Talk:Whitney North Seymour Jr.

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September 30, 2019	Good article nominee	Listed
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GA Review

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Reviewer: Kingsif (talk · contribs) 03:42, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this, comments should be added soon! Kingsif (talk) 03:42, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Style

Lead good length for article
First paragraph of lead could be split (probably best just before "As U.S. Attorney...")
First two sections could be merged into one titled 'Early life and military career' or even just 'Early life'
Well-written throughout
The later life subsection is appropriate in career, but since it's so short, it may fit better if included in a short intro paragraph of the whole Career section (above early career subsection header) - such an intro, with other chronological details, would in general be beneficial since the overall section is fairly extensive and well-divided.
Needs attention

Coverage

Lead gives good overview
Sufficient info on early life
Career solidly comprehensive; good enough detail for GA, though I feel like more exists
Fair coverage of civic leadership; perhaps if quotes about his influence exist they could be added here
Very nice expansion on items in the Writings section
Personal life satisfactory
Pass - some ideas, though

Illustration

Are there no images of him, a DA and State senator?
Good use of table at the bottom
Needs attention

Neutrality

Good language throughout
Pass

Verifiability

All sources look good
Everything cited
Pass

Stability

Solid edit history
Pass

Copyright

Check looks good, mostly proper nouns flagged
No images
Pass

Overall

on hold - a few comments to be looked at. Kudos for the structuring yesterday - I think it makes the article better. Kingsif (talk) 21:29, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Kingsif: Many thanks, very helpful. I've gone through and made some additional edits. I added some content to the "later life" section so I think the standalone section looks OK now. I tried to find a copyright-free image to add, but I haven't had any luck finding one. Neutrality^talk 02:56, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Neutrality: looks good. Kingsif (talk) 03:24, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]