Talk:Harry R. Truman/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Pyrotec (talk) 14:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I will review, soon. Pyrotec (talk) 14:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Initial comments
Quite a readable article. I've been through the text once and I'm now going to go through it again, section by section, but leaving the WP:Lead until the end. I may fix minor problems as I go through the article, or I might list them below. So, if I don't comment on a particular section: either there were no problems, or I fixed them. I will produce an a overall summary after this subsection has been completed. Pyrotec (talk) 16:10, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Life -
 * I was initial concerned about the use of an Ancestry.com article (ref 1). Was it a WP:RS? Having checked, it provides images of its sources, such as the WWI Service Card, etc. So, I'm happy with the use of this reference.


 * Celebrity -
 * This has various direct quotations from refs 2, 3, and 6, but they are all in "quotes". So they are properly cited.

...stopping for now. To be continued. Pyrotec (talk) 21:33, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Death -


 * Ref 8 is used to support the claim: "In addition to Truman, notable photojournalist Reid Blackburn and volcanologist David Alexander Johnston were killed." I eventully found David Alexander Johnston mentioned twice, but I've not yet found Reid Blackburn. Since this a multi-page document without numbers it would be useful to name the sections were these cliams are made.


 * Legcy & WP:Lead -
 * These two sections appear to be compliant.

Overall summary
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. Pyrotec (talk) 16:52, 3 August 2011 (UTC)


 * IMDB is not a WP:RS. Please replace it, I am also struggling to understand why this person is notable as a biography.♦  Dr. Blofeld  17:54, 4 August 2011 (UTC)


 * It's only being used to cite that Art Carney portrayed him; I hardly think that constitutes it needing to be replaced. Truman's notable because he became sort of a folk hero as a result of the media's portrayal of his stubbornness.  ceran  thor 20:53, 4 August 2011 (UTC)