Talk:Jacobus Anthonie Meessen/GA1

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Reviewer: CaroleHenson (talk · contribs) 02:18, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Looks like an interesting article. I'll be working on the review and post it within the next day or so.--CaroleHenson (talk) 02:18, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Overview

The article is very well-written and interesting. There are inline citations to reliable sources. Since the sources are Dutch, I will assume that the content was properly paraphrased. The layout, sections, etc. follow Manual of Style guidelines. The article is written with a neutral point of view and covers the subject well, without going into unnecessary detail. It is stable. There are a couple of Meesseen's photographs in the article, which are in the public domain and are properly tagged in commons. I tried to find an image of Meessen and some additional further reading items in English, with no luck.

Content

In the intro, "Meessen's first experience in the Indies were in that field." - do you mean "experiences" or "was"?

Yes, done. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:05, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In "...where the Meessens established a photographic studio", should it be photography studio?

Yes, done. (facepalm) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:05, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding: "Meessen worked alone, never taking a partner while in the colony, and documented the land and people in the colony" is the first "in the colony" needed - or is there a way to rephrase one of them?

Reworked to "Indies", as otherwise we'd include his work with Vermeulen. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:05, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

General comments

That's all that I could find, you did a great job!--CaroleHenson (talk) 03:09, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Carole! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:05, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

- Looks good! My pleasure!--CaroleHenson (talk) 04:48, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]