Talk:Uriel Sebree/GA1

GA Review

Good article nomination on hold

This article's Good Article promotion has been put on hold. During review, some issues were discovered that can be resolved without a major re-write. This is how the article, as of June 17, 2008, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Minor Fail

• A few areas need grammar work:

For this attempt, the ship would be commanded by a group of eight navy officers, though much of the original civilian crew remained on board, and Lieutenant Sebree was one of the officers chosen for the mission, under Captain James A. Greer.[2] - Full stop or semi-colon needed after 'on board'

Fixed. JRP (talk) 13:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Under Sebree's leadership, the Wisconsin and her crew were given a commendation by Secretary Moody for having among the most accurate guns in the Navy according to annual practice exercises. - Rather awkward wording, needs rewording.

Fixed. JRP (talk) 13:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

2. Factually accurate?: Minor Fail

• A few areas need citation:

The first two paragraphs of 'Early Life and Career' could do with some citations

Done. JRP (talk) 23:32, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Sebree could not be held responsible for the collision itself, as he was below deck at the time, but allegedly he did not do enough to determine whether or not the other ship was damaged before sailing away. - Definitely needs a citation

Done. JRP (talk) 13:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Greely Relief Expedition needs more citations at its beginning, one isn't really enough

Done. JRP (talk) 13:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Valparaíso riots- needs another citation for its first paragraph for the cause of the riots.

Done and did a better brief summary of the cause of the riots. JRP (talk) 23:58, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Officially, he was only commandant of the under-construction naval station, though the deed of cession of the territory acknowledged his theoretical authority to govern the people. He was concerned that lawsuits could be brought against him or future acting-governors until the situation was clarified and made official by the United States government. - Needs a citation.

Done. JRP (talk) 01:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Tensions escalated between foreign traders on Samoa and the local populace, due in part to controls which Tilley had put into place to protect Samoan farmers from exploitation.- Could do with a citation.

Done. JRP (talk) 01:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

The court reconvened and returned the same judgment and sentence. In response, Evans wrote a scathing critique of the process, calling it a "travesty of justice" and stating that the Nicholson's actions were "less reprehensible than his judges". - Citation please.

Done JRP (talk) 01:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

The diplomatic mission over, the Pathfinder Squadron, with the California and others, became the 2nd division of the United States Pacific Fleet, with Sebree remaining in command. Rear Admiral William T. Swinburne was placed in command of the full fleet. - Needs a citation.

Done. Not the original reference, but this will do. JRP (talk) 01:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

3. Broad in coverage?: Pass

• Board in coverage, no problems

4. Neutral point of view?: Pass

• Article is neutral and not POV

5. Article stability? Pass

• Stable, no editwars over content

6. Images?: Pass

• No problems here

Please address these matters soon and then leave a note here showing how they have been resolved. After 48 hours the article should be reviewed again. If these issues are not addressed within 7 days, the article may be failed without further notice. Thank you for your work so far. This is an excellent and interesting article, and very well-written. With these changes made, it wil surely become GA-Class! Skinny87 (talk) 23:06, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I've started adding in citations, but it's slow and careful work. I'll try and get it done in a day or two. JRP (talk) 13:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey, no problem, I know it can take time. You've done some great work here - just a few little bits to do and you'll have a GA-Class Article that I wouldn't be surprised to see go to A-Class or even FA! Skinny87 (talk) 16:31, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

All done. How does it look now? JRP (talk) 01:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)