Talk:Sarah Conlon

Latest comment: 1 year ago by 90.240.146.233 in topic Mention of draft
Good articleSarah Conlon has been listed as one of the Social sciences and society good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
September 14, 2008Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on August 14, 2008.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Northern Irish housewife Sarah Conlon's campaign to clear the names of her wrongfully-convicted husband and son led to an apology from then British Prime Minister Tony Blair?
On this day...A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on January 20, 2019.

Never heard

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Nevery heard of her. Notability? --Märkischer Kavalier (talk) 08:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

Many reliable secondary sources cited in the references section. You can find a lot more with a quick google news search. Cheers! -Samuel Tan 09:01, 3 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
So far. Thanks. Best --Märkischer Kavalier (talk) 09:37, 3 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Sarah Conlon/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:  
    This sentence, in the Guildford pub bombings section, "The four each served 15 years in jail before their convictions", the beginning of the sentence reads very odd and might need to be re-worded. Same section, "In 1991" it would be best if a comma placed after "1991". The article tends to have "Sarah" and "Sarah Conlon", the best thing to do is mention her full name once, and mention her first name, instead of having the order of "Sarah"..... "Sarah Conlon".
      Done - Improved per recommendations - Samuel Tan 05:00, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
    Check. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:02, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:  
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:  
    It would be best if the references use the {{cite web}} format.
      Done Well I'm very used to creating the refs manually, but I've changed it all to cite web anyway per your suggestion heh -Samuel Tan 05:27, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
    Check. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:02, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
    B. 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):  
    Does Reference 6 cover all this ---> "The investigation into the bombings led to the arrest and conviction of Gerard Conlon, Sarah Conlon's son; Patrick Armstrong; Carole Richardson; and Paul Hill; dubbed the Guildford Four. The four were jailed for life in 1975 for the bombings. The four each served 15 years in jail before their convictions were quashed by the Court of Appeal following an extensive inquiry, carried out by Avon and Somerset Police, into the original police investigation. The inquiry found that the way the confessions of the four were noted were seriously flawed, concluding that the notes taken were not written up immediately and that officers may have colluded in the wording of the statements"?
    Yes; that particular source has a lot of information -Samuel Tan 05:04, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
    Check. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:02, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
    C. It contains no original research:  
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:  
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:  
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):  
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:  
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:  
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:  
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:  
    It would help if an image can be inserted to the article, so it can illustrate the significance of it. But, if an image can't be found, I won't fail the article because of that.
    I am not adding images because I am not familiar with the fair use rationales for images and highly doubt that it is possible to find an image relevant to the topic in the public domain. :)-Samuel Tan 05:07, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
    Check. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:02, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:  
    If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 18:51, 10 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thank you to Samuel Tan for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 21:02, 14 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

Mention of draft

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Final paragraph states Giuseppe Conlon "evaded the draft" however conscription did not occur in Northern Ireland during World War II. 90.240.146.233 (talk) 05:40, 2 June 2023 (UTC)Reply