Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Guy Bradley/archive1
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The article was promoted by Karanacs 16:04, 27 July 2010 [1].
Guy Bradley[edit]
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"One can not blame the plume hunters, who are generally poor men, for killing birds whose plumes are worth more than their weight in gold.... But I have no words with which to express my condemnation of the man who kills one of these birds wantonly." So said Frank Chapman, a champion of bird protection. In the late 19th-century, thousands, if not millions, of birds were killed every year so that fashionable women could adorn their hats with beautiful feathers. This decidedly morbid fashion craze came to a head in 1905, when early game warden Guy Bradley, a Florida cracker and ex-plume hunter himself, was shot and killed by poachers. Today he's considered a martyr of the early conservation movement.
I began work on the article earlier this month; it was featured as a DYK and promoted to GA by Sasata last week. I've had some sources and c-e help from Moni3, as well. All images are free, and all sources reliable. As usual, any comments and suggestions are much appreciated. María (habla conmigo) 14:11, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: a dab link to Palm Beach; no dead external links. Ucucha 14:26, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comments -
- What makes http://www.odmp.org/officer/2150-game-warden-guy-bradley a reliable source?
In current ref 43, spell out National Park Service, non-Americans (and a lot of US citizens for that matter) won't have a clue what that abbreviation means.
the Hammond book - what makes it a reliable source? Lulu press is a vanity/self-publishing service. Also, the Isbn as given won't look up on world cat (another red flag).
- Otherwise, sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:10, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comments. Looking good in general; a few quibbles.
"After sporadically making their home in smaller towns"—I don't think "sporadically" fits well here. I just undid some vandalism from over two years ago on that Wiktionary page. Whatever.
I would prefer that you remove the ODMP source Ealdgyth mentioned; it's only cited for a few things, and it seems unlikely that it's really the highest-quality available source to cover those facts.
Could you add sources for the two awards named after Bradley?
Support. Comments addressed; seems comprehensive and engaging. But two more minor things:
Why is "Turner Pub. Co." in one of the cited works abbreviated, when other publishers are not?
What is "GORP" in one of the external links?
Ucucha 18:29, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Nit-picking Comments
- Why do you inflate his salary, but not the price of plume feathers?
- Should Gail Clement be listed as the author of ref 1?
- You know what, Support If this is all I've got after half an hour, it's deserving of the little star. Courcelles (talk) 21:36, 21 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Support Mainly because I'm just thrilled someone else may get an Everglades-related article to FA. I'd read about Bradley in my various Everglades article work and didn't ever think to work on his article. I learned quite a bit and was glad to help out. Hope some of the Florida Photographic Collection images will make their way into the article. --Moni3 (talk) 02:38, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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