Talk:Thomas Talbot (Massachusetts politician)

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) 13:14, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be reviewing this article shortly. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:14, 30 April 2017 (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, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
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Pass/Fail:

Political career:
- "In 1872, he was chosen Lieutenant Governor, serving two terms under"... was he elected or chosen?
- "On the election of Washburn to the United States Senate in early 1874" - was Washburn elected or was he selected? I'm pretty sure at this point, US Senators were chosen by the state legislatures - so it needs to be made clear that Washburn wasn't chosen by the people - he was selected some other way. Done Magic♪piano 19:16, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- From looking at Massachusetts State Police, it appears that the police had only been established in 1865 - do any sources give any reason for wanting the police force disbanded?
  - "which were charged with the law's enforcement" - the state police were a football in the temperance battle. Magic♪piano 19:16, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- "Talbot refused to run in 1875." Massachusetts has governor elections every year????
  - Had, until 1920, when they went to two years; four year terms came in the 1960s. Magic♪piano 19:16, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I randomly googled three phrases and only turned up Wikipedia mirrors. Earwig's tool shows no sign of copyright violation.

I've put the article on hold for seven days to allow folks to address the issues I've brought up. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, or here with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:38, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Monday and Tuesday are hubby's off work days, so will get to this probably Wednesday. (It is possible I might get to it before but...) Ealdgyth - Talk 13:29, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Or his list of "to-do" was shorter than I expected... will be passing this now. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:37, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]