Talk:Rob Howard (politician)

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GA Review

Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 03:32, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
Nominator: maclean (talk)

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

Hi! My review for this article will be here shortly. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 03:32, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

1: Well-written

• a. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
• b. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

WP:LEAD:

Check for WP:LEAD: Check for Correct Structure of Lead Section:  Done Check for Citations (WP:LEADCITE):  Done Check for Introductory text:  Done Check for Provide an accessible overview (MOS:INTRO):  Done Major Point 1: Background "Prior to his election to the legislature, Howard worked in property management. He served as a City Councillor in Richmond, British Columbia for seven years. He was first elected to the Richmond City Council in the October 2001 by-election as a member of the Richmond Non-Partisan Association and was re-elected in the November 2002 and 2005 civic elections as a member of the Richmond First Party. He sat on council as an independent starting in 2006. While on council he advocated in favour of casino expansion, locating the Olympic speed-skating oval in Richmond, and developing a convention centre." (summarised well in the lead) Major Point 2: Provincial politics "A member of the in the BC Liberal Party, he replaced retiring BC Liberal Olga Ilich in that riding, by winning the riding in the 2009 provincial election. While his party formed a majority government, Howard was not included in the cabinet but was appointed to several committees, including the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts in the first two sessions, and Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in the third and fourth session. Howard introduced one piece of legislation, the Trustee Board of the Church of God, Richmond Municipality, B.C. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2009 (Pr 402), to retroactively restore that organization's corporate status. Howard did not seek re-election during the 2013 provincial election and was replaced by BC Liberal Teresa Wat." (not a concise summary of the corresponding section in the body, few points between 2009-13 not summarized. ) Check for Relative emphasis:  Done Major Point 1: Background "Prior to his election to the legislature, Howard worked in property management. He served as a City Councillor in Richmond, British Columbia for seven years. He was first elected to the Richmond City Council in the October 2001 by-election as a member of the Richmond Non-Partisan Association and was re-elected in the November 2002 and 2005 civic elections as a member of the Richmond First Party. He sat on council as an independent starting in 2006. While on council he advocated in favour of casino expansion, locating the Olympic speed-skating oval in Richmond, and developing a convention centre." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body) Major Point 2: Provincial politics "A member of the in the BC Liberal Party, he replaced retiring BC Liberal Olga Ilich in that riding, by winning the riding in the 2009 provincial election. While his party formed a majority government, Howard was not included in the cabinet but was appointed to several committees, including the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts in the first two sessions, and Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in the third and fourth session. Howard introduced one piece of legislation, the Trustee Board of the Church of God, Richmond Municipality, B.C. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2009 (Pr 402), to retroactively restore that organization's corporate status. Howard did not seek re-election during the 2013 provincial election and was replaced by BC Liberal Teresa Wat." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body) Check for Opening paragraph (MOS:BEGIN):  Done Check for First sentence (WP:LEADSENTENCE):  Done "Rob Howard is a Canadian politician who was elected to the 39th Parliament of British Columbia as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from the riding of Richmond Centre." Check for Format of the first sentence (MOS:BOLDTITLE):  Done Check for Proper names and titles:  Done Check for Abbreviations and synonyms (MOS:BOLDSYN): None Check for Foreign language (MOS:FORLANG): None Check for Pronunciation: None Check for Contextual links (MOS:CONTEXTLINK):  Done Check for Biographies:  Done Check for Organisms: NA Check for Biographies of living persons:  Done Check for Alternative names (MOS:LEADALT):  Done Check for Non-English titles: Check for Usage in first sentence: Check for Separate section usage: Check for Length (WP:LEADLENGTH):  Done Check for Clutter (WP:LEADCLUTTER): None

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2: Verifiable with no original research

• a. Has an appropriate reference section: Yes
• b. Citation to reliable sources where necessary: excellent (Thorough check on Google.)

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• c. No original research:  Done

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3: Broad in its coverage

a. Major aspects:

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b. Focused:
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4: Neutral

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5: Stable: No edit wars, etc: Yes

6: Images (None)

Images:

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Maclean, I'm very happy and inspired to see your work here. I do have some insights based on the above checklist that I think will improve the article:

• I think the Provincial politics in the lead can be improved in order to provide an accessible overview.

Besides that, I think the article looks excellent. All the best, --Seabuckthorn ♥ 08:18, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Response from maclean25

• I boosted the lead as recommended Let me know if you find it too detailed - there's a few details I can skim off. maclean (talk) 23:31, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks! I think it's fine now. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 02:26, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Promoting the article to GA status. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 02:26, 10 February 2014 (UTC)