Talk:George F. Lewis/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 13:11, 5 October 2020 (UTC)

Doing this for the GAN October 2020 Backlog Drive. MWright96 (talk) 13:11, 5 October 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:

Infobox

 * The image caption needs to be expanded from just "1863"
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:37, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Lead

 * The lead is on the short side. Consider expanding it with relevant summarized information from the article body
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:37, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life and education

 * Do we have any information about his parents and what they did?
 * ✅ -Looked everywhere and nothing mentioned about his parents other than they moved to Mount Clemens.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:37, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Also I cannot see any information about his education despite the section includes the word "education".
 * ✅ - removed education. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:37, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Business career

 * Wikilink Lake Superior on the first mention
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "On his return trip to New York City that fall," - avoid the use of seasons per MOS:SEASON
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "to get copper ore samples." - to obtain samples of copper ore.
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "he met Horace Greeley of the New-York Tribune." - what was the meeting about?
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "when took a job in July " - when he took
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "winter of 1848–1849." - 1848 to 1849.
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "Lewis started the Port Huron Commercial newspaper in 1851[1]" - a comma is missing between "1851" and the citation
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "and then sold it to the Saginaw Enterprise Publishing Company." - and he subsequently
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 08:55, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Personal life

 * The final two paragraphs should be merged together to avoid having stubby one-line paragraphs
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * "Lewis died May 30, 1890." - died on May 30
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Also, please date where Lewis died and what he died from (if the information is available)
 * ✅ --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address or query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 18:49, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
 * All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 12:07, 6 October 2020 (UTC)