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Former good articleSidney Howe Short was one of the Engineering and technology good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
May 4, 2021Good article nomineeListed
February 26, 2023Good article reassessmentDelisted
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 17, 2017.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Sidney Howe Short produced the first electric motor without gears that operated a streetcar directly from its built-in armature?
Current status: Delisted good article


Citation

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Kaempffert, Waldemar Bernhard, Editor; Martin, T. Comerford (1924). A Popular History of American Invention. Vol. 1. London, U.K.; New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 122–123. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via Internet archive. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Includes the author of that chapter. And the authorlink. 7&6=thirteen () 01:01, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Attribution

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Text and references copied from Sidney Howe Short to Tram. See former article's history for list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen () 15:53, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Copied text and references from Sidney Howe Short to History of trams. See former article's edit history for contributors. 7&6=thirteen () 17:04, 12 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Sidney Howe Short/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 04:13, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Starts GA Review; the review will follow the same sections of the Article. Hopefully we will start anon. --Whiteguru (talk) 04:13, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 



Observations

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  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  1. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  1. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  • Neutral Point of View preserved.
  1. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  • Page created on 11 March 2017
  • Page has 202 edits from 21 editors
  • 90 day views = 232 pageviews with average of 3 per day.
  1. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  • Sidney Howe Short 1880.jpg = is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1926.
  • Gold and Stock Telegraph Company 1874 ad.jpg = is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1926.
  1. Overall:
  • This fellow had over 500 patents, and was the founder (electrically) of street railways, master controllers for trams (street cars), and involved in Brush, General Electric, Westinghouse and Dick Kerr - all famous names in the origin of electric railways. A very succinct, short article, given this fellow's achievements.
  • Minor corrections noted above. Once these are resolved, GA status will be passed.       -- Whiteguru (talk) 06:04, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Whiteguru: All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:50, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 

 Passed


Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment

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This article is part of Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 and the Good article (GA) drive to reassess and potentially delist over 200 GAs that might contain copyright and other problems. An AN discussion closed with consensus to delist this group of articles en masse, unless a reviewer opens an independent review and can vouch for/verify content of all sources. Please review Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/February 2023 for further information about the GA status of this article, the timeline and process for delisting, and suggestions for improvements. Questions or comments can be made at the project talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:36, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]