Talk:John White (Kentucky politician)

John White (Kentucky politician) was nominated as a History good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (March 18, 2024, reviewed version). There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

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GA Review[edit]

Unsuccessful. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 18:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 07:35, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I'll have a review written within the next few days. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 07:35, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've reviewed the sourcing of the article, and I'm going to close the review at this time. This article needs more coverage of the subject before it can be promoted to GA. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 18:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well-written

Verifiable with no original research

All sources appear to be reliable.

Spot checks:

Glass (2012)
- Unable to verify "Tusculum University"
- Close paraphrasing: earned himself a reputation as a skilled lawyer compared to earning a reputation as an able lawyer
Davidson (1989) – Is Deseret News the only source for the reason of his suicide? If so, it should be attributed.

Broad in its coverage

This article has a total of only 467 words, including the lead, and it's essentially a short list of facts. This article needs to dig a little deeper into the sources so that it covers the significance of his career and puts it in context. I know that it can be a little more difficult to find information about figures like this, but there are plenty of places to look. Books about politics in the era will likely have something, and there are plenty of newspapers that mention him. Fighting for the Speakership by Charles Stewart III and Jeffery A. Jenkins, for example, has a few pages about his tenure (I can get you the relevant excerpts if you can't access the book yourself, just email me or drop by my talk page). Make sure to check different resources in the Wikipedia Library as well.

Neutral

Neutral tone is used and no idea is given undue weight.

Stable

No recent disputes and the information is not expected to significantly change.

Illustrated

One public domain image.

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