Talk:The Minute Man/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 09:44, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Comments - a nice article, and a few comments which aren't necessarily GA criteria but which might enhance the article nevertheless. That's it, it's in good shape and these suggestions are not designed to be prescriptive, rather simple ideas to improve the article further, so I'll put it on hold while we just whizz through them. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 13:11, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Lead is a little brief for an article of this size.
 * "critical acclaim, and it continues to be praised by critics" repeat of critic(al).
 * "unlike earlier monuments" are there any examples of this?
 * ✅ and I added a picture of it
 * "on a small statue.[2] " more details on this available?
 * I added a phrase about how we don't know what it looked like
 * "included Ralph Waldo Emerson" some context on who this person is and why he's highlighted would be useful.
 * " a good-looking " perhaps a little colloquial, perhaps "attractive" or "handsome"?
 * "Ames Manufacturing Works." based where?
 * ✅ and linked
 * "from 10 captured Confederate Army cannons.[2][1]" I would prefer word (ten) and refs in order.
 * Battle of Concord is overlinked.
 * I removed 2 of the links. There is one link in the body and one in the leade
 * As is Emerson, and Holzer.
 * "French's fears were unfounded..." this sentence is unreferenced.
 * " of Minute Man," -> "of The Minute Man"?
 * "Michael Richman calls it " who is he? An author?  Context.
 * " the Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar " should be an en-dash, not a hyphen.
 * "Massachusetts state quarter" perhaps expand the caption to say that it depicts a map of the state and the statue.
 * "Collaboration, 1897-1908" needs to be an en-dash.
 * The title of the original source uses "-" instead of "–"
 * It doesn't matter, we adopt our own MOS on these things. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 22:20, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Guerillero &#124;  Parlez Moi  01:46, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * " of Minute Man," -> "of The Minute Man"?
 * "Michael Richman calls it " who is he? An author?  Context.
 * " the Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar " should be an en-dash, not a hyphen.
 * "Massachusetts state quarter" perhaps expand the caption to say that it depicts a map of the state and the statue.
 * "Collaboration, 1897-1908" needs to be an en-dash.
 * The title of the original source uses "-" instead of "–"
 * It doesn't matter, we adopt our own MOS on these things. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 22:20, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Guerillero &#124;  Parlez Moi  01:46, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * "Collaboration, 1897-1908" needs to be an en-dash.
 * The title of the original source uses "-" instead of "–"
 * It doesn't matter, we adopt our own MOS on these things. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 22:20, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Guerillero &#124;  Parlez Moi  01:46, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * let me know if there are any other changes you would like to see -- Guerillero &#124;  Parlez Moi  22:19, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Cool, happy with that. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:29, 2 April 2020 (UTC)