Talk:Leif J. Sverdrup

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March 22, 2010	Good article nominee	Listed

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ...that Leif J. Sverdrup was a immigrant from Norway to the United States who became a civil engineer and led the project to build the 17 mile-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World after completion in 1964?

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Did You Know

...that Leif J. Sverdrup was a immigrant from Norway to the America in 1917 and led the civil engineering project to build the 17 mile-long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, named one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World after completion in 1964?

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Ian Rose (talk) 06:16, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
Aside from my usual copyedit, just a couple of things:
Should The Sverdrup Medal of the Society of American Military Engineers really have capital "t" for "The"?

No. Removed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:55, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I can handle many of Sverdrup's accomplishments continue to serve their missions, but a silent testimony to his engineering skills sounds a bit like a promotional blurb... ;-)

Fair enough. After all, we do expect the bridges not to fall down... Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:55, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.
a (fair representation): b (all significant views):

It is stable.
No edit wars etc.:

It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
a (tagged and captioned): b (lack of images does not in itself exclude GA): c (non-free images have fair use rationales):
I don't think just repeating the original description found on AWM for the Aitape picture is a great idea; for a start it's partly future tense, which doesn't sit well in an encyclopedic article. At the least, I'd modify "who will control" and preferably drop the anecdotal "who squeezed into Wurtsmith's Lightning".
Re-phrased. I kind of liked the bit about the big guy squeezing behind the pilot's seat of a P-38. Hawkeye7 (talk) 06:55, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Heh, you've made me feel bad now - well, I only said "preferably" about removing that bit, so if you really like it... ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 08:03, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Overall:
a Pass/Fail:
Interesting character and article; if you can just look at the points noted I'll be happy to pass shortly. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 06:16, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Tks mate - passed and well done! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 08:03, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rohl controversy[edit]

Cite I added, Hearings Before The Joint Committee On The Investigation Of The Pearl Harbor Attack; Part 29, Proceedings Of Army Pearl Harbor Board. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1946., contain some discussion around page 2022 on Sverdrup's relationship with Hans-Wilhelm Röhl and the Rohl-Connolly Co. [See Schooner Te Vega] and Pearl Harbor Defense Delay Blame Placed. That very nasty controversy swept up Sverdrup in connection with "partying" and such. He came out pretty well. The others, not so much. Col. Wyman, CoE in Hawaii involved in the Hawaii defenses and South Pacific airfields was damaged. The reference is a large PDF file, 60mb or so here. Palmeira (talk) 13:39, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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