Talk:Charles Mears
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- This review is transcluded from Talk:Charles Mears/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 09:46, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
Comments
- "produce lumber. Mears" link lumber first time.
Done
- " to ship his" transport.
Done
- "18 miles" convert.
Done
- "canals, canal locks, control" -> "canals, their locks, control"
Done
- "the Farmer's Map of Michigan, and" is this a notable map?
Done = expanded on this.
- "lumber camp. The camp " shade repetitive.
Done
- "1861 depiction of.." avoid starting with a numeral.
Done
- "near Ludington) renamed" overlinked.
Done
- ISBNs ought to be formatted consistently.
Done
- This is in good condition, not too much to address. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 10:07, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for review. Will start working on this after breakfast.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:48, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
- @The Rambling Man: All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 15:37, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
Copyright contributor investigation and Good article reassessment
[edit]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)
- Foundational copy-paste copyvio, along with failed verification and majority sourcing to Mears or newspaper clippings of Mears' diaries. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 08:19, 25 March 2023 (UTC)