Talk:Guy Bradley/GA1

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Reviewer: Sasata (talk) 17:39, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I've signed up for this review. I'll have some comments here in a day or two. Sasata (talk) 17:39, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Very interesting read. I have a number of suggestions and comments, all relatively minor (and feel free to disagree):

• lead: link egret, conservationists

• Done. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "much publicized" needs hypen?

• True that; added. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• link Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge

• No article exists. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• How about Houses of Refuge in Florida? Sasata (talk) 15:49, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• Sure, that works. María (habla conmigo) 17:19, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• dab Lake Worth, Palm Beach, DeSoto County

• Done. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• link superintendent

• Done. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "At the time, plume feathers were reportedly more valuable than gold, selling for more than $20 an ounce." unclear—what was $20, feathers or gold?

• Clarified; the feathers, not the gold. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• how long was the 1,397 bird-killing expedition? (days, weeks…)

• Several weeks. Added. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "were being killed for millinery purposes" last two words sound awkward to me

• Changed to "for the millinery trade"; hope that helps? María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• link Florida Coast Line and Transportation Company

• No article exists. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• Is this equivalent? Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Company Sasata (talk) 15:49, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• Doh, yes. Thanks! María (habla conmigo) 17:19, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "Guy and his brother, who continued working as guides and hunters, each received a quarter of a mile of land in Flamingo as his own." I'm not sure why or from whom they received this land, was it a gift from their father?

• Good point; I've clarified that they received the land as part of a deal for their father's job. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• acronym AOU not defined

• Fixed. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "vice president" hyphenated?

• Not typically, no. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• how long (#'s) was the area Guy had to patrol?

• I did some preliminary searching, but haven't found an overall number yet. Will keep looking. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• link herons, spoonbills and ibis

• Done. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• plume hunting hyphenated?

• Not in the sources, no. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "By 1904, Audubon had 34 wardens employed in ten states." Is Audubon the national organization (in contrast to the state Audubon of the last section)? Link?

• Whoops, needed to clarify that. Audubon didn't go national (again) until 1905, so until then there were just separate state organizations. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "After accepting the position as game warden, however, Bradley had become a vilified figure in southern Florida" I'm not convinced that "had become" is better than "became" here.

• Sure, changed. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• "His body was never found and the perpetrators were not caught." If his body was never found, how do they know he was killed (and by poachers?)

• Ahh, you want the sordid details -- hat found with brain matter splattered inside? Added something a little less graphic. :) María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

• not all listed sources give states in the location, and there is a mix of 2- and 3-letter state abbreviations

• Added. María (habla conmigo) 13:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sasata (talk • contribs) 01:25, July 15, 2010

Thanks for making the changes, I've suggested a couple of links above. The article certainly meets all GA criteria and I'm promoting it now. Sasata (talk) 15:49, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Yay! --Moni3 (talk) 15:55, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Yes, yay indeed! Thanks for the helpful review, Sasata. :) María (habla conmigo) 17:19, 15 July 2010 (UTC)