Talk:Louise Van Gerpen/GA1
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Nominator: Roc0ast3r (talk · contribs) 22:00, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 19:34, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
I'll read over the article momentarily. This will let me add a South Dakota review to User:Thebiguglyalien/Articles per country. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 19:34, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
This table checks 5 passages from throughout the article (27.8% of 18 total passages). These passages contain 5 inline citations (23.8% of 21 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script.
| Reference # | Letter | Source | Archive | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in Tyndall, South Dakota, to Louis J. and Ida M. (née Oorlog) Dykstra. | |||||
| 1 | b | newspapers.com |  | ||
| Van Gerpen grew up as a Presbyterianist with 7 siblings across Avon. | |||||
| 1 | c | newspapers.com |  | If this is based on the "preceded in death" list of an obituary, I'm unsure whether we should use that as a definitive and comprehensive list of her siblings. | |
| The two engaged in farming at their ranch in Avon. | |||||
| 3 | c | sdlegislature.gov |  | A minor instance of WP:CLOP, but it looks like the article only uses the phrase "engaged in farming" because that's how the source says it. | |
| Van Gerpen gave her first speech in the House on February 22, 1984, during a debate on Janklow's plan, advocating against it. Although the House voted against the plan in a 31–35 vote, 10 members switched their votes, allowing the plan to be discussed again in the House. | |||||
| 4 | b | newspapers.com | | ||
| Governor Dennis Daugaard ordered all flags at the state capitol to be flown at half-staff the day of her funeral, which was held on November 17. | |||||
| 12 | newspapers.com | | |||
- I found no glaring issues with the prose. I looked through some archived records and was unable to find any indication that Van Gerpen did anything else of note while in the legislature.
- A couple minor notes about the sources in the table above.
- Is there any reason why the infobox doesn't have a successor listed? Not a major issue, but it would be nice.
- My only other suggestion is to maybe mention that her son Bill Van Gerpen became a member of the legislature.
Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 20:33, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
- @Thebiguglyalien: Thanks for reviewing this article! I believe I have addressed all of your concerns. RONIN TALK 01:28, 10 December 2025 (UTC)