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Former good articleBasil W. Duke was one of the Warfare good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Did You Know Article milestones
DateProcessResult
August 14, 2008WikiProject peer reviewReviewed
August 20, 2008Good article nomineeListed
November 26, 2008WikiProject A-class reviewNot approved
August 12, 2024Good article reassessmentDelisted
Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on February 28, 2008.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that Basil W. Duke became the chief consul and lobbyist for the L&N Railroad after the American Civil War, even though he led many efforts in destroying their property during the war?
Current status: Delisted good article

Fair use rationale for File:Basil W. Duke.jpg

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Pic is in public domain, as it was made in the 1800's.--Bedford 04:45, 4 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Basil W. Duke/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Hi! I am going to be reviewing this article for GA, and should have the full review up within a few hours. Dana boomer (talk) 17:58, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
    • The "References" section should come after the "Notes" section. Done
    • There should be no spaces between sequential refs. So, it should be [8][9], not [8] [9]. Done
    • There should be no new information in the lead; it should instead be a summary of all of the other sections in the article. New information and references should be moved to the body of the article in the appropriate section.
    Not sure where to place the information. I'll have to ask someone.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 03:30, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Perhaps try the end of the "Early life and career" section? This is where I think it would fit best. However, if other people have other ideas, that's fine too!
    • Prose issues:
    • "Early life and career" section, "save for an instance in his Reminiscences, he seldom mentioned them." Since you do not introduce this book until much later in the article, perhaps say "in his autobiography".
    Wasn't really an autobiography, more like him remembering the things he observed. Not sure how to fix this.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 03:30, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Hmmm...I see. I suppose it's allright as is; however, if at some point you have an epiphany for another way of wording it, please change :)
    • "Civil War service", third paragraph, "exiting his right should, barely missing his spine". Is this supposed to be "shoulder"? Done
    • Same section, fourth paragraph, is there a reason for his nickname of "The Little Whalebone"? If so, please explain.
    I saw no reason he was called this, so I removed.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 03:30, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • "Postbellum" section, second paragraph, "He helped to found Louisville's Filson Club Historical Society 1884,". Should this be "in 1884"? Done
    • Same section, same paragraph. For the three books that he wrote, please give publication years for all of the books, and put them in chronological order. Done
    • Same section, third paragraph, "After 1900, Duke began slowing down." This is un-encyclopedic. Perhaps replace by "After 1900, Duke began to withdraw from his public career" or something of the sort. Done
    • Same section, same paragraph, "Afterward, lived with his daughter Julia". Should this be "he lived"? Done
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
    • Two of the books in the "References" section are not used in in-line referencing. Is there a reason they're needed in the refs section?
    Removed.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 03:30, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

I am putting this article on hold for seven days in order to allow time for the issues above to be addressed. Overall, this is a well-written and well-referenced article that needs just a few minor tweaks before becoming GA. If you have questions, you can ask them here on the review page or on my talk page. Dana boomer (talk) 18:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. Currently, I have a job that will take most of my time thru Sunday, so I would be hard press to do anything until Monday.--King Bedford I Seek his grace 02:57, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for all your hard work so far. There's just the one concern left, which I've added a response to above. If you need more time to work on this article, that's fine and I will extend the hold for another week. Dana boomer (talk) 12:58, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Everything looks good, so I'm passing for GA. Dana boomer (talk) 14:33, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Henrietta not Tommie

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Quick note about the change made in Postbellum. "Duke was devastated when, on October 20, 1909, his wife of fifty years, Tommie, died of sudden heart failure.", should have said "Duke was devastated when, on October 20, 1909, his wife of fifty years, Henrietta, died of sudden heart failure.".

From what I could find Henrietta often went by Tommy, not Tommie, which happened to be the name her oldest daughter (third child) Thomas Morgan Duke born August 18, 1863. Tommie was named after Henrietta's brother Thomas Morgan who died on July 5, 1863 at the Battle of Lebanon. Since there's no other reference to Henrietta being called Tommy in the article it would be confusing and inappropriate not to refer to her as Henrietta when speaking of her death and the impact it had on Basil. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Machivelli (talk • contribs) 21:41, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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GA concerns

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After reviewing this article, I am concerned that it no longer meets the GA criteria. My concerns are listed below:

  • There are a lot of uncited paragraphs in the "Later life" section
  • There are sources listed in "Further reading" that might be used as inline citations in the article. Considering that there are few inline citations in this article, I think it would be good if potential sources were examined.

Is anyone interested in fixing up this article? Z1720 (talk) 22:33, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

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Basil W. Duke

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Result: Delisted. Queen of Hearts (talk) 01:38, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a lot of uncited text. There are also sources in the "Further reading" section that might be useful as inline citations. Z1720 (talk) 01:14, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This needs substantial work. The Matthews biography is available through the Wikipedia Library, as is a chapter about him in Kentuckians in Gray. I own copies of Warner and then Welsh's Medical Histories of Confederate Generals if anybody wants to consult those. I'm too busy to rewrite this myself but can help a bit if there is a push to rework this. Pending someone else being interested, this needs to be delisted. I have my hands full with real-life stuff and the GAR for Gettysburg Cyclorama. Hog Farm Talk 22:27, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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