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@Curbon7, we're just about there. Please address the issues below; in general, they're minor and should be quickly fixable. This is a fascinating and well-written article! —Ganesha811 (talk) 23:54, 9 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
Pass, no issues.
2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
Sources are almost all reliable historic newspaper articles, well-formatted. Note: "was blown to atoms" is something you don't see in headlines anymore!
If anything the article is almost too reliant on contemporary newspapers - has Parrish not been mentioned in many books or academic sources since the 1910s? Not really a roadblock to GA, but would be good to have some retrospective perspective.
Spot-check of 7 sources (7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49) reveals no issues, no close paraphrasing or copyvio.
This sentence is too closely borrowed from source: "Roy Earl Parrish was born on November 24, 1888, in Wallace, West Virginia. He was the third of seven children" - modify to avoid copyvio.
Issue addressed.
Earwig finds nothing else, but hold for manual spot check given that Earwig can't handle newspapers.com clippings.
Spot-check of 7 sources (7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49) reveals no other issues, no close paraphrasing or copyvio. Some appropriate quotes, nothing excessive.
3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
The March 12 1915 episode is very interesting; perhaps a bit too detailed for my taste, but nothing that would prevent the article getting to GA. However, if you can trim a sentence or three from the paragraphs dealing with the 1915 session, that wouldn't hurt. Also, Goodykoontz is a great name!
The quote from his superior while he was liason officer should be shortened.
Issues addressed, pass.
4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
Other than the overlong quote mentioned above, no other issues. Conditional pass.
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
No issues here, pass.
6.Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
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