Talk:John Silva Meehan

John Silva Meehan is currently a World history good article nominee. Nominated by Generalissima (talk) (it/she) at 17:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

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... that John Silva Meehan, a critic of the political patronage system, was hired as Librarian of Congress through "purely an act of political patronage"? Source: Meehan's opposition to patronage: Smith, Kenneth Laurence (1981). Duff Green and the United States' Telegraph, 1826-1837 pp. 82–83. Quote on his appointment: Nappo, Christian A. (2016). The Librarians of Congress, pp. 31–32.
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5x expanded by Generalissima (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 41 past nominations.

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Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:49, 21 April 2024 (UTC).[reply]

I will gladly review this! WatkynBassett (talk) 17:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- The article was expanded and nominated today (21 April 2024).
- The article has been expanded more than fivefold (more like 20x).
- The article is well sourced. I did one spot check and the reference checked out.
- The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone.
- Earwig did not pick up anything.
- QPQ provided.
- The hook has the right length and is interesting. The part of the hook on him being hired and the quote itself is well sourced. However, I struggle a bit with the part on him being "a critic of the spoils system". I think you rely here on Smith 1981 (pp. 82–83). I see that he criticized particulars of the spoils system there. But whether this elevates him to an outright critic of the system I am unsure. Maybe a weaker statement like "[...] who had criticized the political patronage system earlier [...]" would be more reflective of the source? What do you think?
- Thank you for your great work Generalissima! I will approve this nomination if this one quibble is addressed. WatkynBassett (talk) 18:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WatkynBassett: Fair point! Would something along the lines of "... that after criticizing the political patronage system, John Silva Meehan was hired as Librarian of Congress through "purely an act of political patronage"?" work? Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:05, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

- - Generalissima That sounds very well! I approve this hook as hook ALT1:
  - ALT1: "... that after criticizing the political patronage system, John Silva Meehan was hired as Librarian of Congress through "purely an act of political patronage"?" . WatkynBassett (talk) 19:12, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:John Silva Meehan/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Generalissima (talk · contribs) 17:09, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Hydrangeans (talk · contribs) 08:54, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hiya! I'll take on this review. I hope it's alright if I take a few days to get started; I'd like to do the first round of review this weekend. Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 08:54, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just want to flag that I haven't forgotten about this. Sorry about not getting to it over the weekend as I said I would. I meant to read a couple of the sources and review the Wikipedia article. I hope it's alright to ask for a couple more days for that; thanks. Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 20:35, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]