Talk:Pattillo Higgins

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Good article Pattillo Higgins has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can delist it, or ask for a reassessment.
October 21, 2006 Good article nominee Listed

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[edit] GA on hold

This article will be put on hold (for 7 days) until these minor adjustments can be made :

1. Well written? Fail Pass
2. Factually accurate? Pass
3. Broad in coverage? Fail Pass
4. Neutral point of view? Pass
5. Article stability? Pass
6. Images? Pass


Additional comments :

  • This article needs a throughout copyedit.
    Example: When he was seventeen, it was this activity that got the attention of some sheriff deputies who attempted to reprimand him. An altercation ensued, which left a deputy dead and his arm wounded severely requiring its amputation. During the trial for murder, he claimed self defense as the reason he shot the deputy, and he managed to convince the jury that this was the case.
  • Can this article be expanded beyond the oil business company for he is stated as being a geologist in the lead section and there is no mention of it in the article.

Lincher 13:41, 16 October 2006 (UTC)


Per the good points mentioned above, I have done some improvements to the article.

  • More details on Higgins’ self-taught geology training introduced to article.
  • Added reference to Houston Geological Society to re-enforce this.
  • Rework of various text where copyedit was needed. There is no verbatim text from any reference.

Many thanks. JungleCat talk/contrib 00:06, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Very nice job, JC. This is a very nice, readable article. Well done! :) Sarah Ewart (Talk) 01:34, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA passed

Thanks to the many additions that were done to the article. It is now of GA quality. Cheers, Lincher 11:54, 23 October 2006 (UTC)