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Hey MBO, I'll be glad to take this one. Thanks for your work on it--I'm always impressed by your output! Comments to follow soon. -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:09, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
On first pass, this looks quite good-- well-written, well-sourced, and presumably comprehensive (though I'll check it more thoroughly when not listening to baseball). A few small points below:
"without for certain becoming a member." -- this is a little ambiguous. Do you mean it's unclear to historians, or it was unclear to him at the time if he was a member?
a "self-taught black man" --it seems a little odd to have this in quotations. Is some part of this uncertain? Is it a phrase he used to describe himself?
That is how he is described in one of the publications referenced. But I agree entirely that it is an odd thing to put into quotations, so I shall rewrite this. Midnightblueowl (talk) 14:58, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
" Castro and Ramonet 2009" -- doesn't appear to point to a full citation
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
One citation needs fuller reference (Castro and Ramonet)--I assume it's this?
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).
Ok, that image is the only thing left; thanks for the speedy fixes! Let me check with somebody more knowledgeable if that tag is acceptable, and if not how it can be cleaned up. -- Khazar2 (talk) 16:51, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I always have to outsource it, too. In this case my guy says that we at least need the photographer's date of death, which we don't have here. I'm removing the image for now, but feel free to work with Crisco (linked above) to get it back in if you like. And other than that, this is a big pass. Thanks as always for your work. -- Khazar2 (talk) 11:09, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]