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Ayscoghe Boucherett

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I've listed this article for peer review because I would like to see this article get to B grade if possible; if anyone can offer any constructive criticism, that would be very helpful. I have not been editing long and, although I feel that the article is of a decent length and well-cited, as well as covering much of his life as far as I can find sources for, I am not very familiar with the classification scheme and I would like to hear what others more familiar with this and more experienced at reviewing articles have to say.

Thanks, Noswall59 (talk) 16:25, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Comments from LT910001

Noswall59, this is a well-written and thorough article. Not only would I recommend upgrading it to B-class, but I'd suggest that you nominate it to become a good article. See here how to do this: WP:GAN/I. A "good article" represents some of Wikipedia's best work. After you nominate, after some time it will be reviewed by another editor. The review will follow these six criteria. You may have to wait a while, but in my experience reviews are generally more thorough than the peer review process and will be a good stepping-stone in your WP career. Good luck! --LT910001 (talk) 00:47, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. I didn't expect anyone to recommend GA, but reading over the criteria, I suppose the article could meet it. I can't find any other reliable material published about him, so I think it is largely complete in that there is little more that I could add; the only resource which might be useful is Gordon Jackson, Grimsby and the Haven Company, 1971, but much of Boucherett's work with the company is already summarised in the article. It's a shame that I can't find a portrait of him; it looks like Sir Thomas Lawrence did paint one, but I think it's in a private collection and I've yet to come across a photo of it on-line. I will nominate it for GA and see what happens - there's no harm I suppose and, if it doesn't meet the criteria, I might still get some constructive advice for improvements. Either way, I am pleased that you think it's B-class - can I update it to show that, or is it bad form to reassess your own article? Thanks --Noswall59 (talk) 10:13, 7 June 2014 (UTC).

Yep, go ahead. If another user disagrees then they can change it back to C-class. For the picture, a number of users I've encountered have directly contacted these organisations, explained that they're from Wiki and that we get a large amount of viewers and are only ever improving in quality, that it's a project that hopes to be enduring, and they can be part of this by providing the image in question. If you're interested, drop me a message at my talk page and I'll contact some of the users who have been successful at this for you. Re. your nomination, don't hold your breath, and... good luck! --LT910001 (talk) 10:22, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

For the painting, K. Garlick's Sir Thomas Lawrence: a Complete Catalogue of Oil Paintings includes Boucherett in the index (painting no. 118, p. 155, see [1]); however, I don't have a copy of the book and Google Books has limited the viewing options, so I can't see who the painting is owned by, which is frustrating. If you have any suggestions or know of anyone who might be able to find out more, that would be kind, but I do appreciate that I've not given you much to go on and I don't expect you to go "above and beyond". Thanks for your comments as well - I've submitted the nomination now, so fingers crossed (it looks like it may be a while yet). Noswall59 (talk) 11:35, 7 June 2014 (UTC).