Talk:Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 00:53, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

I will get to this shortly.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:53, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * Capitalize and link Colonial Office. Done  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * rule of Parliament This implies that royal rule would have been acceptable. Better to say "British rule", I think.
 * Well, this is a fine point. I think at the time there was not opposition to the king per se; this only came later when it was clear George III sided with Parliament, leading to the Declaration of Independence.  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * This is awkward: he handled poorly the popular outrage to first the Stamp Act and later the Townshend Acts Rephrased  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * 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:
 * Was his mother previously married before she married his father? Minor point, but I'm a little confused by the double-barreled maiden name.
 * I actually mis-read something in the source. It was her sister who married Tyringham; Margery was apparently not previously married. Fixed  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Is this really relevant?: Bernard's children went on to have successful careers in business and government. Removed  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * B. Focused:
 * Otis argued against the constitutionality of the writs of assistance? Which constitution? Do you really mean English Common Law?
 * Well, Otis's argument covered a lot of territory, including common law and the Rights of Englishmen; I've rephrased to reference the latter.  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Clarify that his son John was able to get title to half the island because he sided with the Americans, unlike his kin who were mostly Tories, I think. Done  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * 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 tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Nicely done article on my 2nd cousin, 10 times removed(!).
 * Well, if you were only removed once or twice, you'd probably be rather old. :) (Having no first cousins, I understand removal pretty well...)  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Nicely done article on my 2nd cousin, 10 times removed(!).
 * Well, if you were only removed once or twice, you'd probably be rather old. :) (Having no first cousins, I understand removal pretty well...)  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Nicely done article on my 2nd cousin, 10 times removed(!).
 * Well, if you were only removed once or twice, you'd probably be rather old. :) (Having no first cousins, I understand removal pretty well...)  Magic ♪piano 01:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)