Talk:Alphonsus J. Donlon/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 19:59, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Comments The Rambling Man (talk) 18:53, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
 * No chance of finding a fair use image of Donlon, or even one that's free because copyright should have expired?
 * There are two wonderful photos of Donlon available online in the Georgetown archives. I would have uploaded them, but given the exceptional stringency with which all my FAC noms have been dealt for including photos (some being more than 150 years old!), it would appear that the wiki powers would prefer an article without photos to one with.  Ergo Sum  03:02, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "Albany, New York to" comma after NY.
 * Done.  Ergo Sum  03:03, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "His father immigrated" emigrated?
 * Fixed.  Ergo Sum  03:04, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I think Ireland doesn't need to be linked, it's a common geographical entity.
 * Though common it may be, I think it reasonable that a common reader might want to inquire about Ireland when seeing it mentioned link so in the article.  Ergo Sum  03:05, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "While at Georgetown" third mention of Georgetown in rapid succession, I would consider "While there..." instead?
 * Rephrased.  Ergo Sum  03:06, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced those common sports need linking.
 * Don't want to be too picky, but to a non-American reader, those sports might very well be unfamiliar or only vaguely familiar.  Ergo Sum  03:09, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Tennis? Baseball??  These are international sports... The Rambling Man (talk) 07:56, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've removed the sports links except that for track.  Ergo Sum  23:43, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * " where he was to study" why not just "where he studied"?
 * Rephrased.  Ergo Sum  03:06, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "After his first year at MIT," I know it's reasonably well known, but I wouldn't assume it and would add (MIT) after the first mention of the expanded version.
 * Done.  Ergo Sum  03:07, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "he completed his novitiate after three years. In 1891, he began his two years of study of the classics in Frederick, and followed it with three years philosophy and science, which he completed in 1895." timeline seems a bit out of whack here, unless there were overlaps? Joined 1889 for three years, but in 1891 (two years later) began two years of study and three more years of study which he finished in 1895 (not 1896??)
 * Older sources on American Jesuit history tend to be a little hazy when it comes to using proper terminology. I will go back and take a look at the sources to see what's not adding up.  Ergo Sum  03:16, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've checked the source, and the confusion was that there was some overlap in one year. I've clarified the language in the article.  Ergo Sum  03:26, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "It was during this time as a teacher ..." this sentence has about four run-on clauses. Could it be rephrased?
 * Rephrased.  Ergo Sum  23:27, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * " to Poughkeepsie, New York to" comma after NY again.
 * Done.  Ergo Sum  23:27, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "he would teach " why not just "he taught"?
 * Done.  Ergo Sum  23:28, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "at Georgetown, he also was.." reiterate Donlon here.
 * Rephrased.  Ergo Sum  23:28, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * " purchased 91.83 acres (37.16 hectares)" feels overly precise for such an article.
 * Good point. Made more general.  Ergo Sum  23:29, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * " in the care of the convent." any chance you could be more specific about which aspects of the convent he was interested in taking care over?
 * That was basically just an introductory phrase for the rest of the paragraph, but it wasn't necessary, so I've removed it.  Ergo Sum  23:36, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "transferred to do pastoral work" bug bear of mine "to do X" reads very poorly for me.
 * I can't really think of another way of phrasing this without changing the meaning.  Ergo Sum  23:38, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * "prefect of the church" is there a suitable link for prefect? It's not a common term.
 * I've linked to the prefect article, which only briefly outlines the ecclesiastical usage of the term.  Ergo Sum  23:39, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * " Tarrytown, New York on August " comma after NY.
 * Done.  Ergo Sum  23:39, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * New York portal in the template at the bottom of the page is a dab link.
 * Fixed.  Ergo Sum  23:41, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Again, the S.J. rears its head in the sucboxes.  Any chance of a link or something that lets me, the great unwashed, to understand what that even means?
 * Pending the outcome of the larger discussion at WT:MOS, I've removed the post-nominal S.J.s in the succession boxes.  Ergo Sum  23:42, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I've gone through all your comments. Thanks, as always, for them.  Ergo Sum  23:44, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Good stuff, I'm more than satisfied that this smashes the GA criteria, so it's a pass from me. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:11, 10 June 2019 (UTC)