Talk:Trial of Lex Wotton/GA1

GA Review

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I have reviewed this article according to the requirements of the GA criteria and have placed the article on hold until the following issues are addressed. As you address each issue, either strike through the statement/place a check mark next to the issue and state how you addressed it (if necessary). If you disagree with a particular issue, state your rationale for doing so after the issue in question so a compromise can be reached.

•  Done "The trial of Lex Wotton relates to the events surrounding the Townsville, Queensland, proceedings in the Federal Magistrates Court concerning the actions taken by Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council member Lex Wotton during the November 26, 2004, Palm Island riots." Remove the commas after Queensland and 2004.
•  Done "Lex Wotton was a two time councillor..." Add a hyphen between two time.
•  Done Remove the fact tag in the intro since it is sourced within the article.
•  Done "...Letters to the Editor of the Townsville Bulletin..." Italicize Townsville Bulletin. Also, italicize the two instances of The Courier-Mail in the next section.
•  Done "On Friday, November 19th, 36 year old Palm..." 36-year-old
•  Done "The coroner's report was released on Friday, November 26, 2004..." Remove 2004. If you want to include it, add it to the prior sentence instead (Nov 19, 2004).
•  Done "After the meeting goers learned that Doomadgee had suffered four broken ribs, a ruptured liver and a ruptured portal vein in the scuffle at..." Since the serial comma was used earlier in the article, add a comma after liver.
•  Done "...all males, charged in the Palm Island riots..." Is it the Palm Island Riot or Palm Island riots? Make it uniform throughout the article including the section heading. Suntag comment It's Palm Island riots. See google.
•  Done Is it really necessary to add Wotton's age? I don't think it is really relevant.
•  Done "...in part due to being characterized as a leader and saviour for..." Add quotation marks around leader and savior if it is from a direct quote. If it is not from a quote, savior may be seen as POV, so consider rewording.
•  Done "Wotton was being hailed a hero even before Doomadgee's sister put her arms around Wotton's neck saying "you're my warrior"." When did she say this? Suntag comment She said it December 9th. See this.
•  Done "In late March, Wotton's co-accused were acquitted by a jury of rioting causing destruction, causing Wotton to withdraw his guilty plea on the advice of his attorney,[21] Marcus Einfeld, an Australian lawyer, judge and social activist who served as a Justice of the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of New South Wales, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory." This is a long sentence, consider splitting it into two. Also add a comma after judge and Western Australia.
•  Done "...internal bleeding, head and facial injuries and bruised ribs." Add a comma after injuries.
•  Done Is Wotton currently in prison serving his sentence? Are there any appeals that he applied for?

Altogether, this article was informative on the topic and is well-sourced. I have left the article on hold for seven days for the issues to be addressed. These issues should be easy to fix and not take too long. If they are fixed in this time period, I will pass the article. If not, the article may be failed and can be renominated at WP:GAN. If necessary to address the above issues, and progress is being made, an extension may be allowed. If you have any questions or when you are done, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 00:03, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Good job with addressing the above issues. I made a few minor corrections, please look them over to make sure they are alright. Anyway, I have passed this article according to the requirements of the GA criteria. Continue to improve the article, making sure that all new information is properly sourced and neutral.

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Keep up the good work, and I hope that you continue to bring articles up to good article status. If anyone disagrees with this review, an alternate opinion can be sought at Good article reassessment. If you have any further questions about this review, 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) 07:24, 26 December 2008 (UTC)