Talk:Anshei Israel Synagogue/GA1

GA Review

Article (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch

Reviewer: Caponer (talk · contribs) 02:40, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

ChrisGualtieri, upon my initial review of this article, it looks like it meets the majority of the criteria for passing to Good Article status! I will be reviewing this article more thoroughly and will leave my comments and suggestions below in a timely manner. Thank you for the privilege of reviewing one of your many exceptional articles! -- Caponer (talk) 02:40, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): 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, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
· · ·

ChrisGualtieri, I've completed a comprehensive and thorough review of your article, and I still feel that this article meets all the criteria for Good Article status. Before we proceed with passing this article to Good Article status, I'd like you to address the following questions and comments. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, as I'm constantly learning as I complete Good Article reviews. You've done a wonderful job illustrating historic properties across Connecticut, and I commend you for expanding these articles to GA status! -- Caponer (talk) 02:59, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

• Under the "Construction" section, consider just placing one internal citation for the Ransom source at the end of the first paragraph as all the citations are from the same Ransom source.
• In the second paragraph of the "Construction" section, "alter" should be "altar."
• Also in the second paragraph of the "Construction" section: "which is was" should be rendered "which was"
• Would "Five wooden, backless benches are arranged before the altar." read better as "Five wooden, backless benches are arranged in front of the altar."?
• May I suggest an Oxford comma in the listing of cities in the first sentence of the first paragraph in the "Use" section?
• Suggested rewrite of the second sentence in the first paragraph of the "Use" section: "The congregation's membership dwindled throughout the 1940s and 1950s, which limited services to holidays. The synagogue finally closed when it could no longer steadily gather a minyin, ten men, in 1987."
• In the final sentence of second "Use" paragraph, I suggest adding "side of the sanctuary" between "right" and "near the door."
• Would it be possible to add a section or a few sentences on the synagogue's surrounding environment? Is it in a wooded area, a rural area, an agricultural area? Is it in a plain, near a stream, near a major road? Readers may want to place the synagogue in the context of its surrounding environment. For examples, see Capel Lligwy, Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia), and Valley View (Romney, West Virginia)
• While the article's lead paragraphs are quite comprehensive, would it be possible to make mention of the fact that the Orthodox synagogue wasn't entirely Orthodox by Old World standards?
• I would suggest adding the following categories Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut

I think I got what you mean. I don't have much to go on, but I did request the historical pamphlet from the society which is probably 1000-1500 words at most on the church. However, I did add information about the history. I did do some fixes and got a bit more information, but it seems that even Lisbon itself is nearly empty on Wikipedia.... and you know what that means... but I can't pull that off yet! ChrisGualtieri (talk) 04:59, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Added on last tidbit I scrounged up, @Caponer:. I don't have much RS stuff on the surrounding area to add and I think I covered it pretty well without hammering it too hard. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:08, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Note: The coordinates provided are actually off for some reason, but I am not sure how to fix it. I've gotten the link to exactly where it needs to be, but when I tried to fix it, the page broke. Google maps, Anshei Israel Synagogue exact street view location. The current one listing is further down the road... ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:16, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
ChrisGualtieri, thank you for your timely response! I will fully review and address your above comments by the end of today (EST)! -- Caponer (talk) 11:54, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

I fixed the location of the GPS coordinates. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:42, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

ChrisGualtieri, I tweaked the lead paragraph somewhat, so please let me know if you have any issues with my edits. I've completed my final review of the article, and it looks like you have addressed all my above concerns. I hereby pass this article to Good Article status! Congratulations! -- Caponer (talk) 23:22, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! This shall surely be one of many more to come in this county region of New London. I hope that some members of the congregation or of the town stumble across this page and enjoy the reading. This one was a more difficult page to do than several others. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 23:26, 3 April 2014 (UTC)