Talk:Tim Vipond/GA2

GA Reassessment

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Starts GA Reassessment. The reassessment will follow the same sections of the Article. --Whiteguru (talk) 03:41, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

 

Instructions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_reassessment

 

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Observations

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

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

• The Infobox does not give a year of birth.

1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

• Reference 1 is user generated, it is a press release announcing the launch of CFI's new Advanced Excel Formulas Course.
• Reference 2 is an interview on Business in Vancouver, a business news site; non-substantial
• Reference 3 is about participation in the Dartmouth men's squash team
• Reference 4 is an article on thesoftwarereport.com - a reasonable history of his business achievements.
• Reference 5 is a dead link. See archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20180409045041/http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Programs/MBA/MBA_Full_Time/Student_Life/Student_Profiles/Tim_Vipond
• Reference 5 is somewhat MOS:PEACOCK, promoting the School of Business rather than Vipond.
• Reference 6 is a dead link. See archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20170809133359/http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/shoescom%E2%80%99s-q1-gross-revenue-89-amid-repeat-traffic
• Reference 6 talks about repeat business and gross revenue up 89%; it does not talk about the bid to take over Osisko Mining. Confusing.
• Reference 7 is advertising material for Sauder School Of Business; Vipond gets a mention. is all.
• Reference 8 is Linked In, (a dead link). Linked in is considered a user generated source and is self-sourced: See WP:SELFSOURCE and WP:ABOUTSELF
• Reference 9 is a website for a company founded by Vipond. It is not about Vipond himself.
• Reference 10 is about CFI and the training courses founded by Vipond. It is promotional in nature.

1. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

• Article is divided up into Early life and education, Career, Founding Corporate Finance Institute, Awards and honours
• The article narrates the subject's career as an investment banker and financial analyst who founded a financial investment institute.
• Subject does not have an entry in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography

1. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

• A number of references are laudatory and promotional in nature.

1. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

• Page created 20 September 2016
• Article has 65 edits from 12 editors
• Page views in the past 30 days = 365
• Page views in the past 90 days = 1207, daily average of 13
• Page history shows primary editing in 2106, 14 edits since
• Page Creator is Meatsgains; has not contributed to the article since 2017
• Article is considered stable

1. Notifying Editors:

• Top Editor Meatsgains: latest edit = 2021-05-14 23:22
• Next editor is Jjj84206: currently editing
• Next editor is Timmuthy who made edits in 2016. On this user's talk page, there is a statement that he owns the business and is related to Vipond. Invitation to comment declined.
• A total of two involved editors were able to be notified.

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1. 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):

• Article has no images

1. Consideration:

Far any biography of a living person in business or economics, they may meet any of the following standards:

• The person has received a well-known and significant award or honour, or has been nominated for such an award several times.
• The person has made a widely recognised contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in a specific field.
• The person has an entry in a country's standard national biographical dictionary (e.g. the Dictionary of National Biography).

 

1. Overall:

• Article is considered to not meet broad in coverage nor neutral point of view.
• Involved editors are invited to address these issues and issues raised in references. --Whiteguru (talk) 06:42, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

 

 On hold for seven days.

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Result: Delisted. Legitimate concerns, no opposition or improvements made; Matters raised in the reassessment were not addressed. These matters will remain valid until the next GA Review, whereupon they must be addressed first. --Whiteguru (talk) 07:54, 24 June 2021 (UTC)