Talk:Art Farmer/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Khazar2 (talk · contribs) 14:22, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

I'll be glad to take this review. Initial comments to follow in the next 1-5 days. Thanks in advance for your work on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:22, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Looking forward to it. EddieHugh (talk) 17:35, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

I'm chipping in with some copy-editing help. Dementia13 (talk) 13:17, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

OK, that's done. My impression is that it's well-written and well-referenced. I stopped short of verifying the references myself, but the sources named are very good. The material is thoroughly cited and free of OR. I'd say the coverage is broad, but it would be more complete if there were anything on Farmer's legacy: who he's influenced. Dementia13 (talk) 15:40, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Dementia, for taking a look at this! I'm glad to have another pair of eyes on it. And Eddie, I should be able to start adding my own thoughts tomorrow--but my first impression is also that this looks good and won't need much work. -- Khazar2 (talk) 15:47, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Initial comments

This looks solid to me on first pass and clearly ripe for promotion. It's well-written, well-sourced, neutral, and appears comprehensive. I only have two quibbles so far, below. I also made a few tweaks as I worked through the article; please feel free to revert any with which you disagree.

• "played as a freelance" -- is the correct phrasing here? I feel like it's usually "played as a freelance musician" or "played freelance".

Changed to "played as a freelance musician". That's clearer, even though "freelance" can be a noun.

• "Farmer's playing on slower tunes achieved a new level of emotional expression" -- this judgement should be attributed in-text to the Guardian writers -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:59, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Done. EddieHugh (talk) 14:51, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Checklist

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	See minor prose point above. Spotchecks show no evidence of copyright issues.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Pending
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	See minor point above about in-text opinion
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	Pass as GA