Talk:Levi Lincoln Jr.

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Date	Process	Result
April 18, 2013	Good article nominee	Listed

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relationship to President Abraham Lincoln[edit]

I have worked extensively with the records of Hingham, Massachusetts and have never been able to detect any relationship whatever between the Lincoln family of Hingham and the ancestry of President Abraham Lincoln. In my considered opinion such a linkage is a just-so story; if there was any common ancestry among these Lincoln families, it originated in England and did not perpetuate itself in the USA. I have, however, refrained from deleting this information from the Levi Lincoln, Jr. wiki webpage (I see that this page is being actively maintained, and therefore ask you to contact me at kouroo@kouroo.info for discussion of this sore point). -- Austin Meredith — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.109.215.52 (talk) 23:05, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Levi Lincoln, Jr./GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Khazar2 (talk · contribs) 01:23, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be glad to take this review. Initial comments to follow in the next 1-3 days. Thanks in advance for your work on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:23, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Initial comments[edit]

I've made various tweaks as I went, but on first pass saw no major issues; your usual excellent work. Will begin checklist in a moment. -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:42, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not an issue for GA, but the link People of Power: Abraham Lincoln seems extremely tangential. FWIW, I'd suggest removing it. -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:53, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist[edit]

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1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Spotchecks show no evidence of copyright issues
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	~~File:Levi Lincoln Jr Mathew Brady.jpg needs a US PD tag, though as a government source pre-1860 this shouldn't be a problem.~~ confirmed status and updated tag
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	Pass