Talk:Dan Borislow/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jezhotwells (talk) 21:42, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I shall be reviewing this article against the Good Article criteria, following its nomination for Good Article status.

Disambiguations: Three found and fixed.[1] Jezhotwells (talk) 21:48, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Linkrot: One found and tagged. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:52, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Before I commence the main review the merge discussion needs to be resolved. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:52, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merge discussion ended. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 23:19, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Checking against GA criteria

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
meaning that YMAX went on Nasdaq following to merger. Bad grammar, what is this supposed to mean?
Reworded. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 01:38, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

so he requested Scanlan to be the conditioner for his horses. "conditioner"? Is this a US horse racing term?
Yes. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 01:38, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

~~The lead makes no mention of his philanthropy. WP:LEAD states that the lead should be a summary of the whole article.~~
Added. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 06:00, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
~~One dead link [2] found.~~
Removed link from ref. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 06:16, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Other references check out OK
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
He was arrested in 1992 for illegally possessing a firearm in New Jersey. In an interview with Alex Berenson of TheStreet.com, when Berenson questioned whether this affected Borislow's ability to run a company, he replied, "Possession of a registered firearm in the wrong state -- big whoopee. Is this necessary?
Removed. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 06:36, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The company's fortunes turned, and following an annual loss of $221 million in 1998 Needs explanation of what caused the turn in fortune
Clarified. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 06:51, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
OK, on hold for seven days for above issues to be addressed
OK, thanks for the fixes, I think this sufficently meets the criteria to be listed. Passing as GA> Jezhotwells (talk) 02:26, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]