# Talk:Joseph R. Fisher (author)

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Reviewer: Eddie891 (talk · contribs) 18:44, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 
::Per WP:LEDE, an article of this length should have a lead section that is 2-3 paragraphs.

I find that, as WP:CITEKILL illustrates, having constant citations[1] will [2]  make[3] the  [4] article [5] less [1][2][6][7] readable
For those of us who don't know anything about the Irish Boundary Commission, some background is definitely needed
There is no mention what he did from 1918 to 1924.
"This was seen as a grave embarrassment in Dublin." is unsourced
I'd try to avoid one and two sentence paragraphs
" Ultimately the agreement to make no changes was concluded by the three governments and the Commission rubber-stamped it. The publication, or not, of the Commission's report became a legal irrelevance but remained controversial ever after." is unsourced
"Fisher being a Unionist newspaperman, the Irish government seems to have suspected Fisher of being the source." Seems? either it did or it didn't
"close to the Swiss Cottage Tube station." unsourced
"Finland and the Tsars" (1899). London: Edward Arnold.
"The End of the Irish Parliament" (1911). London: Edward Arnold.
“Finland” in The Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911 (in part; with Peter Alexeivitch Kropotkin and John Scott Keltie)" ::Unsourced
Overall, more sourcing and context necessary.
I'd recommend dividing the Irish Boundary Commission section into smaller sections for readability.
Do we know the day of his birth?

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism): 
I'm slightly concerned about the reliability of some of the sources including the first one. Convince me otherwise.

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 

It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 
+is there no image of him available?

Overall:
Pass/Fail: