Talk:Seth Privacky/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ganesha811 (talk · contribs) 15:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi! I'll be reviewing this article, using the template below. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here. —Ganesha811 (talk) 15:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)


 * The sources for the birth date and location are more of a problem. While it seems to be factually true (I checked the social security death index, that says it's June 2 1980 and he was born in Muskegon, and it lines up with the stated ages given in coverage) I cannot find any secondary sources for that. It was present when I started editing the page so I just assumed that it would be mentioned in coverage. Not sure what to do in that situation. Do I just remove it? I guess it's not that big of a deal. PARAKANYAA (talk) 00:31, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
 * If you can't find any secondary sources, I would remove it, yes. If the article was re-titled to '1998 Muskegon mass shooting' or something, the lack of coverage of Privacky's birthplace would be fine. But as it's a biographical article, I think it is important to include if we can. If you are interested in moving the article, feel free to do so. —Ganesha811 (talk) 01:26, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Even minus the birth date I think it's more logically organized as a biography due to 1) it being a familicide 2) very little of the coverage discusses it in the "[blank] shooting" way of naming it, mostly just uses his name 3) his other main source of notoriety is the prison escape. Just seems better for it to be laid out that way (plus it better justifies having a fair use image in the article) though it could be done either way.
 * There's a citable primary source on his year of birth (the court records) so I'll add that. It's a primary source but that can be used for basic facts (such as year of birth). PARAKANYAA (talk) 09:05, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Alright, that's acceptable. I wouldn't say it's WP:OR, though I probably wouldn't use it personally. Thanks for looking into the issue! —Ganesha811 (talk) 11:41, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * This article now meets the GA standard. Congrats to you and anyone else who worked on it! —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:11, 26 August 2023 (UTC)