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Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien ( talk · contribs) 06:25, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
I'll write up a review for this within the next day or two.
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I've made a few minor copyedits.
Seventy people have held the office since its inception in 1776.– As far as I can tell, this appears in the lead but not the body.
faithfully carrying out the laws of the state– Is this an exact quote from the constitution? If it is, it should be in quotation marks in the lead and the body.
History of the office– This heading could just read "history"
Following a 1995 referendum resulting in a constitutional amendment, in 1996 the governor– This transition reads a little awkwardly.
Unlike most other candidates– Most other candidates for political office in North Carolina? The article doesn't specify.
The governor is elected in 1972– Reword so that this isn't in present tense
They serve for a four-year term and until their successor has assumed office– Could this be clarified or reworded? The way it's written, it sounds like the governor might step down two different times
of appointment of– Can this be reworded in a way that still makes sense?
many appointees serve at the pleasure of the governor– It might be worth briefly explaining this
North Carolina's government and the state's congressional delegation and the federal government– Two "and"s make it confusing who's talking to whom.
Incumbents tend to win reelection– without additional information or context, I'm wondering if this is sufficiently relevant, especially since this isn't unique to North Carolina.
Unlike governors in 43 other states, the North Carolina governor does not have line-item veto power. If any state changes the status of the line-item veto, this will be inaccurate, and most people won't think to update "Governor of North Carolina" if there's a change to the law in Wyoming.
There are a few instances of stilted prose where it reads like listing off facts and dates rather than a cohesive summary. Not really a GA issue, but I'm bringing it up in case you're inclined to take this to FA. I'm noticing it at:
All sources appear to be reliable. Damore et al (2020) is published by a think tank, but it's not used in any way that might be an issue.
Spotchecks:
All of the major aspects of the office are covered without going into unnecessary detail.
No ideas are given undue weight, and nothing in the article favors any particular political inclination.
No recent disputes.
All images are public domain, Creative Commons, or Flickr's Commons. Images have relevant captions to provide context. Two of the captions have "(pictured)", which isn't necessary since it's already an image caption, so it can be assumed that it's referring to a picture.
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien ( talk · contribs) 06:25, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
I'll write up a review for this within the next day or two.
Thebiguglyalien (
talk) 06:25, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
I've made a few minor copyedits.
Seventy people have held the office since its inception in 1776.– As far as I can tell, this appears in the lead but not the body.
faithfully carrying out the laws of the state– Is this an exact quote from the constitution? If it is, it should be in quotation marks in the lead and the body.
History of the office– This heading could just read "history"
Following a 1995 referendum resulting in a constitutional amendment, in 1996 the governor– This transition reads a little awkwardly.
Unlike most other candidates– Most other candidates for political office in North Carolina? The article doesn't specify.
The governor is elected in 1972– Reword so that this isn't in present tense
They serve for a four-year term and until their successor has assumed office– Could this be clarified or reworded? The way it's written, it sounds like the governor might step down two different times
of appointment of– Can this be reworded in a way that still makes sense?
many appointees serve at the pleasure of the governor– It might be worth briefly explaining this
North Carolina's government and the state's congressional delegation and the federal government– Two "and"s make it confusing who's talking to whom.
Incumbents tend to win reelection– without additional information or context, I'm wondering if this is sufficiently relevant, especially since this isn't unique to North Carolina.
Unlike governors in 43 other states, the North Carolina governor does not have line-item veto power. If any state changes the status of the line-item veto, this will be inaccurate, and most people won't think to update "Governor of North Carolina" if there's a change to the law in Wyoming.
There are a few instances of stilted prose where it reads like listing off facts and dates rather than a cohesive summary. Not really a GA issue, but I'm bringing it up in case you're inclined to take this to FA. I'm noticing it at:
All sources appear to be reliable. Damore et al (2020) is published by a think tank, but it's not used in any way that might be an issue.
Spotchecks:
All of the major aspects of the office are covered without going into unnecessary detail.
No ideas are given undue weight, and nothing in the article favors any particular political inclination.
No recent disputes.
All images are public domain, Creative Commons, or Flickr's Commons. Images have relevant captions to provide context. Two of the captions have "(pictured)", which isn't necessary since it's already an image caption, so it can be assumed that it's referring to a picture.