Talk:Martha Wise

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Date	Process	Result
June 30, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Martha Wise said she poisoned seventeen family members with arsenic, killing three, because she was irresistibly drawn to funerals and there weren't enough in her town?

Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on June 28, 2017, and June 28, 2021.

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Ruby2010 (talk · contribs) 17:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Will review this one soon. Ruby 2010/2013 17:01, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Comments

Add full death date to lead
Any wikilink for Hardscrabble?
Where was Albert's farm? Also in Hardscrabble?
You can probably combine the two funeral paragraphs into one
The two notes you provide could use references to support their claims
The media section seems a bit short. Is there any other information out there you could add? Over 50 years of television and film has, I would guess, mentioned her on more than one occasion. Has her story inspired anything (i.e. any procedurals)?
The lead needs expanding

Interesting topic! That's it for now. I'll give it another look-over once the above comments have been addressed. I'll place it on hold for seven days. Thanks, Ruby 2010/2013 22:04, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reviewing! Issues you mentioned:

Add full death date to lead - Done
Any wikilink for Hardscrabble? - Not sure - It's a redlink (linked in infobox). I can redlink it in the article text also, if you want?
Where was Albert's farm? Also in Hardscrabble? - Not sure - Unknown. Presumably yes, since she's referred to as "the poison widow of Hardscrabble," etc, but no sources directly state where the farm was located. I can use "She was the only woman in Hardscrabble to slop the hogs" (from already-in-the-article source this) to conclude that the farm was in Hardscrabble, if you feel that's reasonable, but to me it seems a little too tenuous to put down as a hard fact.
You can probably combine the two funeral paragraphs into one - Done
The two notes you provide could use references to support their claims - Not sure - Not sure how to do this adequately. For the first note, it encompasses multiple sources. The note is saying that throughout the sources, one can find the father's last name, but not his first name. For the second note, both sources are cited (once each) in the refs section already, so I just referred to them by name. To re-cite them with actual ref formatting, I'd have to nest a ref within a ref (I think?) which seems terribly awkward.
The media section seems a bit short. Is there any other information out there you could add? Over 50 years of television and film has, I would guess, mentioned her on more than one occasion. Has her story inspired anything (i.e. any procedurals)? - Partly done - ~~I haven't been able to find other notable media mentions. They may be out there somewhere, but my google-fu doesn't seem to be up to the challenge.~~ Addressed this a bit by summarizing some of the news mentions about her that I found in sources. Still unable to find any further notable cases where she inspired plots, featured in tv shows, etc. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 20:16, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The lead needs expanding - Done

A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 02:19, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, "The case is considered one of the most sensational of the era in Ohio, where it occurred." should be found in the body of the article (as the lead is meant to summarize the body). Ruby 2010/2013 02:37, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 20:16, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I feel very comfortable passing this for GA. Keep up the good work. Ruby 2010/2013 04:37, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Ruby! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 13:53, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]