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Unfortunately I don't (presently) know enough to contribute much useful to this article; you'd probably get more information on the subject out of a lawyer. One day, though, I may get the chance to learn more about him. </p><p>I added the trivial tidbit about Blackstone being mentioned in literature. I remember being surprised to see the name in Moby Dick; I've seen him mentioned elsewhere, too. Not sure this is really appropriate for an encyclopedia article; if someone wants to pull it out, I won't be offended. <a href="/wiki/User:Jdavidb" title="User:Jdavidb">Jdavidb</a> 18:42, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) </p> <hr/> <p>I don't mind it being there, and it certain helps to underscore the echoing effects of Blackstone, both during his life and long after. If you could flesh out exactly the reference made, that would be even more interesting, although I don't know how well that would fit into the main article. If it doesn't fit, put it here at least. :) <a href="/wiki/User:Iamtheari" title="User:Iamtheari">Ari</a> 05:08, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC) </p> <hr/> <p>He's also mentioned in To Kill A Mockingbird (in fact, that's why I came to this article; he was mentioned and I didn't know who he was) --<a href="/wiki/User:Eel" title="User:Eel">Eel</a> 07:55, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC) </p> <hr/> <p>Jdavidb </p><p>Your not the only relation of his on Wiki - I'm his 1st Cousin - 7 times removed. --<a href="/wiki/User:BMR789" title="User:BMR789">BMR789</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-BMR789-2006-02-02T09:43:00.000Z-Untitled" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">09:43, 2 February 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-BMR789-2006-02-02T09:43:00.000Z-Untitled"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-BMR789-2006-02-02T09:43:00.000Z-Untitled"></span> </p> <hr/> <p>In my pre-law and US Gov classes, <i>Blackstone's Ratio</i> was name we gave for the "Better ten criminals go free than one innocent man be convicted." I've updated the page to reflect that. SHARPER 13:27, 20 April 2006 (UTC) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism" data-mw-thread-id="h-Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism-2006-04-20T13:41:00.000Z"><span id="Blackstone.27s_anti-Catholicism"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism-2006-04-20T13:41:00.000Z"></span>Blackstone's anti-Catholicism<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism-2006-04-20T13:41:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Blackstone's anti-Catholicism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Ihcoyc-2006-04-20T13:41:00.000Z-Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism"></span>I removed this phrase: </p> <dl><dd>. . . a charge very similar to that repeatedly leveled at <a href="/wiki/Jew" class="mw-redirect" title="Jew">Jews</a> throughout history.</dd></dl> <p>The analogy seems inappropriate. To my knowledge, the Jews have never had a Pope or a comparable leader; and at least in Blackstone's day, the Jews did not have a foreign government either. <a href="/wiki/User:Ihcoyc" title="User:Ihcoyc">Smerdis of Tlön</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-Ihcoyc-2006-04-20T13:41:00.000Z-Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">13:41, 20 April 2006 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ihcoyc-2006-04-20T13:41:00.000Z-Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Ihcoyc-2006-04-20T13:41:00.000Z-Blackstone's_anti-Catholicism"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Assessment" data-mw-thread-id="h-Assessment-2007-06-26T21:17:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Assessment-2007-06-26T21:17:00.000Z"></span>Assessment<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Assessment-2007-06-26T21:17:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Assessment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Aboutmovies-2007-06-26T21:17:00.000Z-Assessment"></span>With better sourceing and formatting this could easily make it to GA. <a href="/wiki/User:Aboutmovies" title="User:Aboutmovies">Aboutmovies</a> <a 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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-BetacommandBot-2007-11-10T04:36:00.000Z-WikiProject_class_rating" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">04:36, 10 November 2007 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-BetacommandBot-2007-11-10T04:36:00.000Z-WikiProject_class_rating"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-BetacommandBot-2007-11-10T04:36:00.000Z-WikiProject_class_rating"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Pronunciation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Pronunciation-2008-07-27T17:40:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Pronunciation-2008-07-27T17:40:00.000Z"></span>Pronunciation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Pronunciation-2008-07-27T17:40:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-85.211.2.228-2008-07-27T17:40:00.000Z-Pronunciation"></span>Please provide the pronunciation in IPA. <i>Ad hoc</i> pronunciations are deprecated in Wikipedia. "Blexstun" is highly ambiguous (for example, it does not indicate which syllable is pronounced, suggests a double /s/ and suggests the final syllable is pronounced like the word "stun"). At a guess, /ˈblɛkstən/ is the intended pronunciation, but I have no idea whether this is the case. — <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/85.211.2.228" title="Special:Contributions/85.211.2.228">85.211.2.228</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:85.211.2.228&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:85.211.2.228 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-85.211.2.228-2008-07-27T17:40:00.000Z-Pronunciation" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:40, 27 July 2008 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-85.211.2.228-2008-07-27T17:40:00.000Z-Pronunciation"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span 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href="https://xtools.wmcloud.org/authorship/en.wikipedia.org/William_Blackstone" class="extiw" title="xtools:authorship/en.wikipedia.org/William Blackstone">Authorship</a></li><li><a href="https://iw.toolforge.org/link-dispenser/analyze/William_Blackstone" class="extiw" title="toolforge:link-dispenser/analyze/William Blackstone">External links</a></li></ul></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Reviewing</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations/templates" title="Wikipedia:Good article nominations/templates">Templates</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_criteria" title="Wikipedia:Good article criteria">Criteria</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_nominations/Instructions#Reviewing" title="Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Instructions">Instructions</a></li></ul></div></td> </tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><i>This review is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Transclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone/GA1" title="Talk:William Blackstone/GA1">Talk:William Blackstone/GA1</a>. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.</i></dd></dl> <p><b>Reviewer:</b> <a href="/wiki/User:Ajbpearce" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Ajbpearce">Ajbpearce</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Ajbpearce" class="mw-redirect" title="User talk:Ajbpearce">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-Ajbpearce-2011-01-04T00:08:00.000Z-GA_Review" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">00:08, 4 January 2011 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ajbpearce-2011-01-04T00:08:00.000Z-GA_Review"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Ajbpearce-2011-01-04T00:08:00.000Z-GA_Review"></span> </p><p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-28T00:52:00.000Z-GA_Review"></span>In (probable) anticipation of you finally succeeding at RFA, I thought I would check for inevitable Ironholds GAN's and go through one as a congratulations. </p> <ul><li>This GAR does not appear to have progressed since 4 January 2011. Is work still ongoing? I would be happy to take over the review if the original reviewer has encountered difficulties. Leave me a message at my talk page if you would like me to step in. - <a href="/wiki/User:DustFormsWords" title="User:DustFormsWords">DustFormsWords</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:DustFormsWords" title="User talk:DustFormsWords">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-28T00:52:00.000Z-GA_Review" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">00:52, 28 January 2011 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-28T00:52:00.000Z-GA_Review"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-28T00:52:00.000Z-GA_Review"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords" data-mw-thread-id="h-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords-GA_Review-2011-01-26T22:49:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords-GA_Review-2011-01-26T22:49:00.000Z"></span>New Reviewer - DustFormsWords<span data-mw-comment-end="h-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords-GA_Review-2011-01-26T22:49:00.000Z"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone/GA1&action=edit&section=T-2" title="Edit section: New Reviewer - DustFormsWords"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords"></span>Reviewer:</b> - <a href="/wiki/User:DustFormsWords" title="User:DustFormsWords">DustFormsWords</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:DustFormsWords" title="User talk:DustFormsWords">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">05:09, 31 January 2011 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords"></span> </p> <ul><li><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z"></span>I have been <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DustFormsWords&diff=411104987&oldid=411074931">invited by Wizardman</a> to take over this review given the apparent unavailability of the initial reviewer. My initial impression is that the article should be able to be quickly passed with minor improvements, but I will conduct a full GAR tomorrow to make sure this is the case and let you know when I am ready for responses (It's too late in my local day to start now.) Thank you for your patience. - <a href="/wiki/User:DustFormsWords" title="User:DustFormsWords">DustFormsWords</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:DustFormsWords" title="User talk:DustFormsWords">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">05:09, 31 January 2011 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z-DustFormsWords-2011-01-31T05:09:00.000Z"></span></li></ul> <ol> <li><b><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-26T22:49:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords"></span>Well-written</b>:</li> <dl><dd>(a) the prose is clear, concise, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_technical_articles_understandable" title="Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable">understandable to an appropriately broad audience</a>; spelling and grammar are correct; <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>The prose is clearly written, concise, and very readable. I have not detected any errors of spelling or grammar.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>(b) it complies with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a> guidelines for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">lead sections</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Layout" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout">layout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch">words to watch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Writing_about_fiction" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction">fiction</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Embedded_lists" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Embedded lists">list incorporation</a>. <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>This article complies with the <b>manual of style for lead sections</b>, <b>layout</b>, '<b>words to watch</b> and <b>list incorporation</b>. The manual of style for fiction does not apply to this article.:</dd></dl></dd></dl> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Verifiable</a></b> with <b>no original research</b>:</li> <dl><dd>(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FNNR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FNNR">the layout style guideline</a>; <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>All references appear in the section "References".</dd></dl></dd> <dd>(b) <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a> are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inline_citation" title="Wikipedia:Inline citation">cited inline</a>. All content that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_that_could_reasonably_be_challenged" title="Wikipedia:Content that could reasonably be challenged">could reasonably be challenged</a>, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>All facts making extraordinary claims or which are likely to be challenged are sourced to reliable sources through the use of inline citations.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>(c) it contains <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research" title="Wikipedia:No original research">no original research</a>. <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>The article does not appear to contain any original research.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <li><b>Broad in its coverage</b>:</li> <dl><dd>(a) it addresses the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Out_of_scope" title="Wikipedia:Out of scope">main aspects</a> of the topic; <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>The article appears to be appropriately broad in its coverage.</dd></dl></dd> <dd>(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">summary style</a>). <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>The article does not appear to go into unnecessary detail.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view">Neutral</a></b>: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span></li> <dl><dd><dl><dd>As far as I am able to tell, all relevant viewpoints on this topic are represented by the article.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <li><b>Stable</b>: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit war</a> or content dispute.<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span></li> <dl><dd><dl><dd>The article does not appear to be the subject of rapid changes, edit wars, or ongoing disputes.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <li><b>Illustrated</b>, if possible, by <b>media</b> such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Images" title="Wikipedia:Images">images</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Videos" title="Wikipedia:Videos">video</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Audio" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Audio">audio</a>: </li> <dl><dd>(a) media are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_copyright_tags" title="Wikipedia:File copyright tags">tagged</a> with their <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright" title="Wikipedia:FAQ/Copyright">copyright statuses</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_use_rationale_guideline" title="Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline">valid non-free use rationales</a> are provided for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content" title="Wikipedia:Non-free content">non-free content</a>; <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>All images appear to have valid legal rationales. <dl><dd><ul><li>I'd note in passing (not necessary for GA and maybe not for FA) that <a href="/wiki/File:Cavalier_d%27eon_p._608a.jpg" title="File:Cavalier d'eon p. 608a.jpg">File:Cavalier d'eon p. 608a.jpg</a> is incorrectly labelled as the "own work" of the uploader. However the rest of that file's rationale makes its legal status and source clear.</li></ul></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd> <dd>(b) media are <a href="/wiki/MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE">relevant</a> to the topic, and have <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Captions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions">suitable captions</a>. <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_tick.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/16px-Green_tick.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/24px-Green_tick.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Green_tick.svg/32px-Green_tick.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></a></span> <dl><dd>Images are relevant to the topic and are appropriately captioned.</dd></dl></dd></dl> </ol> <p><b>Overview</b> - I hate to pass an article to GA without finding at least something to improve, but I honestly can't fault this article against any of the GA. It passes all the criteria and as such I will be promoting it to Good Article. Well done to all editors involved. - <a href="/wiki/User:DustFormsWords" title="User:DustFormsWords">DustFormsWords</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:DustFormsWords" title="User talk:DustFormsWords">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-26T22:49:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">22:49, 26 January 2011 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-26T22:49:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-DustFormsWords-2011-01-26T22:49:00.000Z-New_Reviewer_-_DustFormsWords"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong" data-mw-thread-id="h-This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z"></span>This sentence is WILDLY wrong<span data-mw-comment-end="h-This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: This sentence is WILDLY wrong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z-This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong"></span>"These were massively successful, earning him a total of £56,000 in 2013 terms"??? In 2013 terms, that is less than $100,000 U.S., which some modern lawyers make in a month. No sourcing. I don't have the time to tackle it at present, but this is just ridiculous. Did he get that much from his lecture series, and wasn't that in the multi-millions today? <a href="/wiki/User:Bouldergeist" title="User:Bouldergeist">Bouldergeist</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Bouldergeist" title="User talk:Bouldergeist">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z-This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">11:25, 5 June 2013 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z-This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z-This_sentence_is_WILDLY_wrong"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Ironholds-2013-06-05T20:01:00.000Z-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z"></span>I'm confused; the statement is <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blackstone#cite_note-40">quite clearly sourced</a>. By '2013 terms' it means 'converting the money from the 18th century to 2013 currencies, it comes to around £56,000'. You don't seem to be factoring in that the number and proportion of literate people (much less literate people with an interest in law) was far less in the 18th century than it would be today; yes, today he might have made many millions of pounds - from selling many, many more copies. If you've got a suggestion for how to rephrase the sentences, by all means, make it. In the meantime, please try not to be so hyperbolic; it needs rewriting, potentially, but currently conversions are neither "ridiculous" nor "WILDLY wrong". <a href="/wiki/User:Ironholds" title="User:Ironholds">Ironholds</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Ironholds" title="User talk:Ironholds">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-Ironholds-2013-06-05T20:01:00.000Z-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:01, 5 June 2013 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ironholds-2013-06-05T20:01:00.000Z-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Ironholds-2013-06-05T20:01:00.000Z-Bouldergeist-2013-06-05T11:25:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Untitled_2" data-mw-thread-id="h-Untitled_2-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Untitled_2-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z"></span>Untitled<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Untitled_2-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Untitled"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z-Untitled_2"></span>A dreadful article. </p><p>The article maintains that Sir William Blackstone was highly influential among the Founding Fathers - he was, but in the exact opposite way from the way the article implies. Blackstone's work was held to sum up what the Founding Fathers were AGAINST - the idea that Parliament could anything it likes (an idea that the article briefly mentions, but does not explore). This was seen as a revolt against the principles of Chief Justice Sir Edward Cook, Dr Bonham's case, and against the Old Whig Chief Justice Sir John Holt of the British "Glorious Revolution" period. One can not believe in the principles of the Bill of Rights, American or British, and believe in "Parliamentary Sovereignty", i.e. that Parliament can do anything it likes. Does the "legislature" have the right to pass "gun control" regulations or statutes suppressing freedom of speech? The tradition of the Bill of Rights says "no", the tradition of Sir William Blackstone says "yes" - his principle, that Parliament can do anything it wants, is the exact principle that the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers and so on, was AGAINST. The failure to explain this makes the article worse than useless for people seeking basic understanding.<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/176.252.211.128" title="Special:Contributions/176.252.211.128">176.252.211.128</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:176.252.211.128&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:176.252.211.128 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z-Untitled_2" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:27, 22 November 2014 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z-Untitled_2"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z-Untitled_2"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Ironholds-2014-11-23T20:54:00.000Z-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z"></span>Thank you for your review! If you think the founders were influenced in a <i>negative</i> way by Blackstone's works, do provide some sources saying so. Note that the article doesn't say they agreed, just that his commentaries were (for a long time, including the period in which the mentioned individuals were learning the law) one of the primary sources of legal education - along, yes, with <a href="/wiki/Edward_Coke" title="Edward Coke">Edward Coke</a>'s "Reports" (his article covers that nicely). <a href="/wiki/User:Ironholds" title="User:Ironholds">Ironholds</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Ironholds" title="User talk:Ironholds">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-Ironholds-2014-11-23T20:54:00.000Z-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">20:54, 23 November 2014 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ironholds-2014-11-23T20:54:00.000Z-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Ironholds-2014-11-23T20:54:00.000Z-176.252.211.128-2014-11-22T14:27:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Assessment_comment" data-mw-thread-id="h-Assessment_comment"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Assessment_comment"></span>Assessment comment<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Assessment_comment"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Assessment comment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The comment(s) below were originally left at <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Blackstone/Comments&redirect=no">Talk:William Blackstone/Comments</a></span>, and are posted here for posterity. Following <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DCS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DCS">several discussions in past years</a>, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.</p><table style="width:100%; background-color:#eaf8f4; border-left:3px solid #008560;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">I'm not sure that dedicating one-fifth of this article to Blackstone's anti-Catholicism is appropriate. HIs personal views on religion have had an miniscule impact on history, while his work in the legal field has been nearly revolutionary. The space dedicated to his religious views is vastly out of proportion to their importance...SM</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Last edited at 16:02, 7 February 2007 (UTC). 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/William_Blackstone.jpg/340px-William_Blackstone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1593" data-file-height="2000"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>There's information in the picture on the right (see the caption at the top) that Blackstone was awarded <a href="/wiki/LL.D" class="mw-redirect" title="LL.D">LL.D</a> degree. <a href="/wiki/User:Ratte" title="User:Ratte">Ratte</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Ratte" title="User talk:Ratte">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-Ratte-2020-03-03T21:04:00.000Z-LL.D" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">21:04, 3 March 2020 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Ratte-2020-03-03T21:04:00.000Z-LL.D"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span 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id="c-Shenme-2020-05-07T02:09:00.000Z-Comment_on_Blackstone"></span>Interesting comment on Blackstone himself, seen in changes to his famous work, as worked upon by his contemporaries. Not <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:A_memoir_of_Granville_Sharp.djvu/23" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Page:A memoir of Granville Sharp.djvu/23">complimentary</a>, that. <a href="/wiki/User:Shenme" title="User:Shenme">Shenme</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Shenme" title="User talk:Shenme">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:William_Blackstone#c-Shenme-2020-05-07T02:09:00.000Z-Comment_on_Blackstone" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">02:09, 7 May 2020 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Shenme-2020-05-07T02:09:00.000Z-Comment_on_Blackstone"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Shenme-2020-05-07T02:09:00.000Z-Comment_on_Blackstone"></span> </p>    </div><noscript><img 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