Talk:Charles Pomeroy Stone

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I found a much more detailed and clearer version of this image, so I'm leaving it here in semi-retirement. Kresock (talk) 03:31, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

GA Review

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

GA review (see here for criteria) (see here for this contributor's history of GA reviews)

1. It is reasonably well written:

   Not Yet

   1. Once again, longdashed don't need spaces between them. This should be fixed in the prose and the infobox.

      Fixed in text, spaces at top of infobox seem to be a function of military infobox template. BusterD (talk) 12:34, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

   2. Parenthesis should not be in the prose. The info in the "Ball's Bluff" section should be incorperated into the prose.

      Fixed. Only parentheses left in text are in a quotation. BusterD (talk) 12:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

   3. Same section: Large numbers need commas (i.e.- 1,000 vs. 1000) Please make this consistent in the article.

      Fixed. BusterD (talk) 12:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

   4. "(days after his wife Maria Clary died)" in the Release and Reassignment section: What did she die of? Also, this needs a ref.

      Deleted as uncited. BusterD (talk) 12:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

   5. The legacy section is rather short. It should be merged with other sections or removed.

I checked all 7 of the above and after a bit of research I determined that the reference at the end of each applies. --Kumioko (talk) 16:04, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

1. 1. Will build this section up, or merge it. BusterD (talk) 12:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable:

   Not Yet

   1. The "Citation Needed" template in the "Pacific coast" section needs to be addressed. Be careful of these, too many of them constitute a Quick-Fail Criteria for GA nominees.

      Can't find cite, so removed it. BusterD (talk) 13:03, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

   2. "in terms so bitter that it almost seemed as if he were challenging the senator to duel" - needs a ref.
      1. Ref 10 applies to the entire paragraph. I could add it in again but I don't think there is a need. --Kumioko (talk) 18:41, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
         1. There is one. Both WP:QUOTE and WP:CITE are very clear; every quote must have a quote directly after it, because without the direct source right after the quote, the article is plagarising the source of the quote. —Ed!^(talk) 00:38, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
   3. "March silently under cover of night to the position of the camp [and] attack and destroy it at daybreak... and return rapidly to the island." - Needs a ref.
      1. Done. --Kumioko (talk) 01:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
   4. "Four bullets ripped into him, and he was dead before he hit the ground." - Needs a ref.
      1. Done. --Kumioko (talk) 01:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
   5. "The committee's questions (and the public at large) accused him of improper and frequent communications with the Confederates, of not re-enforcing Baker, of using his men to protect slaveholder property in Maryland, and of returning runaway slaves to their owners—despite the last two of these Maryland as well as Federal law." - Needs a ref.
      1. Done. --Kumioko (talk) 01:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
   6. "regarding his [McClellan's] plans, his orders for the movement of troops, or his orders concerning the position of troops." - Needs a ref.
      1. Done. --Kumioko (talk) 01:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
   7. "I have now the most disagreeable duty to perform that I ever had—it is to arrest you." - Needs a ref.
      1. Done. --Kumioko (talk) 01:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
   8. "I don't know. It's by order of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, general-in-chief of the army... I may as well tell you that you are to be sent to Fort Lafayette." - Needs a ref.
      1. Done. --Kumioko (talk) 01:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
   9. "Stone fell in love with and married a distant relation, Jeanne Stone." - Needs a ref.
      1. I took out the bit about her being a distant cousin but found a reference and added it. --Kumioko (talk) 18:33, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
3. It is broad in its coverage:

   Pass No problems there.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy:

   Not Yet"

   1. In the Arrest and Imprisonment section, the term "Radical Republicans" needs to be explained and referenced, since it is an apparent statement of opinion.

      Removed as POV (and untrue, but I don't have to prove a negative anyway). BusterD (talk) 12:26, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

5. It is stable:

   Pass No problems there.

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate:

   Not Yet

   1. Per Wikipedia:Accessibility#Images, the first image in the "Ball's Bluff" should be moved. It can't be left-aligned.

      Done. BusterD (talk) 12:26, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

7. Overall:

   On Hold Until all issues are resolved. —Ed!^(talk) 00:58, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

   All right. All of the quotes I saw are referenced now. The article now meets GA criteria, according to my interpretation of them. Well done. —Ed!^(talk) 01:46, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

File:Charles P. Stone2b.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Charles P. Stone2b.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 30, 2010. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2010-09-30. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 18:07, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Picture of the day

Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone (1824–1887) and his daughter Hettie, photographed together in the spring of 1863. Stone was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and surveyor. He fought in the Mexican–American War and was reportedly the first to volunteer for the Union Army in the American Civil War. Afterwards, he also served as a general in the Egyptian Army. His non-military accomplishments include serving as chief engineer for the construction of the base of the Statue of Liberty.Photo: Unknown; Restoration: Michel Vuijlsteke