Talk:Charles A. Cheever/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Willbb234 (talk · contribs) 17:26, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid I am going to fail this article. Please allow me to explain.

The article is almost wholly based on newspaper clippings that are very dated (over 100 years old). Whilst WP:AGEMATTERS applies less to historical articles, it still is relevant and is even magnified considering the scale that they are used in this article. Therefore, their reliability is questionable.
Saying that he was "known for..." based on these old newspapers clippings doesn't mean these claims can be made in the modern era. There's a difference between recognition in that era and notability today.
Saying that "Cheever became a successful businessman and entrepreneur" based on a small column in the NYT and a newspaper clipping of 'The Johnsbury Caledonian' a local newspaper from a small town in Vermont, is certainly a stretch and making these claims without reliable, definitive sources isn't really acceptable.
A lot of these newspapers appear too local/too small to demonstrate good reliability. For example, St. Joseph Weekly Gazette and Bell Telephone News.
There's only 300 words on his life, and about 300+ on his firm. To reduce this difference would take quite a bit of work and therefore can't be considered "broad in its coverage".
There's an instance where the content doesn't meet the source. You say he weighed only 70 pounds (32 kg) as an adult, but the source mentions nothing of his weight. I think I remember seeing this information in another source, but incorrectly citing the information isn't good enough and I can't be sure this isn't happening elsewhere considering I don't have much access to the sources.

I hope this makes sense. Kind regards, Willbb234^Talk (please {{ping}} me in replies) 17:26, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]