Talk:Elmer Ernest Southard/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Khazar2 (talk · contribs) 16:58, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be glad to take this review. Initial comments to follow in the next 1-3 days. Thanks in advance for your work on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 16:58, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate it, Khazar2! I look forward to your feedback. EricEnfermero ^Howdy! 01:02, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Initial comments

I made some small copyedits for style, a few wlinks, etc., but didn't find anything I couldn't immediately resolve myself. Please doublecheck me and feel free to revert anything you disagree with. Overall, this article is very strong and appears ripe for promotion. Well written, well sourced, and actually rather touching without breaking neutrality policies; the final quotation is an excellent touch. -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:01, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I did a little searching to be sure no main aspects were missed. Everything important appears to be covered, but I saw a few interesting details second-hand (but peer-reviewed second-hand) here:

The Open Mind: Elmer Ernest Southard, 1876-1920. by Frederick P. Gay, Roscoe Pound. Review by: Norman Fenton. American Sociological Review, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jun., 1939), pp. 450-451

Southard was a descendant of John Alden and Miles Standish, became the youngest full professor of Harvard to date, and was also appointed to the ethics faculty. Might be worth including. -- Khazar2PDtags (talk) 13:21, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Reading a few rememberances and obituaries through JSTOR suggests that main aspects are indeed covered.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Updated copyright tags for File:Elmer Ernest Southard.JPG.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	Pass