Talk:Oliver Evans/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Philg88 (talk · contribs) 09:33, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

Prose
The prose is clear and concise, respects copyright laws, and the spelling and grammar are correct.

For example:
 * However Evans' invention greatly increased the speed of ...
 * Similarly he drew up designs for a ...
 * In addition some stages, particularly cooling, ...
 * However in January 1808 ...


 * Per the Wikipedia link policy, common words such as "wire", "leather", " manufacturing", "county" and "brewing" should not be linked. This also applies to links to unrelated topics (e.g. "pyrrhic victory" and "intellectual property").

Alrightly, removed the offending links and many others in the same vein, and cleaned up some of the prose relating to the earlier comments, including some rewording to remove excess general use of 'however'. Unus Multorum (talk) 18:15, 11 August 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ The prose is clear and concise, respects copyright laws, and the spelling and grammar are correct. Philg88 ♦talk 06:55, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

MOS
It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, links, fiction, and list incorporation.


 * ✅ The article is compliant with the Manual of Style. Philg88 ♦talk 06:55, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Reflayout
It provides references to all sources of information in the section(s) dedicated to the attribution of these sources according to the guide to layout.

Overall layout is compliant with MOS:LAYOUT, however the following specific issues require attention:
 * References #40, #48 and #50 cite "Dickinson" but there is no accompanying work listed in the bibliography.
 * There are four citations with missing link/anchor pairs as shown by this tool

Thanks, fixed. Unus Multorum (talk) 00:23, 1 August 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ The overall layout is compliant with MOS:LAYOUT and the references are correctly cross-referenced. Philg88 ♦talk 06:51, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Reliable sources
It provides in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged.

The article requires the following:

Please add a citation for the marriage in the last paragraph.
 * Early life, 1755–1783

Please add a citation for the sale of Red Clay Creek and the move to Philadelphia in the first paragraph.
 * Writer and Merchant, 1790–1801

Please add a citation for the claim "Evans over his career would frequently dismiss the interest of his work to scientists, as in his work he saw theory only as a means by which to explain and improve upon practical applications" in the second paragraph.

Please add a citation for the assertion at the end of the first paragraph: "Unsure of the reliability ..."
 * The Oruktor Amphibolos

Please add a citation for the last line of the third paragraph: "And unlike his earlier contributions, Evans was just one of many brilliant minds in steam technology - indeed it would be another inventor, Richard Trevithick, working totally independently of Evans who would develop the high-pressure engine that would make that dream possible." In addition, I would suggest inserting "with" after "unlike" and delete the word "indeed", it is superfluous. Use snd for the spaced en dash here and elsewhere per WP:MOS-DASH. Philg88 ♦talk 06:54, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Legacy
 * Great, think that's all been resolved by adjusting the referencing (or removing one statement which was overreach on my part) and the markup for en dashes. Unus Multorum (talk) 17:08, 18 August 2014 (UTC)


 * ✅ The article has the requisite in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged.

Original research
It contains no original research.


 * ✅ The article contains no original research. Philg88 ♦talk 06:51, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Broadness
It addresses the main aspects of the topic.


 * ✅ The article provides a full biography and the necessary adjunct information. Philg88 ♦talk 06:51, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Focus
It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail.


 * ✅ The article remains focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail. Philg88 ♦talk 06:58, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Neutral
It represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each.


 * ✅ The article is neutral. Philg88 ♦talk 06:59, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Stable
It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
 * ✅ The article is stable.

Free or tagged pics
Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content.
 * ✅ All images are tagged and no non-free content is used.

Pics relevant
Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
 * ✅ All images are relevant and have suitable captions.