Talk:Harry R. Truman/GA1

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Reviewer: Pyrotec (talk) 14:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I will review, soon. Pyrotec (talk) 14:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Initial comments

Quite a readable article. I've been through the text once and I'm now going to go through it again, section by section, but leaving the WP:Lead until the end. I may fix minor problems as I go through the article, or I might list them below. So, if I don't comment on a particular section: either there were no problems, or I fixed them. I will produce an a overall summary after this subsection has been completed. Pyrotec (talk) 16:10, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Life -

• I was initial concerned about the use of an Ancestry.com article (ref 1). Was it a WP:RS? Having checked, it provides images of its sources, such as the WWI Service Card , etc. So, I'm happy with the use of this reference.

• Celebrity -

• This has various direct quotations from refs 2, 3, and 6, but they are all in "quotes". So they are properly cited.

• Death -

...stopping for now. To be continued. Pyrotec (talk) 21:33, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Ref 8 is used to support the claim: "In addition to Truman, notable photojournalist Reid Blackburn and volcanologist David Alexander Johnston were killed." I eventully found David Alexander Johnston mentioned twice, but I've not yet found Reid Blackburn. Since this a multi-page document without numbers it would be useful to name the sections were these cliams are made.

• Legcy & WP:Lead -

• These two sections appear to be compliant.

Overall summary

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   One & yes its referenced.

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

I'm awarding this article GA-status. Congratulations on producing an informative article. Pyrotec (talk) 16:52, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB is not a WP:RS. Please replace it, I am also struggling to understand why this person is notable as a biography.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:54, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's only being used to cite that Art Carney portrayed him; I hardly think that constitutes it needing to be replaced. Truman's notable because he became sort of a folk hero as a result of the media's portrayal of his stubbornness. ceranthor 20:53, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]