Talk:Charles Townsend Ludington/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 07:17, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Starts GA Review; the review will follow the same sections of the Article. Hopefully we will start anon. --Whiteguru (talk) 07:17, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Observations[edit]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

Politically, Mr. Ludington is a Republican. → Politically, Mr. Ludington was a Republican.
Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:47, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

Internet Archive Bot run on this page to archive links and fix dead links. 2 repairs and archives were given.
Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:47, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The link given for Aero Club of Pennsylvania is not relevant.
Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:47, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It is noted there is no link given to Smoke Streams: Visualized Air Flow, authored by Ludington.
Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 09:47, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):

There could be a consideration of Navy and Air Force use of gliders;
Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:07, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
the role of gliders in the Normandy landing may be an informative inclusion.
Done --Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:07, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:

NPOV is preserved

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:

This page was created on 1 August 2016
This page has had 102 edits by 23 editors
Page has 421 views in the last 90 days with an average of 3 views per day;
No evidence of edit warring is observed.

It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

Charles Townsend Ludington.jpg = is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
MIT Yearbook 1922 page 275.jpg = is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1926,
Farman Sport traveler.jpg = Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

Overall:

An informative page of a participant in the defence of the Allies in WWII. This life and its contribution ought not be overlooked.
Repair of the minor issues raised above should see GA status given to this article. --Whiteguru (talk) 04:06, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Whiteguru: All issues have been addressed. Can you take another look. Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 11:31, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Doug Coldwell: Corrections noted. Thank you for your work. --Whiteguru (talk) 22:15, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Passed