Talk:Massachusetts/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Buffaboy (talk · contribs) 00:57, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

O.K., I have nothing going on the next couple of days and will be bored out of my mine. Since my GA reviews are concentrated on the U.S., I will review Massachusetts. Beware this may take a week or two, or longer depending on whether or not it's in good shape. Buffaboy talk 00:57, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking this on! I've done my best to prep the article for GA status, but it is a huge article so there are likely many improvements to be made! Winner 42 Talk to me!  01:04, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem, and you can expect me to be helpful during the process! Buffaboy  talk 01:07, 13 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Ran a checklinks of the references, and everything seems to be in order except for refs 275 (archive URL: ) and 277 (archive URL: .) I'm not checking for WP:RS right now, as I am about to start the read-thru, but that's the only issue I see ATM. I will comment along with changes as I go. Buffaboy  talk 01:31, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know if the See also conforms with WP:MOS, but I like it a lot.
 * WP:ALSO doesn't say whether including headers in the see also section is good or bad. So I'll leave it to your editorial judgement. Winner 42 Talk to me!  14:15, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * A couple references are in a journal format when a web format would suit them better, and some date formats are incorrect. I'm done for tonight, but sofar those are my observations. Buffaboy  talk 02:09, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Massachusetts is the 6th smallest by land area, but the 14th most populous and the 3rd most densely populated of the 50 United States. I feel as though it should say "state" after smallest, but if you're okay with the wording then I am too.
 * ✅ Added. Winner 42 Talk to me!  01:26, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Per WP:LEADCITE, it's not necessary to reference lead content of the content is in the article (I believe), but there aren't many refs so I'll leave that to you as well.
 * ✅ I've removed many of the citations in the lead, but have kept a few where I believe it may be difficult to find sources for the statements in the wikilinked articles. I can tone it down further if you think there are still too many. Winner 42 Talk to me!  01:26, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry if I'm not responding as fast, but I've been working on a few things today. So far, everything looks good, and tomorrow (today) I'll go through extensively for a few hours, and I might be able to come back with a pass or fail. Buffaboy  talk 04:09, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Take your time, there's no rush. Remember, there is no deadline. Winner 42 Talk to me!  00:08, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for understanding. I actually just caught a cold so I'll put it on hold just for a couple of days. It'll give me time to read it in the meantime. Buffaboy  talk 02:26, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Do you want to keep the section headings under "History?" Buffaboy talk 04:14, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Generally yes, seems like a good way to organize a long history section and it fits nicely with most history sections of other political regions. I'm open to suggestions though.Winner 42 Talk to me!  04:29, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

While I did say there is no deadline, I was wondering if you intend to finish this review. It's fine if you would like to pass it on to someone else, I would just prefer that it doesn't stay in on hold limbo indefinitely. Thanks for your efforts so far. Winner 42 Talk to me!  01:53, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your understanding. I have had to cut back on editing recently because of increased IRL commitments, and the size and scope of the article requires a fine toothed comb. I sincerely wish I could find the time to do a thorough review, but in order to be completely thorough it would take at least a month of constant source checking and potentially copy editing. I hope we get to review each other's GA nominations in the future, but for now, I don't have much time. In the meantime I will find someone with time who can help thoroughly review the article. Buffaboy  talk 02:28, 8 June 2015 (UTC)