Talk:Brad Davison/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 13:12, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Going to review this article as part of the GAN Backlog Drive of April to May 2020. MWright96 (talk) 13:12, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I will try to review one of your nominations. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:

High school career

 * Wikilink football to American football and quarterback to its own article
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "He played quarterback on the football field" - the text in bold can be changed to say He played as a quarterback or He played in the quarterback position
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink the first mention of the term yards to Yards (gridiron football
 * Linked to yard. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink touchdown to those unfamiliar with American football
 * OK. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "in leading Maple Grove to a 25–5 record and state tournament berth." - and a state
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "Davison earned a spot on USA Today's Minnesota All-State Team after averaged 24.4 points," - the text highlighted in bold can be changed to say averaging
 * OK. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink the terms points, rebounds, assists and steals to their respective articles to help those not familiar with basketball
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * USA Today should be wikilinked on its first mention
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "He was ranked No. 119 recruit in his class by Rivals.com" - ranked the No. 119
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, No. could do with the undefined template added to it to explain that it means number
 * I don't know how to do this. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * It is done like this: No. MWright96 (talk) 16:22, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * OK. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:29, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "and committed to Wisconsin on July 11, 2016, " - and committed to playing college basketball for Wisconsin
 * Rephrased. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 15:53, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

College career

 * Wikilink free throw line to Free throw]
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "and making a team-high 60 times from 3-point range." - from the three-point range
 * Rephrased. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Three point range would benefit from being linked to the article Three-point field goal
 * OK. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "resulting in successful offseason shoulder surgery." - you can say it was the left shoulder that underwent surgery per Wisconsin State Journal source that cites the sentence this portion of text is in
 * OK. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "and finished with a 15-18 record, " - the hyphen should be replaced by an en dash per MOS:DASH
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "which ranked them 9th in the Big Ten." - I feel like there are some words that are missing from the end of this sentence
 * Rephrased. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "Davison also received attention for perceived flopping, and the NCAA rule to combat flopping was informally called "the Brad Davison rule."" - repetition of the term "flopping"
 * Changed to "the NCAA rule to combat it". ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "Davison shot 3-of-20" - en dashes in place of hyphens please
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "Davison was suspended one game by the Big Ten for a flagrant foul he committed the previous game " - try not to use neutral wording to replace the word highlighted in bold
 * I don't see what the problem is, that is what the foul is called. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:04, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Personal life

 * "who both of played" - can be either worded to say who both played or both of whom played
 * Good catch. Changed to "both of whom". ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:07, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Wikilink National Football Foundation, National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes
 * Done. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:07, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "Davison has participated in over 120 hours of volunteer work," - more than
 * Rephrased. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:07, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/respond to the queries raised above. MWright96 (talk) 15:03, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I have addressed your concerns. Thanks for the review. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 16:07, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Nice work. Am promoting to GA class. I've made one edit to replace some hyphens with en dashes. MWright96 (talk) 16:36, 6 April 2020 (UTC)