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Hi. I'm reviewing this article for GA, and the review will take at most 7 days (although it nearly certainly will not). I'm watching this page, so you have no need to notify me if you respond. I'll begin the review ASAP. Mm40 ( talk) 01:29, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Here's the review. Feel free not to follow the suggestions, as that is why I'm posting them here instead of fixing them myself.
These are all the issues I have so I'm putting this on hold and giving you seven days to remedy these. Very nice article, and it will soon be a GA. Mm40 ( talk) 11:20, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
One obvious point: the "intro" section was far too long and included a great deal of material that belonged in the article.
An intro should give essential data and summarize the important points of the article; it should not go into details.
In this case - the intro includes obviously misplaced material such as the details of how it was arranged for Magoffin to select his successor.
This practically duplicated a section of the main article, and in fact was over half of the "intro".
In special elections held in June 1861, Unionists captured
nine of Kentucky's ten congressional seats and obtainedtwo-thirds majorities in both houses of the state legislature.Despite Magoffin's strict adherence to the policy of neutrality,[T]he Unionist legislators did not trust [Magoffin] and routinely overrode his vetoes. Unable to provide effective leadership [under these conditions]due to a hostile legislature, Magoffin agreed to resignas governorin 1862, provided he could choose his successor.Lieutenant governor Linn Boyd had died in office, andMagoffin refused to allow Speaker of the Senate John F. Fisk to succeed himas governor. Accordingly, Fisk resigned and the Kentucky Senate elected Magoffin's choice, James F. Robinson, as speaker. Magoffin then resigned, Robinson ascended to the governorship, and Fisk was re-elected as Speaker of the Senate.
This narrative - in both places - referred to the "Speaker of the Senate", which is wrong (the House has a Speaker, the Senate has a President Pro Tem).
The intro also duplicated other pieces of the main article, and lacked key information, such as Magoffin's party affiliation.
The other main part of this edit was to convert the references to a consistent useful format.
I do see one thing that I should have done differently: the link to the NPS document on the Magoffin Monument should have been preserved - but as an in-line reference only.
Yes, I prefer short paragraphs and sentences. I find them much easier to read.
Rich Rostrom ( Talk) 05:33, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
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Hi. I'm reviewing this article for GA, and the review will take at most 7 days (although it nearly certainly will not). I'm watching this page, so you have no need to notify me if you respond. I'll begin the review ASAP. Mm40 ( talk) 01:29, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Here's the review. Feel free not to follow the suggestions, as that is why I'm posting them here instead of fixing them myself.
These are all the issues I have so I'm putting this on hold and giving you seven days to remedy these. Very nice article, and it will soon be a GA. Mm40 ( talk) 11:20, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
One obvious point: the "intro" section was far too long and included a great deal of material that belonged in the article.
An intro should give essential data and summarize the important points of the article; it should not go into details.
In this case - the intro includes obviously misplaced material such as the details of how it was arranged for Magoffin to select his successor.
This practically duplicated a section of the main article, and in fact was over half of the "intro".
In special elections held in June 1861, Unionists captured
nine of Kentucky's ten congressional seats and obtainedtwo-thirds majorities in both houses of the state legislature.Despite Magoffin's strict adherence to the policy of neutrality,[T]he Unionist legislators did not trust [Magoffin] and routinely overrode his vetoes. Unable to provide effective leadership [under these conditions]due to a hostile legislature, Magoffin agreed to resignas governorin 1862, provided he could choose his successor.Lieutenant governor Linn Boyd had died in office, andMagoffin refused to allow Speaker of the Senate John F. Fisk to succeed himas governor. Accordingly, Fisk resigned and the Kentucky Senate elected Magoffin's choice, James F. Robinson, as speaker. Magoffin then resigned, Robinson ascended to the governorship, and Fisk was re-elected as Speaker of the Senate.
This narrative - in both places - referred to the "Speaker of the Senate", which is wrong (the House has a Speaker, the Senate has a President Pro Tem).
The intro also duplicated other pieces of the main article, and lacked key information, such as Magoffin's party affiliation.
The other main part of this edit was to convert the references to a consistent useful format.
I do see one thing that I should have done differently: the link to the NPS document on the Magoffin Monument should have been preserved - but as an in-line reference only.
Yes, I prefer short paragraphs and sentences. I find them much easier to read.
Rich Rostrom ( Talk) 05:33, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
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