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Reviewer: Darkwind (talk · contribs) 05:13, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Criteria

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Good Article Status - Review Criteria

A good article is—

  1. Well-written:
  2. (a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
    (b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.[1]
  3. Verifiable with no original research:
  4. (a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;
    (b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);[2] and
    (c) it contains no original research.
  5. Broad in its coverage:
  6. (a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic;[3] and
    (b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
  7. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
  8. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
  9. [4]
  10. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
  11. [5]
    (a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
    (b) media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.[6]

Review

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  1. Well-written:
  2. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (prose)
  3. The word "supposedly" in the first sentence of "The Path to the Supreme Court" has no explanation until the second next section, in "Trial of Kagama" and footnote 7. This should be explained sooner, ideally before the term "supposedly" is used.
  4. First sentence of "Arguments" has a faulty parallel construction, resulting in confusing wording (you can't omit the verb in the second clause if the construction isn't actually parallel). Same sentence, there either needs to be an article before Solictor General, or no comma afterward.
  5. There's a missing word(s) or other typo in the second sentence of "The Supreme Court's Decision".
  6. "Reservation" is sometimes capitalized when used apart from a proper name; I'm pretty sure this isn't correct. At the very least, it needs to be consistent, which it isn't presently.
  7. Footnotes 2 and 3 should use a consistent sentence structure.
  8. Consistency within subsection headings, see "discussion" below.
  9. Pass Pass
    (b) (MoS)
  10. Lead section: Add at least a short sentence describing the modern criticism of the ruling. Is the citation at the end necessary?
  11. Layout: "Further reading" goes after footnotes and references, see WP:ORDER.
  12. Words to watch: No issues
  13. Fiction, Lists: n/a
  14. Pass Pass
  15. Verifiable with no original research:
  16. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (references) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (citations to reliable sources) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (c) (original research)
  17. The subsection "Consequences of the decision" has no references, and some of those statements are clearly contentious. I've added {{cn}} tags on the worst offenders.
  18. Beyond that, I see no OR issues.
  19. Pass Pass
  20. Broad in its coverage:
  21. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (major aspects) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (focused) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  22. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
  23. Notes Result
    The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  24. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
  25. Notes Result
    The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  26. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
  27. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (appropriate use with suitable captions)
  28. The picture of Crow Dog is a bit too big, as he was not even part of the case (although an important part of the context).
  29. Are there any pictures of Kagama, Iyouse, or Jenks available?
  30. Pass Pass

Result

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Result Notes
Pass Pass
  • Not far to go!Darkwind (talk) 06:37, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Congratulations! —Darkwind (talk) 06:10, 27 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Discussion

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    • Bonus points: MOS:HEAD states that section headings should be in sentence case, not title case, and this applies to subsections as well. I'd suggest using sentence case for all of the subsection headings, but this is not required to pass the GA review. —Darkwind (talk) 06:19, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Addressing:
    1.(a), bullet 6, section headings.
    • Background: one word, no change needed.
    • Crow Dog: proper name, no change needed.
    • The Major Crimes Act of 1885: proper name, no change needed.
    • Hoopa Valley Reservation: proper name, no change needed.
    • The crime: done, sentence case.
    • The path to the Supreme Court: done, sentence case.
    • Opinion of the Court: Court, when referring to the Supreme Court, is always capitalized as a proper noun.
    • Arguments: one word, no change needed.
    • The Supreme Court’s decision: done, sentence case.
    • Subsequent developments: already sentence case, no change needed.
    • Trial of Kagama: already sentence case, no change needed.
    • Consequences of the decision: already sentence case, no change needed.
    • Criticism of the decision: already sentence case, no change needed.
    • The rest are all good.
    1.(b), bullet 2, done and moved to correct location.
    6.(b), bullet 1, reduced image of Crow Dog from 250px to 150px.
    6.(b), bullet 2, no, there were no images anywhere (free to use or not) of Kagama, Iyouse, or Jenks.
    I'll work on the others a little later. Thanks for reviewing this! GregJackP Boomer! 08:19, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    1.(a), bullet 1, added sentence to preceding section ("The crime") stating that the indictment alleged it occurred on the rez, when it was north of the rez.
    1.(a), bullet 2, fixed.
    1.(a), bullet 3, fixed.
    1.(a), bullet 4, fixed, reservation is now lower-case except in name of the rez itself.
    More to come. GregJackP Boomer! 18:22, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    1.(a), bullet 5, changed fn3 to the structure of fn2. If I am misunderstanding what you are getting at, let me know, but I basically made fn3 into a full sentence.
    1.(b), bullet 1, removed cite, added sentence on modern criticism.
    I'll find refs for the 2.(c) issues. GregJackP Boomer! 20:00, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    2.(c) added references to "Consequences of the decision" section.
    That should complete the needed fixes. GregJackP Boomer! 20:43, 26 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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