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Nominator: APK (talk · contribs) 09:40, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
Reviewer: Pbritti (talk · contribs) 17:50, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
Hello! APK, you already know me and my reviews, and I figured I ought to review this fountain that I've passed a few times during my travels through DC. While I'm certain that we can get this to a GA, I noticed a couple minor issues when I did a brief read through last week when searching for possible articles to review. Together, these issues shouldn't really pose an issue. I have another review I'll wrap up the first stage of tonight, so expect some preliminary comments within the next 24 hours. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:50, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
Sorry for the late start. Let's get going with some initial comments! These are surface-level observations, with a couple more specific comments based on sourcing issues. The biggest takeaway for now: Darlington should get his own article using the biography in this article and the biography section should thus be cut down. ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:28, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
but he became depressed after the death of his second wife
transferred ownership to the local governmentdoes not indicate if this is the D.C. city government, some subordinate local government, or a specific D.C. agency
Some members of the public and Darlington's former Baptist friends were appalled at the public display of nudity.The citation for this statement is DC Preservation League 2018. However, the mortified Baptists are not referenced in this source. They do appear in Kelly 2016, however they are not described as "Darlington's former Baptist friends". Instead, John Ball is described as a Baptist pastor but no relationship with Darlington is established. Briggs is only described as one of Darlington's former pastors, but not as a friend. The paragraph reads: "The Rev. John E. Briggs, pastor of Fifth Baptist Church, where Darlington worshiped, denied that he had termed the statue a 'blasphemy' but said that Darlington wouldn't have liked it."
Darlington's pastor, John E. Briggs, said if he was still alive, Darlington would not approve of the sculptureleaves "he" a bit vague; I'd prefer you just cut "said if he was still alive".
I apologize for the delay; this will be performed in the next few hours. Your responses are much appreciated and I'll engage with them. I'll start with a source review, which will take the longest. The article currently passes the standards for images, copyright, stability, and (with minimal reservations) scope. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:33, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
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template to indicate the specific pages that verify statements made in the article. A 31-page range unfortunately does not lend itself to WP:V. While GACR accommodates citations that don't present specific pages, it's best practice to reduce ranges to within five pages. I will not fail the nomination on this point, but this is a recommendation for further potential GAs.There were six submissionsis sourced to The National Commission of Fine Arts: Ninth Report and WashPo. The WashPo article indicates a half-dozen sculptors submitted designs, but the National Commission of Fine Arts reported three submissions. To accurately reflect the sources, I would recommend rewriting to something like "Six sculptors submitted three designs".
with a few minor exceptionsThe word "minor" should be removed on NOR grounds. The same applies to
considered very appropriate since, with "chosen because" a good replacement. Yes, those are nitpicks. Sorry.
Ok, I'll do some more reviewing later today, but I need to take a break to rest my eyes. ~ Pbritti (talk) 17:17, 15 July 2024 (UTC)