Talk:Relief of Douglas MacArthur/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Parsecboy (talk · contribs) 22:15, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
Piping the link to Jeep with "¼-ton 4x4 trucks" strikes me as odd, especially since the common name is so well known.
Done Changed to "jeep" Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Might be good to note that MSTS Sgt. George D Keathley is a transport - the first time I read it I wondered why we were italicizing the name of this master sergeant, and why he had to carry all that ammunition ;)
Done added text. Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't "post–war" be hyphenated instead of the n-dash? Compound words usually use hyphens.
Done fixed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Same as above: "semi–barbarous" - there are others that should be addressed as well. Of note, the Spanish–American War should keep the n-dash.
Done fixed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The quote "I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three–quarters of them would be in jail.[103]" is too short for a block quote. Check the rest for short quotes like this.
No, according to WP:MOSQUOTE: Format a long quote (more than about 40 words or a few hundred characters, or consisting of more than one paragraph, regardless of length) as a block quotation The quote is 49 words long. Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I understand quotations are valuable in this article, but there are probably too many. You may run into WP:QUOTEFARM objections at ACR/FAC.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Images all check out.
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
The article is in excellent shape, just a few things to fix before it's ready for GA. Parsecboy (talk) 22:15, 9 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All items should be addressed now. Thanks for the review. Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:50, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Alright, looks good now. Parsecboy (talk) 01:12, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]