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Former featured articleWilliam Harper (Rhodesian politician) is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
Main Page trophyThis article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on July 22, 2019.
Did You Know Article milestones
DateProcessResult
April 6, 2016Good article nomineeListed
May 17, 2016Featured article candidatePromoted
January 21, 2023Featured article reviewDemoted
Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 25, 2013.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that William Harper, born in Calcutta, was a signatory of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, fearing "the same mistake" as the granting of independence to India?
Current status: Former featured article

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:William Harper (Rhodesian politician)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Coemgenus (talk · contribs) 13:41, 2 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this over the next few days. --Coemgenus (talk) 13:41, 2 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers, hope you enjoy it. —  Cliftonian (talk)  18:49, 2 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist

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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):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. 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):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Comments

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Images
  • All look appropriate, the fair use one is legit.
Early life
  • "During 1940 he was one of "The Few"—the Allied pilots of the Battle of Britain, in which he flew with No. 17 Squadron and was wounded in action." I know what you're saying here, but it might be more easily understood if broken into two sentences.
Dominion Party
  • "... the opposition Dominion Party (which called for full "dominion" or Commonwealth realm status)." What was the other party's position?

That's it. Not much in need of fixing here. I'm looking forward to promoting it. Thanks for writing another good Rhodesia article. --Coemgenus (talk) 16:42, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reviewing this and for the kind words. I've replied to each point above. I've expanded the RAF service part quite a bit, maybe have another look to be sure. I'm glad you seem to have enjoyed the article. Cheers, —  Cliftonian (talk)  18:30, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It all looks good and I'm glad to pass it. --Coemgenus (talk) 20:54, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it. Cheers, —  Cliftonian (talk)  07:14, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

FAR

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This article is similar to Ian Smith, which was delisted, due to overreliance on less reliable and dated sources that fail to give an NPOV perspective on the subject. This source might be helpful in revamping the article.[1] buidhe 23:14, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ O'Meara, Patrick (2019). Rhodesia: Racial Conflict or Coexistence?. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-1-5017-4472-3.

@Buidhe: This is one of the oldest articles listed on WP:FARGIVEN. Have your above concerns been resolved, or should this go to FAR? Z1720 (talk) 01:05, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No. Main edit was putting in infobox and succession box which does not relate to my concerns. (t · c) buidhe 02:30, 6 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]