Talk:William Z. Ripley

	William Z. Ripley was a Social sciences and society good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones Date Process Result May 27, 2007 Good article nominee Not listed

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This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of May 28, 2007, compares against the

1. Well written?: Pass

2. Factually accurate?: Fail Many statements are missing sources, 2 out of the 3 web page references cannot be found.

3. Broad in coverage?: Pass

4. Neutral point of view?: Pass

5. Article stability? Pass

6. Images?: Fail Image should have a correct fair use rationale on them (I suggest

Template:Fair use rationale

) and it should be more detailed.

When these issues are addressed, the article can be

File:NYT 1926 - Ripley speaks.png Nominated for speedy Deletion

An image used in this article, File:NYT 1926 - Ripley speaks.png, has been nominated for speedy deletion for the following reason: Wikipedia files with no non-free use rationale as of 3 December 2011 What should I do? Don't panic; you should have time to contest the deletion (although please review deletion guidelines before doing so). The best way to contest this form of deletion is by posting on the image talk page. If the image is fair use rationale If the image isn't freely licensed and there is no fair use rationale, then it cannot be uploaded or used. If the image has already been deleted you may want to try Deletion Review This notification is provided by a Bot -- talk) 11:37, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply ]

I strongly disagree that it should pass the fourth crieria of "Neutral point of view". This article clearly has been written to support and legitimize the racist theories of William Riply. Verde10 (talk) 11:25, 30 March 2012 (UTC)verde10[reply]