Talk:Francis Nicholson/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Pyrotec (talk) 18:50, 10 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I will review. Pyrotec (talk) 18:50, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Initial comments
By now I've done a couple of "speed reads" of this article, but I've not checked of the the references in detail, and it looks to be at or about GA-level, so I will not be "quick failing" it.

I'm now going to start a more detailed review, section by section, but leaving the WP:Lead until last. At this point, I'll be mostly flagging up any "problems" (but if they are minor, I may fix them, if I can, instead of listing them here). This step may take a day or so, but should be finished before the weekend starts. Pyrotec (talk) 15:42, 13 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Early life and military service & Dominion lieutenant governor -
 * These two sections look OK.


 * Virginia and Maryland -
 * This section looks OK.

.... Stopping for now. To be continued, later..... Pyrotec (talk) 16:54, 13 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Queen Anne's War, Nova Scotia and South Carolina, Later life & Personality -
 * These four sections look OK.


 * WP:Lead -
 * Rather "thin" for any article of this size, but since it both introduces the topic and provides a summary of the main point its probably just about sufficient.

Pyrotec (talk) 15:05, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Overall comments
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Pass or Fail:

I'm awarding this article GA-status. Congratulations on producing an informative article. I suspect that this article may have potential as a WP:FAC, but I would strongly recommend WP:PR first. The WP:Lead is rather weak and that would undoughtly need attention if the article is to be taken beyond GA. Pyrotec (talk) 15:16, 18 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your feedback, and taking the time to review this!  Magic ♪piano 16:25, 18 July 2011 (UTC)