Talk:William Gaston (Massachusetts politician)/GA1

GA Review
The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.'' I am starting a GA Review of this article. Reviewer: Shearonink (talk · contribs) 05:49, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

Passes the threshold "immediate failure" criteria: No cleanup banners, no obvious copyright infringements, etc

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it well written?
 * A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
 * Nicely-done.
 * B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
 * 1) Is it verifiable with no original research?
 * A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
 * B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons&mdash;science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:
 * C. It contains no original research:
 * D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
 * I missed the one sentence about Gaston's death - I think because the "Later years..." section is somewhat out of order in terms of a timeline. It might be necessary to break the family information out in to its own section with some additional sentences/sourced information.  Or put the marriage at the beginning with the information about the son running for governor at the end of "Later years..."
 * I've moved the family snippet further up, where it also fits reasonably well.  Magic ♪piano 20:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that cleans up the timeline. Shearonink (talk) 08:03, 4 January 2017 (UTC)
 * B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
 * 1) Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * The Vinton portrait's source (from the state of Massachusetts website) fails verification. I was unable to find it on that website - perhaps another source could be found.
 * I've added an archive link for the page that contains the image to the image descriptor.  Magic ♪piano 20:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * Are there any other images available that could possibly replace the Frederick Porter Vinton portrait? the image looks like it is a photograph of the painting taken from the side and is somewhat distorted.
 * I've not seen very many images of Gaston. The state archive actually has a photograph of him, but it appears (in the Google Image Search, site is down) either out-of-focus or digitally compromised.  The engraving that leads the article is the best image of him I've been able to find.  Magic ♪piano 20:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * I need to check the references, but on the whole, well-written, neutral in tone, sources seem ok - I just need to check them out a bit.
 * The Vinton portrait's source (from the state of Massachusetts website) fails verification. I was unable to find it on that website - perhaps another source could be found.
 * I've added an archive link for the page that contains the image to the image descriptor.  Magic ♪piano 20:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * Are there any other images available that could possibly replace the Frederick Porter Vinton portrait? the image looks like it is a photograph of the painting taken from the side and is somewhat distorted.
 * I've not seen very many images of Gaston. The state archive actually has a photograph of him, but it appears (in the Google Image Search, site is down) either out-of-focus or digitally compromised.  The engraving that leads the article is the best image of him I've been able to find.  Magic ♪piano 20:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * I need to check the references, but on the whole, well-written, neutral in tone, sources seem ok - I just need to check them out a bit.

Thanks for taking the time to review. It's been a bit busy, but I'll try to get to these issues soon.  Magic ♪piano 14:25, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I think I've addressed the issues you raised above. Let me know if not!  Magic ♪piano 20:13, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Well-written article about a notable American politician. If anything were to be improved, I think a better photograph of the Vinton portrait (Why doesn't Massachusetts have an online website listing their governors with their official portraits?) would be wonderful... It would also be interesting to find out if Gaston was counsel in any particularly important or notorious cases - he was acknowledged as one of the best criminal lawyers in Boston of that era right?  There must have been some famous or notorious cases the former governor participated in as counsel to the defense...  Shearonink (talk) 08:03, 4 January 2017 (UTC)