Talk:Richie Farmer/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Coemgenus (talk · contribs) 17:18, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

I'll start this review over the next few days. --Coemgenus (talk) 17:18, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Checklist

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Comments

Images

• The images you have are fine. I'm guessing there was no free or fair-use image available of Farmer himself? Obviously it's no mark against the article if nothing exists, but it would be nice.
  • Unfortunately, no. I even looked for his federal mugshot, thinking it would be {{PD-USGov}} (though perhaps in bad taste), but I didn't find anything. Doing my part to get to Rupp once a year to get pictures of the new guys so we don't have this issue again! :) Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Early life

• It might be useful to mention where Clay County is, e.g., "... in eastern Kentucky..."
  • Worked in as best I could. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

College basketball, freshman

• "...decimated by attrition." Could probably just be "decimated".
  • Done, but I think this works better if we change "team" to "roster". Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

College basketball, sophomore

• There's some inconsistency between "3 pointer" and "three pointer" and whether hyphens are used. I don't think there's one right answer, but you should probably choose one and stick with it.
  • Good catch. I think I fixed them all. Note that I had to leave a couple because of WP:NUMNOTES (e.g. "four 3-point shots" as opposed to "four three-point shots"). Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Second term

• I notice you don't ever name his girlfriend. Is there some reason for that?
  • I thought there was some policy or other that deemed it a bad idea. It was reported in the Herald-Leader. I can add it if it seems glaring in its absence. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
    • It's fine. It's not necessary, I just thought it was odd, but with BLPs I guess it's better to err on the safe side of things. --Coemgenus (talk) 00:56, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

@Acdixon: this is an exceptionally well-done article. After these (minor) issues are resolved, I look forward to promoting it. --Coemgenus (talk) 19:05, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

@Coemgenus: Thanks for taking the time to review and for your helpful and kind comments. Hopefully, the next stop is WP:FAC and a WP:FOUR award. Would you be available to review at FAC if I let you know when I list it there? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

This all looks fine, I'll promote it. I'll probably see it when it shows up at FAC, but feel free to leave a note on my talk page. Good luck! --Coemgenus (talk) 00:56, 28 March 2015 (UTC)