Talk:LaVere Redfield/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Mike Christie (talk · contribs) 00:13, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:13, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Images are appropriately tagged I think; I've never seen that coin licence before but I can't see anything wrong with it. Sources are reliable.

It's implied the burglaries might have been faked, but the only definite statement to that efffect is the 1974 news article. Did the authorities say anything to that effect? Was it an possibility raised at the trial? Were the eight people arrested convicted -- in fact what was the outcome of that trial? I did not mean to imply that, I do think he was actually robbed both times. I think from my research he was reluctant to give a full accounting of his wealth, and tried to not attract government scrutiny
Done Was anyone ever arrested in connection with the 1961 burglary? It appears there not never any arrests and Redfield was not forthcoming about what was stolen.
Done Is there more information about the details of his tax evasion? It's a major event in his life. The newspaper accounts may not have much detail, though.
Done In which jail did he serve his sentence?
Done "Harpster discovered that Redfield": I think "According to Harper, Redfield" would be more natural.
Done "One of the reasons Redfield moved to Nevada: the state advertised": suggest "One of the reasons Redfield moved to Nevada was that the state advertised"
Not done"Redfield was involved in more than twelve lawsuits": over what period? His whole life? Even if you specify that, it's not very meaningful as "more than twelve" could be almost any number. not sure yet what to do with this one, the source uses that exact language.
Done "Other sources claim that he was worth 70 million or more": use the $ for money amounts. Added $ and formatted per MOS:DOLLAR
Done"he drove a beat up truck": "beat up" is a bit colloquial. changed to "battered" to match the source

-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 00:42, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bruxton, just checking that you're planning to work on this? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 08:44, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the ping and the review. I will get to work on the list. Bruxton (talk) 13:28, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Mike Christie: I made some corrections to the article. I love revisiting the article and reading about Redfield. Please let me know if there are more changes needed. Bruxton (talk) 16:24, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fixes and/or replies look good. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 17:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Earwig finds only a couple of unavoidable phrases. Spotchecks:

FN 7 cites "Half of the fortune was left to his wife, Nell, and half of his estate was left to his 52 year old niece Dorothy R. Deschamps. His niece claimed she had not seen Redfield since she was a little girl, but she sent him a Christmas card every year." Verified.
FN 9 cites "In October 1960 his trial began: he stated that he could not afford a lawyer so he represented himself at the trial." Verified.
FN 4 cites "Redfield made his fortune dealing in oil land in Los Angeles." Verified.

Spotchecks look good, so passing. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 17:34, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]