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I extracted Watkins's portrait and signature from the 1900 Encyclopedia of Biography. I went ahead and added the signature to the page (it could probably use some cleanup or even vectorization), but I wasn't sure which portrait looked better for the article. The one I extracted is here: File:Joseph Ray Watkins portrait (Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota).jpg and in my opinion it better shows what he looks like. Cheers, Sn1per ( talk) 19:41, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
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1. It is reasonably well written.
This caused them to move out of the areathe Watkins family? The Indians?
Watkins moved to southern Minnesota around 1867The father (who the paragraph otherwise seems to be about)? The subject? The whole family?
The threat of an Indian war then ended for these pioneers- seems unnecessary, maybe merge with the previous sentence?
Watkins passed through Harrison, Ohio, and on the way to Cadiz to retrieve his new bride- I think this sentence just has an extraneous "and", but also a slight reword would be nice. As a reader, it's weird to read two sentences in a row that end in "his new bride".
He personally bottled the... and made it available in bottles for sale to the public.- The wording seems a bit redundant here ("bottled" + "made it available in bottles"). Perhaps "He personally bottled... and sold it to the public"?
...local public schools when growing up.- "when growing up" can be removed. It's clear from the context.
...and took her back to Minnesota- perhaps this is a regional thing but "took her back to" sounds odd to my ear. Just a bit abduct-y. Perhaps "returned with her to Minnesota"?
2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
where soon after they were subject to many hardships brought on by the Indian War..
3. It is broad in its coverage.
4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
5. It is stable.
6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
Overall:
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)
Joseph Ray Watkins was one of the Natural sciences good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. | |||||||||||||
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Main Page in the "
Did you know?" column on
June 4, 2017. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that
J. R. Watkins (pictured with sales wagon) offered America's first
money back guarantee for his products? | |||||||||||||
Current status: Delisted good article |
This article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's
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Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot ( Report bug) 15:57, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
I extracted Watkins's portrait and signature from the 1900 Encyclopedia of Biography. I went ahead and added the signature to the page (it could probably use some cleanup or even vectorization), but I wasn't sure which portrait looked better for the article. The one I extracted is here: File:Joseph Ray Watkins portrait (Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota).jpg and in my opinion it better shows what he looks like. Cheers, Sn1per ( talk) 19:41, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Ajpolino ( talk · contribs) 21:21, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
I can get to this review shortly, looking forward to the read. Ajpolino ( talk) 21:21, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
1. It is reasonably well written.
This caused them to move out of the areathe Watkins family? The Indians?
Watkins moved to southern Minnesota around 1867The father (who the paragraph otherwise seems to be about)? The subject? The whole family?
The threat of an Indian war then ended for these pioneers- seems unnecessary, maybe merge with the previous sentence?
Watkins passed through Harrison, Ohio, and on the way to Cadiz to retrieve his new bride- I think this sentence just has an extraneous "and", but also a slight reword would be nice. As a reader, it's weird to read two sentences in a row that end in "his new bride".
He personally bottled the... and made it available in bottles for sale to the public.- The wording seems a bit redundant here ("bottled" + "made it available in bottles"). Perhaps "He personally bottled... and sold it to the public"?
...local public schools when growing up.- "when growing up" can be removed. It's clear from the context.
...and took her back to Minnesota- perhaps this is a regional thing but "took her back to" sounds odd to my ear. Just a bit abduct-y. Perhaps "returned with her to Minnesota"?
2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
where soon after they were subject to many hardships brought on by the Indian War..
3. It is broad in its coverage.
4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
5. It is stable.
6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
Overall:
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)