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Reviewer: Dana boomer ( talk · contribs) 18:01, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
What a fascinating topic! I'll take this article for review, and should have my full comments up shortly. Dana boomer ( talk) 18:01, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Overall a very nice article on a man that I had never heard of before. A few comments above; when these are resolved, I think the article should be good to go for GA status. Are you planning to take this to FAC? Dana boomer ( talk) 19:23, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
One other thing - I had a hard time deciding where to list this at WP:GA. I eventually put it under "Military people", but that doesn't feel exactly right. "Psychology" seems to be more for psychologists and psychological theory than patients, but maybe I'm wrong. If you don't like where I put it, please feel free to move it wherever you would like :) Thanks, Dana boomer ( talk) 01:56, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
In the lead and in the "Reactions to death; military funeral and burial" section, the ashes are referred to as being "laid to rest". First, neither of the relevant sources mentions "being laid to rest", just that they were returned to Ontario. Second, isn't "laid to rest" a bit of a euphemism? Let's say "buried", if that can be supported by the sources; if not, let's just leave it at "returned to his homeland" or something similar. – ukexpat ( talk) 14:53, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure this article doesn't meet the conditions for inclusion at WP:Milhist, namely: "Military service does not in and of itself place an individual within the scope of the project—particularly in the case of service in modern militaries. To qualify them, an individual's military service must have been somehow noteworthy or have contributed—directly or indirectly—to their notability." In the last section, a "hero's funeral" is noted ... but it seems clear what's meant is that he was a hero to his own men. Other than that, his service wasn't by itself noteworthy, it was his past that generated all the notoriety. Opinions welcome. - Dank ( push to talk) 15:30, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
Is "focussing" an alternate spelling for focusing or is this a misspelled word within the article? -- Another Believer ( Talk) 16:05, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
IMHO an excellent piece,never heard of this person and cleary he was no hero,but the bit where he was seen at the funeral in his uniform made me think was it redemtion?,either way a good story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bullseye30 ( talk • contribs) 09:50, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
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a spree killer from Ontario, saved from the
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reason of insanity, later received a "hero's funeral"? | |||||||||||||
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Reviewer: Dana boomer ( talk · contribs) 18:01, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
What a fascinating topic! I'll take this article for review, and should have my full comments up shortly. Dana boomer ( talk) 18:01, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Overall a very nice article on a man that I had never heard of before. A few comments above; when these are resolved, I think the article should be good to go for GA status. Are you planning to take this to FAC? Dana boomer ( talk) 19:23, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
One other thing - I had a hard time deciding where to list this at WP:GA. I eventually put it under "Military people", but that doesn't feel exactly right. "Psychology" seems to be more for psychologists and psychological theory than patients, but maybe I'm wrong. If you don't like where I put it, please feel free to move it wherever you would like :) Thanks, Dana boomer ( talk) 01:56, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
In the lead and in the "Reactions to death; military funeral and burial" section, the ashes are referred to as being "laid to rest". First, neither of the relevant sources mentions "being laid to rest", just that they were returned to Ontario. Second, isn't "laid to rest" a bit of a euphemism? Let's say "buried", if that can be supported by the sources; if not, let's just leave it at "returned to his homeland" or something similar. – ukexpat ( talk) 14:53, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure this article doesn't meet the conditions for inclusion at WP:Milhist, namely: "Military service does not in and of itself place an individual within the scope of the project—particularly in the case of service in modern militaries. To qualify them, an individual's military service must have been somehow noteworthy or have contributed—directly or indirectly—to their notability." In the last section, a "hero's funeral" is noted ... but it seems clear what's meant is that he was a hero to his own men. Other than that, his service wasn't by itself noteworthy, it was his past that generated all the notoriety. Opinions welcome. - Dank ( push to talk) 15:30, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
Is "focussing" an alternate spelling for focusing or is this a misspelled word within the article? -- Another Believer ( Talk) 16:05, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
IMHO an excellent piece,never heard of this person and cleary he was no hero,but the bit where he was seen at the funeral in his uniform made me think was it redemtion?,either way a good story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bullseye30 ( talk • contribs) 09:50, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
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