her sister who married Tyringham; Margery was apparently not previously married. Fixed Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

   Is this really relevant?: Bernard's children went on to have successful careers in business and government. Removed Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

   B. Focused:

   Otis argued against the constitutionality of the writs of assistance? Which constitution? Do you really mean English Common Law?

   Well, Otis's argument covered a lot of territory, including common law and the Rights of Englishmen; I've rephrased to reference the latter. Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

   Clarify that his son John was able to get title to half the island because he sided with the Americans, unlike his kin who were mostly Tories, I think. Done Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Nicely done article on my 2nd cousin, 10 times removed(!).

   Well, if you were only removed once or twice, you'd probably be rather old. :) (Having no first cousins, I understand removal pretty well...) Magic♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)