Talk:Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh/GA1

GA Reassessment

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GA Sweeps: On Hold

As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing Sweeps to determine if the article should remain a Good article. I believe the article currently meets the majority of the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. However, in reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that need to be addressed. I have already made minor corrections to the article, but have included several points below that I believe need to be addressed for the article to remain a GA.

Needs inline citations:

1. "Stewart was born with a club foot which was successfully treated."
2. "In 1795, he crossed the floor to join the Tories, but his initial principles of reform and emancipation continued to hold a place in his political thought."
3. "On 12 August, Castlereagh committed suicide by cutting his throat with a letter opener."
4. The titles section needs a source for the various titles he held through his life.

Other issues:

1. This isn't required for GA, but I tagged File:Castlereagh signature.jpg and File:Castlereagh death.GIF for moving to Wikimedia Commons. If you have an account, consider moving the images so other language Wikipedias can benefit from the images.
2. "He nonetheless developed a reputation for integrity, consistency, and goodwill, which was perhaps unmatched by any diplomat of that era. His views on foreign policy were, unfortunately for him, ahead of his time." This looks to POV, and although it is followed by a source (the second statement), unless it is a quote, more sources will be needed. If it is a quote, state who said it and put quotation marks around the quoted sentences.
3. "A blue plaque is displayed at the entrance to Loring Hall, now a mental health facility and listed mansion, in commemoration of its most famous resident, who occupied the property from 1811." From 1811 until when? Instead of stating "most famous resident", reword to use his name unless this can be supported with a source.
4. The references are lacking details such as author, title, format, date, access date, etc. Please include all relevant details instead of including only the title for the web sites. Consider using the citation templates at WP:CITET which can help in formatting.

This article covers the topic well and if the above issues are addressed, I believe the article can remain a GA. I will leave the article on hold for seven days, but if progress is being made and an extension is needed, one may be given. If no progress is made, the article may be delisted, which can then later be renominated at WP:GAN. I will leave messages on the talk pages of the main contributors to the article along with the related WikiProjects so that the workload can be shared. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 02:12, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

Improved the details in the references using cite templates but it seem there are too few refs for the article; many longer paragraphs have few, often only one, reference which I doubt covers the complete detail. ww2censor (talk) 16:01, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps Review: Delisted

Unfortunately, since only a few of the minor issues were fixed, and likely need more than another week to address, I have regrettably delisted the article according to the requirements of the GA criteria. If the remaining issues are fixed, consider renominating the article at WP:GAN. With a little work, especially with a collaboration among the multiple WikiProjects, it should have no problems getting back up to GA status. If you disagree with this review, you can seek an alternate opinion at Good article reassessment. If you have any questions let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I have updated the article history to reflect this review. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:04, 4 June 2009 (UTC)