Talk:Charles Keating/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Jezhotwells (talk) 20:29, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status.

Checking against GA criteria

 * GA review (see here for criteria)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS):
 * I made various copy-edits for style, clarification and grammar.
 * Marriage and family, early legal and business career: In 1960, Lindner and Keating created American Financial Corporation, a holding company of these disparate businesses that create further subsidiaries and financial instruments, all doing business with each other To which companies is the phrase these disparate businesses referring?
 * Now clarified to indicate that these were Lindner's existing businesses.
 * Anti-pornography crusading: n 1956, Keating joined a priest leading a group of Catholic men in Cincinnati ... Do we have a name for the priest?
 * From what I remember, the source doesn't give a name; it wasn't anyone of particular note.
 * American Financial Corporation: While formally an outside lawyer, ... Plesae rephrase in clear English.
 * Modified, see next response.
 * ' 'Keating left his law practice in 1972 and explicitly joined American Financial Corporation, ...' explicitly''?
 * Keating went from being a lawyer for an outside law firm but with a very tight relationship with AFC, to actually working for AFC. I've tweaked the wording to try and make this clearer.
 * Lincoln Savings and the Keating Five: In 1984, American Continental Corporation bought Lincoln Savings and Loan Association. Orphan sentence.
 * Merged into the next paragraph.
 * ... and getting President Ronald Reagan to make a recess appointment of a Keating ally to the FHLBB. Do we have a name for the ally, it seems mysterious to not mention the name.
 * Name has now been added.
 * ... the new head was more sympathetic to Keating and took no near-term action. Can you explain "near-term action"?
 * I've modified this text, and added text to the following section, to give a much more specific description of what happened on the regulatory front after the FHLBB person in charge change.

Just a few items above to be addressed. On hold. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:16, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * All check out here
 * 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, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * Can we find no PD or CC licensed photos, eg prison mug shot? Not essential for GA, just a comment?
 * I've looked several times, have never found a usable image. Keating was camera-shy, and most of the photos on the web of him are wire service ones from his early 1990s trials that WP can't use.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I've looked several times, have never found a usable image. Keating was camera-shy, and most of the photos on the web of him are wire service ones from his early 1990s trials that WP can't use.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I am happy with the improvements that have been made, thanks for your hard work. I am passing this as a good article. Jezhotwells (talk) 17:00, 29 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much for the review. Responses are above.  Wasted Time R (talk) 03:11, 29 December 2009 (UTC)