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Former good article nomineePanama City school board shootings was a Social sciences and society good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. 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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DateProcessResult
February 4, 2011Good article nomineeNot listed

Picture of Clay Duke

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Can anyone put a caption under the picture of Clay Duke? I can't figure out why it won't display the caption 'Clay Duke.' Ashershow1talk 03:35, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, I figured it out myself; minor syntax error. Ashershow1talk 03:35, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:2010 Panama City school board shootings/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Cptnono (talk) 06:02, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lead
  • "In the attack, a disgruntled individual fired more than a dozen shots, but missed six school board members, including the superintendent. The individual, Clay Duke..." Might be better as simply "In the attack, Clay Duke..."

☑ The second paragraph is not discussed in the body. The lead is intended to be a summary of the article so that information needs to be in the body as well. If the video was viral or anything like that it should be discussed.

Incident

☑ The format on the time is not inline with WP:MOSTIME. 2:00 pm would be better and adding a hardspace is advisable.
☑ The quote from Husfelt needs the citation directly after it. ☑ A citation is not provided for "Duke was then shot by security guard Mike Jones. Subsequently, while on the ground, Duke shot himself fatally in the head."

Clay Duke subsection

☑ Overall this section is too short. It also might better in a "background" section but I am not positive. Either way, more information on the background of the assailant is needed to meet the GA criteria.

Motivation

☑ "Duke was reportedly unhappy with the school board for terminating his wife's teaching job in the Panama City district. In addition, Duke felt the half-cent sales tax was unfair because it hurt lower-income families more than the wealthy. Prior to the shooting, Duke spray-painted a red circle with a 'V' inside it--an allusion to the film, V for Vendetta." is not sourced. The V stuff is touched on but I did not see details on the half-cent sales tax in the source in the next paragraph.

  • The face book quote has several concerns
☑ I don't know if I would classify it as a "suicide note" but cannot think of better wording
☑ Linking should be avoided for various reasons. Please see WP:MOSQUOTE. V was also overlinked. It is not necessary to duplicate wikilinks so close together (WP:OVERLINKING)
  • A block quote without a border but with the indentation and reduced text size is more common.
☑"During the shooting, his aim was notably facing the floor, only once hitting the desk in front of the superintendent." Certainly needs a citation if it is being asserted that it was notably and implying that he was intentionally missing.
Images

File:Clay Duke Gunman.tiff is a contributory copyright violation and has possible concerns with authenticity. If we are going to create a FUR it should be based of an image that is not from YouTube but from the original source or an RS who reaired used the original video.

  • Good licensing for the other. Nice work tracking that stuff down.
References

☑ The uploader of the YouTube video is not RS and it is more than likely contributory copyright infringement. Another source is needed for that line.

  • The formatting is inconsistent and publishers do not need to be italicized as newspapers do.
External links

☑ I am torn on if the Telegraph link is needed or not. It could instead be used as a source but having a link right at the bottom is nice. Consider using the {{External media}} template in the "Incident" section instead.

Pass/Fail

I think enough work is needed on this article that it is not ready for GA and any work will significantly alter it to the point that a new review is necessary. I did consider holding it for changes but do not know if it can be done in a reasonable amount of time. However, if you do wish to run with this article, let me no and I would love to give a more in depth version a more thorough review.

Well-written:

(a) the prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct; and

  • Pass. I might have missed something but nothing jumped out.

(b) it complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.[1]

  • Fail. The layout might need to be redone. The MoS needs some attention for the lead and then various minor issues.

Factually accurate and verifiable:

(a) it provides references to all sources of information in the section(s) dedicated to the attribution of these sources according to the guide to layout;

  • Fail. Sources needed for multiple lines. Citation format is off.

(b) it provides in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines;[2] and

  • Fail

(c) it contains no original research.

  • Unsure

Broad in its coverage: (a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic;[3] and

  • Fail. It mentions some aspects that were interesting to learn about but much more is desired to hit this benchmark. This one of the primary reasons I am failing this article.

(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

  • Pass

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias.

  • Pass

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.[4]

  • Pass

Illustrated, if possible, by images:[5]

(a) images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content; and

  • Fail

(b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.

  • Pass

Cptnono (talk) 06:46, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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