Talk:Mary Docherty

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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
April 6, 2017	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 7, 2016.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Mary Docherty, a Scottish communist, was treated for tuberculosis while visiting the Soviet Union?

A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on February 2, 2019.

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Mary Docherty/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Coemgenus (talk · contribs) 11:47, 5 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this one over the next several days. --Coemgenus (talk) 11:47, 5 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist

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):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
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):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Comments

This is mostly fine, an excellent article. A few points below:

Thank you.

"In 1937 she volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War with the International Brigade; however, she was turned down, because she did not have medical experience." Did she volunteer as a nurse? It's not clear how medical experience has to do with fighting.

True, but I'm afraid that's a limitation of the source, which says the same thing in slightly different words. It doesn't say what role she volunteered for.

In the paragraph that begins "She remained a member of the Communist Party for 70 years..." you have a lot of "she"s, which gets repetative. Maybe use her name a few more times.

Switched a couple of uses

"Her trip to the Soviet Union led to several prospective employers rejecting her after her return." This sentence repeats what was just said a sentence earlier, doesn't it?

You're right. Removed the duplication.

Are any images available? You might be able to use a fair use image if no free ones exist. --Coemgenus (talk) 15:22, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a look...honestly, though, I don't remember seeing any when I wrote this.
@Coemgenus: I took a look, but I'm afraid I cannot find anything. There's photos of a few other Mary Dochertys out there, including that of a child criminal in the US...but none of her. Even the interview does not have a picture. And I think that's the lot. Vanamonde (talk) 17:20, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That all looks good. too bad about the image, but it can't be helped sometimes. Nice work! --Coemgenus (talk) 18:13, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]