Talk:Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ed! (talk · contribs) 02:43, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

Looking at this one. —Ed!^(talk) 02:43, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

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1. It is reasonably well written:

   • Background is an empty section. Did you intend to make it a top level headline and then the section below it to be a subhead?

    Done GMG^talk 03:51, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

   • "Approximately 18,000 businesses failed between 1873 and 1875" -- Across the US I assume, and not just in Pittsburgh?

    Done GMG^talk 04:39, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

   • "In 1877, there was a prevailing feeling in Pittsburgh that the city was suffering at the mercy of unfair pricing from the Pennsylvania Railroad. The railroad was blamed for costing the city its preeminence..." watch for weasel words here. Who had the feeling? The workers? The public? Who blamed the railroad? The politicians? The media?

   Maybe done as best I can. The source summarized simply "Pittsburgh felt" without further qualification as far as the demographic or the industry. GMG^talk 04:46, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

See The Great Strikes of 1877 (David Omar Stowell) p4. Stowell is good on the non-labor causes of resentment of the railroads; wrote a whole book on it, which, unfortunately for this article, was centered on Upstate. Anmccaff (talk) 17:26, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

The Remaking of Pittsburgh: Class and Culture in an Industrializing City by Francis G. Couvares also seems to make some useful content for this. Anmccaff (talk) 17:30, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

1. • "one crew, led by Conductor Ryan" -- Is Ryan a surname? A first name?

   Similarly just following the source here, which says only "Conductor Ryan". GMG^talk 04:50, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

   • "The Lieutenant Governor, through General Pearson," -- Any first name on him?

    Done GMG^talk 05:54, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

   • "Sherriff" "Lieutenant Governor" and "General" are not proper nouns, so shouldn't be capitalized unless they're directly before a name.

    Done GMG^talk 05:58, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

   • Consistency: Seeing several "AM" and "am" references with respect to time.

    Done GMG^talk 06:28, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable:

   • Ref needed: "Governor John Hartranft, en route to California at the time, was notified of the situation and turned back toward Pennsylvania. With freight movement stopped, the economy of the entire region was brought nearly to a standstill."
   • Ref needed: "The halt in freight and passenger traffic in the region caused widespread economic and supply problems."
   • Ref needed: "On September 23, 1997 a historical marker was placed at the corner of 28th Street and Liberty in Pittsburgh, commemorating the location of the July 21, 1877 shootings in connection with the strike and ensuing riots."

    Done GMG^talk 06:39, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

3. It is broad in its coverage:

   Plenty of wider context in the article.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy:

   Pass No problems there.

5. It is stable:

   Pass No problems there.

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate:

   Pass Images appear to comply with copyright.

7. Other:

   • Dab links, dup links, external links tools show no problems.
   • Copyvio tools shows a yellow light, but I suspect it's catching the quotes in the article, which are properly cited.
   • Source Spotcheck Ref 14, Ref 18 and Ref 22 all line up with what is quoted in the article.

On Hold Pending some fixes. 03:38, 9 February 2018 (UTC)

OK, the article looks good to me now, passing GA. —Ed!^(talk) 01:07, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

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