Talk:Fedorenko v. United States/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: theleekycauldron (talk · contribs) 10:13, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: SilverLocust (talk · contribs) 13:27, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

I'll give this a go this week. I have read through the article once but haven't checked every criterion yet. SilverLocust 💬 13:27, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   • Yes, generally. I did some small copyedits. If you disagree with any, let me know.
   • and that it did not necessarily apply to its analysis anyway – This doesn't seem very clear.
   • The Supreme Court's ruling that Fedorenko was ineligible as a matter of law owing to being a Treblinka guard in the first place assisted government officials in future cases against suspected Nazi collaborators – I'm not sure what "in the first place" means here.
   • The first prong affirmed the widely agreed-upon standard... – It would be clearer to just state that standard again, like "The first prong reiterated Johannssen's standard that any disqualifying fact is material".
   • ...while the second designated facts material where – There should be a better word than designated. Maybe "while the second prong extended this to facts where".
   • Equity: I don't think this section leaves the reader with an understanding of why it matters that the claim is equitable. E.g., it could note that cases in the courts of equity were not historically decided with a jury, unlike in the common law courts, and that the Seventh Amendment follows that practice by guaranteeing a jury trial in cases at common law (but not in equity).
   • Supreme Court has made past rulings that narrow the set of rights normally available to defendants – The civil jury right belongs equally to plaintiffs and defendants.
   • the Lazarett – It was never explained what the Lazarett is.
   • when asked to point to a man in the room – Presumably he was asked not to point out a man but to point out Fedorenko.
   • feared deportation to the Soviet Union, which was thought to be easily fatal – "easily fatal" sounds strange to me here
   • instead ruling that its second prong only applied – It would be helpful to remind the reader of what the second prong is.

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   B. 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):

   C. It contains no original research:

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

   At least according to the copyvio detector tool.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

   (Photos of the defendant and majority author.) I would suggest a photo related to Treblinka extermination camp. (And if he weren't just mentioned in passing, I might also suggest a photo of the Attorney General. It's unusual for the AG to argue a case personally, although it may have been less rare in the past.)

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail: