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History of Washington, D.C.

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 * A script has been used to generate a semi-automated review of the article for issues relating to grammar and house style; it can be found on the automated peer review page for December 2008.

This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because it's only a B-class article, and I would like to improve it as much as I can. However, I don't really have much experience with sustained work on one article, I've pretty much just been a WikiGnome up until now, so I'd appreciate all the help and advice I can get!

Thanks, Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 06:51, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

Comments from Dtbohrer Try looking a simlar FA article like History of Miami to see what else could done with this article. --​​ ​​D.B. talk • contribs 05:04, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "... Native Americans settled in Washington, D.C. at least 4000 B.P." &mdash; What's "B.P."? Possible mispelling of "B.C."?
 * "Built in 1765, the Old Stone House is located in Georgetown and is the oldest standing building in the District" &mdash; Sounds a little awkward
 * Suggest: The Old Stone House, located in Georgetown, was built in 1765 and is the oldest standing building in the District.
 * Not too fond of the GIF animation of the changes in DC boundaries. It's helpful but not scaled all too well. Someone at the Graphics Lab might be able to help.
 * "From March 1781 the government" &mdash; Missing comma and "from" doesn't sound right unless an ending date is added
 * Suggest: Starting in March 1781, the government...
 * "...only time that a U.S. president" &mdash; President should be capitalized.
 * "... including a U.S. congressman" & mdash; Congressman should be capitalized.
 * There is still a "citation needed" tag that should be taken care of.
 * There some instances of Overlinking.


 * I have made changes per your suggestions. B.P. is Before Present, which is used in archaeology, geology, etc.  I have wikilinked that. --Aude (talk) 04:26, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

I have worked here and there on the article, though it still has a ways to go. The key thing with an article like this is that so much as been written about the history of Washington, D.C., with scores of scholarly books. Here is a list of some key books. The Records of the Columbia Historical Society is another treasure trove of good information on the history of Washington, D.C. I think the article would be vastly improved if the article used more of such sources.

To start with, I would suggest picking any of the key books, many available at the library, and ues it to improve the article. --Aude (talk) 04:26, 18 December 2008 (UTC)