# Talk:Trial of Thomas Paine

"he was confronted by a mob who cheered him and shouted 'Damn Tom Paine, but Erskine for ever, and the Liberty of the Press; the King, the Constitution, and Erskine for ever'."
Sometimes one must take even a contemporary source cum grano salis. I think we can be sure no mob in history - not even an Age of Enlightenment English mob - has ever shouted anything quite so belabored. It sounds like an amalgam of several different things that may have been shouted, if indeed the entire thing isn't a narrative invention. Perhaps this would be a case where it would be best to frame the material as, "According to [source], he was confronted by a mob who..."
-J. Conti 108.20.137.173 (talk) 04:17, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

Except the sources are several peer-reviewed academic journal articles and books by prominent historians. Given that they felt comfortable incorporating and quoting the primary source, I think we can. Ironholds (talk) 12:16, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Trial of Thomas Paine/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Wizardman (talk · contribs) 00:56, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

I'll give this a review, seems interesting. Wizardman 00:56, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Here are the issues I found:

"Having returned to England, he decided to write a reply to Burke," this is the first and only mention of anyone named Burke; do we have a full name/link? Also, a reply to what? This isn't clear currently.
"The Libel Act 1792 required a bad motive behind publication,for a work to be libellous;" rm comma
While the prose is certainly well-written, it does feel a bit heavy at times. This is fine for GA, but you might want to have a lay reader who isn't well-versed in this take a look before FAC if you're planning on doing that.
Just a couple minor things that took me a second-read through to find. Article on hold. Wizardman 16:40, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

@Wizardman: Both fixed! Thanks for the review :). Ironholds (talk) 16:44, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
That was quick; looks good, article passes. Wizardman 16:51, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

He appears to have had business dealings in England soon after being found guilty what was his punishment? Rmhermen (talk) 02:20, 8 July 2019 (UTC)