Talk:US World War II veteran Leonard Lomell dies aged 91

Decorated

Saying he is "decorated" is somewhat POV. It assumes he was decorated with awards and any other soldier with an article was not. The focus should be on what actions make him more prominent than other soldiers. What was it that made him stand out from everyone else? Was he the last survivor of of a division/platoon etc? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:43, 4 March 2011

Date of death

What day did he die? The news was apparently first reported in various news articles on March 2, saying he died "yesterday", which would be March 1. The date of his death should be reported in the article. Mattisse (talk) 17:32, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Review of revision 1189705 [Failed]

Revision 1189705 of this article has been reviewed by Pi zero (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 17:48, 5 March 2011 (UTC). Copyright: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. Newsworthiness: Not ready: Stale; see below. Verifiability: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. NPOV: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. Style: Not ready: Doesn't answer when; see below. Comments by reviewer: Nobody is happy when an article goes stale without review, but don't ignore a disputed issue and just resubmit for review; that's disruptive. Per earlier edit summary and as noted on talk page, source says the event was on Tuesday, which makes this story four days old. The date of the news event is not stated in the lede; of the basic questions, when seems the easliest to answer (even sometimes surpassing where). Failing to answer it might even contribute to an article not getting prompt review, since reviewers would not be so aware of the impending problem. Questions about the above? Ask. If possible, please address the above issues then resubmit the article for another review (by replacing {{tasks}} in the article with {{review}}). This talk page will be updated with subsequent reviews.

Revision 1189705 of this article has been reviewed by Pi zero (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 17:48, 5 March 2011 (UTC). Copyright: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. Newsworthiness: Not ready: Stale; see below. Verifiability: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. NPOV: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. Style: Not ready: Doesn't answer when; see below. Comments by reviewer: Nobody is happy when an article goes stale without review, but don't ignore a disputed issue and just resubmit for review; that's disruptive. Per earlier edit summary and as noted on talk page, source says the event was on Tuesday, which makes this story four days old. The date of the news event is not stated in the lede; of the basic questions, when seems the easliest to answer (even sometimes surpassing where). Failing to answer it might even contribute to an article not getting prompt review, since reviewers would not be so aware of the impending problem. Questions about the above? Ask. If possible, please address the above issues then resubmit the article for another review (by replacing {{tasks}} in the article with {{review}}). This talk page will be updated with subsequent reviews.

Too bad if this article does not get published

• Personally I think being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross is being "decorated". This nice little article should have been a "collaboration" and the minor problems fixed before it went "stale". Just my opinion. Mattisse (talk) 19:20, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Review of revision 1190112 [Passed]

Revision 1190112 of this article has been reviewed by Blood Red Sandman (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 12:16, 6 March 2011 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Passed NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: Back from feeding to complete the review. This piece came within a hair's breadth of dying, but a close read of the sources shows that the news was in fact the announcement of death - which remains, just, within the three-day limit. Since it's the first word of Lomell's death, I'm happy to keep the current title. The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.

Revision 1190112 of this article has been reviewed by Blood Red Sandman (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 12:16, 6 March 2011 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Passed NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: Back from feeding to complete the review. This piece came within a hair's breadth of dying, but a close read of the sources shows that the news was in fact the announcement of death - which remains, just, within the three-day limit. Since it's the first word of Lomell's death, I'm happy to keep the current title. The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.

Very glad to hear I was wrong. --Pi zero (talk) 13:09, 6 March 2011 (UTC)