Talk:Edward Colston/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Vacant0 (talk · contribs) 13:38, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi! I will review this article due to the ongoing GAN backlog. I will start the review a bit later today. Cheers, --Vacant0 (talk) 13:38, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Comments

General

• Remove unused parameters from the infobox.  Done Govvy (talk) 13:15, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
• My recommendation would be to change the first paragraph in the lede. Colston was mostly known as a merchant, philanthropist, and slave trader, while he was only an MP for 3 years.

→ Edward Colston (2 November 1636 – 11 October 1721) was an English merchant and philanthropist who was involved in the Atlantic slave trade.

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We can mention the fact that he was a Tory MP in the second paragraph.

From every article I looked at, being an MP is always mentioned in the first paragraph. Govvy (talk) 13:38, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

→...He was deputy governor of the company in 1689–90. Colston was a Tory, and served as a Member of Parliament from 1710 to 1713.

• Link Spain with History of Spain (1700–1810), and Portugal with History of Portugal (1640–1777).

I don't feel those links are needed, the names of the countries are more locational and the Spanish link doesn't seem to work as Colston died in 1721, this just seems to be an unnecessary tangent if you ask me. The Portuguese link might be okay, it's more the same era when he lived. Govvy (talk) 13:38, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

• "Colston's parents had resettled in Bristol" – when?

 Done Have removed the sentence. Govvy (talk) 13:38, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

• Unlink Bristol Beacon in the "The hall was renamed as the Bristol Beacon in September 2020" part, it is already linked in the same paragraph.

 Done Govvy (talk) 13:38, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

• Prose is clear, it addresses Colston.
• Edit warring occurred today (1, 2, 3). The previous edit war occurred in August 2021.
  • This article will stay on hold until the issue gets resolved on the talk page.
• Copyvio unlikely.

Images

File:CromwellHouseMortlake.jpg lacks source and author.

Have left a message on Rodolph talk page (the uploader) where he got it from. Govvy (talk) 13:39, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Note that Rodolph last edited on 18 December. If they don't reply, the image will have to get removed from this article. Vacant0 (talk) 17:38, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Sources

• All alright.

@Govvy: I'm putting this on hold. Ping me when this gets resolved. Cheers, --Vacant0 (talk) 21:48, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

I will promote the article to GA. It seems like edit warring has been stabilized. Further discussion regarding that can continue if needed on talk page. Vacant0 (talk) 11:29, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Vacant0, I was about to say I saw reply about the photo noted above, I assume you saw that comment and promoted the article. Govvy (talk) 12:15, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

I did find the source where it was took from. The picture was taken before 1857, author is unknown-which is alright. Vacant0 (talk) 12:20, 7 January 2022 (UTC)