Wikipedia:Peer review/History of Alaska/archive1

History of Alaska

Currently impending tasks involve wikifying, adding pictures, adding references, and adding a lead. I'm doing the first of the four as I wait for commentary, but I would like to know if anything else needs fixing in the meantime. Also, what should I use in place of the title for the "Statehood" section? Toothpaste 04:49, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

One thing the article should probably mention is the history of the death penalty in the state. Only eight executions from 1900 and 1957 and no death penalty statute since 1957. This page has more information. Evil Monkey∴Hello 09:53, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
A few comments -
- no lead section
- no images
- all the sections are very long and could be subdivided
- too many unnecessary wikilinks in the early sections; not enough in the latter
- nothing much between 1900 and 1942
- statehood could probably be expanded, with the earthquake and later topics given their own sections
- second half of the 20th century is a bit all over the place - it would be nice to see a bit of structure here
- though the rest of the prose is excellent - kudos. :) Ambi 13:17, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

From Redwolf24, please strike out things once fixed... R e dwolf24 (talk) 00:30, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Russian Alaska has 0 images. Flood it with images. Get some of the Russian leaders of the time.
The biggest problem would be the lack of a lead-in section.
Yes, sections are a bit too large, subdivisions are your friend, even if toby isn't.
Ya know, I think we should make a template for all the state history pages.

That'll do for now I think. R e dwolf24 (talk) 00:30, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I wikified the entire article, added images, and turned the References section into an Endnotes section. I ordered four books on Alaska, totalling over 2,000 pages, from the Nashville Main Library to be sent to the library closest to me. I also wrote a lead and broke the Statehood section into separate sections. Is it looking better since you first saw it? When the four books arrive, I'm going to solve the problem of nothing being in there from 1900 to 1942 by creating an Alaska Territory section. Toothpaste 01:38, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Addressed all tips, with the help of the #wikipedia crew. I'm nominating this for FAC. Wish me luck. Toothpaste 06:58, 1 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]