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Free State of Galveston
This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because it has passed GA and I would like to push it to FA. The article has been reviewed before, though not specifically with an eye toward FA. I think it meets the general criteria. The main thing that I wonder about is whether the quality of the writing is sufficient.
 * Previous peer review

Thanks, Mcorazao (talk) 17:43, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

Finetooth comments: This is an excellent article about a very interesting place and era. I think it's almost ready for FAC. I did some minor tweaking as I went along. (Please revert any tweaks that you don't agree with.) I have just a few additional suggestions.

Lead
 * "This free-wheeling period was at its peak during the Prohibition and Depression eras, but lasted well past even the end of World War II." - Delete "even"?
 * "The "Free State" moniker embodied a belief held by many locals that Galveston was beyond what they perceived were repressive mores and laws... ". - Link mores?

Background
 * "Nevertheless, after the destruction of the 1900 storm and then another in 1915, many investors were reluctant to reinvest in a location that could eventually be the target of a similar disaster." - Tighten to "Nevertheless, after the 1900 storm and another in 1915, many investors avoided the place." Or something like that.
 * "rapidly overtook Galveston's role as a leading port and commercial center" - Tighten to "rapidly overtook Galveston as the leading port and commercial center"?

Prohibition and the Maceos
 * "The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1919 forbidding the consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages initiating the Prohibition era." - A bit of a run-on. Suggestion: "The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1919, forbid the consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages and initiated the Prohibition era."
 * "These institutions were so accepted that at one point the city even required health inspections for prostitutes to ensure the safety of their clients." - Tighten by deleting "even"?
 * "Rum-running became big business with liquor being imported from overseas and distributed throughout the city, the state, and other parts of the country." - "With" doesn't make a very good conjunction. Suggestion: "Rum-running became big business; liquor was imported from overseas and distributed throughout the city, the state, and other parts of the country."
 * "the "father" of organized gambling on the island because of his establishing organized poker games in 1910" - Tighten to "the "father" of organized gambling on the island because he established organized poker games in 1910"?
 * "The Maceo empire extended beyond Galveston very early on expanding throughout Galveston County." - Suggestion: "The Maceo empire soon extended throughout Galveston County."

Arts
 * "The entertainment venues regularly attracted some of the biggest names in the entertainment business, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Guy Lombardo, Jack Benny, Gene Autry, Phil Silvers, Jane Russell, George Burns, Duke Ellington, and Bob Hope.[66][2][25]" - Footnote numbers normally are arranged in ascending order; i.e. [2][25][66]. Ditto for any other instances in the article.

See also
 * I'd remove as redundant any of these items that already appear linked in the main text. I also doubt that the Texas portal is relevant enough to include; it's too broad.

Other
 * Some of the images still need alt text. In addition, the alt text for the lead image needs expansion for sight-impaired readers. "Beach Boulevard" by itself would reveal little to someone who can't see the postcard. WP:ALT has explanations and examples, and you can see ongoing discussions of alt text at WP:FAC.


 * The disambiguation tool at the top of this review page finds two links that go to disambiguation pages instead of their intended target.


 * Citation 55 seems to have a dead url.

I hope these suggestions prove helpful. If so, please consider reviewing another article, especially one from the PR backlog at WP:PR. That is where I found this one. Finetooth (talk) 22:20, 6 March 2010 (UTC)