# Talk:Edward M. Cotter (fireboat)

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GA review (see here for criteria)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS): 
Establish context by mentioning the country in the first sentence. The first instance of "William S. Grattan" should be bolded, while the second instance of "Edward M. Cotter" should be in italics. The sentence "At 108 years of age..." must be rewritten to exclude the age, since this will change next year—never include the age of something, but instead state the year of creation (that is static). The sentence "The Cotter mounts five water cannons or fire monitors that are capable of pumping 15,000 US gallons per minute (950 L/s)" is not mentioned elsewhere in the main body text. There is too much detail in the lead; the lead is to summarize the article, and not have too much detail about each event. Instead describe details in the respective sections. An article this short does not need a lead more than two paragraphs (but three is also okay). Look at WP:LEAD for more details. In the history section, avoid repeating link to Buffalo, wikilink "Elizabeth City, New Jersey", and don't bold "Firefighter". There are two instance of a linked date—we just changed the MoS to not allow this. "Port Colborne Ontario" should be "Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada". "Buffalo Fire Department" is wikilinked far too often (the first mention will suffice). The two sections "National Historic Landmark" and "Friends of the Cotter" are too short, and should be merged—for instance in to "Heritage". Also avoid one-sentence paragraphs and mentioning the age of the ship. The see also section should be reduced to "List of National Historic Landmarks in New York" and "History of Buffalo, New York"; the four other articles should be provided through wikilinking their use in the article.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 
Consider using two rows in the reference (not a requirement).
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
There should be a section on construction and design of the vessel (not subordinate or embedded in the history section).
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): 
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Overall:
Pass/Fail: 
There is a fair bit to work on, but if all the concerns are addressed it should pass. Arsenikk (talk) 15:51, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Well done with the fixing. I did a final copyedit, and it know meets the criteria of Good Article. Congratulations! Arsenikk (talk) 19:16, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Edward M. Cotter was born in 1890 in Buffalo, New York. His parents were immigrants from Ireland. Cotter's father, Michael had fled Schull in County Cork, in the 1880s. Cotter's father had secretly taught Gaelic in Schull, which was forbidden in Ireland at that time, as it was under the rule of Great Britain, who was trying to Anglocize all of its colonies. When Michael Cotter was proclaimed an outlaw by the British Landlord of Schull, the townspeople faked his death, and he stowed away on a boat to Canada. He slowly made it down to Buffalo, where he worked in a local factory. Edward M. Cotter was the first to be born in the United States. In 1903, when Edward M. Cotter was a thirteen-year-old boy, he went to bring lunch to his father at the factory. He was bluntly informed by the foreman that his father, Michael, had died earlier that day when a piece of machinery had fallen on him and crushed his bones. It fell upon Edward M. Cotter to support his own family. He worked various jobs throughout his teenage years, before joining the Buffalo Fire Department circa 1908. posted by a relative of Edward M. Cotter (originally posted by User:DavidDantesX and moved from article as unsourced family history)Shinerunner (talk)  01:39, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

The "other fireboats" section is incomplete.  Chicago has a large fireboat, and multiple small fireboats.  At least one of the Ohio cities on Lake Erie has one.  I wonder whether these links might best be moved to Edward M. Cotter#See also?  Geo Swan (talk) 04:57, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

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