Talk:White House FBI files controversy/GA1

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Reviewer: ~ Don4of4 [Talk] 23:32, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Review[edit]

  1. Well-written:
    2. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (prose) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (MoS) This section has one issue:
    • I would like to see an element in the lead section of the article. After all, this is the first thing the reader see's.
    		 On hold On hold
  2. Verifiable with no original research:
    3. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (references) Excellent list of references. Pass Pass
    (b) (citations to reliable sources) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (c) (original research) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  3. Broad in its coverage:
    4. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (major aspects) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (focused) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
    5. Notes Result
    The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
    6. Notes Result
    No issues here. Pass Pass
  6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
    7. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (appropriate use with suitable captions) Much improved. Pass Pass

Result[edit]

Result Notes
Pass Pass This article qualifies for WP:GA status! However, I would like to see an infobox in the future for "U.S. Political Conspiracies."

Discussion[edit]

Thanks very much for the review. Regarding the "wall of text" and lack of images, I have now added five images to the article, which I think illustrate the different aspects of the matter. I've also blockquoted the central Independent Counsel conclusion to the matter. Regarding a "See also" section, it is not required and I do not see the need for one here; WP:ALSO says that "Indeed, a good article might not require a 'See also' section at all." However, if there specific links that you think should go in such a section, let me know and I can create one. Wasted Time R (talk) 13:29, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • It looks MUCH better. My only concern is the lead section. Tell me what you think. Don4of4 [Talk] 18:18, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • The problem is, I don't know what could be put in the lead section. Looking at the articles in Category:Political scandals in the United States, there does not seem to be any specific infobox for political scandals, and very few of those articles have an infobox of any kind. And there's no one particular image that can serve for this article as a whole ... there's no WP-usable image of Craig Livingstone and no available image of what an FBI background report looks like. To move any of the images that I did add to the article body up to the top would overweight that aspect. So I'm not sure what can be done here, until someone creates Template:Infobox political scandal. Wasted Time R (talk) 18:49, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hmm... Ok, I put a placeholder where an infobox should ideally go and I'll look into adding it at a later time. Thanks for you great work! Don4of4 [Talk] 23:04, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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