Talk:Taylor v. Beckham/GA1

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Reviewer: Ucucha 20:44, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~~"has no properly in the office"—are you sure this is not "has no property"?~~

Yes, this typo appears in the source, so I just overlooked it in my copy and paste.

The term "writ of error" is linked, but not explained, and the term redirects to appeal, which does not explain it.

I am not a lawyer and am similarly unable to explain it. The phrase "writ of error" is used in the source; I linked it to appeal because of the redirect, assuming they were synonymous.

I've asked Wehwalt, who is a U.S. lawyer, about this. Ucucha 15:39, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This might be helpful. It is an appeal, or at least the means by which you ask a higher court to review a lower court decision (and in some states, it may decline to). I think the term is now outmoded everywhere. Writ of certiorari would probably be the most useful link if the higher court did not have to take the case, if it did I would just leave it at appeal.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:50, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure whether the court had to take the case, but I've changed this link anyway. The content there seems to describe the situation better to me. Thanks, Wehwalt! Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 12:28, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'll have another look and probably pass the article in a couple of hours. Ucucha 13:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~~Is the external link necessary when the same link is already in the first line?~~

That was added for me by another editor, I think, but I've removed it as redundant.

I will have another look tomorrow, but the article in general appears to be in good shape. Ucucha 20:44, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~~I'm not sure why File:William S Taylor.jpg is PD. The painting is from before 1928 according to the description, but it needs to be from before 1923 to be PD. Ucucha 20:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)~~[reply]

That file was my first attempt at trying to upload something as fair use, but when I asked for help to see if I'd done it right, another editor insisted it was PD. Nevertheless, I've since found a free image of Taylor, so I've replaced this (and all other instances of File:William S Taylor.jpg). Feel free to FfD the old one; I'm not sure a case for its being free can be made, and it certainly no longer qualifies for fair use, a free alternative being extant.

Thanks, the new image looks good. Could you just nominate the old one under CSD G7? Ucucha 15:39, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've requested such. We'll see. If it's denied, I know an admin that would probably take care of it for me. Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 12:28, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No need, I got it. Ucucha 13:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Since you have two citations to Klotter, shouldn't all citations specify which of the two is meant? Also, since there is only one to Willoughby, why do you need the title of his piece in the notes? Ucucha 06:31, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

They should. This was an oversight on my part. Corrected. Regarding Willoughby, because I found no page numbers in the electronic copy of the source, I just provided the source name instead.

Thanks for your review. I hope we can resolve any remaining issues quickly so this article can become GA and my WP:GAC nom for Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1899 can get back on track. Acdixon ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 13:48, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]