Talk:Galveston, Texas/GA2

GA Review

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GA review (see here for criteria)

A few comments

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
I noticed a lot of tidbits of information is contained within parenthesis. Sometimes, it ruins the flow of the paragraph. I think it'd be better if it were somehow incorporated as regular text. Also, I don't think addresses are recommended in articles.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
Some of the references need the date= parameter like the Bloomberg news article (date=2008-10-08)
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
WP:USCITY says more than 10 paragraphs may be too much for a history section. Maybe create a sub-article for History of Galveston, Texas or condense.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Good use of free images. A few captions need wikilinks like the Galvez Hotel image.
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Mahanga^Talk 20:51, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reviewing the article. I will remove some of the parenthesis and addresses. I trimmed the history section and created article History of Galveston, Texas as suggested. Galveston is a historic city which makes it difficult to summarize so many events, so I hope the current version is more acceptable. Thank you! Postoak (talk) 03:45, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A couple links are dead.[1]. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an archiveurl for them. I made a few fixes. Mahanga^Talk 14:51, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yikes, they die quickly. I checked these prior to nomination. I will correct both later. Thanks again, Postoak (talk) 16:37, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Postoak (talk) 00:48, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well done! Passed. Mahanga^Talk 16:04, 16 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]