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Reviewer: Tim riley ( talk · contribs) 09:22, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Beginning first read through. More soonest. Tim riley ( talk) 09:22, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
This article is clearly of GA standard, and I don't propose to prolong the review. But before I observe the formalities I offer a few small points that you are welcome to accept or reject, as you think best.
Those few insignificant points are all I can find to quibble about. If you are thinking of taking the article on to FAC I think you need to get at least one more major biographical source: at present you rely very heavily on Applegate. Fine for GA, but FA reviewers will expect a wider range of sources.
Now, to cut the ribbon:
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
I enjoyed this article. Beecher is one of those names one vaguely knows without quite knowing why. And now I do. Out of interest I looked out his obituary in our leading British paper, The Times, which said of him, "one of the ablest and most popular of United States citizens – a man in whom were embodied many of the virtues and some of the failings of the national character", which chimes pretty well with your Applegate peroration at ref 64. I enjoyed spending a few hours in Beecher's company courtesy of this fine article. – Tim riley ( talk) 12:41, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Tim riley ( talk · contribs) 09:22, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Beginning first read through. More soonest. Tim riley ( talk) 09:22, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
This article is clearly of GA standard, and I don't propose to prolong the review. But before I observe the formalities I offer a few small points that you are welcome to accept or reject, as you think best.
Those few insignificant points are all I can find to quibble about. If you are thinking of taking the article on to FAC I think you need to get at least one more major biographical source: at present you rely very heavily on Applegate. Fine for GA, but FA reviewers will expect a wider range of sources.
Now, to cut the ribbon:
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
I enjoyed this article. Beecher is one of those names one vaguely knows without quite knowing why. And now I do. Out of interest I looked out his obituary in our leading British paper, The Times, which said of him, "one of the ablest and most popular of United States citizens – a man in whom were embodied many of the virtues and some of the failings of the national character", which chimes pretty well with your Applegate peroration at ref 64. I enjoyed spending a few hours in Beecher's company courtesy of this fine article. – Tim riley ( talk) 12:41, 11 June 2013 (UTC)