Talk:Douglas P. Woodlock

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A fact from Douglas P. Woodlock appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 May 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that United States district judge Douglas P. Woodlock ordered Guatemalan general Héctor Gramajo to pay $47.5 million in damages for human rights abuses?

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This article was automatically created by a perl script. It could use a human's loving touch. Polbot (talk) 01:40, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Eddie891 (talk · contribs) 02:18, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take this on soon. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 02:18, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

comments[edit]

Senior status duplinked in the lede
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts duplinked in the body
"member of Skull and Bones" maybe say what 'Skull and Bones' is, I don't think that's common knowledge
"Chicago Sun-Times from 1969 to 1973, Chicago Sun-Times, first in Chicago" huh? perhaps you mention the Sun-Times one time too many? It's certainly duplinked
"served on the Georgetown Law Journal" maybe -> "worked for The Georgetown Law Journal"?
"He was in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts from 1976 to 1979, and again from 1983 to 1986, at the law firm of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar; in the interim, he was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of Massachusetts" I think you could phrase this more chronologically, I don't see the need for 'in the interim'. Try something like "He was in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts, at Goodwin, Procter & Hoar from 1976 to 1979 and then served as an Assistant[...] before returning to Goodwin, Procter & Hoar from 1983 to 1986." Now this may need to be broken up into multiple sentences or phrased differently, but the benefit is twofold: 1) erased ambiguity over whether he was at Goodwin, Procter & Hoar from only 1983 to 6 or both spans, and 2) the sentence no longer leads the reader on, leaving them asking what he did in between until later, instead listing it out right away
Surely you can put images in somewhere?
You might consider combining some of the "notable cases" into larger paragraphs- right now it seems really blocky
could you add identifiers to his 'works'? that way a reader can track them down quickly
Is the Biographical Dictionary of Federal Judges actually used? If not, I'd suggest removing or placing in a further reading section
I don't see his birth date actually cited
"lawyer in private practice and in government positions" was he a lawyer in government positions, or merely in government positions? Clarify.

Nicely done, that's most of my comments, probably some more to come

Eddie891: Thanks! I made some edits in response to these points - very helpful. Hard to find a free photo to use of Woodlock, however. I could put in one of the Boston courthouse that he is closely associated with. Neutrality^talk 02:51, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality, Yeah, that would work-- I just think it would be useful to have some sort of illustration Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 11:56, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Eddie891: Image added. Neutrality^talk 18:58, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality, Sourcing comments follow:

all sources are reliable
cites should be in numerical order, but that won't play into pass/fail of this article at a GA level
a spotcheck shows no obvious omissions or wrong citations
#29 should mention the author as 'Daniel Uria'
no close paraphrasing/copyvio

Please note these minor quibbles, but they are not sufficient to hold up promotion, and I will happily pass this as a GA. Nice work, and congrats! Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 23:12, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Eddie891 - I made the ref tweaks and it looks good now. Thanks for the review. Neutrality^talk 14:17, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:31, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that United States district judge Douglas P. Woodlock once presided over a case brought by a Yugoslavian basketball team?
- ALT1:... that United States district judge Douglas P. Woodlock received an award from the American Institute of Architects?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/14 Wall Street

Improved to Good Article status by Neutrality (talk). Self-nominated at 14:21, 29 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting: - Neither hook is particularly interesting

QPQ: - TBD
Overall: b uidhe 22:01, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've just completed QPQ. I think either hook would be sufficiently interesting - it's rare for an American judge to get an architecture award, or hear a case involving a Yugoslavian basketball team - but I'm open to alternative suggestions if anyone has any. Neutrality^talk 22:22, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I'm proposing ALT2 ... that United States district judge Douglas P. Woodlock presided over a dispute between the Boston Celtics and a Yugoslavian basketball team?MusickMann (talk) 23:26, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also ALT3 ... that United States district judge Douglas P. Woodlock ordered Guatemalan general Hector Gramajo to pay $47.5 million in damages for human rights abuses? ^[1] MusickMann (talk) 23:26, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm OK with ALT3. Maybe we can add "in 1995, ..." Neutrality^talk 14:43, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Approving ALT3 only. Date could optionally be included but it's hardly necessary. b uidhe 20:51, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Tim Weiner, U.S. Judge Orders Ex-Guatemala General to Pay $47.5 Million, The New York Times (April 13, 1995).

[1] Tim Weiner, U.S. Judge Orders Ex-Guatemala General to Pay $47.5 Million, The New York Times (April 13, 1995).

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