Talk:George Livermore

George Livermore was one of the Language and literature 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.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
September 2, 2021	Good article nominee	Listed
February 26, 2023	Good article reassessment	Delisted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 4, 2013.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that although George Livermore dropped out of school at the age of 14, he was given an honorary master of arts degree by Harvard College?

Current status: Delisted good article

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GA Review

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

Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 10:32, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

"who had many valuable old books" probably unnecessary.
Done

"States. His library included" merge.
Done

"included... including" repetitive.
Done

spell out Johannes Gutenberg.
Done

US not USA in infobox.
Done

"Harvard College" link?
Done

Cambridgeport (article) or Cambridge (infobox)? Be consistent.
Done

"His English ancestor, John Livermore, who emigrated from Ipswich, England to " (heh, I was born there...) + comma after England.
Done = no wonder your English is so good!

"United States. [3]" no space before ref.
Done

"public and private elementary" links because they mean different things in different countries.
Done

"poet Oliver Wendell Holmes" should there be a Sr there?
Done

"in 1827-28, when" en-dash.
Done

"some eight miles away" convert.
Done

"the later part" curiously I normally say "latter".
Done

"visited President" he just visited the US Pres?!
Done

"In this business he did a lot of traveling" bit colloquial, could be "He traveled extensively for work." or similar.
Done

"1834-35, " en-dash.
Done

"He enjoyed books ... He enjoyed books..." repetitive.
Done

"States.[10] [11]" no space between refs
Done

"the "Christian Examiner"' " italics and not in quotes.
Done

"the "Cambridge Chronicle"" is that another publication which should be in italics?
Done

"time.[10] He wrote hymns for Sunday school children." can you merge this to reduce repetition.
Done

" Cromwell's Soldiers' Pocket Bible" again, check italics.
Done

"of Coverdale's Bible" our article is called The Coverdale Bible.
Done

Link Vulgate.
Done

"given to Queen Elizabeth by" Elizabeth I.
Done

"were own by Livermore. He owned a copy " owned by Livermore, but need some reword to avoid the quick repeat.
Done

"single leaf on vellum" links?
Done

"Historical Research - self published (200 pages)." etc, en-dash, not hyphen, check whole list.
Done

"at that time he was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society." you already said that.
Done

"He was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences" and that. Suggest you look at consolidating the Societies and Legacy...

sections.

Done

"It included ancient copies of the rare Bibles" you've already covered this adequately.
Done

That's all I have on a first read through. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 14:12, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for first read through on the review. I will get started on it, right after lunch.--Doug Coldwell (Get vaccinated... ) 15:01, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@The Rambling Man: All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks. --19:57, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment

This article is part of Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 and the Good article (GA) drive to reassess and potentially delist over 200 GAs that might contain copyright and other problems. An AN discussion closed with consensus to delist this group of articles en masse, unless a reviewer opens an independent review and can vouch for/verify content of all sources. Please review Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023 for further information about the GA status of this article, the timeline and process for delisting, and suggestions for improvements. Questions or comments can be made at the project talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:36, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]