Talk:James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 22:48, 11 July 2010 (UTC) GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria[reply]

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:
His contribution to government was minimal: he served with parliamentarians of great commitment and intellect, and he could offer nothing to compete. This reads like a quote, if so then put quotation marks around it. Couple of notes to clean up.

No, it's my summary of the page cited. --Old Moonraker (talk) 07:49, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The inline tags fixed.--Old Moonraker (talk) 07:49, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

B. MoS compliance:
Some books have place of publication, some don't. Pick one and standardize them.

Locations included--Old Moonraker (talk) 07:49, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:
What happened to Paget's complaint? Was it swept under the rug?

expanded --Old Moonraker (talk) 07:49, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:

Terminological imprecision - 'thrown out'

In the section on his parliamentary career it is stated he was "thrown out of his seat" at Marlborough in 1829, and that he was "thrown out again" at Fowey in 1832. More precise terminology should be used. While it is clear that the Fowey seat had been abolished under the 1832 Reform Act, the picture is less clear (from the article on the constituency) as to what procedurally happened over Marlborough - was he what is now called 'deselected' at constituency level or had he lost an election?Cloptonson (talk) 19:22, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have read in his article in the History of Parliament volume 1820-1832, that he was forced to leave Marlborough by his patron kinsman who brought William John Bankes to occupy the future Lord Cardigan's place. It looks like a resignation forced on him by family pressure. The termination date is given as 14 March 1829.Cloptonson (talk) 21:06, 21 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]