Talk:Aston Whiteside/GA1

GA review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Nominator: WikiOriginal-9 (talk · contribs) 15:47, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: JTtheOG (talk · contribs) 04:36, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello! I'll be conducting this Good Article review! JTtheOG (talk) 04:36, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

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

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Lead section

• Although no longer listed at MOS:LEADLENGTH, the old rule of thumb was that leads for articles with 15,000–30,000 characters should be two to three paragraphs in length, and I think that fits well here. I would recommend that you split the lead section for pure aesthetic reasons, but again, this isn't necessary.
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
    • Actually, the second paragraph is kind of short if we do this. Given your ambivalence, I changed it back to one paragraph. There's not really anything else that's lead worthy unless we want a line about his high school career? ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:45, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• PFA gives his jersey # as 51, not 52.
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Early life

• Add comma after city-state combo: "Vernon, Texas from 2003 to 2006" → "Vernon, Texas, from 2003 to 2006"
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Link senior
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Fix "He was named the Most valuable player of the MVP"
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

College career

• Link linebacker
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Try to start paragraphs with the subject's surname rather than "he/she"
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• "which was the second perfect record in team history" → "which was the second perfect season in team history"
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
  • In that same sentence, add a piped link to 1950 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
    • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Professional career

• Are you able to find a source for when he signed with the Argonauts?
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• The ProFootballArchives transactions source does not specify that he signed a futures contract with the Bears on Dec 31, 2012.
  • Changed. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Change the URL for source 19 to https://www.cfl.ca/players/aston-whiteside/159239/#transactions
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Did you find a source mentioning Whiteside in their Grey Cup win?
  • I couldn't find anything on Google, Newspapers.com, or the Wayback Machine. Physical newspapers used to print team rosters before games but that's not as common nowadays. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Source 30 does not verify the date he was signed.
  • Changed. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

References

• Add his college bio as an external source.
  • I don't really like to do that if it's already a reference. Then people try to add his pro bios too. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Add |via=[[Newspapers.com to applicable citations
  • Done. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• The only semi-questionable source is Tireball Sports, which I'd never heard of. Are you able to find a better source for this?
  • Changed. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 12:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

General comments

• Is there anything you read during your research that can be added for a personal life section? The only thing I can glean from the article is that he grew up as a Cowboys fan. There was also the tidbit about his cousins as teammates.
  • I couldn't really find anything else besides the two things you mentioned. I looked up his Bears bio in the Wayback Machine but didn't see any details. This said he likes listening to music but not really sure that's worth adding. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:29, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• No stability concerns in the revision history
• Copyvio score looks good

I'm placing the review on hold to allow the nominator to address the points raised above. JTtheOG (talk) 06:19, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

@JTtheOG: Addressed everything, I believe. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:29, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Nice work!  Done JTtheOG (talk) 19:23, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.