Talk:John Baker White (West Virginia politician)/GA1

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Reviewer: Secret (talk · contribs) 15:52, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I will review this Secret ^account 15:52, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Secret, thank you for this thorough review! I'll address each of your comments, questions, and suggestions as I have time. Please let me know if you have any further comments or questions in the meantime. Thanks again! --Caponer (talk) 11:16, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"White was a member of the City Council and Board of Affairs of Charleston, West Virginia (1907–1911), and frequently served as the city's mayor pro tempore." - Can you state how many years he served as mayor pro tempore? Or is it just a temporary position.

There is actually no data available that mentions the lengths of his tenures as "mayor pro tempore," so I was forced to be intentionally vague. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for re-wording this sentence given this shortfall in information. -- Caponer (talk) 11:16, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"John Baker White was born on August 24, 1868 in Romney, West Virginia.[1][2][3][4][5]" I don't think you need five citations for a basic fact.

I've limited the amount of internal citations to three here. -- Caponer (talk) 11:16, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"White received an English education in both the local public schools" - can you wikilink "English education" as some readers might be confused over the meaning.

The source is not clear on what is meant by "English education," but this is usually meant to indicate "English language education" which would include grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, etc. etc. Any suggestions for how to best illustrate the source's intention here? -- Caponer (talk) 11:16, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's fine, I was thinking about something like a classical education. Secret ^account 13:56, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"and during his holidays." - his is redundant, remove.

Done! -- Caponer (talk) 11:16, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"White departed his home in Romney for Charleston, West Virginia, where he was entirely dependent upon himself and his own resources." I'm confused with this sentence, doesn't most men who leave home becomes entirely dependent upon themselves, so I'm not sure if that half of the sentence is needed. Also what year did he left home?

The second half of the sentence is meant to indicate that White was not reliant upon his family's wealth, as some young men from well-to-do families were. Because of his family's stature and large financial resources, it would be assumed that young White would have been sent to Charleston with a small stipend, but this was not the case. This sentence makes it clear that White was self-sufficient, which may be the source's way of telling the reader that other young men that came to Charleston from throughout the state were not. The sources do not give an exact date of White's arrival in Charleston. It was sometime in the mid-to-late 1880s. -- Caponer (talk) 11:16, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"He continued to fulfill that position until March 8, 1893[3][4][5] when he was appointed to serve as the private secretary to West Virginia Governor William A. MacCorkle.[4][5][7]" Citation four and five is linked twice in the same sentence, fix.

Done! -- Caponer (talk) 11:25, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"As a representative of Governor MacCorkle in his capacity as secretary", remove "in his capacity as secretary", as the previous sentence mentions the role.

Done! -- Caponer (talk) 11:25, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"to provide the governor with situational awareness." On the strike, or in general? Clarify.

On the strike. This has been added to the text. -- Caponer (talk) 11:26, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"He also undertook his study of jurisprudence in the law firm of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton in Charleston." - Remove "also".

Done! -- Caponer (talk) 11:26, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Money amounts must be $100,000 instead of "100,000 USD" per WP:MOS.

Done! -- Caponer (talk) 11:27, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What is a "commission form of government"?

A commission form of government where regulations are crafted by a board or commission made up of "commissioners." For example, West Virginia's counties are governed by county commissions. In this context, Charleston was run by a commission of board at that time. -- Caponer (talk) 11:34, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"White's cousin Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy, Jr. and his brother Christian Streit White, Jr. were also members of this society.[18]" - off-topic, remove.

Done! -- Caponer (talk)

No close paraphasing concerns, all sources are reliable, images are free. On hold for now. Secret ^account 23:43, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again for the thorough review, Secret! I hope I've addressed all your concerns to your liking. For the comments/suggestions where I had explanations of what was meant by myself or the sources, please let me know if you have suggestions for how to best remedy these issues. Thank you! -- Caponer (talk) 11:34, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Passing Secret ^account 13:56, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Secret, thank you for taking the time to conduct this review. I appreciate all your support and suggestions to improve the overall quality of this article! -- Caponer (talk) 00:00, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]