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Reviewer: HueSatLum (talk · contribs ) 19:50, 17 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]
I will make my first batch of comments and questions below. Don't hesitate to tell me if you disagree. Hue Sat Lum 19:50, 17 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]
Done with comments below. Hue Sat Lum 21:50, 17 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] It contains some dab links which should be fixed.Done. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] Little was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts...opening a brokerage in 1834 is a long sentence; perhaps it should be separated.Done. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] The "Market operations" section is rather long; it should probably be broken up into several subsections.I don't see along which lines and think it unnecessary anyway. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] Done. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] Just a note: "Morris Canal and Banking Company" redirects to Morris Canal Noted. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] Is "their lasting outrage" referring to the Bostonian traders?Clarified. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] Done. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] The New York Times should be italicisedDone. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] Done. Res Mar 22:31, 18 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] One more thing: "...making his fortune by leveraging both short sales and short sellers" – "short sellers" still links to a disambiguation page, but it appears to be the same as "short sales". Once this is cleared up, it should be good to go. Hue Sat Lum 00:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] I took out the second link, since there's no need for it. Res Mar 17:43, 19 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)It is reasonably well written .
a (prose) : b (MoS for lead , layout , word choice , fiction , and lists ) :
good prose
It is factually accurate and verifiable .
a (reference section ) : b (citations to reliable sources ) : c (OR ) :
well-covered by reliable sources
It is broad in its coverage .
a (major aspects ) : b (focused ) :
covers the major aspects of his life
It follows the neutral point of view policy .
Fair representation without bias :
fairly represented
It is stable .
No edit wars, etc. :
no vandalism
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 ) :
Images are all PD
Overall :
Pass/Fail :
It's too bad there's not much information about his birth, but you've done a good job with this one. (Although the peer review was kind of sad) Hue Sat Lum 21:28, 19 March 2013 (UTC) [ reply ]