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MAX Orange Line [ править ]

Номинатор (и): truflip99 ( обсуждение ) 00:36, 16 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Я номинирую эту избранную статью на рассмотрение в надежде, что она станет третьей статьей о легкорельсовом транспорте MAX, получившей FA после красной и желтой линий . Надеюсь, что на этот раз процесс будет немного более гладким, используя две FA в качестве моделей. Orange Line - это новейшее расширение MAX в Портленде, открытое в 2015 году. Оно было построено после двух десятилетий неудачных попыток расширения скоростного трамвая между Портлендом и округом Клакамас. В рамках этого проекта был построен новый в Портленде переход через реку Уилламетт , мост Тиликум., который, в частности, является первым крупным мостом в стране, где запрещено движение автомобилей (по нему разрешены только пешеходы, велосипеды и общественный транспорт). Эта статья была тщательно отредактирована и проверена и станет отличным дополнением к ФА WP. truflip99 ( разговор ) 00:36, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • Упс полностью облажался с этим ном. Исправляем! Спасибо, SandyGeorgia ! - truflip99 ( разговор ) 00:43, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Нет проблем .. Я переместил эту неправильно оформленную номинацию из WP: FAR в WP: FAC и, надеюсь, исправил все части, в том числе и в статье. Hawkeye7 нужно будет убедиться, что у меня все есть, и что FACbot не потерпят неудачу. Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 00:45, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
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  • Изображения имеют свободную лицензию
  • Панель изображений станций отображается плохо вместе с таблицей в зависимости от некоторых читателей. Я бы использовал только одно изображение станции или, если абсолютно необходимо несколько, то использовал бы галерею. Несколько изображений также неоптимальны, поскольку не масштабируются в зависимости от предпочтений читателя. ( t · c ) buidhe 01:07, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Лиза Новак [ править ]

Номинаторы : Neopeius ( разговор ) 00:17, 16 февраля 2021 г. (UTC) и Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 04:59, 16 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья про космонавта Лизу Новак. Как космонавт, она заслуживает внимания, и ее таблоиды делают ее заметной в общественном сознании. Кроме того, Hawkeye7 неизменно делает отличную работу. Неопей ( разговорное ) 00:17, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • Если Hawkeye7 является со-номинатором, вам следует скорректировать параметр номинатора, чтобы отразить это; «Кроме того, Hawkeye7 неизменно делает отличную работу». это не значит. Aza24 ( разговорное ) 00:25, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    @ Hawkeye7 : Тег. :) - Неопей ( разговор ) 01:00, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Выполнено. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 04:59, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Пропуск на просмотр изображений по ACR ( t · c ) buidhe 00:55, 16 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Источники Поскольку есть недавняя академическая биография этого человека (книга Мура, изданная издательством University Press во Флориде ), почему она цитируется только 6 раз? ( t · c ) buidhe 01:01, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Статья была написана до того, как она была опубликована в 2020 году. Она не такая исчерпывающая, как биография Фаннинга 2007 года, но это важный источник событий, произошедших после 2007 года. Несмотря на издателя, это не академическая биография; Кимберли С. Мур - журналист, освещавший это дело. Ее газетные статьи используются в ссылках 101, 104, 110 и 117. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 04:59, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Accolade (компания) [ править ]

Номинатор (и): Shooterwalker ( разговор ) 22:02, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья об одном историческом разработчике и издателе видеоигр. Они имеют большое значение в индустрии ранних игр, в них участвуют ветераны таких известных компаний, как Atari и Activision, и они создают несколько известных франшиз. Статья очень полная, обстоятельная и с хорошим исходным кодом. С удовольствием поработаю над прозой и форматированием, чтобы довести ее до качества. Shooterwalker ( разговор ) 22:02, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Гог Мягкий [ править ]

Отказ от обзора.

По ходу дела я внес несколько правок. Отметьте здесь все, что вам не нравится или вы не понимаете.

  • «прежде чем столкнуться с более сложной конкуренцией в последующие годы». Что сложнее? Вы ранее не упоминали о конкуренции.
  • «объединены в единый бренд Infogrames». Почему «единичное», а не «единичное»?
  • «С тех пор бренд Accolade возродился в 2018 году». Грамматика этого не совсем работает. Может быть, «Бренд Accolade возродился в 2018 году»?
  • Информационное окно: «Объединенный» - это жаргон. Хотя я застрял для лучшего краткого описания. Может быть, просто «слились»?
  • Первое поле с цитатой - предлагаю удалить «Особенность ретро-геймера».
  • «Activision стала первым сторонним разработчиком игр». Удалите «когда-либо». Первое первое.
  • «После сильной девальвации их акций». Вы имеете в виду «После значительной девальвации их акций»?
  • «Миллер и Уайтхед покинули Activision, чтобы сформировать Accolade в 1984 году». Не нужно повторять «1984 год».
  • «Они также надеялись воспользоваться преимуществами развивающегося носителя - дискет по сравнению с более дорогим форматом картриджа, который можно увидеть на консолях». Вы говорите о двух разных вещах. Это может работать лучше как два разных предложения.
  • «не говоря уже о лицензионных сборах, которые бренды консолей взимали с разработчиков». Опять же, может быть, отдельное предложение?
  • Дуплинков очень много .

Больше, чтобы следить. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 22:36, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)


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  • Я удалил одно из изображений, не соответствующих WP: NFCC . Остальные, похоже, имеют соответствующие лицензии. ( t · c ) buidhe 22:42, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Если нет возражений, я бы хотел добавить его еще раз. В статье определенно упоминается историчность Hardball с заявлением: «Игра была первой, которая имитировала точку зрения позади питчера, которую видели по телевидению, а также представила новые функции, такие как режим тренера и данные игроков». Если только я не понял ваше обоснование, что статья не описывает игровой процесс Hardball. Shooterwalker ( разговор ) 23:06, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Да, нет подробного освещения игрового процесса этой конкретной игры, так что не может быть так, что «пропуск скриншота может нанести ущерб этому пониманию» темы статьи (Accolade), как того требует NFCC. Использование как в статье об игре, так и в статье компании также противоречит минимальному использованию IMO. ( t · c ) buidhe 23:59, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Мысли Герильеро [ править ]

создание моего раздела - In act (Guerillero) Parlez Moi 00:23, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Джонни Оуэн [ править ]

Номинатор (и): Косак ( разговор ) 13:25, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Эта статья о боксере из Уэльса по имени Джонни Оуэн. Будучи застенчивым юношей, он никогда не пил, не курил и даже не встречался, чтобы сосредоточиться на своей карьере. Он выиграл несколько национальных и международных титулов в легчайшем весе, прежде чем получить свой шанс на титул чемпиона мира по версии WBC в 1980 году. Однако бой закончился трагедией после того, как он был нокаутирован в 12-м раунде и так и не пришел в сознание, скончавшись в возрасте 24 лет. выдвинул его около шести месяцев назад, но обзор не привлек внимания и впоследствии был заархивирован. Надеюсь, еще один пробег сейчас наберет обороты. Жду любых комментариев. Косацк ( разговор ) 13:25, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

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  • Ссылка на источник для файла: Хуан Франсиско Родригес (обрезано) .jpg мертв.

С лицензией все в порядке - FOP подходит для Великобритании (изображение статуи), и, поскольку другое изображение, похоже, было впервые опубликовано за пределами США до 1978 года и было PD на дату URAA, это нормально. Просто нужна рабочая ссылка на источник. Hog Farm Talk 01:04, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Чемпионат мира WPA 2019 по десятиболам [ править ]

Номинаторы: С наилучшими пожеланиями, Ли Виленски ( обсуждение • вклад ) 10:44, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о профессиональном турнире по пулу с десятью шарами, который прошел два года назад. Чемпионат не проводился с 2015 года, когда его выиграл Ко Пинъи . Ко проиграл в полуфинале турнира Джошуа Филлеру , который в финале играл с братом Ко, Ко Пинг-чжаном . Филлер, действующий чемпион мира по игре в девять мячей, быстро вышел вперед, но в итоге проиграл Ко со счетом 10-7. В турнире был призовой фонд в размере 132 000 долларов, очень большой для пула, и в нем участвовали как турниры с двойным выбыванием, так и с одиночным выбыванием .

Это вторая номинация после того, как первая получила небольшие комментарии. С наилучшими пожеланиями, Ли Виленски ( обсуждение • вклад ) 10:44, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

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  • Файл: WPA_world_Ten-ball_Championship_poster_2019.jpg: FUR неполный. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 15:23, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Горы Тибести [ править ]

Номинатор (и): Брюсхьюз ( разговор ) 07:59, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о большом, относительно неизведанном, вулканическом горном массиве посреди пустыни Сахара. Он обладает суровым климатом, но поддерживает разнообразие флоры и фауны пустынь. Он населен народом тубу , обладающим уникальной культурой и независимым духом. Это, наряду с его географическим положением на границе между Чадом и Ливией , породило изменчивую историю. Хребет Тибести известен своим активным вулканическим ландшафтом, скалами и скульптурой, а также крайней географической и культурной изоляцией. Брайсхьюз ( разговор ) 07:59, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Изображений
  • Я бы попытался найти изображение свинца в более высоком разрешении. Например, я думаю, что файл File: Tibesti к востоку от bardai.jpg был бы лучшим выбором.
  • Выполнено. Я заменил это изображение в разделе "Туризм" на File: Tourist_in_tibesti_suburban.jpg , что мне нравится , но вы, возможно, захотите взглянуть на него. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 21:39, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Файл: Toubou man travel.jpg Я немного скептически отношусь к тому, что загрузчик имеет права на это изображение, поскольку, судя по обратному поиску изображений, оно, по-видимому, было в Интернете [1] до его загрузки в Commons.
  • Лицензия CC BY-SA 4.0, напечатанная на этом веб-изображении, похоже, принадлежит тому же пользователю, который загрузил его в общий доступ, ToubouGa. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 09:20, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Файл: Toubou map.svg должен указывать надежный источник информации (распределение племен), отображаемой на карте.
  • У меня есть это (см. Стр. 19), которое довольно близко, но не точно такой же формы. Как вы думаете, хватит ли этого в качестве источника для существующего? Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 10:36, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Файл: Карта Аузу stip chad-svg.svg , требуется RS для информации о карте, желательно использовать точную версию, а не "упрощенную"
  • Добавлен RS. Карта не была упрощена в том смысле, что она была неточной, скорее, я думаю, что я пытался сказать, что карта не содержит много деталей (вероятно, следовало бы сказать «простая»). Во всяком случае, я убрал «упрощенное». Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 09:42, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • File: 007 Tibesti.JPG Похоже, что в Чаде нет свободы панорамы , и эта работа действительно сосредоточена на искусстве более чем случайно.
  • Удаленный. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 10:47, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я вижу очень много изображений из программного обеспечения визуализации Nasa World, что не кажется идеальным, но, возможно, это то, что есть.
  • Это нежелательно, потому что они уродливы? Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 09:20, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Больше, потому что вам нужны различные перспективы, в том числе фотографии с земли или с воздуха. ( t · c ) buidhe 09:31, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Справедливо. Я посмотрю что я могу сделать. Но я не могу не подчеркнуть, насколько изолированы (т.е. редко фотографируются) эти горы.
  • Не повезло. Я думаю, что мы, вероятно, застряли на них (по крайней мере, до тех пор, пока Тибести не станет каким-либо туристическим направлением). Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 22:59, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Брайсхьюз ( разговор ) 09:46, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC) ( t · c ) buidhe 08:36, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Другие комментарии
  • В разделе «Геология» есть зажатые изображения, противоречащие MOS: IMAGELOC, и было бы полезно разделить их на подразделы.
  • Изображения в «Населении» тоже бутерброды
  • Подождем, чтобы услышать ответ в File: Toubou map.svg выше, а затем решить, что с ним делать. Брайсхьюз ( разговор ) 07:36, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • В разделе «Флора и фауна» слишком много длинных списков названий видов, например, параграф о птицах, который почти полностью занимает чрезвычайно длинное предложение, просто перечисляя птиц. Это бесполезно, и их следует удалить.
  • Почистил. Сообщите мне, если потребуется дополнительная работа. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 04:32, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

( t · c ) buidhe 08:36, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии Esculenta [ править ]

Я склонен согласиться с Буйде относительно длины раздела «Флора и фауна». Я ценю, что он есть (обычно это первый раздел, на который я смотрю в подобных статьях), но в то же время он довольно длинный, несколько скучный и в то же время довольно неполный - без упоминания, например, лишайников и очень мало мохообразных. Как вы относитесь к публикации статьи « Флора и фауна гор Тибести» ? Эскулента ( разговорное ) 15:17, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Согласитесь, этот раздел был не лучшим. Фактически, некоторые источники в подразделе фауны были отключены. Когда я писал его (например, в 2013 году), я предполагаю, что я ошибочно использовал исходный код WWF в качестве прокси для других источников, перечисленных в документе WWF. В любом случае, я обрезал оба раздела и исправил источник, так что, надеюсь, теперь они читаются лучше. Я также добавил информацию о мохообразных и лишайниках (хотя лишайники в Тибести довольно редки). Большое спасибо за предложение. Сообщите мне, если потребуется дополнительная работа.
Повторное разделение на новую статью - не знаю. Я думаю, что теоретически многие разделы могут иметь свои собственные статьи, но я не уверен, что кто-то из них пока что требует этого. Горы Тибести мало изучены, поэтому информации там не так много. Более того, у меня абсолютно нулевой опыт в биологии, и я не думаю, что когда-либо писал статью по биологии, так что моя уверенность в том, чтобы написать достойную статью, невысока. Тем не менее, я вовсе не против этой идеи в теории. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 04:31, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Раздел стал лучше. Однако в разделе «Флора» много латыни. Интересно, стоит ли подумать о том, чтобы сократить часть этого, пытаясь использовать общие имена, где это возможно, и ссылаясь на латинское имя. Это будет возможно не во всех случаях, и может быть сложно принять решение о том, какое общее имя использовать, когда доступно более одного варианта. Но читать такие тексты, как «морской порыв и жаба», как правило, проще и интереснее, чем « Juncus maritimus и Juncus bufonius ». Точно так же как насчет того, чтобы сказать «самая обычная трава », а не «самые распространенные Poaceae ».
  • Готово, где это возможно. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 06:42, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Еще несколько комментариев к этому разделу:
  • «Например, Enneri Yebige, который практически не исследован»; «Хотя озеро кажется богатым фитопланктоном, оно не было полностью изучено». Эти заявления цитируются из источников старше 20-25 лет; какие-нибудь обновления с тех пор?
  • 25 лет - это как вчера во времена исследования Тибести. В этом регионе уже почти 60 лет происходят конфликты, из-за которых большинство ученых держится подальше от них и исследования ограничиваются спутниками. См. Краткое изложение этого в разделах «Современная история» и «Научные исследования и исследования». Я довольно регулярно проверяю, проводились ли какие-либо новые исследования или исследования, потому что это похоже на поиск алмаза, но, к сожалению, нет, насколько мне известно, их не было. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 05:19, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Около этих водоемов растут Acacia nilotica.»; «В то время как Tamarix nilotica растут на одинаковых высотах» Для меня звучит довольно странно использовать «расти» вместо «растет»
  • Фиксированный. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 06:44, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • От 20 до 60 см (от 7,9 до 23,6 дюйма) «слишком большая точность вывода по сравнению с тем, что было введено, тем более что первый набор чисел в любом случае выглядит как грубое приближение.
  • Готово, но пришлось написать его от руки, потому что вы не можете установить значащие числа независимо в шаблоне ранжированного преобразования, преобразовав его в целые числа. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 07:02, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • ”И не превышают одного метра”. для этого тоже должен быть обращенный
  • Выполнено. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 07:04, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • исправить "На самых больших отметках"
  • Фиксированный. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 07:05, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • пожалуйста, добавьте изображение или два самых распространенных растения, чтобы помочь разбить текст, и я знаю, что искать в следующий раз, когда приеду!
  • @ Buidhe удалил изображения (что меня устраивает) в этой редакции вместе со сводкой редактирования "Используйте только растения, которые были сфотографированы в горах или вокруг них", что, учитывая, что это горы Тибести, точно нуль. Интересно, можно ли использовать одно или два изображения с подписями, поясняющими, что это пример растения, но не сфотографированный в Тибести? Если нет, то мы можем застрять на этом. Брайсхьюз ( разговорное ) 05:28, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Эскулента ( разговорное ) 05:04, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • «Тем не менее, не следует недооценивать положительный эффект от открытия золота». Эта фраза звучит довольно странно в голосе Википедии ... Esculenta ( talk ) 05:20, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Является ли? Как бы вы перефразировали? Брайсхьюз ( разговор ) 07:14, 16 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Джон Ричард Кларк Холл [ править ]

Номинатор (ы): Usernameunique ( обсуждение ) 01:05, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Джон Ричард Кларк Холл был адвокатом, который однажды написал статью о недавних последствиях санитарного законодательства. К счастью, мы здесь не для этого. Ибо, когда он не делал того, что делает главный клерк Совета местного самоуправления , Холл, очевидно, из энтузиазма, стал одним из выдающихся ученых- древнеанглийских ученых своего времени. Его перевод « Беовульфа» более пятидесяти лет служил стандартным введением к этой эпической поэме , а его «Краткий англосаксонский словарь» остается в печати более чем через столетие после его первой публикации.

Хотя каждый студент-классик в Оксфорде, возможно, когда-то был знаком с тем, что называлось просто «Кларк-холл», его тезка остается гораздо менее известной. Основным достижением этой статьи является поиск источников, которые связывают воедино адвоката Холла, ученого Холла и даже Холла, который в третьем акте незадолго до своей смерти обратился к христианской теме с такими трактатами, как « Контроль над рождаемостью» и «Самостоятельная жизнь». -Контроль - столь же поучительный, как его трактат по санитарному законодательству. В данной статье был дан подробный обзор по Chiswick глпрошедший год; с тех пор я доработал статью и выследил некоторые из малоизвестных работ Холла. О Холле мало что можно сказать, о чем здесь еще не было сказано, поэтому сейчас я номинирую его как избранную статью. - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 01:05, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

  • Изображения имеют свободную лицензию. Хотя лично я считаю, что подписи не имеют энциклопедической ценности. ( t · c ) buidhe 04:33, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Спасибо, Буиде . Хотел бы мы найти фотографию самого парня! - Usernameunique ( обсуждение ) 22:40, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Комментарии

  • «Другая работа о Беовульфе включала метрический перевод 1912 года» - в тексте написано 1914 год, что верно?
  • 1914 г., исправлено. - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Даже после того, как работа Босворта была пересмотрена Томасом Норткотом Толлером в 1898 году, Краткий англосаксонский словарь продолжал играть важную роль в качестве вводного ресурса», - цитируется источник 1898 года, который, кажется, слишком рано делать такой вывод.
  • Также добавлен источник 1932 года. - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Отец Тингла, бухгалтер, был в Драммене (до прибытия остальных членов семьи) во время большого пожара в 1866 году и опубликовал статью об этом« Город в пепле »в журнале« Круглый год »». Какое здесь отношение к этому?
  • "Город в пепле" не приписывают Тинглу круглый год , поэтому я пытался найти место (это не малоизвестная, вековая и вышедшая из печати книга, которую хранят только семь библиотек), чтобы прикрепить его имя к нему. Но ты прав, здесь натянуто. Я перенес его в Драммен . - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Джон Холл провел часть своего детства (возможно, по выходным)» - есть ли информация о выходных в источнике или это предположение?
  • На первой странице источника (виден здесь ) говорится, что «я впервые познакомился с [Гербертом Тинглом] ... когда его семья переехала жить на дорогу, на которой тогда жила моя, на окраине Пекхэма ... дорога уже давно утратила свой мягкий вид пригородной аристократии, а дома на ней стали «еженедельной собственностью» ». Это предполагает, не утверждая окончательно, что дом Холла был, так сказать, "собственностью на выходные". Однако это пограничный случай, и я могу исключить его, если вы считаете, что он слишком близок к предположениям. - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Дядя, Джозеф Холл, жил на Голкар-Хилл». Значимость?
  • Это наводит на мысль о корнях Холла, и, по-видимому, он провел там некоторое время. Это не очень важный момент, но у нас так мало информации о его биографии, что мы можем сохранить ее. - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «В некрологе Холла он назван« протестантским реформатором »» - это не нужно повторять дважды.
  • Убрал второй. - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • В библиографии есть некоторые ошибки citeref и некоторые несоответствия / ошибки в форматировании - например, University of Toronto Press является издателем, а не произведением. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 16:12, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Исправлены ошибки citeref. Веб-сайт University of Toronto Press фактически используется в качестве источника, чтобы показать, что A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary все еще находится в печати по состоянию на 2021 год. - Usernameunique ( обсуждение ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 года (UTC)

Спасибо за комментарии, Никкимария . Ответы выше. - Usernameunique ( разговор ) 19:11, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Смерть Марка Сондерса [ править ]

Номинатор (ы): Г. Дж. Митчелл | Пенни за твои мысли? 23:00, 14 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Еще одна из серии статей о стрельбе британской полиции. Этот интересен тем, что (в отличие от большинства подобных инцидентов) застреленный человек был не профессиональным преступником или вооруженным грабителем, направившим пистолет в чью-то голову, а адвокатом из высшего среднего класса с проблемой алкоголя и имеющим законное владение дробовиком. Этот инцидент не привлек столько внимания ученых, как некоторые другие, но The Guardian подробно освещала расследование и дознание от начала до конца. Я думаю, что это важные истории, которые стоит рассказать, и мне хотелось бы думать, что эта статья рассказывает об этом справедливо. Как всегда, все отзывы будут получены с благодарностью! HJ Mitchell | Пенни за твои мысли? 23:00, 14 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Комментарии Thryduulf [ править ]

  • Почему в информационном окне нет информации о рождении или возрасте?
  • «Он работал над несколькими громкими и сложными делами, писал и читал лекции в своей области знаний». можно переписать, чтобы уменьшить количество "и".
  • «Он долгое время страдал от алкоголизма, и однажды соседи нашли его сидящим возле своей квартиры в подавленном состоянии, и ему поставили диагноз« депрессия ». Я думаю, это должно быть два предложения, хотя простое разделение приведет к фрагменту, так что, может быть, добавить что-нибудь еще о депрессии, если есть что-нибудь?
  • «В разгар инцидента на месте находились 59 вооруженных офицеров». Число нуждается в некотором контексте - например, как оно соотносится с другими инцидентами? Кто-нибудь прокомментировал, что это было / не было много?
  • «Семья Сондерсов подала заявление о судебном пересмотре расследования МГЭИК…» Когда? (т.е. на каком этапе разбирательства?)
  • «Следствие не возобновлялось полностью до сентября 2010 года…» Почему годовая отсрочка после решения CPS?
  • Учитывая, насколько необычным является второе предложение раздела расследования, я думаю, что было бы лучше, если бы цитаты, следующие за ним, касались только этого, а не поддерживали бы первое предложение, то есть переместите источники, поддерживающие первое предложение, в конец этого предложения. .
  • «хотя следствие слышало, что решение об открытии огня остается за каждым офицером». Кажется, это должно происходить до обсуждения того, кто и почему стрелял, а не как часть предложения о том, почему упомянутый третий офицер не стрелял.
  • «Ревизор и серебряный командир ...» это первое упоминание серебряного полководца. Я знаю, что " золотой командир " был связан ранее, и статья, которая перенаправляет, объясняет структуру команд, но, возможно, стоит выделить отдельную ссылку - тем более, что это явно подразумевает, что серебряного командующего не было на месте (кажется невероятным, что кто-то на сцене могли не знать о мощных огнях), но это кажется странным (хотя, читая соответствующую статью, кажется, что это бывает по-разному).
  • «Де Менезеш был застрелен в случае ошибочной идентификации в 2005 году ...» нет необходимости повторять дату (указанную в предыдущем предложении), но упоминание места может потребоваться.
  • Были ли какие-либо последующие события, в которых уроки этого инцидента сыграли свою роль? Если это так, упомяните их в разделе «Влияние» (или в разделе о новых последующих событиях, если это будет подавлять то, что есть сейчас). Тридуульф ( разговор ) 15:09, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Обзор изображений

  • На изображении дробовика отсутствует замещающий текст. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 15:53, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Обзор источника - выборочные проверки не проводились

  • Некоторые детали, приведенные в заголовке, явно не поддерживаются в статье - например, что район был оцеплен.
  • FN8: есть несколько других авторов, перечисленных по предоставленной ссылке
  • Fn11 отсутствует автор
  • У FN17 неверная дата. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 15:53, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Битва при Ретимно [ править ]

Номинатор (и): Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 12:27, 13 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Очень тяжелое сражение Второй мировой войны, которое было частью битвы за Крит 1941 года. Так трудно бороться , что проиграли обе стороны. Он прошел через GAN и ACR и, надеюсь, теперь готов к проверке FAC. Гог Мягкий ( разговорное ) 12:27, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • Изображения имеют свободную лицензию. Но ACR еще не закрыли. ( t · c ) buidhe 16:03, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии Wehwalt [ править ]

  • "мертвая земля" ссылка или объяснение могут быть полезны.
Удаленный.
  • «Все подразделения союзников были хорошо окопаны и хорошо замаскированы. [24] [25] Запасы продовольствия были ограничены и пополнялись за счет местных кормов. [27] Сам Ретмино защищал батальон из 800 хорошо вооруженных греческих гражданских полицейских. [28] «Согласны ли вы с использованием дефисов после хорошо?
Честно говоря, я не понимаю, где вы предполагаете, что один отсутствует.
  • "(Люфтланд-Штурм-полк)" Курсивом?
Выполнено.
  • Ссылка "Ju 52s"? Я вижу, вы ссылаетесь на более позднее использование.
Ой. Фиксированный.
  • «Никакие подразделения Royal Air Foce (RAF) не базировались постоянно на Крите» по сравнению с »после того, как 29 из их 35 истребителей, базировавшихся на Крите, были уничтожены. RAF ...« предпочтительнее «на Крите» или «на Крите», или нет иметь значение?
Лично я попытался смешать, добавить и продолжить, чтобы внести разнообразие в прозу. «at» выглядит немного странно, поэтому я изменил его на «on».
  • «В сводках немецкой разведки говорилось, что общая сила союзников на Крите состояла из 5000 человек и что гарнизон Ираклиона насчитывал 400 человек [32], а в Ретмино формально не было гарнизона. [24]» и ... и
Фиксированный.
  • «План Штурма заключался в том, чтобы 3-й батальон (2 / III) полка, усиленный двумя артиллерийскими частями, высадился примерно в 2 милях (3 км) от Ретимно и захватил город». для ... было бы. Читает странно, но возможно это просто Энгвар.
Ха! Это великодушно с вашей стороны. Нет - я исказил его в редактировании ACR. Фиксированный
Скоро. Как редактор, в большинстве своем немилхистский, я сосредотачиваюсь на прозе, - Вевальт ( выступление ) 13:09, 13 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
Спасибо Wehwalt . Ваши точки на сегодняшний день адресованы. Пожалуйста, продолжайте их приходить. Гог Мягкий ( разговорное ) 15:47, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Заправка производилась вручную и заняла больше времени, чем предполагалось. [41] [20]» Цитируется в обратном порядке номеров, что, конечно, нормально, если вы сначала делаете основной источник.
Я автоматически склоняюсь к первому важному источнику. Но меня за это раскритиковали. И в дебаты о том, что на самом деле «главное». Так что поменялись местами.
  • «Узнав в 14:30 об атаках на западе, союзники поняли, что это может быть прелюдией к десантному штурму. [34]« Может, вероятно, должно быть, как событие в прошлом.
Должен, должен. Фиксированный.
  • «Кэмпбелл приказал своим двум тяжелым танкам контратаковать, но оба застыли на пересеченной местности. Кэмпбелл установил ...» Последовательные предложения, начинающиеся с Кэмпбелла.
Фиксированный.

- Вевальт ( разговор ) 11:47, 14 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

  • "резиновая грязная" это лодка или энгвар?
Вот и все, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 12:23, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
Это (я думаю, довольно распространенный) вариант шлюпки - wikt: dingy . Но я уверен, что швертботы встречаются чаще, поэтому поменял их.
Ура, Wehwalt , я думаю, что рассмотрел все, что вы отметили. Дайте мне знать, если нет, или если у вас есть дополнительные комментарии к моим ответам. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 13:00, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии Константина [ править ]

Заявив мое место, мы рассмотрим его в ближайшие дни. Константин ✍ 20:30, 13 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Вести
  • Я вижу несколько бессвязную трактовку званий: почему «генерал-лейтенант» для немцев, а «генерал-майор» для британцев?
Стандартизированный.
  • Возможно, неразбериха и задержки на аэродромах в Греции «на материковой части Греции»?
Выполнено.
Фон
  • В Директиве 31 Гитлер утверждал -> В Директиве 31 фюрера Гитлер утверждал ... Я также отмечаю, что, исходя из списка в статье, на которую перенаправлено, в директиве с указанием Unternehmen Merkur было 28, а не 31. Это необходимо проверить.
Хорошее место. Спасибо. 31 - о военной организации на Балканах, и я полагаю, что я запутался. Текст Директивы 28 для проверки .
Пожалуйста, дайте ссылку также на Директиву Фюрера .
Противоборствующие силы
  • У британских войск было семь командиров. Имеются в виду британские войска на Крите или на театре военных действий в целом? Просьба уточнить.
«... особенно в глухой части Крита. За семь месяцев у британских войск было семь командиров», казалось мне ясным, но более ясным.
  • Я буду использовать краткую историю греческой армии (далее «Краткая история», я добавил ее в источники), чтобы проверить некоторые вещи и порекомендовать некоторые дополнения / уточнения, но просто предоставлю вам информацию здесь и позволю вам включить ее, как вы видите поместиться. Я надеюсь, что это нормально. Я, вероятно, мог бы найти и некоторые источники на немецком языке, но это заняло бы еще несколько дней, а немецкая библиография обычно хорошо используется англоязычными авторами; греческий, не так много, даже для конфликта, происходящего на греческой земле.
  • Греки были 2300 сильными и недисциплинированными, плохо экипированными и крайне нуждающимися в боеприпасах. согласно Краткой истории (стр. 229), группа Ретимно включала в себя учебный батальон местных резервистов и батальон (Τάγμα Οπλιτών Χωροφυλακής, примерно «солдатский батальон жандармерии»), состоящий из переброшенной на остров жандармерии. в марте (900 человек, 15 офицеров, с. 224). Это также будет `` 800 хорошо вооруженная греческая гражданская полиция '' (которая, следовательно, на самом деле не была `` гражданской полицией '', поскольку жандармерия была полувоенным органом) в самом Ретимно, упомянутая ниже (и которую следует переместить вверх, поскольку ВПП обсуждается отдельно от района города Ретимно).
  • Австралийский 2/1-й батальон (2/1-й) ... был расположен на холме Б. и вокруг него, согласно Краткой истории (стр. 229), у австралийцев было всего десять полевых орудий (6x75 мм и 4x100 мм, я полагаю, калибры не точные)
  • Греческий 4-й полк располагался на гребне между двумя австралийскими частями и 5-м полком ... Опять же, исходя из Краткой истории (стр. 224), эти «полки» были таковыми только по названию. Фактически это были батальоны из центров подготовки новобранцев на Пелопоннесе, эвакуированные в апреле. Всего на Крите их было 8 человек, всего около 4 900 человек. Они были переименованы в «полки», но оказались совершенно бесполезными, поскольку составлявшие их новобранцы прошли обучение не более чем на несколько дней. Их снаряжение было разнородным, максимум 5-20 патронов на ружье, а около трети мужчин вообще не имели оружия.
  • Перед вторжением немцы провели кампанию бомбардировок, кампания началась 14 мая (Краткая история, стр. 234), и также была направлена ​​на предотвращение выхода судов на Крит, вынуждая войска союзников на Крите происходить ночью, и в основном с более мелкими судами.
Боевой
  • В Греции немцы, как указано выше, «на материке ...», что означает «в материковой Греции» после избыточного.
  • Союзники поняли, что это может быть прелюдией к десантному штурму. Можно ли еще прямо добавить, что это означало, что немцы утратили элемент неожиданности и что задержка между бомбардировкой и высадкой позволила союзникам оправиться от бомбардировки?
  • всего 160 Ju 52s 161 согласно Краткой истории (стр. 239)
  • на греческих аэродромах материковые аэродромы
  • Выжившие немцы 2-го батальона ... пострадали 400 человек убитыми или ранеными. согласно Краткой истории (стр. 240), десантники сначала захватили деревню Ставроменос, а оттуда атаковали холм А. В остальном более или менее то же самое.
  • многие члены 2 / II батальона, я думаю, вы имеете в виду 2 / III батальон
  • приземлился, как и планировалось, возле Платанес per Concise History (стр. 240), к западу от Платана, в Периволии, где находился тренировочный батальон греческих резервистов, который, будучи практически безоружным, просто рухнул.
  • критская полиция, как отмечалось выше, не критская полиция, а новобранцы жандармерии
  • согласно Краткой истории (стр. 240), Кэмпбелл запросил подкрепление из штаба союзников для его контратаки, но оно не было предоставлено. Группа Георгиуполиса (остальная часть 19-й бригады, включая штаб бригады), которая не подверглась атаке и, следовательно, была доступна, была отправлена ​​в Ханью.
  • При первом свете 21 мая « Краткая история» предлагает здесь некоторые подробности. Было два направления: 2/11-й батальон атаковал в направлении прибрежной равнины и разделил 5-й греческий полк в направлении Платана, а второй - 2/1-м против холма А, а остальная часть 5-го полка - в направлении Ставроменоса (с. 244). 60 пленных были взяты на холме А, остальные, как описано (стр. 244-245). Рано утром греки достигли окраин Ставроменоса, но были скованы, и командир 5-го полка попросил артиллерийскую поддержку и танк для атаки, но Кэмпбелл отрицал это и приказал ему вернуться на свои исходные позиции после ухода из роты с двумя / 1-й батальон (с. 245).
  • Немецкий 2 / III батальон согласно Краткой истории (стр. 245), во второй половине дня (17:15) жандармерии удалось отбить деревню Кастлакия, а немцы были ограничены кладбищем Периволии вокруг церкви Агиос Георгиос. . Тот же источник также приводит общие потери немцев за 21 мая: около 70 убитыми, 300 ранеными и 200 пленными.
  • Согласно краткой истории (стр. 247-248), с утра 22-го люфтваффе все чаще совершали бомбардировки с целью оказания помощи парашютистам, в том числе против города Ретимно, где погибло несколько гражданских лиц (включая местного префекта и командир жандармерии). В остальном информация о событиях дня примерно такая же.
  • согласно Краткой истории (стр. 250-251), Ретимно снова бомбили 23-го в течение примерно семи часов (13: 00-20: 00), включая местную больницу, несмотря на то, что она была отмечена красным крестом. 23-го числа провалилось еще одно нападение на Периволию (с. 251), и в аэропорту было заключено трехчасовое перемирие, чтобы похоронить мертвых. При этом местный немецкий командующий, узнав об успехах немцев на западе, потребовал от австралийцев капитуляции, но получил отказ (с. 251). Еще одна атака на Периволию в первые часы 24-го потерпела неудачу (с. 251). Затем последовала контратака немцев из Агиос Георгиоса, но к 14:00 была проиграна (с. 251).
  • 26 мая австралийцы ... согласно Краткой истории (стр. 255), это была совместная атака с 5-м полком, в ходе которой было захвачено 100 немецких пленных, из которых 42 были ранены, которые были оставлены на фабрике. 27-го числа немцы в Периволии безрезультатно атаковали позиции жандармерии в Кастелакии (с. 255).

Обзор источника [ править ]

Обзор источника - выборочные проверки не проводились

  • Источник общей силы Австралии и Греции в инфобоксе?
Возможно ИЛИ, поэтому удалено.
  • Источник альтернативного написания в примечании 1?
Ой. Добавлен.
  • Как вы организуете источники?
Мои от А до Я попали в банк. Теперь они должны быть расположены в алфавитном порядке: «2/11 батальон» под A для австралийского военного мемориала и некролог под H для The Herald .
  • В некрологе есть конкретная дата, которую следует указать, а зачем указывать издателя?
Дата добавления, издатель удален.

Никкимария ( разговорное ) 23:42, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Как всегда спасибо за обзор Nikkimaria . Ваши комментарии адресованы выше. Гог Мягкий ( обсуждение ) 12:49, 14 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Теперь есть ошибка citeref в Управлении истории греческой армии, и эта ссылка, если она сохраняется, нуждается в очистке - конец в заголовке, повторение издателя в качестве автора, когда другие ссылки не делают, и т. Д. Nikkimaria ( обсуждение ) 14:01, 14 февраля 2021 (UTC)

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Здравствуй. Это мой первый вклад в экспертную оценку, поэтому я заранее прошу прощения, если некоторые из моих предложений по прозе покажутся наивными или изящными, независимо от моих усилий по соблюдению WP: FACR . В настоящее время у меня есть свой собственный обзор видеоигры Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered с намерением отправить его в FAC, и я был направлен на один из ваших обзоров от ImaginesTigers, к которому вы обратились . Однако похоже, что экспертная оценка сейчас близка к завершению, поэтому вместо этого я перешел к этой относительно новой.

Связывание
  • « тяжелое оружие » нуждается в поправках, поскольку оно связано с видеоигрой Heavy Weapon .

Следующие термины, выделенные жирным шрифтом, должны быть связаны:

  • " греческий остров"
  • « Австралийские и греческие силы»
  • " десантник "
  • " артиллерия "
  • " Воюющий "
  • " Адольф Гитлер "
  • « Руление »
Вести
  • "защищал взлетно-посадочную полосу возле Пиги [...]" Есть только одна взлетно-посадочная полоса? Это первое и единственное упоминание о нем так , возможно, следует отнести к его « на взлетно - посадочную полосу», или иным образом уточнить свое местоположение перед существительным?
  • «Атака на Ретмино была одной из четырех атак с воздуха на Крит 20 мая [...] после утренних атак на аэродром Малеме и главный порт Ханьи на западе Крита». Все ли это были атаки немецких войск?
  • «планировалось высадить 2-й полк над Ретимно [...]» Когда? После полудня? Вечер?
  • «Эти немецкие подразделения, высадившиеся возле позиций союзников, понесли очень большие потери как от огня с земли, так и после высадки» . Я хотел бы предложить повторную формулировку это « В немецких частях упали вблизи позицию союзников понесли очень большие потери, как от низового пожара и при посадке
  • «Главнокомандующий союзников на Ближнем Востоке генерал Арчибальд Уэйвелл». Это могло потенциально ввести читателей в заблуждение, заставив думать, что генерала зовут «Ближний Восток» до того, как его настоящее имя будет упомянуто сразу после. Рекомендуем изменить это на «Главнокомандующий союзников на Ближнем Востоке» или «Верховный главнокомандующий союзников на Ближнем Востоке».
  • «Некоторые австралийцы ушли в горы [...]» Австралийские гражданские лица или солдаты? «Взял в горы» следует заменить согласно MOS: IDIOM .
Фон
  • «Нефтяные месторождения Плоешти в Румынии будут в пределах досягаемости британских бомбардировщиков, базирующихся на острове». Может, я просто невежественен, но что такого значительного в нефтяных месторождениях? На топливо?
Союзники
  • «Снаряжения в Средиземном море было мало, особенно в глубине Крита». Это больше всего лишь мое мнение, но я думаю, что замена «особенно» на «особенно» сделает это звучание немного более формальным.
  • «За неделю из Греции прибыли 27 000 солдат Содружества». Являются ли они частью 42 000? Если это так, возможно , прояснить «27000 из войск Содружества».
  • «Оба австралийских батальона сражались в Греции». Знаем ли мы, сколько времени до Ретимно?
  • «Австралийцы насчитывали 1270 опытных ветеранов, и было несколько небольших прикрепленных подразделений Содружества». Я бы поменял «а там» на «с».
  • «Греки были 2300 сильными и недисциплинированными, плохо экипированными и крайне нуждающимися в боеприпасах» . Замените «и» на «но», чтобы проиллюстрировать несоответствие между их размером и несоответствиями.
Немцы
  • «В сводках немецкой разведки говорилось, что общая сила союзников на Крите насчитывала 5000 человек». Был ли этот вывод точным? Я думал, что общая сила союзников на много тысяч больше?
Десантники
  • «Конструкция немецких парашютов» . Относилось ли это ко всем немецким парашютам, использовавшимся во время Второй мировой войны? В таком случае я бы предложил перейти на «стандартные немецкие парашюты».
  • «были сброшены в отдельные контейнеры и до тех пор, пока десантники не добрались до них, они были беспомощны» . Грамматическая ошибка. Я думаю, что последняя часть предложения могла бы быть немного более формальной или более подробной.
  • «Немецкие десантники также должны были прыгать головой вперед со своих самолетов, и поэтому были обучены приземляться на четвереньках [...] После выхода из самолета немецкие десантники не могли контролировать свое падение или влиять на место приземления». Почему требовалось, чтобы они прыгнули головой вперед, и что в этом маневре означало, что они должны были приземлиться на четвереньках? Аналогичным образом, неспособность немецких парашютистов контролировать свое падение и пункт назначения была вызвана только типами парашютов, которые они использовали, или это относилось к парашютистам какой-либо страны?
  • «Десантники перевозились на надежных трехмоторных Ju 52. Каждый транспорт мог поднять тринадцать десантников, а их оружейные контейнеры несли на внешних бомбодержателях самолетов». Я не уверен в размещении упоминания Ju 52 по имени в конце раздела только после того, как он несколько раз упоминался как «самолет». Кроме того, считается ли Ju надежным из-за его вышеупомянутой грузоподъемности или некоторых других деталей?
Первоначальное нападение
  • «Самолет, сбросивший их, был запланирован [...]» Я полагаю, используя множественное число «были», что это было более одного самолета?
  • «В Греции у немцев были проблемы с их наспех построенными аэродромами на материковой части Греции [...]» Греция упоминается дважды. Рекомендуем оставить первый экземпляр и заменить его на «на материке» или другой вариант.
  • «смягчение пред-штурмовой поддержки от немецкой авиации» Не следует ли «смягчить» правильное время? Также может быть полезно использовать более доступные формулировки для тех, кто не знаком с военным жаргоном.
  • «Многие члены 2 / II батальона были сброшены не в том месте». Знаем ли мы, почему?
  • «Около 18:00 [...]» «Около 18:00» грамматически правильнее.
  • «но были отбиты критской полицией», - звучит немного неформально. Предлагаю в качестве примеров заменить на «отбитый» или «отталкиваемый».
Последующие операции
  • «это было нарушено, когда они были ошибочно разбомблены их собственными самолетами». В статье дважды упоминается, что это случилось с немцами. Были ли какие-нибудь несчастные случаи / смерти, о которых мы знаем?
  • «Немецкий 2-й / 3-й батальон не смог возобновить наступление на Ретимно 21-го числа, поскольку он был скован в районе Периволии критской полицией из города и вооруженными гражданскими лицами». Неясно, являются ли это те же самые вышеупомянутые полицейские и гражданские лица из Ретимно или некоторые из Периволии. Если бы обе группы были из одного места, я бы изменил формулировку на «критская полиция и вооруженные гражданские лица из города».
  • «Когда Ju 52 пролетели, союзники прекратили огонь и выставили захваченные панели с просьбой о пополнении запасов; они получили оружие, боеприпасы и оборудование». Что это за панели и как союзники использовали их для связи (в следующем абзаце упоминается использование сигнальных панелей, которые, предположительно, одно и то же)? Кроме того, я предполагаю, что поставки поступали от Ju 52 (через парашют?), Поскольку их обманом заставили думать, что они немцы?
Сдаваться
  • «Греческие потери неизвестны» . Включил бы «Число» в начале предложения.
Разное.
  • Экземпляры «пулеметов» нужно заменить на «пулеметы».
  • «Взлетно-посадочная полоса в Ретимно была примерно 8 миль (13 км) [...]» Для ясности следует использовать полную единицу измерения «мили»; его сокращение, состоящее из трех букв меньше, особой разницы не имеет.
Требования к пунктуации

Следующие слова / знаки препинания, выделенные жирным шрифтом, нуждаются в запятой или дефисе между ними:

Запятые
  • Даты месяц – день – год должны быть запятыми согласно MOS: COMMA .
  • «но строительство аэродрома состоялось, радиолокационные станции были построены, и товары были доставлены».
  • «Сгруппирован под 11-м авиационным корпусом (XI Fliegerkorps ), которым командовал [...]»
  • «после того, как 29 из 35 истребителей, базировавшихся на Крите, были уничтожены, Королевские ВВС перебросили свои самолеты в Александрию».
  • «Столкнувшись с превосходящими силами немцев, вооруженных танками и артиллерией, Кэмпбелл сдался [...]»
  • « снабжение и средства связи».
  • « Были сброшены винтовки, автоматическое оружие, минометы, боеприпасы, еда и вода»
  • «Транспортный самолет должен был лететь прямо, низко и медленно»,
  • «В то же время его 1-й батальон (2 / я)»
  • «Парашютисты не сбрасывались одновременно, а выполнялись по ряду легких целей [...]» (точка с запятой после «одновременно»; запятая после «вместо».)
  • «Немецкий 2-й батальон окопался на вершине холма, потеряв 400 человек убитыми или ранеными».
  • «С первыми лучами солнца 21 мая союзники [...]»
  • «радио было передано в резиновую лодку, и она плыла к пляжу. Радио, шлюпка и гидросамолет [...]»
  • «На следующий день Уэйвелл заказал [...]»
  • «Утром 29 мая немецкие войска [...]»
  • «Утром 20 мая двое усилились [...]»
Дефисы
  • "под кодовым названием " Операция Меркурий [...] "
  • " часть перевозится по воздуху"
  • «Воздушные операции Германии над Ретимно были плохо скоординированы »

Тед Качиньски [ править ]

Номинатор (ы): AviationFreak 💬 5:57, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Эта статья о Теде Качиньском, также известном как Унабомбер. Он рос одаренным ребенком и позже, после некоторой возможной психологической травмы, стал крупным серийным бомбардировщиком до своего ареста в 1996 году. В настоящее время он отбывает восемь пожизненных заключений в ADX Florence .

Поскольку я впервые выдвигаюсь в FAC, я запросил (и получил!) Важные рекомендации от Gog the Mild и SandyGeorgia . AviationFreak 💬 05:57, 12 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Обзор изображения [ править ]

  • Файл: Unabomber-sketch.png - Я подозреваю, что это PD, но ему нужна дополнительная документация: является ли Бойлан служащим федерального правительства? Если бы это было сделано на контрактной основе, авторское право могло бы быть другим.
    Я не уверен, как это лучше всего определить, но после беглого просмотра ее ауобиографии и этого источника кажется, что она работает со всеми уровнями правоохранительных органов на индивидуальной контрактной основе. В заархивированной версии ныне мертвой ссылки на странице Commons просто говорится, что ФБР «распространило» скетч в 1987 году. Я предполагаю, что лицензирование изображения зависит от первоначального соглашения между Бойланом и ФБР, но, честно говоря, лицензирование изображений - это область, в которой я не особенно силен. AviationFreak 💬 06:35, 12 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    Это заставляет меня подозревать, что им можно пользоваться бесплатно, но я не уверен. Никкимария , вы эксперт по авторским правам на изображения, что вы думаете? Заранее спасибо, ( t · c ) buidhe 16:11, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Я согласен с А.Ф. в том, что от характера отношений между Бойланом и ФБР будет зависеть, можно ли это считать работой по найму. Этот источник предполагает, что изображение защищено авторским правом. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 22:45, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • С лицензированием других изображений все в порядке ( t · c ) buidhe 06:11, 12 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Комментарий от Buidhe
  • В разделе «Манифест», похоже, можно было бы использовать более агрессивный стиль резюме, учитывая, что в нем есть собственная статья. Подраздел «Стиль» слишком короткий, и его следует вырезать или объединить в другой раздел. «Прием» и «Влияния» следует урезать или просто переместить в подпункт. ( t · c ) buidhe 07:19, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Я переместил раздел "Влияния" в статью манифеста и удалил раздел "Прием", поскольку статья манифеста довольно хорошо описывает прием. AviationFreak 💬 21:05, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Частичный обзор Nick-D [ править ]

Приятно видеть это в FAC, но я не думаю, что буду публиковать полный обзор, поскольку считаю, что статьи о психах немного тяжелы. Хочу сделать несколько комментариев:

  • Таблица взрывов немного сбивает с толку - я не понимаю, почему были объединены строки с описанием занятий и травм жертв отдельных атак.
    • Несвязанные ячейки в столбце «Травмы», но мне кажется, что слияние ячеек в «Государстве», «Местоположение» и «Занятие» показывает, как Качиньский будет ориентироваться на определенные области и профессии. AviationFreak 💬 03:28, 13 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Почему Качиньский содержится в тюрьме сверхмощного режима, а не в обычной тюрьме строгого режима? Предположительно это связано с оценкой того, что он может предпринять дальнейшие атаки?
    • Глядя на это, кажется, что ADX Florence используется больше как тюрьма для высокопоставленных заключенных (бомбардировщики OKC, бомбардировщики Бостонского марафона, начальство Аль-Каиды и т. Д.), Чем для обеспечения надзора сверх обычных тюрем максимального уровня. Поскольку заключенные там также серьезно страдают психологическими потерями, я думаю, что Флоренция в первую очередь служит местом, куда помещают « действительно плохих парней». AviationFreak 💬 03:28, 13 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Я бы удалил цитату из жалости к самому себе в разделе «Лишение свободы», поскольку она ничего не добавляет и рискует быть сочтенной сочувствующей этому убийце. Nick-D ( разговор ) 02:57, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Перефразировал в прозу. AviationFreak 💬 03:28, 13 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Обзор источника [ править ]

Выборочные проверки не выполнены

  • Некоторые данные в информационном окне, такие как его рост, нигде не указаны.
  • Цитаты следует приводить в начале, даже если цитируются позже.
  • Ведущий утверждает, что «был предметом самого длительного и самого дорогостоящего расследования в истории Федерального бюро расследований». Источник, подтверждающий эту деталь в тексте, датируется 1996 годом - остается ли это правдой?
    • Я не могу найти более свежий источник, прямо заявляющий, что это справедливо и сегодня, но эта статья History.com за 2018 год, по крайней мере, дает понять, что это было самым дорогим в то время, если не с тех пор. History.com не очень надежен, и я не могу найти других подобных источников, поэтому статью можно изменить, чтобы было ясно, что расследование Качиньского было самым дорогостоящим в то время . AviationFreak 💬 22:16, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «посвятил себя чтению о социологии и политической философии, таких как работы Жака Эллюля» - источник?
  • "Целевая группа увеличилась до более чем 150 человек, работающих на полную ставку, но тщательный анализ обнаруженных компонентов бомб и расследование жизней пострадавших показали мало пользы для установления личности подозреваемого, который построил бомбы в основном из имеющихся подручных материалов. Практически везде. Жертвы, как позже выяснили следователи, были выбраны без разбора на основе библиотечных исследований "- источник?
  • Chicago Tribune - это рабочее название, National Public Radio, Inc. - издатель. Проверяйте повсюду на наличие проблем такого рода
  • Будьте последовательны в том, когда вы указываете местоположение публикации и как они форматируются
  • Будьте последовательны при включении издателей в периодические издания
  • Предполагается ли, что FN15 процитирует Карр-Морс?
  • Гризет или Гризетт?
  • Названия авторов включать не обязательно, как в FN3.
  • Что делает Harvard Crimson высококачественным надежным источником? Средний ? Джон Буллоу? Техника ? Дикость?
    • WP: RSP : «Авторитетные студенческие СМИ, такие как The Harvard Crimson , обычно считаются надежными источниками новостей об их школе и местном сообществе». В этом случае Crimson используется как всеобъемлющая биография Качиньского, которую сильно поддерживают одноклассники.
    • Medium - это блог-сайт, как отмечает Hog Farm ниже. В данном случае это интервью с братом Качиньского, при этом подтвержденное утверждение почти напрямую взято из ответа Давида Качиньского на вопрос.
    • Буллоу - ученый, имеющий докторскую степень в области молний, ​​что, конечно, не имеет отношения к этой теме. Однако цитируемый источник представляет собой лишь список академических работ Качиньского и используется в статье для указания дат и названий некоторых работ. Поскольку Буллоу - ученый, это, вероятно, надежно.
    • Источник технологий был заменен на один из Музея преступности в Вашингтоне.
    • Wildism - это просто список писем Качиньского.
  • FN11 должен иметь статус URL, помеченный как мертвый. Проверить для других
  • FN13 отсутствует кредит агентства
    • Я считаю, что сделал это, добавив в качестве издателя Associated Press. Если вы не это имели в виду, дайте мне знать.
  • Будьте последовательны в обращении с источниками без указания авторов
  • FN28 отсутствует дата. То же FN29, проверьте другие
  • FN46: сведения здесь не совпадают с данными по предоставленной ссылке
  • Будьте последовательны в том, как вы форматируете работу с несколькими авторами
  • В FN49 отсутствуют страницы, проверьте наличие других
  • FN54: не видите указание автора по данной ссылке

Остановка там - здесь еще нужна значительная уборка. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 02:44, 14 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • Все сделано выше моей заметки о FN13, если не указано иное. Мне нужно остановиться прямо сейчас, но я вернусь, чтобы закончить это. AviationFreak 💬 22:16, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Комментарий к источнику от Hog Farm - Medium - это сайт для хостинга блогов, поэтому автору блога необходимо иметь очень хорошие учетные данные, чтобы его можно было считать высококачественным источником. Обсуждение Hog Farm 18:36, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Гог Мягкий [ править ]

Отказ от обзора. Я сделал несколько комментариев по этому поводу в PR.

  • «против людей, связанных с современными технологиями». Подавляющее большинство населения мира «связано с современными технологиями». Есть ли фраза, которая сужает его? Или кампания была фактически случайной? Или «против людей, которые, по его мнению, были связаны с современными технологиями» или тому подобное? Например, действительно ли президент лоббистской группы лесной промышленности «связан с современными технологиями»?
  • "отправил подсказку" Может быть, будет немного яснее, что это было связано?
  • «жизнь в тюрьме без возможности условно-досрочного освобождения». Это может быть проблема USVar, но, на мой взгляд, это должна быть «жизнь в тюрьме без возможности условно-досрочного освобождения», как используется в основной статье.
  • «умный, но одинокий человек». Либо удалите запятую, либо добавьте одну после слова «одинокий».
  • "передан анонимному поверенному". Настоящий профессиональный юрист?
  • «1 F, 5 Bs и 12 As в его 17 курсах». 18 классов на 17 курсах - это правильно?
  • «в 1975 году он начал совершать диверсии против близлежащих объектов». Знаем ли мы какие-либо подробности относительно того, в какой форме приняли эти действия?
  • «в том же году провел семейное собрание без Теда, чтобы наметить будущее». Будущее чего?
  • «его брат уволил его за то, что он написал оскорбительные лимерики о женщине-начальнике, за которой он недолго ухаживал». Его брат ухаживал?
  • «он выпустил дым, который вызвал аварийную посадку». Я знаю, что вы имеете в виду, но "принудительно", верно? «Может быть, заставил пилота совершить аварийную посадку»?
  • «был доставлен в полицию кампуса, которая обезвредила его с помощью саперов». → «был доставлен в полицию университетского городка, и его обезвредили саперы».
  • «Начиная с 2000 года ... зеленые анархические и экоэкстремистские движения стали высоко ценить сочинения Качиньского» Я не думаю, что вы имеете в виду, поэтому предложите разрыв предложения.
  • "и была создана служба почтовой инспекции США". → «и была создана Служба почтовой инспекции США».
  • «используя формулировку, аналогичную манифесту». → «используя формулировку, аналогичную той, что в манифесте».
  • «Возникли теории, называющие Качиньского Убийцей Зодиака». Не могли бы мы дать краткое объяснение того, кем был Зодиакальный Убийца.
  • Ссылка большое жюри.
  • «Библиотека отклонила предложение, потому что у нее уже были копии произведений». Необязательно : → «Библиотека отклонила предложение на том основании, что у нее уже есть копии произведений».
  • «Качиньского несколько раз пародировали» Необязательно : «был» → «был».

Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 16:29, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Все, кроме последней пули, сделано. AviationFreak 💬 03:14, 16 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Five Nights at Freddy's (видеоигра) [ править ]

Номинатор (и): GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 12:03, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья об инди-видеоигре ужасов, которая стала чрезвычайно популярной после появления в многочисленных популярных видеороликах Let's Play на YouTube . Это привело к запуску очень успешной медиа-франшизы , которая теперь включает в себя несколько видеоигр и книг, а в настоящее время разрабатывается экранизация. GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 12:03, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Википедия: Рецензия / Five Nights at Freddy's (видеоигра) / archive1 Sandy Georgia ( Обсуждение ) 16:42, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Прокомментируйте, что обоснования добросовестного использования должны быть расширены чем-то более информативным, чем "na". См. Файл: Sonic modern and classic designs.png для достойного примера того, как они должны работать. ( t · c ) buidhe 17:05, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я расширил их, дайте мне знать, если мне нужно добавить что-нибудь еще. GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 00:42, 13 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Проверка источника - проверка мест не проводилась

  • Что делает Cliqist надежным источником высокого качества? Софтпедия? Engadget? Вооруженный геймер? котаку? Clickteam? Деструктоид? WMPoweruser? ComicBook.com? Думаете об играх? ScreenRant? Эскапист? Player.One? Христианская почта? International Business Times?
    • Не номинант здесь. Я ворвусь, чтобы ответить на это. WP: VG / RS указывает на то, что Engadget, ComicBook.com (см. Раздел «Другое надежное» на этой странице) и Kotaku являются надежными; он считает надежность статей Destructoid ситуативной и зависимой от автора, а для Escapist находит только статьи, написанные добровольцами с октября 2017 года по июль 2018 года, сомнительной известности, в то время как другие статьи определенно надежны. Согласно этой странице , для Softpedia все редакционные обзоры считаются достоверными, а новостные сообщения - сомнительными. Мы можем с уверенностью сказать , IBT не является надежным один бит, а поскольку IBT Media также владеет Player.One, мы можем вычеркнуть его из списка используемых источников. WG / RS также считает Armed Chair ненадежным, потому что это дерьмовый блог, написанный самим собой, который ведет один парень . Надежность Screen Rant была предметом серьезных споров, с сильными аргументами (простите за клише) с обеих сторон ]. Кроме того, я не вижу никаких проблем, используя интервью с разработчиком игры, проведенное на проверенном официальном сайте движка игры, и помню: первоисточники автоматически не являются ненадежными. WMPowerUser не очень хорошо выглядит. Статьи, которые я вижу, написаны одними и теми же двумя людьми, что непростительно для сайта, на который вы можете отправлять статьи.XD. И позвольте мне угадаю, Christian Post ставится под сомнение, потому что он поддерживает Трампа и принадлежит евангелистам, верно? HumanxAnthro ( разговор ) 03:45, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я удалил Cliqist, Armed Gamer, WMPowerUser, Player.One, Escapist, Softpedia, Screen Rant, International Business Times и Christian Post в качестве источников. Kotaku, Engadget, Destructoid и ComicBook.com - все они используются в качестве источников в текущих статьях по видеоиграм (см. Sonic the Hedgehog и Super Mario Galaxy ). Я бы также сказал, что Clickteam является приемлемым источником согласно рассуждению вышеупомянутого пользователя. Что касается источника Think Gaming, я не могу найти другого источника с информацией о количестве продаж игры. Источник кажется нормальным, но я не могу доказать, что это источник высокого качества. Нужно ли мне вообще удалить эту часть раздела продаж? GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 09:57, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Использование в других статьях или интервью сами по себе не являются достаточным основанием; см. эту страницу для некоторых указателей по обоснованию. Если вы не можете найти альтернативный источник или причину, по которой его следует считать высококачественным, то да, возможно, вам придется удалить цитируемый материал. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 14:35, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Как вы решаете, когда включать издателя?
  • Я бегло просматриваю списки ссылок других FA видеоигр, и кажется, что издатели обычно не включаются. Должен ли я вообще удалить издателей из цитирований страницы? GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 10:53, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Вам не нужно сопоставлять формат цитирования с какой-либо другой страницей, если вы этого не хотите, вам просто нужно быть последовательным в этой статье. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 14:35, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • FN7 отсутствует дата
  • Фиксированный. GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 10:24, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Автор FN22 указан неверно
  • Фиксированный. GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 10:24, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • FN26 отсутствует автор
  • Эта ссылка была удалена (см. Выше). GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 10:24, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • FN32: ссылка ведет на Yahoo и указывает AFP - откуда берется кредит Relaxnews? Никкимария ( разговорное ) 00:39, 14 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Фиксированный. GenericWikiUser1 ( обсуждение ) 10:24, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • AFP - это не работа, это агентство. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 14:35, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Уильям Хардхэм [ править ]

Номинатор (ы): Завед ( разговор ) 09:37, 8 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья про Уильяма Хардхэма, новозеландского солдата, награжденного Крестом Виктории за спасение раненого товарища во время англо-бурской войны . Он был вторым новозеландцем, получившим венчурное вознаграждение. Он продолжал службу в Первой мировой войне. Тяжело раненный в Галлиполи, после выздоровления он был командиром военного госпиталя в Новой Зеландии, а затем участвовал в кампании на Синае и в Палестине . После войны он был вовлечен в администрацию союза регби . Статья прошла проверку GA в июле 2018 года, а затем проверку Milhist A-class в мае 2019 года. В прошлом году я немного обновил статью, ожидая передать ее в FAC. Заранее спасибо всем, кто участвует в обзоре.Завед ( разговор ) 09:37, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • В изображении информационного окна отсутствует замещающий текст. Heartfox ( разговор ) 18:35, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я добавил замещающий текст. Завед ( разговор ) 09:13, 9 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Изображения имеют свободную лицензию ( t · c ) buidhe 23:46, 8 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Поддержка от Gog the Mild [ править ]

Отказ от обзора. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 14:59, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • «это могло быть присуждено в то время британским силам и силам Содружества». Вставьте "члены".
  • Я поменял персонал на участников, но в остальном изменил согласно предложению. Завед ( разговор ) 08:11, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Достигнув к концу войны звания майора». Может быть, добавить «в 1914 году»?
  • Я думаю, вы имеете в виду 1918 год? Добавили. Завед ( разговор ) 08:11, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «В конечном итоге он сыграл 53 игры за провинцию». Какая провинция?
  • Уточнили - я думаю, что изначально я сформулировал это таким образом, чтобы попытаться избежать слишком частого использования Веллингтона, но я думаю, это неизбежно. Завед ( разговор ) 08:11, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «первая и единственная такая награда». Нужны ли нам «сначала и»?
  • Хороший момент, немного избыточно, не так ли. Перефразировали. Завед ( разговор ) 08:11, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Это мероприятие произошло еще до объявления награды». Неспециалист плохо понимает, что это означает, поэтому, возможно, есть объяснение в строке, особенно о «публикации в газетах».
  • Я перефразировал. Завед ( разговор ) 08:11, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Сама медаль официально не выгравирована». Что было выгравировано и где на медали?
  • Расширили это. Завед ( разговор ) 09:18, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Rough Riders провели последние недели своей службы в Южной Африке». Необязательно : «его» → «их».
  • Измененный. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Это тоже было причастно». Вполне возможно, только я, но обращение к Rough Riders как «это» действительно раздражает.
  • Измененный. Ранее в этом разделе я все равно использовал их / их, так что изменения на самом деле делают для единообразия. И, глядя на это снова, это немного раздражает. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «О начале Первой мировой войны» Состояние, когда.
  • Выполнено. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «и будет предназначено для службы», «будет» → «был».
  • Выполнено. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «организовывать спортивные мероприятия, чтобы занять мужчин». → «Организуйте спортивные мероприятия, чтобы мужчины были чем-то заняты».
  • Выполнено. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «В то время как WMR пропустил начальную посадку в Галлиполи». Предложите другую фразу для «пропущенного».
  • Перефразировал. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Первые высадки в Галлиполи». Назовите дату.
  • Перефразировал. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Во время нападения на бухту Анзак». Не могли бы вы указать, кто атаковал.
  • Уточнили. Завед ( разговор ) 09:03, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «и это было во время этой помолвки», Удалить «было».
  • Выполнено. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Изначально временная должность». Удалите «просто».
  • Выполнено. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «репатриирован обратно в Новую Зеландию, страдающую малярией». Необязательно : → «репатриирован обратно в Новую Зеландию, страдающий малярией».
  • Так лучше, изменились. Zawed ( разговор ) 08:59, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Невозможно вернуться к работе кузнецом». Я могу догадаться, почему, но я думаю, вам следует быть откровенным.
  • Уточнили. Завед ( разговор ) 09:02, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Хороший. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 14:59, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Gog the Mild , спасибо, что взглянули на это. Я внес некоторые правки в статью и ответил комментариями выше. Ура, Завед ( разговор ) 09:18, 11 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Арсенал Женщины 11–1 Бристоль Сити Женщины [ править ]

Номинатор (ы): Эдвинлондон ( разговор ) 15:44, 6 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Это статья о примечательной игре женской Суперлиги Футбольной ассоциации 2019–20 . Я возвращаю это сюда, в FAC, для второй попытки. Вот сравнение разницы между первой и второй попыткой: [2] . Я последовал советам рецензентов, которые давали с первой попытки, и расширил статью, провел ее через экспертную оценку, а затем отнес ее в Гильдию редакторов . Я благодарен редакторам, которые помогли улучшить ситуацию. Я пытался добиться консенсуса в Project Footy по названию статьино не получил. Некоторые обозреватели утверждали, что после названия каждого клуба должно быть «WFC» («Arsenal WFC 11–1 Bristol City WFC»), чтобы читатели знали, что это статья о футболе, а не о каком-либо другом виде спорта. Я, конечно, понимаю их точку зрения, но я не уверен, что этого достаточно, чтобы передать, что это женская игра. Другие утверждали, что добавление WFC дважды добавляет слишком много беспорядка. Кажется, что не существует прецедентов женских клубных матчей, а известные мужские клубные матчи не имеют установленных правил. Я думаю, что нынешнее название работает нормально. Это соответствует тому, как BBC и Guardian описывают светильники в своих списках. Эдвинин Лондон ( разговорное ) 15:44, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • Оба изображения имеют свободную лицензию . Но первая подпись в информационном окне должна четко указывать, что это не изображение игры. На самом деле я бы посоветовал переместить изображение на «задний план», где меньше шансов ввести в заблуждение читателей, которые не обязательно будут внимательно читать подпись. ( t · c ) buidhe 11:01, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Спасибо за проверку. Я поменял местами изображения: теперь Miedema вверху, а изображение территории в разделе сводки матча. Эдвинин Лондон ( разговорное ) 22:44, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Я не думаю, что это решит проблему, потому что фотография Мидемы также была сделана во время другой игры, о которой четко не сказано. Я бы переместил это изображение в раздел Aftermath и просто не имел бы ведущего изображения, если бы не было бесплатных изображений игры. В противном случае его необходимо правильно пометить. ( t · c ) buidhe 23:44, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Хорошо, я переместил их обратно. Я думаю, что ни одно изображение не является слабым, поэтому я добавил отказ от ответственности к подписи. Использование основания в качестве главного имиджа кажется обычным (см. « Манчестер Юнайтед» 9–0, Ипсвич Таун и Кардифф Сити, 2–1, «Лидс Юнайтед» (2002) ). Эдвинин Лондон ( разговорное ) 08:02, 9 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Для шаблонов футбольной формы требуется замещающий текст. Таблица статистики нуждается в заголовке; вы можете заключить его с шаблоном: только для чтения с экрана, поскольку он будет дублировать заголовок для зрячих читателей. Heartfox ( разговор ) 20:11, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Я добавил замещающий текст в шаблон комплекта и подпись только для чтения с экрана. Спасибо за обзор, я ценю, что вы нашли время сделать это. Эдвинин Лондон ( разговорное ) 22:44, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Обзор источника Я скоро вернусь к этому. Может претендовать на очки WikiCup. Разговор на Hog Farm 17:34, 9 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

У меня сотрясение мозга, так что в ближайшее время этого не произойдет. Обсуждение Hog Farm 18:06, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

О боже, жаль это слышать, Боровая ферма. Я желаю тебе скорейшего выздоровления. Эдвинин Лондон ( разговорное ) 08:24, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Хорошо, я выздоровел намного быстрее, чем мог, поэтому я снова буду требовать этот обзор источника.

Обзор источника [ править ]

Как и выше, может претендовать на очки википедии. Обсуждение Hog Farm 22:17, 14 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

  • Я рекомендую стандартизировать заголовок падежа предложения и заголовки падежа. Это не имеет большого значения, но некоторым нравится это видеть.
  • Я заметил, что вы не очень согласны с тем, как вы форматируете ссылки на The Football Association. Иногда он связан, иногда нет, иногда это издатель, иногда - параметр | work =. Я бы порекомендовал здесь последовательность.
  • Точно так же иногда BBC Sport связан, а иногда нет.

Вышесказанное довольно разборчиво, но это почти все, что я могу увидеть, взглянув на форматирование. Позже я буду проводить выборочную проверку целостности исходного текста и тщательного перефразирования. Обсуждение Hog Farm 22:24, 14 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Выборочные проверки проводятся у пользователя: Hog Farm / выборочные проверки / ArsenalBristol . Нет проблем с точным перефразированием, хотя есть некоторые незначительные проблемы с подробностями, которые могут быть мне непонятны. Одна ссылка теперь ведет к текущему сезону, а не к сезону, на который она цитируется, поэтому здесь может потребоваться обходной путь. Обсуждение Hog Farm 15:55, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Ворона посмотрела на меня [ править ]

Номинатор (и): печенье с ДМТ ( выступление ) 18:08, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о смерти Женевьевы Кастре и последующем горе ее мужа Фила Эльверума . Это один из самых важных альбомов в его карьере и один из самых признанных критиков 2010-х годов. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 18:08, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)

С помощью BLZ , Ceoil и Moisejp статья была подвергнута обширной доработке и общей работе; три редакции копии GOCE и две экспертные оценки являются еще одним свидетельством. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 18:08, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Википедия: Рецензирование / A Crow Looked at Me / archive2 , Sandy Georgia ( Обсуждение ) 18:40, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Мысли Герильеро - пройти [ править ]

  • Аноны как авторы довольно глупые. Используется ли это в стиле цитирования?
    Из шаблона: Sfn : «Нет единого мнения (в Википедии или среди стилей цитирования) о том, как форматировать цитирование с указанием даты автора для работ, у которых нет конкретного автора ... Другие руководства по стилю рекомендуют использовать« Анонимный »или« Анонимный ». " Бисквит с ДМТ ( разговор ) 03:04, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Трудно отследить Anona по сравнению с Anonb. Мне в основном нужно Ctrl + F, чтобы найти цитату, указывающую на текст
    • Вы можете установить привязку к заголовку, если вам так удобнее.
    Фиксированный. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 09:23, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Вилы не связаны при каждом использовании в цитатах, и, похоже, это стиль, который вы собираетесь использовать
    Фиксированный. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 03:04, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Почему эти высококачественные источники
    • http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/album/A5951.htm
    AM был процитирован несколькими надежными книгами и веб-сайтами: PopMatters X2 Spin Billboard X2 : «Веб-сайт acclaimedmusic.net собирает обзоры и списки лучших альбомов практически из всех мыслимых критических источников и использует их для составления чего-то, близкого к согласованному списку. величайших альбомов всех времен ". Энциклопедия великих записей популярных песен, том 1 Музыкальный Интернет без запутанных вещей: использование онлайн-сервисов для расширения ваших музыкальных горизонтов. и Рок-канон: канонические ценности в восприятии рок-альбомов. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 21:42, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Звучит хорошо - Guerillero Parlez Moi 03:50, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/73225/Mount-Eerie-A-Crow-Looked-At-Me/
    Удаленный. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 21:42, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • https://atwoodmagazine.com/crow-looked-me-mount-eerie-review/
    Удаленный. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 21:42, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2017/the-best-bandcamp-albums-of-2017-40-21
    Мартин (2017) удален. Levenson (2017) в настоящее время остается, поскольку предыдущая работа его автора с NPR и Pitchfork может гарантировать надежность; это на ваше усмотрение. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 21:42, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Мне нравится - Guerillero Parlez Moi 03:50, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/mount-eerie-expressing-emptiness-in-songwriting/ Мне кажется, это студенческое издание.
    Удаленный. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 21:55, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • https://maximumfun.org/episodes/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/bullseye-jesse-thorn-werner-herzog-and-phil-elverum/
    Ведущий Джесси Трон работал над публикациями PRI и NPR, а работу хвалили WSJ и TIME . Кроме того, я имею в виду, что это буквально запись Эльверума. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 21:55, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Если это просто интервью, все в порядке - Guerillero Parlez Moi 03:50, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/15-01-2018/how-to-listen-to-mount-eerie-the-saddest-musician-in-the-world/
    Имеет обширную команду редакторов и финансируется Художественным советом Новой Зеландии Той Аотеароа. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 22:05, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Звучит неплохо. Я не выпускал их под надзором Совета прессы Новой Зеландии - Guerillero Parlez Moi 03:50, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/phil-elverum-on-creating-art-from-grief/
    Писатель опубликовал монографии о музыке , уволился, когда куратор музыкального музея вел колонку о Pitchfork, был директором редакционной деятельности и Stereogum, а также сотрудничал с журналом Believer Magazine и The Village Voice . Опять же, на ваше усмотрение. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 22:15, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Звучит неплохо. Тогда я бы посчитал их экспертами - Guerillero Parlez Moi 03:50, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/mount-eerie/crow-looked-me
    Удаленный. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 22:28, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/mount-eerie-announces-european-tour-dates-november
    Vice процитировал TMT ; как и The New York Times . Цитируемый писатель и главный редактор Марвин Лин опубликовал книгу 33, по поводу которой были проведены консультации с персоналом TMT . Линь была редактором Pitchfork до того, как основала журнал ( [3] ). Другой сотрудник, Чарльз Убагс, читал академические лекции в социальных сетях и работал журналистом / редактором BBC, DrownedinSound, The Quietus и Stool Pigeon ( [4] ). Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 22:28, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Звучит неплохо. - Guerillero Parlez Moi 03:50, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

- Guerillero Parlez Moi 00:32, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Проходит мой исходный обзор. Мне очень не нравятся анноны, но это допустимый выбор стиля - Guerillero Parlez Moi 03:50, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Спасибо. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 17:22, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Я участвовал в экспертной оценке.

  • Я согласен с Герильеро в том, что «анонсы как авторы - своего рода тупица». Я понимаю, что они могут быть «допустимым выбором стиля», но способ создания SFN с короткими нотами на самом деле создает проблему. Представьте, что читатель смотрит на эту статью в печатном виде (такое бывает). Без «скачка», обеспечиваемого SFN к фактическому источнику, как они определяют, какой анон является источником? Было бы намного предпочтительнее указывать название статьи в SFN вместо анонса, так как их очень много. Я бы предпочел, чтобы они были исправлены, чтобы они работали в печатных версиях и зеркалах, а также в Википедии, где можно щелкать переходы.
Сегодня утром DMT попал в формулу «Pitchfork editors (22 декабря 2017)», которую я предпочитаю и рекомендую внедрить для всех анонимных источников. Ceoil ( обсуждение ) 19:45, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Как упоминал Ceoil, я преобразовал большинство цитируемых Anon в редакторов / авторов [публикаций] . По общему мнению, это к лучшему. Ты согласен? Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 20:00, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Это неявно. Сделай это. Ceoil ( разговор ) 21:08, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
FWIW, мне это больше нравится - In act (Guerillero) Parlez Moi 01:09, 15 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Просто примечание: на сделанный выше запрос Герильеро о https://maximumfun.org/episodes/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/bullseye-jesse-thorn-werner-herzog-and-phil-elverum/ , на который вы ответили " Ведущий Джесси Трон работал, опубликованный PRI и NPR, и работа, получившая высокую оценку WSJ, "обычно вы должны предоставить доказательства этого. Не предоставляя нам эту информацию, прилежные рецензенты обязаны ее найти. Кроме того, логика «просто интервью» не работает для меня по двум причинам: а) все еще должно быть надежным (откуда мы знаем, что автор достоверно использовал материал интервью), и б) обычно говорится все, что стоит сказать. из надежных источников. Я не возражаю против этого источника как таковой, просто указываю на эти проблемы.
    Я добавил ссылку типа AM и TMT, если это поможет вам. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 20:09, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • То же самое относится и к вашему ответу на https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/phil-elverum-on-creating-art-from-grief/ ... Отмечая, как вы обработали ответ для https://www.tinymixtapes.com/ news / mount-eerie-announces-european-tour-Date-november, что намного лучше :)
    Я добавил ссылки, такие как ответы AM и TMT. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 20:00, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Удовлетворен поиском источников и тем, что все вопросы, поднятые Герильеро , решены. Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 22:17, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Это только мои неприятные нотки; планирую рассмотреть остальное. Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 18:50, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Обзор СМИ - пройти [ изменить ]

  • Обложка альбома выиграет от улучшенного обоснования добросовестного использования (подсказка: не пишите «нет», когда можно было бы быть более конкретным)
  • Файл: Теодор Киттельсен, Сория Мория.jpg Нужна метка PD-US (вероятно, PD-1996)
    Оба обновлены. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 19:48, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Другие бесплатные носители подходят для лицензирования
  • Мне нравится лицензирование аудиоклипов. ( t · c ) buidhe 06:36, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Комментарий от Buidhe
  • Комбинация относительно коротких абзацев и длинных разделов в обзоре «Фон и композиция» и, в меньшей степени, в обзоре «Музыка и тексты» затрудняет сканирование. Читателю лучше всего разбивать контент на блоки длиной примерно 3-4 абзаца с подзаголовками, особенно на мобильных устройствах, где, например, раздел фона и композиции будет занимать несколько экранов. ( t · c ) buidhe 06:44, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Я попытался исправить эту проблему; не стесняйтесь отмечать любые проблемы, которые вы обнаружите с ним. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 22:37, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Кроме того, окошки с цитатами в разделе «Прием», кажется, не делают достаточно, чтобы оправдать свое существование; Я бы рекомендовал помещать цитаты в текст и / или перефразировать. ( t · c ) buidhe 22:49, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Цитата Эльверума была удалена, так как текст уже выражал его мнение. Второй был интегрирован в текст. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 23:23, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Поддержка от Moisejp [ править ]

Поддержка по прозе и полноте. Я сделал много комментариев на странице обсуждения статьи ( Talk: A_Crow_Looked_at_Me # Comments_from_Moisejp ), и все они были рассмотрены. Моисейп ( разговор ) 16:29, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Спасибо. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 17:22, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Поддержка Ceoil [ править ]

Support, как и в случае с Moisejp, также много комментировал разговоры, делал несколько правок и участвовал в последнем PR . Я [теперь, будучи немного одержимым альбомом с тех пор, как обнаружил его через PR] знаком с большинством источников и уверен, что это одна из наших лучших стандартных альбомных статей FAC. Ceoil ( разговор ) 22:36, 5 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Спасибо. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 23:01, 5 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Отметим, что комментарий, относящийся к большинству источников, можно рассматривать как подтверждение того, что нет никаких доказательств близкого перефразирования и т. Д., И, по сути, как знак обзора источника . Ceoil ( разговор ) 15:52, 14 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии от BLZ [ править ]

Первоначальные комментарии:

  • «Его рабочее название для альбома - Death is Real ». - Хотя это прямо не упоминается в источнике, здесь стоит упомянуть, что это действительно стало названием вступительного трека.
    Первый трек называется «Real Death». Однако в нем присутствует фраза «Смерть реальна»; звуковой клип с заголовком: «Первый трек ... вводит тему, что« Death is Real », что, как однажды сказал Эльверум, могло быть названием альбома. [50]» DMT-печенье ( разговор ) 11:24, 6 Февраль 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «... чтобы представить« неудобное чувство придания значения незначительным вещам ». Приведены два источника, но предположительно цитата исходит только из последнего.
    Фиксированный. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 11:27, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Источники без даты должны иметь |(т.е. «без даты»). Он также идет в сокращенном тексте вместо года, например, «Smith nd»; при необходимости их можно отличить по «nda», «ndb» и так далее.
    Включено. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 15:16, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • В разделе "Цитаты" я бы рекомендовал сортировать "Анон". источники по дате, от самого раннего до последнего; мне не сразу понятно, как они сортируются на данный момент.
    Фиксированный. Переделал обилие анонов; добавление либо общих заголовков, таких как «ABC Writer», «Pitchfork Writers» ... или в случае списков на конец года, в которых указывается автор, который написал цитируемый сегмент - включая этот сегмент в заголовок. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 13:59, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    "Writer" - очень хорошее решение, но мне не нравится использование заглавных букв в заголовке False . Ceoil ( разговорное ) 20:41, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Фиксированный. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 23:04, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Сноски для Metacritic и Acclaimed Music: «Его появление в списке сделало его фолк-альбомом с самым высоким рейтингом за десятилетие». и «В целом, десятое место в рейтинге инди-фолк-альбома» - показалось мне несколько произвольным. Да, он сравнительно высок в списке "инди-фолка" Acclaimed Music, но сайт также относит альбом к жанру "певец-автор песен", и в статье также может быть указан рейтинг альбома по годам или десятилетиям (оба сравнительно высокие). В любом случае ссылка на "инди-фолк" от Acclaimed Music не работает, хотя, если вы настроили ее сохранить, этот URL-адрес работает.
    Удаленный. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 13:59, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Таблица «Наград» может быть расширена. Многие крупные музыкальные / новостные публикации отсутствуют ( Exlaim! [ Список жанров "фолк и кантри", но занимает второе место), Fact , The Guardian , Magnet , NPR Music , PopMatters , Tiny Mix Tapes [# 1 !!], Uncut ). В других случаях включается только список публикации на конец декады, но не на конец года ( Noisey , Spin ); OTOH Я бы включил список AllMusic на конец десятилетия, но не на конец года, так как оба все равно не имеют рейтинга, хотя добавление хотя бы одного из них означает, что будет какая-то функция для примечания «без рейтинга / звездочки» под таблицей.
    Я реализовал TMT. Я не решаюсь добавлять другие. Я считаю, что раздел похвалы должен быть кратким и выделять наиболее подходящие примеры (те, которые находятся в первой десятке или около того); включение рейтингов, таких как 47 Guardian, может привести к риску предать стиль резюме и вызвать викибуферию . Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 15:16, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Я согласен с ДМТ в этом вопросе. Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 17:41, 9 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Должен быть хотя бы краткий абзац, резюмирующий раздел «Похвалы» в прозе. Хорошая модель здесь - Yeezus  § Accolades , хотя, конечно, она не должна быть такой же длинной, как там. Я бы порекомендовал упомянуть хотя бы Metacritic и Pazz & Jop в прозе, плюс, возможно, мета-комментарии к его признанию, например, Seattle Metropolitan, отмечая его как наиболее упоминаемый альбом артиста из штата Вашингтон в списках "лучших из 2010-х". Если подумать, абзац в этом разделе также был бы гораздо лучшим местом для сносок, которые я оспорил несколькими пунктами выше. Pazz & Jop в прозе было бы хорошей возможностью также отметить, что бюллетень Роберта Кристгау по версии P&Jперечислил альбом третьим, и он прокачал альбом в сопроводительном эссе P&J . Также немного удивительно, что обзор Xgau's Vice указан в таблице для его оценки, но нигде не цитируется; у него было необычно много сказать об альбоме, и редко когда Декан сводится к сантиментам вроде «Ничего подобного, что я когда-либо слышал».
    Реализовано. Не стесняйтесь обсуждать любые проблемы или дополнения, которые считаете нужными. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 14:06, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • В разделе «Персонал»: «Кредиты адаптированы из примечаний к альбому и Cult MTL ». Непонятно, почему одних примечаний на обложке недостаточно, и кроме того, цитируются Cult MTL и Consequence of Sound . - BLZ · разговор 09:02, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Фиксированный. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 15:16, 6 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Альбом был записан на портативный компьютер, что сделало A Crow Looked at Me его первым альбомом, который был спродюсирован полностью таким образом » - Не совсем понятно, что это значит. Цифровой или аналоговый? Он записывал раньше на компьютер, но не на ноутбук? Возможно, лучше сформулировать это так: « A Crow Looked at Me был его первым альбомом, записанным на портативный компьютер, предварительно записанным с [x, y, z условиями]».
    Как ботаник Фила Элверума, я могу сказать, что да, он ранее записывал на компьютер, в частности на MacBook. Так что комментарий конкретно касается использования ноутбука. Я пытаюсь лучше сформулировать этот раздел. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 14:12, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Что касается Bandcamp Daily : Похоже, под сомнение ставился список Bandcamp Best of 2017 , но не напрямую Martin 2017. Я не вижу никаких проблем с Martin 2017 как надежным источником. Bandcamp Daily контролируется постоянным профессиональным редакционным составом ( см. Этот пост ), включая бывших участников музыкальных изданий, таких как Rolling Stone , Pitchfork и т. Д., А также бывшего редактора серии 33⅓. В любом случае нет сомнений в том, что они брали интервью с Эльверумом и что оно не было сфабриковано.
    Да, это вполне веская причина. Я посмотрю, что Мартин 2017 и соответствующая информация восстановлена. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 14:06, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Что касается информации, которую я добавил в раздел «обложки»: ссылка на Тинтин в Тибете ранее считалась тривиальной во втором рецензировании, потому что она была встроена в прозу тривиальным образом. Связь с песней на Now Only не проясняется. Главный вопрос, поднятый в ходе экспертной оценки, заключался в том, что способ написания сбивал с толку / двусмысленность темы следующего предложения. Связь с Now Only можно установить в этом интервью Stereogum : « STEREOGUM : Между двумя вашими последними альбомами есть четкая связь, будь то тот факт, что основной темой является Женевьева, или более мелкие вещи, такие какКомикс « Тинтин в Тибете» присутствует в обложке одного альбома и вдохновляет название песни на другой ... » Другие факты, добавленные в раздел обложек, не просто повторяли информацию, предоставленную изображением обложки альбома в информационном окне - вряд ли очевидно, в какой комнате то есть на фото, просто это «комната», но тот факт, что это бывшая студия Кастре, имеет огромное значение. - BLZ · talk 01:33, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    Как и выше, я повторю информацию с Мартина 2017 и добавлю ссылку на стереогум. Хорошая находка. Обновление: я добавил информацию из Лиона 2018 в виде примечания, поскольку считаю, что включение в прозу будет неприятным. Бисквит DMT ( разговор ) 14:06, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • URL-адрес Google Книг, прикрепленный к Franklin 2020, кажется мертвым, он не ссылается на настоящую страницу, потому что нет предварительного просмотра для связанного издания. Не то чтобы это действительно важно, если вы уверены, что ISBN / редакция и цитируемый номер страницы верны. В Google Книгах есть еще одно издание с предварительной версией, но это электронная книга без пронумерованной нумерации страниц.
    ISBN и указанная страница верны. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 14:59, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я заметил , что архив URL для Sankowski 2017 года был пустой, и в самом деле были пустой на каждой дате страница была «архивировать» на Archive.org (или нет UTM « ?disableRedirects=true» был присоединен к концу URL или нет). Это иногда происходит на определенных веб-сайтах, которые хотят попытаться предотвратить архивирование (или предотвратить какое-либо другое поведение, которое также предотвращает архивирование в качестве побочного эффекта). Если это произойдет, в качестве альтернативы стоит проверить Archive.is ; Я считаю, что он почти всегда (но не всегда) может сохранять страницы, которые невозможно сохранить на Archive.org. Один совет: если вы используете Archive.is, вы должны «поделиться» и скопировать «длинную ссылку» (которая использует «archive.today/» и включает полный URL-адрес заархивированной ссылки, как и Archive. org), чтобы сохранить его в Википедии.
    Спасибо за совет и спасибо за исправление URL-адреса архива. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 15:21, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • |language=Параметр используется непоследовательно для источников на английском языке. Он по-разному включается как en-us, en-br, en или чаще всего не включается. В конечном счете, это не имеет большого значения - на самом деле это строго необходимо только для неанглоязычных источников, но если вы собираетесь его использовать, я буду максимально последовательным и подробным.
    Фиксированный. Это результат несколько непоследовательного характера автоцита и моей небрежности. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 15:21, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • Я чувствую (возможно, застенчиво), как будто мои комментарии к обзору до сих пор были слишком жестко критическими, возможно, потому, что я не начал свой обзор своей обычной преамбулой о том, как я считаю данный проект явно заслуживающим серьезного рассмотрения и как Я предупреждаю, что мой метод прямого редактирования статьи не предназначен для утверждения какого-либо отношения «мой путь или дорога» (клянусь, я не пытаюсь быть придурком). Будьте уверены, что вы проделали огромную работу по написанию этой статьи, и мне нравится почти каждый шаг на этом пути. ЭтотТак выглядела статья еще до того, как вы ее редактировали, еще в 2019 году, и все это время я проверял ее, не чувствуя ничего, кроме удивления, шока и признательности, что кто-то так хорошо ее разработал. Вы его убили. Ваша общая чувствительность и приспособленность к темам и духу альбома необычайны, и я не могу дождаться, когда это будет показано, потому что вы действительно это заслужили. - BLZ · talk 08:27, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Что ж, спасибо тебе. Я не думаю, что вы были «придурком» или чрезмерно критичны, учитывая, что это FAC. На самом деле я был очень удивлен тем, насколько хорошо все здесь были. Ваши правки также были очень полезны - особенно в отношении более технических вещей, которые, я думаю, вы узнаете из моей работы над этим, а Великий американский роман не является моей сильной стороной. Я был очень рад видеть вас в команде Ok Computer, наряду с Loveless, и недавно в 1989 году я часто упоминал статью для вдохновения. Пока мы делаем комплименты, поздравляем с тем, что он, возможно, первый человек, у которого есть лирика Шефа Кифа в качестве резюме редактирования. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 15:21, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Привет @ Брандт Люк Цорн : интересно, есть ли у вас дополнительные комментарии или вердикт. Без спешки. Бисквит с DMT ( разговор ) 16:38, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Опираясь на поддержку, обзор в Wikipedia talk: Избранные статьи кандидатов / Ворона посмотрела на меня / archive1 # SandyGeorgia . Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 20:01, 7 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Поддержка , я участвовал в экспертной оценке, чтобы посмотреть на MOS и проблемы с источниками. Я удовлетворен тем, что проблемы с надежностью источников были удовлетворены, и поддержка по криту. 1, 2 и 4. Я считаю, что в источниках есть материал для написания этой статьи в более убедительной прозе, но проза как есть соответствует стандарту FA. Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 17:39, 9 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Поддержка . Я принимал участие в написании этой статьи вплоть до обзора GA, и с тех пор DMT Biscuit преуспел в доведении ее до текущего состояния. На мой взгляд, эта статья соответствует критериям FA по качеству прозы, широте охвата, источникам и тематике. Отличная работа. - эй! 15:21, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Крепкий орешек [ править ]

Номинатор (ы): Темный воин / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 13:44, 1 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о боевике 1988 года «Крепкий орешек» с Брюсом Уиллисом и неподражаемым Аланом Рикманом в главных ролях. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 13:44, 1 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Oppose by Gog the Mild [ править ]

Отказ от обзора.

Эта статья слишком длинная. Глядя на WP: LENGTH , если желателен уровень детализации, представленный в «Продакшене» или «Трюках», тогда следует выделить отдельную статью по каждому из них для каждого WP: DETAIL . Эти разделы затем можно было бы переписать в стиле резюме, чтобы передать сообщение в каждом разделе более сжатым, ярким и ясным образом.

К сожалению, эта проблема заставляет меня полагать, что статья в настоящее время не готова для FAC и что предложенная выше работа должна выполняться вне FAC, а затем статья повторно отправлена. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 18:50, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Я не верю, что Oppose справедливо, WP: LENGTH вообще не настаивает на разделении в текущем размере, раздел трюков совсем не длинный, а производство находится в рамках темы и недостаточно для поддержания ее собственная статья. Он также не больше, чем другие статьи, такие как « Прометей» , « Конан-варвар» , «День сурка» и « Охотники за привидениями II», которые имеют сопоставимую длину. Этот вопрос также не поднимался как проблема на последнем заседании FAC всего месяц назад. В любом случае спасибо за ваш вклад. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 21:38, 1 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Вы совершенно правы, WP: TOOBIG просто предполагает, что «> 60 кБ, вероятно, следует разделить ...> 50 кБ, возможно, потребуется разделить». В настоящее время размер статьи составляет 65 КБ плюс цитаты, примечания и список исполнителей. На мой взгляд, есть также - в той степени, в которой это, вероятно, лучше всего рассматривать как отдельный пункт - довольно много возможностей для более краткого стиля и мест, где он не "остается [] сосредоточенным на основной теме, не вдаваясь в ненужная деталь »(критерий 4 FAC). Я очень восхищаюсь огромным объемом работы, которую вы вложили в статью - очевидно, трудом любви - и считаю, что в целом она находится в хорошей форме, но я не считаю стиль достаточно кратким, и я считаю статью слишком долго.
Что касается краткого стиля, в качестве иллюстрации я считаю, что

Разработка «Крепкого орешка» началась в 1987 году. Сценарист Джеб Стюарт находился в тяжелом финансовом положении и нуждался в оплачиваемой работе. Он успешно представил сценарий для Columbia Pictures с Робертом Дювалем, который должен был сыграть главную роль, но проект был заброшен, а отдельный контракт на четыре сценария с Walt Disney Pictures не приносил ему достаточного дохода. После отправки своего первого контрактного сценария Disney, у Стюарта было шесть недель, когда он мог завершить работу для другой студии. Его агент Джереми Циммер связался с Ллойдом Левином, руководителем отдела развития компании Gordon.

можно представить как что-то вроде

Разработка «Крепкого орешка» началась в 1987 году. Агент сценариста Джеба Стюарта Джереми Циммер связался с Ллойдом Левином, руководителем отдела разработки в Gordon Company.

с небольшой потерей полезной информации или без нее. по аналогии

Захватить трюк было сложно, потому что Рикман падал со скоростью 32 фута (9,8 м) в секунду, и человек-оператор не мог вручную перефокусировать камеру достаточно быстро, чтобы предотвратить размытие изображения при падении. Под руководством продюсера визуальных эффектов Ричарда Эдлунда компания Boss Film Studios разработала автоматизированную систему, которая могла передавать информацию с кодировщика на камере на компьютер, который мгновенно вычислял необходимое изменение фокуса и приводил в действие двигатель на кольце фокусировки камеры, чтобы сделать это изменение. . Использовалась камера с широкоугольным объективом, снимающая со скоростью 270 кадров в секунду, создавая кадры, которые воспроизводились в 10 раз медленнее, чем обычно. Несмотря на эти нововведения, камера изо всех сил пыталась удержать Рикмана полностью в фокусе во время его 1,5-секундного падения; сцена обрывается от Рикмана, поскольку пригодные для использования кадры заканчиваются.Каскадер с медленным падением был спущен с Fox Plaza, чтобы завершить фатальный спуск Грубера.

можно резюмировать по строкам

Съемка трюка была сложной под наблюдением продюсера визуальных эффектов Ричарда Эдлунда, Boss Film Studios разработала автоматизированную систему для его съемки. Несмотря на эти нововведения, камера изо всех сил пыталась удержать Рикмана полностью в фокусе во время его 1,5-секундного падения; сцена обрывается от Рикмана, поскольку пригодные для использования кадры заканчиваются. Каскадер с медленным падением был спущен с Fox Plaza, чтобы завершить фатальный спуск Грубера.

и результат, на мой взгляд, был бы лаконичнее, резче и яснее. Я, очевидно, не настаиваю на своей правоте, и вполне могут быть доступны другие мнения. Гог Мягкий ( разговорное ) 22:16, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Я скопирую и отредактирую статью еще раз, но я не думаю, что в интересах статьи отказываться от заметных деталей, чтобы соответствовать общему руководству по краткому изложению. Статья не громоздкая, а разделы аккуратные и лаконичные. Последний абзац, в частности, исключает любые подробности о том, чего они на самом деле достигли с помощью трюка или почему это было достижение. Это также одна из самых известных частей фильма, поэтому я счел более подробное объяснение полезным. Здесь почти 23 часа, так что завтра вечером я сделаю тщательный осмотр. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:44, 1 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Не надо спешить. Лучше не торопиться. Может быть, посоветуйтесь с другим редактором или двумя. Что бы ни. Давайте сделаем статью как можно лучше, даже если это займет немного больше времени, чем нам хотелось бы. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 23:14, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Комментарий : Я просто хочу сказать, что не думаю, что эта статья слишком длинная. Значительная часть килобайт занимает отсылки, и, учитывая, что это один из самых популярных и влиятельных фильмов всех времен, я думаю, что можно ожидать, что это была бы отличная статья, если бы она была действительно полной. (Кстати, мой последний кандидат в FA, Sonic the Hedgehog , прошел, хотя он значительно больше этого.) JOE BRO 64 01:01, 2 февраля 2021 года (UTC)
    • Это не совсем так, РГ: Размер статьи относится только к размеру читаемой прозы, не включая ссылки. Длина прозаической статьи в Sonic (58 КБ) на 10% короче, чем у этой статьи (64 КБ). ( t · c ) buidhe 05:33, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Может быть. Но вы также должны помнить, что более 10% прозы в « Крепком орешке» - это раздел «Темы», что я лично не люблю делать, если только это не глубокий смысловой фильм, как «Робокоп» или «Матрица», но часто упоминаемый как необходимость. для FAC, поэтому я включаю его. Материал, непосредственно связанный с фильмом, не превышает 60 КБ. Таким образом, я намерен скопировать и отредактировать его дальше, но я не буду жертвовать интересными деталями о создании фильма для интерпретации фильма. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 09:41, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Прежде чем редактировать детали, которые, по вашему мнению, должны быть где-то в Википедии, вы можете взглянуть на WP: DETAIL , особенно на концепцию перевернутых пирамид. Возможно, вы не захотите идти этим путем, но в худшем случае это даст вам представление о том, откуда я, с точки зрения Wiki-политики. И я думаю , что - то вдоль этих линий является то , что нужно. «Стиль резюме основан на предпосылке, что информация по теме не обязательно должна содержаться в одной статье, поскольку у разных читателей разные потребности» (курсив добавлен). Gog the Mild ( разговор ) 11:18, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Привет, Gog the Mild , статья была урезана до минимального размера 60 КБ и до 10 000 слов, но при этом все еще включает раздел тем. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 15:54, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Это была быстрая работа. В то время как 60kb и 10000 слов читаемых проз - совсем немного больше , если список актеров, цитата и примечания включены - это хорошо в тревогу звона территории, я ценю Ваше взятие беспокойства серьезно, WP: TooBig имеет некоторую гибкость в этом и вполне возможно, что статья будет еще сокращена во время FAC, поскольку есть просьбы ужесточить формулировку. Итак, я поражаю своего оппонента. @ Hog Farm , FunkMonk , HJ Mitchell , Laser brain , Дэвид Фукс и Eddie891 :Я звоню рецензентам, которые были достаточно любезны, чтобы прокомментировать эту статью во время ее последней номинации, в надежде, что они могут повторить свою просьбу. Как только статья примет форму после нескольких обзоров, я ее еще раз прогоню. Гог Мягкий ( разговорное ) 16:52, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Я скоро продолжу с того места, на котором остановился. FunkMonk ( разговор ) 18:43, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии от HAL333 [ править ]

Я согласен с Гогом, что статья слишком длинная. Разделы вроде «Критический ответ» являются основными виновниками imo. ~ HAL 333 20:11, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Спасибо за ваш вклад. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 20:44, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Не сумев вовремя его избежать, он был вынужден въехать в него на большой скорости; он был пуст. Бит «вовремя» можно убрать.
  • Он вернулся домой, чтобы помириться с женой, и в ту ночь написал 35 страниц. Поскольку это не два независимых предложения, запятую следует удалить.
  • Левин помог Стюарту рассказать свою историю руководителям студии, включая Гордона. Вскоре Гордон покинул собрание, посоветовав Стюарту просто пойти и написать сценарий. Стюарт закончил свой первый набросок шесть недель спустя. Я чувствую, что эти предложения можно комбинировать и сокращать.
  • Вы можете связать большой летний фильм с Blockbuster (развлечение) .
  • Когда Камен впервые увидел «Крепкий орешек», он был в основном неполным и не впечатлился. Запятая необходима перед "и". Полная реорганизация этого центра может быть лучше.
  • фрагмент неиспользованной музыки Джеймса Хорнера к фильму «Чужие» (1986). Я недавно смотрел « Чужие» и поклялся, что слышал этот фрагмент в « Крепком орешке» . Я знаю, что источник говорит иначе, но я все еще немного запутался. Думаю, здесь мало что можно сделать.
  • Кажется немного странным иметь два предложения в разных разделах о том, что его первым выстрелом был прыжок с крыши.
  • Убрать "затем" из него. Он был подвешен на приподнятой платформе, а затем упал на синюю подушку безопасности.
  • Что такое «медленное падение»?
  • Приговор Автомобиль был взорван во время сцены, хотя ракеты, выпущенные террористами, были небольшими взрывчатыми веществами, движущимися по проволочному проводнику. сбивает с толку. Он случайно взорвался? Не должна ли ракета такого размера вызвать такой взрыв?
  • Если я правильно понимаю, предложения В сцене, где Макклейн бросает C4 в шахту лифта, чтобы остановить нападение, команда спецэффектов выбила все окна на одном этаже здания. Они не были уверены, что произойдет, пока не проделали трюк. Можно было бы сделать более кратким с изменением, которое понравилось. В сцене, где Макклейн бросает C4 в шахту лифта, чтобы остановить нападение, команда спецэффектов невольно выбила все окна на одном этаже здания.
  • Вы могли связать индейцев .
  • Это «АВКО», а не АВКО .
  • Поскольку в теле вы размещаете ссылку на The Los Angeles Times , вам следует также указать ссылку на The New York Times .
  • В разделе «Тематический анализ» сократите Roger Ebert до Ebert.
  • Как вы уже упомянули «Джон Рэмбо», просто назовите его Рэмбо.
  • Макклейн и Пауэлл -> Макклейн и Пауэлл
  • AV Club отметил, что в отличие от многих других фильмов 1980-х, «Крепкий орешек» не содержит намеков на войну во Вьетнаме. В фильме высмеивается эта идея, когда один агент ФБР замечает, что их штурм с вертолета напоминает войну; его партнер отвечает, что в то время он был только в средней школе. Я запутался. Разве ссылка на Сайгон не является намеком?

Действительно солидная работа. Мне понравилось читать эту статью еще в декабре, после обязательного сезонного просмотра « Крепкого орешка» . ~ HAL 333 19:03, 14 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

    • Не сумев вовремя его избежать, он был вынужден въехать в него на большой скорости; он был пуст. Бит «вовремя» можно убрать.
    • Он вернулся домой, чтобы помириться с женой, и в ту ночь написал 35 страниц. Поскольку это не два независимых предложения, запятую следует удалить.
    • Левин помог Стюарту рассказать свою историю руководителям студии, включая Гордона. Вскоре Гордон покинул собрание, посоветовав Стюарту просто пойти и написать сценарий. Стюарт закончил свой первый набросок шесть недель спустя. Я чувствую, что эти предложения можно комбинировать и сокращать.
      • Я немного перефразировал это так: «В разгар презентации Стюарта своей истории Гордон сказал ему просто пойти и написать ее и покинул собрание. Стюарт закончил свой первый черновик шесть недель спустя». Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:28, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • Вы можете связать большой летний фильм с Blockbuster (развлечение) .
    • Когда Камен впервые увидел «Крепкий орешек», он был в основном неполным и не впечатлился. Запятая необходима перед "и". Полная реорганизация этого центра может быть лучше.
      • Перефразировано как «Камен сначала увидел в основном незавершенную версию« Крепкого орешка »и не был впечатлен». Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:28, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • фрагмент неиспользованной музыки Джеймса Хорнера к фильму «Чужие» (1986). Я недавно смотрел « Чужие» и поклялся, что слышал этот фрагмент в « Крепком орешке» . Я знаю, что источник говорит иначе, но я все еще немного запутался. Думаю, здесь мало что можно сделать.
      • Если вы когда-нибудь читали ЧужихВ этой статье Кэмерон по сути сковал оценку Хорнера, потому что она ему не нравилась. Я думаю, что сцена, о которой вы говорите, - это место, где они спасаются из колонии, поскольку она вот-вот взорвется? Вы слышите, как первые 2-3 секунды трека, на который вы ссылаетесь, но я не припоминаю, чтобы он использовался значительно, в то время как эти первые 50 секунд, безусловно, являются концом Крепкого орешка. Возможно, части этого трека используются в «Чужих», но он был бы нарезан, и я действительно могу вспомнить только две сцены во всем фильме, где он будет использоваться; их поднимают из взрывающейся колонии и изгоняют королеву, и я не думаю, что это используется для королевы. Я думаю, что то, что Кэмерон нарезает все очки, не поможет, потому что у вас будет несколько секунд частей, используемых в разных местах.Темный воин/ СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:28, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • Кажется немного странным иметь два предложения в разных разделах о том, что его первым выстрелом был прыжок с крыши.
      • Я понимаю, о чем вы говорите. ИМО, первый пример интересен с точки зрения читателя, когда вы приступаете к съемкам, и я думаю, что было бы стыдно пропустить его там, а второй пример просто настроен для разговора о трюке. Думаю, если перефразировать это, получится так же долго, но, может быть, более ... скучно? Я открыт для предложений. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:28, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • Убрать "затем" из него. Он был подвешен на приподнятой платформе, а затем упал на синюю подушку безопасности.
    • Что такое «медленное падение»?
      • Заменен на «медленно падающую обвязку». Это яснее? Я понимаю намерение источника, но не знаю, есть ли официальное название оборудования, на которое я мог бы ссылаться. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:28, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • Приговор Автомобиль был взорван во время сцены, хотя ракеты, выпущенные террористами, были небольшими взрывчатыми веществами, движущимися по проволочному проводнику. сбивает с толку. Он случайно взорвался? Не должна ли ракета такого размера вызвать такой взрыв?
      • Я немного перефразировал это: «Небольшие взрывчатые вещества, движущиеся по проволочному проводнику, были замаскированы под террористические ракеты, создавая впечатление, что они поражают машину». Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:28, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
    • Если я правильно понимаю, предложения В сцене, где Макклейн бросает C4 в шахту лифта, чтобы остановить нападение, команда спецэффектов выбила все окна на одном этаже здания. Они не были уверены, что произойдет, пока не проделали трюк. Можно было бы сделать более кратким с изменением, которое понравилось. В сцене, где Макклейн бросает C4 в шахту лифта, чтобы остановить нападение, команда спецэффектов невольно выбила все окна на одном этаже здания.
    • Вы могли связать индейцев .
    • Это «АВКО», а не АВКО .
    • Поскольку в теле вы размещаете ссылку на The Los Angeles Times , вам следует также указать ссылку на The New York Times .
    • В разделе «Тематический анализ» сократите Roger Ebert до Ebert.
    • Как вы уже упомянули «Джон Рэмбо», просто назовите его Рэмбо.
    • Макклейн и Пауэлл -> Макклейн и Пауэлл
    • AV Club отметил, что в отличие от многих других фильмов 1980-х, «Крепкий орешек» не содержит намеков на войну во Вьетнаме. В фильме высмеивается эта идея, когда один агент ФБР замечает, что их штурм с вертолета напоминает войну; его партнер отвечает, что в то время он был только в средней школе. Я запутался. Разве ссылка на Сайгон не является намеком?
      • Источник говорит: «Крепкий орешек не о Вьетнаме, даже косвенно. Он даже высмеивает эту идею, когда два обреченных агента ФБР Джонсон приближаются к Накатоми Плаза на своем вертолете. Сайгон, а, ловкий? Его младший коллега просто закатывает глаза: «Я учился в средней школе, придурок». Намек может быть неподходящим словом, похоже, что речь идет не о Вьетнаме, как во многих фильмах конца 70-х / 80-х. Я попробую перефразировать. ИЗМЕНИТЬ Изменены аллюзии на аллегорию. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:31, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Спасибо, что нашли время, чтобы просмотреть этот Хэл. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:28, 15 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Funk [ править ]

  • Я должен сказать, что не уверен насчет длины; Однажды я рассмотрел цивилизацию майя , которая намного длиннее, чем эта статья, и на том FAC также поднимался вопрос о длине, но он все равно прошел. С другой стороны, эта статья намного шире по объему, с гораздо большим объемом материала, поэтому имеет смысл, что она будет длиннее (но, возможно, также, что ее можно было бы легче разделить, чем такую ​​узкую тему). Мы, конечно, должны быть краткими, если можем, но, с другой стороны, Википедия - это не бумага, и нам больше не нужно слишком беспокоиться о людях, имеющих плохое интернет-соединение, чтобы они не могли загружать длинные страницы. Так что я пока пропущу этот вопрос. FunkMonk ( разговор ) 16:42, 5 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я думаю, что большая часть первого абзаца Тематического анализа может по-прежнему нуждаться в указании автора в тексте, поскольку большая часть этого является интерпретацией, а не фактом.
  • «Макклейн изображен как физически, но реалистично мужественный, передающий идею« настоящего мужчины », обладающего независимой внутренней силой. [113] Это можно рассматривать как ответ на рейганизм - политическую позицию президента США Рональда Рейгана - продвигая ценности американской мечты, самостоятельности, инициативы и технического прогресса. [114] «Здесь вы объединяете мнения двух разных критиков в одно мнение, что может быть немного проблематичным, поскольку читатель может поверить в это мнение одного критика.
  • «Макклейн насильно возвращает свою жену» Двойное восстановление.
  • «Эти мужские черты негативны, но считаются более привлекательными и полезными» Видно или как? И кто видел?
  • «Фильм также можно рассматривать как ксенофобский». Также довольно сильное утверждение, требующее авторства.
  • «Сложную планировку Накатоми Плаза можно рассматривать как аналог скрытых джунглей Вьетнама», что могло бы быть вторым источником связи с Вьетнамом, но вы бы не знали, поскольку названа только Империя.
  • Вы связываете Империю во втором, а не в первом упоминании.
  • «Накатоми Плаза на участке Fox Studio в Сенчури-Сити» Не знаю, что подразумевается под этим заголовком. Разве Накатоми Плаза не дом Лисы?
  • Вы пару раз говорите одно и то же о наследии фильма в разных частях, и это можно было бы объединить. Наследие: «Крепкий орешек, как полагают, оказал значительное влияние на кинопроизводство, и теперь считается одним из величайших когда-либо созданных боевиков». Культурное влияние: «Крепкий орешек, один из самых влиятельных фильмов 80-х, послужил образцом для последующих боевиков, особенно в 90-е». и «Крепкий орешек» считается одним из величайших когда-либо созданных боевиков ».
  • Я думаю, что список «Крепкий орешек в / в ...» немного избыточен. Чтобы понять суть, нам понадобится всего два или три примера.
  • «сделали практические эффекты в таких фильмах, как« Крепкий орешек », более устаревшими» Кто сказал, что они устарели? Вы утверждаете, как будто это факт, когда это, конечно, спорно.
  • Неужели нам действительно нужно перечислить 12 режиссеров, на которых повлиял фильм? Мол, кого волнует, что на Пола WS Андерсона влияет, если честно?
  • «Уиллис повторил свою роль Макклейна в пародийном фильме 1993 года« Заряженное оружие 1 »». Можно указать, что это всего лишь эпизодическая роль.
  • «Современный прием» Когда я читаю это, я думаю, что современник фильма. Так что, вероятно, было бы хорошо прояснить, что вы говорите о ретроспективных взглядах.
  • Говоря о длине статьи, я не уверен, почему один (1001 фильм, который вы должны увидеть, прежде чем умрешь) из того, кто знает, сколько обзоров и статей о фильме нужно цитировать в основном полностью?
  • «В 2015 году читатели Rolling Stone поставили его на 10-е место в мире боевиков; [143] читатели« Империи »назвали его 20-м в 2017 году. [144]« Зачем упоминать их в разделе «Культурное влияние» только для того, чтобы затем упомянуть еще больше списков в следующий раздел? Списки следует рассматривать в одном разделе.
  • «его второй и последний раз в сериале». Само собой разумеется, что это был его второй фильм в сериале, почему бы просто не сказать «его единственный другой фильм в сериале»?
  • Лос-Анджелес может быть связан во вступлении.
Привет, FunkMonk , спасибо за комментарии. Я не игнорирую их, просто у меня были плохие новости на этих выходных, и я не хотел смотреть на эту страницу на случай, если это были супер негативные комментарии, но это то, что я действительно могу исправить !! Я поработаю над этим сегодня, спасибо за ваш вклад. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 12:05, 8 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Сожалеем, что статья выглядит хорошо, так что я смогу поддержать, когда они будут исправлены. FunkMonk ( разговор ) 12:08, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
FunkMonk , я думаю, что рассмотрел все вышеперечисленное, кроме режиссеров. Я считаю, что показать им всю широту своего влияния, даже если это Пол Андерсон, примечательно. Я обрезал цитату из «1000 фильмов, чтобы увидеть, прежде чем умереть». Я включил его, потому что книга является независимой, и в большинстве других мест, где ее можно было бы перечислить, обычно не даются цитаты или, по крайней мере, полезные. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 22:22, 8 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Выглядит неплохо, я все же думаю, что список директоров можно сократить до шести или примерно так, и при этом передать ту же идею, но я позволю другим решать; если вам нужно подрезать больше, это может быть хорошим началом. FunkMonk ( разговор ) 14:25, 9 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Спасибо FunkMonk ! Я не думаю, что размер должен быть проблемой, статьи намного большего размера прошли FAC, и это находится в пределах нормы. Darkwarriorblake / СТРАНИЦА СЕКСУАЛЬНОГО ДЕЙСТВИЯ! 14:52, 9 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Поддержка - не вдаваясь в вопрос о длине (см. Мой первоначальный комментарий), я считаю, что статья выглядит хорошо, она включает все, что я ожидал, и ее приятно читать. FunkMonk ( разговор ) 14:25, 9 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Сюзанна Ленглен [ править ]

Номинатор (ы): Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 05:14, 1 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о Сюзанн Ленглен , одной из первых мировых суперзвезд тенниса. Ленглен была практически непобедима, выиграв 287 из последних 288 матчей в своей карьере. Она приобрела огромную популярность благодаря своему балетному стилю игры и яркой личности, и впервые привлекла к себе внимание, выиграв турнир на чемпионате мира через несколько недель после того, как ей исполнилось 15 лет. Ее популярность вынудила Уимблдон переехать в новое место, которое более чем в два раза больше предыдущего, чтобы вместить всех фанатов, которые хотели увидеть ее игру. Еще в расцвете сил Ленглен отказалась от любительского тенниса, чтобы стать профессионалом. Она была первым профессиональным игроком-любителем, который стал профессионалом, положив начало профессиональной эре. За год профессиональных туров Ленглен заработал больше, чемБэйб Рут за год Рут сделала рекордные 60 хоум-ранов.

Бывшая избранная статья из обзоров FAC каменного века , это ваш шанс вернуть бывшей футбольной федерации в статус избранных и сделать обзор одной из самых важных статей в истории тенниса. В случае успеха это будет мой третий FA; вот первые двое: Ким Клиджстерс (тоже теннисистка) и Эрин Филлипс (австралийский футбол). В прошлом месяце я номинировал ту же статью, и она была заархивирована только из-за того, что не получила достаточного количества отзывов. Теперь, когда в FAC нет других недавних номинаций спортивных статей (или статей на французском языке), я надеюсь, что будет легче найти рецензентов. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 05:14, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Обратите внимание, что в случае повышения, необходимо скорректировать в WP: FFA . Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 05:59, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Комментарий : см. MOS: ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ ; Подзаголовок "Библиография" не приветствуется. Сэнди Джорджия ( Обсуждение ) 06:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Изменено на "Книги" с отступом. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 06:10, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Комментарий Изображения в большинстве случаев слишком большие, что приводит к расслоению. Большинство изображений, особенно фотографии (карты и диаграммы иногда должны быть больше для удобства чтения), не должны быть больше, чем вертикальное = 1. Если вам нравится видеть изображения большего размера, лучше соответствующим образом настроить собственные параметры отображения (в Предпочтения # Внешний вид), а не увеличивать масштаб изображения. ( t · c ) buidhe 06:50, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Чем больше вертикальное значение, тем больше горизонтальное изображение. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 07:27, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Какие настройки вы используете в своих предпочтениях? Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 07:27, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
      • У меня мой установлен на 250 пикселей, и вот как это выглядит: Файл: Suzanne Lenglen article.png Если вам нужно использовать больше чем upright = 1 для в основном вертикальных изображений, таких как эти, это знак того, что вам следует изменить настройки. ( t · c ) buidhe 08:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
        • Этот снимок экрана полезен, спасибо! Я использую 220 пикселей, что, как я полагаю, является значением по умолчанию, поскольку я никогда его не менял? Думаю, 250 пикселей означают, что все изображения примерно на 14% больше, чем я предполагал. Я предпочитаю следовать настройкам по умолчанию, поскольку предполагаю, что это то, что будет использовать большинство читателей (особенно те, у кого даже нет учетных записей). Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
          • Это правда, но на 220px это не сильно отличается, и я все еще вижу сэндвич. Согласно MOS: «При указании значения upright = больше 1 позаботьтесь о том, чтобы сбалансировать необходимость раскрытия деталей с опасностью подавления окружающего текста статьи». Многие из этих изображений не имеют таких мелких деталей, которые вам нужно показать, чтобы сделать большой размер оправданным. Особенно в «1926 году: Матч века», где увеличенное изображение просто затмевает абзац. ( t · c ) buidhe 09:52, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
            • Я уменьшил все вертикальные значения на 10-15% и на 20 +% для тех, у которых есть проблемы с прослоями. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 03:32, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Высокие и худые изображения в целом не подходят для информационных ящиков. Я переделал обрезку, сделав ее более квадратной, надеюсь, вам это нравится. ( t · c ) buidhe 06:54, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
      • Почему они не так хорошо работают? Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 07:27, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
      • Я пробовал нечто подобное раньше; Обрезать землю не получится, потому что тогда нельзя будет сказать, что она прыгает. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 07:27, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
        • Если вы не видите остальную часть информационного окна, изображение занимает слишком много места; Я вижу только несколько строк на моем экране.
          • Новый урожай, который вы сделали, немного лучше первого, который вы сделали. Тем не менее, мне это не особенно нравится, потому что это происходит за счет того, что зум не так хорош. По крайней мере, теннисные информационные боксы (и, вероятно, большинство спортивных информационных боксов) слишком длинные, чтобы поместиться на странице. Я не уверен, что стоит снижать соотношение сторон изображения, чтобы сделать несколько дополнительных строк информационного окна более видимыми для читателя, учитывая, что им, вероятно, придется прокрутить вниз, если они хотят прочитать остальную часть инфобокс в любом случае. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Статья немного длинновата, я думаю, что местами было бы лучше от более агрессивного стиля резюме. ( t · c ) buidhe 08:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я попытался использовать Бэйба Рут в качестве сравнения как наиболее похожего FA (с точки зрения очень опытного спортсмена того времени с давним наследием в своем виде спорта). Эта статья состояла из 82000+ символов / 14000+ слов, когда она была продвинута. Эта статья намного короче - 66000+ символов / 11000+ слов, что также немного длиннее, чем общие рекомендации, но я думаю, что это того стоит, учитывая важность и сложность темы. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Обзор источников (только не книжные источники)
  • Что делает следующие источники качественными RS?
    • https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/one-woman-one-story-culture-jeanne-matthey
    • https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/suzanne-lenglen-first-diva-of-tennis
    • https://www.tennisfame.com/news/2019/TennisWorthySuzanneLenglen
      • Первые два - официальный сайт Открытого чемпионата Франции по теннису . Последний - официальный сайт Международного зала теннисной славы . Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • https://sabr.org/research/article/mlbs-annual-salary-leaders-since-1874/ Этот источник используется для сравнения OR, которое, похоже, не выполняется ни в одном из источников.
    • Книга Энгельмана делает это точное сравнение (которое я, видимо, забыл добавить. Только что добавил, хороший улов!). Кроме того, я включил онлайн-источник в качестве дубликата для удобства людей, которые не хотят использовать книгу. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Поскольку почти все ведущие игроки женского пола сохранили свой любительский статус, женщины в значительной степени не участвовали как в передвижных выставочных турах, так и в растущих профессиональных турнирах после окончания игровой карьеры Ленглен. Следующий значительный выставочный тур с участием теннисисток состоялся только в 1941 году. "не удалось проверить в цитируемом источнике
    • Источник книги Коллинза должен был охватить весь этот абзац. Я просто добавил это в начале, чтобы было понятнее. Sportsfan77777 ( разговор ) 09:24, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Ленглен по-разному чествуют на стадионе Ролан Гаррос, месте современного Открытого чемпионата Франции по теннису. Второй выставочный корт, который был построен в 1994 году с вместимостью около 10 000 человек, в 1997 году был назван Корт Сюзанн Ленглен». , в любом случае не уверен, является ли источник высококачественным RS
    • Источник книги предназначен для охвата всего абзаца. Я просто добавил это к этому предложению, чтобы было понятнее. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
      • Предполагается, что цитата поддерживает все предыдущие предложения с момента последней цитаты. ( t · c ) buidhe 09:52, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Коллеги из топ-игроков Полин Бетц и Алтея Гибсон последовали за Марбл, став профессионалом в 1947 и 1958 годах соответственно. Бец отыграл два тура ... еще один в 1951 году против Гасси Морана». невозможно проверить в источнике, в котором подробно обсуждается только Бец и не упоминается "1951 год"
    • В нем упоминается, что тур с Мораном впервые обсуждался в 1950 году. В книге Коллинза указан год этого тура с 1950 по 1951 год. Я добавлю, что он длился два календарных года. Sportsfan77777 ( разговор ) 09:24, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Ленглен провел разностороннюю игру на всех кортах». неудачная проверка
    • Это больше похоже на определение игрока, играющего на всех кортах - иметь множество бросков - как объясняет цитата Райана. В книге приводится более подробная информация и подобные объяснения без цитаты. Я могу добавить ссылку на это, если нужно? Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
      • Это было бы предпочтительнее. ( t · c ) buidhe 09:52, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Есть ли в каких-нибудь книгах точная высота?
    • В книге Энгельмана говорится: «около пяти с половиной футов в высоту» (что я поместил в примечание). Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «В следующем году Ленглен отменила норму соревнований женщин в одежде, не подходящей для игры в теннис ...» длинный абзац, процитированный из 3 источников, затрудняет проверку. Можете ли вы разбить это на части, чтобы уточнить, какой контент поддерживается каким источником?
    • Все они заявляют об этом. Книга Энгельмана - самая подробная. Могу разбить, если нужно? Причина, по которой я не делал этого раньше, заключается в том, что они будут очень часто повторяться (большинство предложений поддержано несколькими источниками). Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Использование газет для освещения ее смерти - это, вероятно, нормально, но освещают ли это вторичные источники и то, что тогда писала пресса? Проблема с «сообщенным» и цитированием пары газет состоит в том, что это показывает только то, что две газеты сообщили об этом именно так (и, вероятно, следует отнести «Газеты X и Y сообщили ...»). Использование вторичного источника поможет обойти эту проблему. .
    • Источники книги сходятся во мнении, как они освещают ее смерть. Однако они также используют что-то вроде «об этом писали газеты». Как объясняет источник Sports Illustrated, вполне возможно, что эти отчеты были ошибочными. В то же время у нас сегодня нет более точной информации. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Ленглен упоминалась французской прессой как Нотр Сюзанна (наша Сюзанна) и повсеместно называлась Ла Дивайн (Богиня), воплощая ее мифический образ и считая непогрешимым в теннисе». Действительно ли эти никнеймы лидируют WP: DUE? ( t · c ) buidhe 08:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
    • Да, то, как ее освещали в прессе, имеет решающее значение для того, кто она есть, в большей степени, чем для большинства других спортсменов. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 09:05, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Поддержка Амакуру . Я подробно рассмотрел эту статью на предыдущей странице номинации здесь , и все, что я там написал, остается в силе. Что касается вопроса о длине статьи, упомянутого выше Буиде, я действительно подумал, что это может быть проблемой, когда я делал свой обзор, и согласно WP: TOOBIGон находится в той точке, где "вероятно, следует разделить". Я думаю, есть некоторые повторения, которых можно было бы избежать, например, ее соперничество с Мэллори эффективно освещается дважды, как в истории, так и в разделе, посвященном соперничеству. Фактически, вы могли бы вообще удалить «Соперничество» и просто добавить любую важную деталь в историю, где она еще не освещена. Я решил не возражать на этом основании, потому что это граница, в остальном статья отличная, и руководство действительно призывает нас не спешить с разделением. Ура,  Амакуру ( разговор ) 14:50, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Oppose by Gog the Mild [ править ]

Отказ от обзора.

Эта статья слишком длинная. Если посмотреть на WP: LENGTH , если уровень детализации, скажем, в «Соперничестве», желателен, то следует выделить отдельную статью об этом для каждого WP: DETAIL . затем этот раздел можно было бы резюмировать или включить в другое место в соответствии с предложением Амакуру выше. Есть и другие возможности аналогичным образом уменьшить размер исходной статьи.

Я удалил некоторые утверждения в разделе о соперничестве, которые повторялись в разделе любительской карьеры, как прокомментировал Амакуру. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 03:51, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Кроме того, статья написана недостаточно кратко. Практически в каждом абзаце после «Ранняя жизнь» есть возможности ужесточить язык. Было бы полезно от тщательного редактирования копии, чтобы передать сообщение в каждом абзаце более сжатым, резким и ясным образом.

К сожалению, эти две проблемы заставляют меня полагать, что эта статья в настоящее время не готова для FAC и что предложенная выше работа должна быть выполнена вне FAC, а затем статья будет отправлена ​​повторно. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 18:32, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Gog the Mild , можете ли вы привести примеры с одним или двумя подразделами (желательно один в разделе "Любительская карьера", а один в другом разделе)? Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 18:44, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Конечно, хотя, пожалуйста, примите тот факт, что это может быть немного грубо. Итак, произвольно выбираем абзац:

В середине года Ленглен выиграл тройную корону на чемпионате мира по хард-корту, чемпионате Франции и Уимблдоне. На чемпионате мира по хард-корту она была близка к тому, чтобы проиграть сет Кэтлин Маккейн в полуфинале одиночного разряда. сохранение двух заданных значений перед выигрышем сета 10–8. После того, как ей нужно было сыграть всего три матча контрольного раунда, чтобы защитить свои три титула на чемпионате Франции, Ленглен согласилась отказаться от системы контрольных раундов и быть включена в основную сетку Уимблдона по просьбе организаторов турнира. Перед финалом в одиночном разряде она проиграла более одной игры в сете три раза, один раз в 7–5-секундном сете против Маккейна во втором раунде, второй раз в 8–6-секундном сете против Райана в четвертьфинале и последний в первом сете 6–4 против Ирен Пикок в полуфинале.Мэллори выиграл другой полуфинал, чтобы организовать матч-реванш на встрече национального чемпионата США. Как и в США, Мэллори выиграл первые две игры финала. Однако Ленглен восстановилась и выиграла следующие двенадцать игр, завоевав свой четвертый титул на Уимблдоне в одиночном разряде. Матч длился всего 26 минут, что сделало его самым коротким финалом в истории Уимблдона.

1191 символ. Редактирование быстрой копии предлагает (мне) что-то вроде

В середине года Ленглен выиграл тройную корону чемпионата мира по хард-корту, чемпионата Франции и Уимблдона. Ленглен согласился отказаться от системы переходящих раундов и быть включенным в основную сетку Уимблдона по просьбе организаторов турнира. Перед финалом в одиночном разряде она трижды проиграла более одной игры в сете. Мэллори выиграл другой полуфинал, чтобы организовать матч-реванш на встрече национального чемпионата США. Как и в США, Мэллори выиграла первые две игры финала. Однако Ленглен восстановилась и выиграла следующие двенадцать игр, завоевав свой четвертый титул на Уимблдоне в одиночном разряде. Матч длился всего 26 минут, что сделало его самым коротким финалом в истории Уимблдона.

702 символа. Читатели, которым нужны более подробные сведения, смогут перейти к исходному тексту - который, на мой взгляд, не так уж и плох на должном уровне  - в новой статье: «Любительская карьера Сюзанны Ленглен». Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 19:09, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я думаю, что такие изменения разумны. Это вопрос о том, что стоит в том числе и при балансировке использования WP: SUMMARYSTYLE с бытием WP: Всестороннее . Соответственно, я вырезал 5000+ персонажей из раздела любительской карьеры. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 03:51, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Из раздела «Почести»:

На стадионе Ролан Гаррос, месте современного Открытого чемпионата Франции по теннису, Ленглен чествуют по-разному. Второй выставочный корт, который был построен в 1994 году и вмещает около 10000 человек, в 1997 году был назван Корт Сюзанн Ленглен. Рядом с двором находится бронзовая рельефная статуя Ленглена, которая была установлена ​​в 1994 году. возвести статую Ленглен сразу после ее смерти, но этот план так и не был реализован из-за начала Второй мировой войны в том же году. Кроме того, одним из главных входов на площадку является Порт Сюзанна Ленглен, который ведет к Аллее Сюзанн Ленглен. Этот переулок ранее был дорогой, Рю Сюзанн Ленглен, до того, как территория была расширена в 1984 году. Кроме того, в 1987 году трофей женского одиночного чемпионата был назван Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.Несмотря на свой успех на чемпионате Франции, Ленглен никогда не выступала на стадионе «Ролан Гаррос», так как он не стал местом проведения турнира до 1928 года, когда она ушла из любительского тенниса.

1006 слов. Это можно было бы уменьшить до

Ленглен чествуют на стадионе Ролан Гаррос, месте современного Открытого чемпионата Франции по теннису: второй выставочный корт был назван в ее честь в 1997 году с бронзовой рельефной статуей Ленглена за пределами корта. Один из главных входов на площадку - Порт Сюзанна Ленглен, который ведет к Аллее Сюзанн Ленглен. Этот переулок ранее был дорогой, Рю Сюзанн Ленглен, до того, как территория была расширена в 1984 году. Кроме того, трофей женского одиночного чемпионата был назван Купе Сюзанн Ленглен в 1987 году. Ленглен никогда не участвовал в соревнованиях на стадионе Ролан Гаррос, поскольку он не стал местом на турнире до 1928 года, после того, как она ушла из любительского тенниса.

(638 слов) без потери, на мой взгляд, ничего существенного. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 19:21, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я думаю, что отказ от заявления о Второй мировой войне создаст неправильное представление о том, что они не пытались почтить ее до тех пор, пока она не умерла. Однако я вырезал заявление по дороге из старого основания. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 03:51, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Общий размер статьи - 60,5 Кб. По любому из других разделов, кроме раздела любительской карьеры, я бы предпочел увидеть более конкретные комментарии о том, что можно считать лишним. Я не ожидаю, что мне захочется сокращать там намного больше. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 03:51, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Гог Мягкий , пингует, чтобы отметить мои ответы выше. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 08:23, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Я делаю 59кБ. Тем не менее, я считаю, что значительная часть, возможно, большая часть статьи не написана в достаточно кратком стиле до такой степени, что я считаю, что она не соответствует критериям 4 и, возможно, 1a. Извините, но я не склонен перебирать более 10 000 слов, указывая на каждое из них, которое я считаю недостаточным резюме. Замечу, что один абзац вне «Любительской карьеры», который я случайно выбрал, чтобы рассмотреть более подробно - и, честно говоря, это был случайный выбор - теперь на 13% короче. Подобное затягивание остальных вполне может дать достаточно общий стиль. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 13:32, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Gog the Mild , что значит "у вас 59kb?" иметь в виду? А вы можете прокомментировать внесенные мной изменения? Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 18:27, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Вы написали: «Размер статьи уменьшен до 60,5 Кб»; мой калькулятор размера страницы считает, что читаемый текст составляет 59 КБ, что немного меньше, чем у вас.
Хорошо, я просто использую инструмент Википедия. Sportsfan77777 ( разговор ) 19:04, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Не могли бы вы пояснить, какие изменения вы бы хотели, чтобы я прокомментировал. Только это ? Или все это . Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 18:41, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Gog the Mild , второй (все изменения, которые в основном касаются раздела любительской карьеры). Хотя, как и выше, я не думаю, что вам действительно нужно все комментировать. По крайней мере, в разделе любительской карьеры, видение типов изменений, которые вы хотели бы внести в несколько абзацев, вероятно, указывало бы на изменения, которые вы хотели бы сделать для всего этого. Sportsfan77777 ( разговор ) 19:04, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Я считаю практически все улучшения. Есть несколько мест, где можно было бы редактировать легкую копию (например, «Часто играя перед аншлаговыми толпами и будучи знакомой со многими известными социальными фигурами, она признана первой спортсменкой, ставшей мировой спортивной знаменитостью» немного неуклюжая и «в том, что публика больше не воспринимала ее как непобедимую» не грамматически), но ИМО статья лучше для внесенных вами изменений. Я сделаю несколько предложений; Если я не вернусь с ними через день или два, не стесняйтесь позвонить мне. Гог Мягкий ( разговорное ) 20:24, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Пингуйте Gog the Mild в качестве напоминания, как и просили. Sportsfan77777 ( обсуждение ) 22:19, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)
КомментарийНа моей странице обсуждения меня попросили заглянуть. К сожалению, у меня нет времени на полный обзор. Я думаю, что он написан более плотно, чем был, но, возможно, можно было бы сократить больше текста. Рассмотрим, к примеру, «выступление Ленглен на чемпионате Франции подготовило почву для ее дебюта на чемпионате мира по хард-корту, одном из главных турниров, признанных Международной федерацией лаун-тенниса в то время. [7] Она выиграла финал одиночного разряда у Жермен. Голдинг за свой первый крупный титул. Ей бросили вызов только в первом матче против Филлис Саттертуэйт и в полуфинале против Сюзанны Амблард, ей нужно было набрать 8–6, чтобы выиграть второй сет в первом и проиграть во втором сете. способность сыграла важную роль в победе над Амблардом,в то время как ее способность пережить Голдинг в длинных ралли дала ей преимущество в финале. «Действительно ли нам нужен такой уровень подробностей о турнире, особенно в первых раундах? -Вевальт ( разговорное ) 10:26, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Хьюи Лонг [ править ]

Номинатор (и): ~ HAL 333 21:14, 29 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о Хьюи Лонге, губернаторе Луизианы и сенаторе США. Сторонник радикальных решений по прекращению Великой депрессии, он был убит в 1935 году. После того, как в последней номинации были подняты вопросы прозы и длины, я отделил или удалил большую часть содержания и отправил запрос GoCE. ~ HAL 333 21:14, 29 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Комментарии Овинуса [ править ]

Я возьму это. Статья определенно более управляема, чем была в предыдущей номинации. Я думаю, что ведущая часть все еще длинновата. Овинус ( разговор ) 21:58, 29 января 2021 (UTC)

Должен ли истек срок действия файла: Round_Robin_image.jpg согласно PD-US? Овинус ( разговор ) 23:10, 30 января 2021 (UTC)
Я не уверен. Авторское право на изображение - мое слабое место. ~ HAL 333 00:17, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
Пропустил, это не американский образ, поэтому PD-old-100 должен это сделать. ( t · c ) buidhe 00:21, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Обзор изображения [ править ]

Капитолий штата Луизиана
  • Файл: Huey Long as a child.jpg Нет указаний на публикацию до 1926 года, как заявлено.
  • Файл: Huey Long travel salesman.jpg То же самое
Должен ли я просто удалить их или есть какой-то способ добиться их справедливого использования?
Наверное, нет, поскольку NFCC № 8 здесь вряд ли встретится. ( t · c ) buidhe 00:21, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Файл: BatonRougeNewCapitolNight1932.jpg Слишком низкая контрастность. Существует много современных цветных фотографий, которые имели бы здесь более высокую энциклопедическую ценность.
Могу я оставить себе это? Мне нравится, что это современная фотография, и мне очень нравятся отражения на пруду. Большинство современных цветных изображений также включают могилу и статую Лонга, которые, я думаю, было бы лучше показать в разделе «Убийства».
Я думаю, что доступность здесь важна, поскольку не все читатели обладают равными видениями. Изображение справа - это избранное изображение, оно имеет лучший контраст и обеспечивает большую энциклопедическую ценность, показывая цвета. Основная структура, похоже, за это время существенно не изменилась, и я не вижу там статуи Лонга, если я что-то не упускаю. ( t · c ) buidhe 00:21, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Файл: Huey Long speak.png Вы можете получить версию с более высоким разрешением у источника
Я просто пробовал это сделать, там написано, что его нельзя перезаписать? ...
Это не обязательно для FAC, но вы правы, его нужно будет загрузить отдельным файлом, так как формат другой. Я думаю, что есть инструменты Commons, которые могут передавать файлы прямо с веб-сайта библиотеки Commons, но IDK, как их использовать. ( t · c ) buidhe 00:21, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
В итоге я просто загрузил еще один. ~ HAL 333 00:50, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Файл: Paraguayos en alihuatá.jpg Требуется дополнительная документация, чтобы показать статус PD, отсутствует тег PD-US, дата смерти фотографа ( t · c ) buidhe 04:27, 30 января 2021 года (UTC)
Удален файл: Paraguayos en alihuatá.jpg
  • Ранее в статье размещена вики-ссылка на T. Harry Williams . Он был, вероятно, самым известным биографом Лонга, и ни один из источников не объясняет, кем он был. Достаточно ли вики-ссылки или мне следует найти второй источник, чтобы поддержать то, кем он был? ~ HAL 333, 03:40, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
    • Ах, если он уже упоминался, вам, вероятно, следует просто использовать чистую фамилию в MOS: SURNAME . ( t · c ) buidhe 23:31, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Комментарии Wehwalt [ править ]

Я внес практические правки, не стесняйтесь возвращать то, что вам не нравится.
Мне все они кажутся улучшениями. ~ HAL 333 19:54, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Вы упоминаете Standard Oil в заголовке (и в теле). Ссылки на корпорацию, распавшуюся после 1911 года.
Это то, что меня всегда беспокоило. Источники и сам Лонг всегда называли его просто Standard Oil. Я предполагаю, что он иногда говорил о Standard Oil of Louisiana , дочерней компании того, что сейчас называется Exxon. Но RS никогда не называет это так и (с моей точки зрения) Лонг никогда не делал различий между компаниями. Думаю, это была более легкая цель, чем перечисление дюжины разных компаний. Это похоже на то, как некоторые политики жалуются на Google, когда Alphabet может быть более актуальным. Я действительно не знаю, что здесь делать. Мне кажется, что текущая ссылка более полезна для читателя, чем редкая Standard Oil of Louisiana . ~ HAL 333 19:54, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Примерно в это время Лонг уклонился от боевых действий в Первой мировой войне, заявив:« Я не злился ни на кого там »...« Я бы вырезал «Примерно в это время», поскольку мы знаем, когда США были в войне.
  • «и утверждал, что имел коррупционные отношения с техасской нефтяной компанией». Вы можете совершать коррумпированные сделки или иметь коррупционные отношения, я не уверен, что вы можете совершать коррупционные сделки.
  • Возможно, стоит отметить, что на практике задержка Лонга с занятием его места в Сенате означала, что он пропустил всего несколько недель заседаний в Сенате, поскольку (до принятия 20-й поправки) он созывался только в декабре 1931 года.
Я только что просмотрел книгу, которая есть у меня под рукой, но она не упомянула об этом. Я нашел несколько источников, подтверждающих это, но, не говоря уже о Лонге, я беспокоюсь, что это может быть слишком близко к синтезу. ~ HAL 333 20:10, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Скоро - Wehwalt ( разговор ) 13:55, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Лонг был уникален среди южных популистов тем, что добился ощутимого прогресса». Это утверждение кажется очень общим. Что ни говори о таком человеке , как Бенджамин Тиллман , ведь он основал свои колледжи - Вевальт ( разговор ) 08:13, 5 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • "Секретарь Сената" Вы уверены в звании этого офицера? Никогда о них не слышал. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 11:01, 5 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
  • «несмотря на подавляющее демократическое большинство» Не раньше 4 марта 1933 года. До тех пор у демократов не было большинства, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 11:02, 5 февраля 2021 года (UTC)
  • «Сын Рузвельта» У него было больше одного, все известные - Вевальт ( разговор ) 11:05, 5 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Филиппины ... Соединенные Штаты оккупировали с 1899 года», в то время как Парижский договор был подписан в 1899 году, военная оккупация началась в 1898 году, верно?
  • «Заявление президента 1936 года против действующего президента Франклина Д. Рузвельта. [177] [21]« Вы хотите, чтобы справочные номера были не в порядке?
  • «Длинные биографы Т. Гарри Уильямс, Уильям Айви Хэр и президент Рузвельт предположили, что Лонг ожидал проигрыша в 1936 году». Недостатки приводят к неудобным формулировкам.
  • "объединяясь в отряды боевиков" вы имеете в виду ополчение, а не боевик?
  • «Отец Кафлин, Рино, Таунсенд», ссылки были бы хороши. Я знаю, что Кафлин упоминается в сноске, но читатель может не добраться до нее.
  • «Лонг был тезкой Хьюи П. Ньютона, соучредителя Партии Черных пантер. [214] [215]« Разве не тезка Ньютона Лонга, а не наоборот?
  • «она часто голосовала против своего старшего сенатора от Арканзаса Робинсона». возможно ... старший сенатор Арканзаса Робинсон или ... ее старший коллега из Арканзаса Робинсон.
Вот и все. Самое интересное. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 12:14, 11 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Я ценю комментарии. ~ HAL 333, 14:05, 11 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Аполлон-12 [ править ]

Номинатор (и): Вевальт ( разговор ) 13:09, 29 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о ... второй миссии на Луну с экипажем. Не такой известный, как его прославленный предшественник, экипаж Аполлона-12, вероятно, получал от этого больше удовольствия. Наслаждаться. Вевальт ( разговорное ) 13:09, 29 января 2021 (UTC)

Обзор изображения [ править ]

  • Похоже, изображения имеют свободную лицензию. Однако есть проблемы с расположением элементов в разделах «Экипаж и ключевой персонал управления полетами», «Действия на поверхности Луны» и «Знаки отличия миссии», и последнее изображение прерывает раздел ссылок. В целом в статье создается впечатление, что в ней слишком много изображений, и ее можно улучшить, сохранив только те, которые существенно улучшают понимание темы читателем. ( t · c ) buidhe 20:53, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
    • Кроме того, информационное окно кажется слишком длинным. Сколько читателей на самом деле будут рассматривать все эти детали? Разве вы не можете представить ключевую информацию в более сжатой форме? ( t · c ) buidhe 20:54, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
Спасибо тебе за это. Я вырезал некоторые изображения, которые казались менее необходимыми. Что касается информационного окна, все, что я могу сказать, это то, что все статьи о миссиях Apollo содержат эту информацию, а 7 из 11 миссий с экипажем теперь являются FA. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 22:30, 29 января 2021 г. (UTC)
Это может быть убедительным, а может и не быть убедительным в отношении технических деталей, но требуется ли для информационного окна три изображения. Предложите вам переехать хотя бы двоих, все трое могут быть лучше в другое место. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 22:17, 30 января 2021 (UTC)
В большинстве статей есть ведущее изображение, и в случае статей Apollo, как правило, это изображение, которое характерно для данной миссии. Я убрал два других из информационного окна, тем самым сократив одно и то же и исключив одно изображение из статьи. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 01:44, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Обзор источника: Ealdgyth [ править ]

  • Что делает следующие высококачественные надежные источники?
    • https://www.universetoday.com/15019/how-many-moons-does-earth-have/
Universe Today выглядит хорошо известным и надежным сайтом, который освещался и хвалился сайтами, которые мы считаем надежными, например Slate , здесь. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 16:48, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
      • Меня больше беспокоит то, что я не могу найти редакционную политику или даже тех, кто за ней стоит. И хотя он МОЖЕТ пройти WP: RS , я серьезно сомневаюсь, что он соответствует требованиям высокого качества для FA. - Элджит ( разговор ) 16:55, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
Я поищу замену. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 16:58, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC).
Заменено. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 16:51, 1 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
работает на меня. Но в следующий раз не могли бы вы сделать мне одолжение и сказать, чем он был заменен, чтобы мне не пришлось копаться в поисках информации?
  • Меня беспокоит, сколько информации получено из источников НАСА или из первоисточников. Многие полагаются на публикации НАСА, а также на вещи, которые, вероятно, следует считать первостепенными, - различные спецификации и другие вещи аналогичного характера. Это то, что нужно хранить как можно меньше, потому что очень легко перейти к написанию истории, как это делают историки (то есть из первоисточников), вместо того, чтобы редактировать энциклопедию из вторичных источников. Я знаю, что использование первоисточников разрешено, но меня по-прежнему беспокоит количество, использованное в этой статье.
  • Обратите внимание, что я не проводил выборочных проверок или проверок форматирования и т.д. Просто надежность.
  • Также обратите внимание, что я буду требовать этот обзор для очков в Wikicup.
  • Элджит ( разговорное ) 15:39, 31 января 2021 (UTC)
Спасибо за обзор. Я думаю, что здесь есть две отдельные проблемы: первоисточники эпохи Аполлона, которые, конечно, созданы НАСА, истинные первоисточники и гораздо более поздние источники, такие как Лунный и планетарный институт.и журнал Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, которые поддерживаются НАСА, но являются вторичными источниками. Ясно и то, и другое. В течение следующих нескольких дней я посмотрю, где я могу сократить количество ссылок на более ранние источники. Тем не менее, на самом деле нет причин сомневаться в точности любой из фактических данных, и мы не сообщаем ни о каких мнениях. Это немного похоже на палку: источники НАСА, раньше или позже, будут иметь техническую информацию, которая, если ее собрать на частном сайте, может вызвать вопросы надежности. Но я посмотрю, где мне найти золотую середину. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 16:48, 31 января 2021 года (UTC).
Я заменил некоторые. Я не уверен, что еще я могу сделать. Те, что остались в эпоху Аполлона, в основном используются для технической информации, биографических подробностей и тому подобного. Последние являются вторичными источниками, надежными и беспристрастными, как указано выше. Я также беспокоюсь, что мне придется заменить онлайн-источники ссылками на книги. Надеюсь, этого достаточно, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:03, 2 февраля 2021 года (UTC).
Да, это сложный баланс. По таким вещам всегда сложно судить ... сколько использовать напрямую от агентства, а сколько получить через сторонние источники, которые, вероятно, получают свою информацию от организации. Но разглагольствования о чрезмерном использовании первоисточников - в другой раз ... не сейчас (усмехается). Выглядит хорошо, все готово, и я не смотрю этот обзор. Удачи! Элджит ( разговорное ) 02:50, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии от HAL [ править ]

  • Вы можете связать коммуникаторы Capsule с контроллером полета # Коммуникатор космического корабля (CAPCOM)
  • Второй пункт предложения . Использование гибридной траектории дало большую гибкость в планировании миссии, например, позволяя Apollo 12 запускаться при дневном свете и достигать запланированного места посадки по расписанию. кажется странным. Реструктуризация может сделать его более кратким и понятным.
  • В этом нет ничего особенного, но знаки отличия миссии выглядят немного не так, когда они расположены слева. Я понимаю, что если вы переместите его вправо, у вас будет почти постоянный поток изображений с правой стороны. Перемещение "файла: астронавт Алан Л. Бин собирается сойти с лестницы лунного модуля.jpg" влево может помочь. Вам не нужно действовать в соответствии с этим.

Я новичок в вопросах, касающихся FA, так что отнеситесь к этим комментариям с недоверием. ~ HAL 333 21:00, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Я сделал это, и спасибо за обзор и добро пожаловать, - Вевальт ( выступление ) 18:31, 3 февраля 2021 года (UTC).

Поддержка от Gog the Mild [ править ]

Отказ от обзора.

  • "Пилот лунного модуля Аполлона Алан Л. Бин". Заглавная буква P - это название «пилот»? В отличие от позиции.
Да, я изменил ссылку. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:48, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Доказав возможность точечной посадки, они позволили будущим миссиям« Аполлона »к участкам, представляющим научный интерес, где астронавтам придется приземлиться поблизости». Можно ли улучшить поток этого?
Я пробовал - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:48, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «АЛСЕП» - полные аббревиатуры при первом упоминании.
У вас есть это при втором упоминании.
Я удалил первое упоминание, чтобы можно было разместить полную версию там, где это принесет наибольшую пользу.
  • «Командующий общефлотом». Если верхний регистр N - это сокращение от ВМС США, можно ли это связать?
  • "Patuxent River NAS": NAS полностью, при первом упоминании.
И отключите его в значке миссии.
Военно-морской? Готово - Вевальт ( разговор ) 11:56, 5 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Выше сделано - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:48, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Морской РОТК»: РОТК?
Я знаю. Но в американском английском гораздо чаще обозначают это сокращением. Ссылка есть.
Я знаю, но для большинства англоговорящих, для которых это ничего не значило бы без щелчка ... Знаешь, я изо всех сил пытаюсь придумать неуклюжее решение. Хорошо Оставь это. Но возможно, я вернусь к этому, если действительно придумаю что-нибудь работоспособное.
  • Есть ли шанс на краткое объяснение «Директора полета»?
Готово .-- Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:48, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «они должны были быть относительно плоскими, без серьезных препятствий». Может быть, «они должны были быть относительно плоскими и без серьезных препятствий»?
  • "путь, по которому пролетит LM". LM полностью при первом упоминании.
  • «Поскольку Аполлон-12 должен был совершить первую попытку приземления, если Аполлон-11 потерпит неудачу». Я немного изо всех сил пытался понять, что вы пытались здесь сказать. Наверное, только я, но подумайте о «попытке первой высадки на Луну».
Все вышеперечисленное сделано - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:59, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Однако некоторые приводили доводы в пользу приземления ... Однако, учитывая, что« Аполлон-11 »приземлился» Необязательно : избегайте «Однако» дважды так близко друг к другу.
Хорошо, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:59, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «отвергая единодушную рекомендацию двух комиссий по выбору площадок». Что это была за рекомендация?
Обзор источника изменен на «несмотря на единодушное возражение членов двух комиссий по отбору сайтов». - Вевальт ( выступление ) 23:59, 3 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «тренажеры КМ». СМ ...
Готово .-- Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:08, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «с большим количеством представителей СМИ, мешающих». Был бы 'с большим количеством представителей СМИ, мешающих. читать лучше? Или, возможно, «когда многие из большого числа представителей СМИ мешают»?
Сделано немного иначе, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:08, 4 февраля 2021 года (UTC).
  • В инфобоксе стартовая масса космического корабля указана как 101 127 фунтов. В тексте говорится: «Из этой цифры космический корабль весил 110 044 фунта». Что мне не хватает?
Я изучу это, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:08, 4 февраля 2021 года (UTC).
Цифра в информационном окне была цифрой при выходе на околоземную орбиту, то есть из следующей строки в таблице отчета о миссии на странице A-9. Я внес поправку и проверил, что посадочная масса соответствует заявленной, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 08:20, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
  • «Сработала вспомогательная двигательная установка S-IVB». Должно ли это быть «Вспомогательная силовая установка S-IVB должна была быть запущена»?
Изменено. - Wehwalt ( разговор ) 00:18, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Свяжите рогатку с функцией гравитации .
Хорошо, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:18, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «небольшая ошибка в векторе состояния». Я не думаю, что разумно ожидать, что многие читатели будут знать, что означает «вектор состояния» в данном контексте.
Я упростил отрывок, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:18, 4 февраля 2021 года (UTC).
  • «Снова на солнечной орбите». Возможно, «В настоящее время на солнечной орбите» или «На солнечной орбите в начале 2021 года»?
Выполнено. более или менее. - Wehwalt ( разговор ) 00:18, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Больше, чтобы следить. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 22:37, 3 февраля 2021 (UTC)

  • "CSM" в полном объеме при первом упоминании.
Отлично.
  • «Система спасения при запуске (LES) и адаптер космического корабля-лунного модуля 15 (SLA – 15}. Система аварийного покидания при запуске содержала:« Зачем давать аббревиатуру LES, а затем не использовать ее? Особенно, когда вы используете другие слова в том же предложении ».
LES используется в конце абзаца. Но для единообразия я изменил Launch Escape System на LES.
  • «Они были выбраны из нескольких тысяч предложенных имён». Известно, кто сделал выбор?
Команда. Добавлен новый источник - Wehwalt ( обсуждение ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
  • "системная логика прерывания"? А это было бы? ;-)
Бьет меня. Но, как уже упоминалось, лучше предоставить информацию, чем распутать ее, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Я без энтузиазма отношусь к предложению в FAC, которого не понимает даже автор !
Вырезано. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 11:56, 5 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • В абзаце, начинающемся со слов «ALSEP Аполлона-12» был включен магнитометр лунной поверхности », есть целый ряд названий с заглавными буквами, например« магнитометр лунной поверхности »; «Детектор пыли» и т. Д. Почему?
Оборудование НАСА имеет тенденцию писать заглавные буквы. Если я опущу его, это может быть воспринято как чисто описательное - Вевальт ( разговор ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «и спектрометр солнечного ветра для измерения силы и направления солнечного ветра на поверхности Луны - эксперимент по составу солнечного ветра для измерения того, что составляет солнечный ветер, будет развернут, а затем доставлен на Землю астронавтами» . Это два отдельных эксперимента или два аспекта одного и того же?
Разъяснено - Вевальт ( разговор ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «близлежащим планируемым воздействием этапа восхождения». Необязательно : → «по планируемому удару рядом с этапом восхождения».
  • "который содержит передатчик, приемник, таймер, процессор данных и оборудование для распределения энергии"> Могут ли некоторые из них быть связаны?
Я бы подумал, что это будут относительно общие термины, и поэтому ссылки будут ненужными, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «некоторые спутники НАСА и военные были ранее». Может быть, «раньше были у НАСА и военные спутники без экипажа»?
Я склонен думать, что читатель поймет, что спутники не обслуживаются, и это ясно из контекста, - Вевальт ( выступление ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Эксперименты ALSEP Аполлона-12 были начаты с Земли 19 ноября 1969 года». Это опечатка? Потому что я изо всех сил пытаюсь даже догадаться, что имеется в виду. Ладно - я думаю, что проблема в том, что "включены" и "выключены". Есть ли способ перефразировать это?
Это правильная терминология, но я переключился на «активировано» и «деактивировано».
  • «Это прекращение произошло в основном по бюджетным причинам». Может быть, «Основными причинами увольнения были бюджетные ограничения» или что-то подобное?
Сделано немного иначе.
  • «Было совершенно пасмурное, дождливое небо, встречный ветер». Вы не можете так менять времена. («Были ... встречи».)
  • «высшая из всех миссий Аполлона». Необязательно : «самый высокий» → «самый сильный».
Переписано - Вевальт ( разговор ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Вы даете аббревиатуры для ряда пунктов, которые больше не упоминаются. например, «Спускаемая двигательная установка (ДПС)». Почему?
Оборудование НАСА часто называют сокращением, и я считаю, что лучше дать его на тот случай, если читатель встретит аббревиатуру где-то еще, - Вевальт ( доклад ) 12:42, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «трубка с ядром, полная лунного материала». Что такое трубка с сердечником?
  • «Конрад приземлился между двумя из этих точек». Какие очки?
  • Из текста я понял, что Surveyor 3 был в кратере. Это верно? Если да, можно ли это где-нибудь сделать явным?
  • "Держатель ручного инструмента". Инициалы в верхнем регистре. Действительно?
Да, это вещь. Позже его расширили и поставили на колеса, сначала на «рикше», запряженной астронавтами Аполлона 14, а затем на луноходе (MET и LRV соответственно). - Вехвальт ( доклад ) 23:29, 4 февраля 2021 г. ( УНИВЕРСАЛЬНОЕ ГЛОБАЛЬНОЕ ВРЕМЯ)
  • «Маневр смены самолета». Что бы было? (Вы просто знаете, что читатели будут думать «самолет».)
  • Спектр связи.
  • "НМИ". Полностью при первом упоминании.
  • «Место посадки Аполлона-12 на Луне - это часть лунной поверхности» → «Место посадки Аполлона-12 на Луне находится в пределах части лунной поверхности».
  • «фотография земного шара Луны в библиотеке, сделанная инженерами». Нужно ли «в библиотеке»?
  • Библиография: Дик - нет местонахождения издателя?
  • Цитата 89 следует читать на стр.
  • Цитата 62 должно быть "р".
Все вышеперечисленное сделано или прокомментировано - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:29, 4 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).

И я думаю, что это от меня. Хорошая работа. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 12:45, 4 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Спасибо за подробный обзор. Думаю, я все делал или комментировал все, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:29, 4 февраля 2021 года (UTC).
Несколько незначительных дополнений выше. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 10:55, 5 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Готово .-- Вевальт ( разговор ) 11:56, 5 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Я завидую вашей способности передавать техническую информацию. Поддерживающий. Гог Мягкий ( разговор ) 12:15, 5 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Поддержка от Hawkeye7 [ править ]

Еще раз, я просто поддерживаю статью, которая, по моему мнению, соответствует критериям FAC. Но некоторые комментарии, подтверждающие, что я это прочитал:

  • «Все трое астронавтов поддержали Аполлон-9 ранее в 1969 году» - это звучит так, как будто Бин был в резерве перед выбором для Аполлона 12. Предложите: «Три астронавта поддержали Аполлон-9 ранее в 1969 году».
Готово, более или менее, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:45, 10 февраля 2021 года (UTC).
  • Fn 70 не попадает в нужное место.
Исправлено - Wehwalt ( разговор ) 23:45, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «Анализ материалов Surveyor 3 и фотографий, возвращенных Аполлоном-12» - это ссылка на боджи.
Этот и два других EL заменены - Вевальт ( разговор ) 23:45, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
  • Немного удивлен, что в моей любимой книге по этой теме « Аполлон-12 в океане бурь» (2011) OCLC  801098415 не было ссылок. Подумайте о добавлении его в список для дальнейшего чтения.
Я получил копию и использовал ее в качестве справочного материала. - Вевальт ( выступление ) 23:29, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 08:30, 6 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Все сделано. Большое спасибо за обзор и поддержку. - Wehwalt ( обсуждение ) 23:45, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).

Поддержка Джима [ править ]

Всего три запроса:

  • После этого образцы и фотографии подверглись критике. - не более ли уместно «проанализировать»?
Я уточнил. Выбор астронавтами образцов и техники фотографии подвергся критике, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:36, 11 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • весил 6 487 742 фунта (2 942 790 кг) при запуске, что больше, чем у Аполлона 11 6 477 875 фунтов (2 938 315 кг). Из этой цифры космический корабль весил 110 044 фунта (49 915 кг), по сравнению с 109 646 фунтами (49 735 кг) на Аполлоне 11. - Почему миллионы фунтов / кг вместо тонн / тонны?
Источник утверждает это именно так. - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:36, 11 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
  • Держатель ручного инструмента - Почему крышки?
Это особый элемент оборудования НАСА, и он был ограничен, - Вевальт ( разговор ) 00:36, 11 февраля 2021 года (UTC).
Jimfbleak - поговорить со мной? 14:12, 6 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
Спасибо за поддержку и обзор, - Wehwalt ( разговор ) 00:36, 11 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Старые номинации [ править ]

Не начинайте сейчас [ править ]

Номинатор (и): LOVI 33 22:37, 25 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о заглавном сингле со второго студийного альбома Дуа Липы Future Nostalgia . Эта песня, положившая начало возрождению диско- музыки в 2020 году, сделала Липу именем нарицательным. Он имел как критический, так и коммерческий успех и до сих пор находится в чартах некоторых стран, спустя более года после его выпуска. Эта песня получила статус GA еще в апреле благодаря CoolMarc, который с тех пор ушел на пенсию. Я номинировал его однажды и не получил противников, так что надеюсь, что этот получит немного больше внимания. Тем не менее, у меня все еще есть экспертная оценка и я делаю собственные улучшения. Любые комментарии будут очень полезны. LOVI 33 22:37, 25 января 2021 (UTC)

Поддержка The Ultimate Boss [ править ]

Статья выглядит потрясающе LOVI; есть только некоторые мелочи. Мне сказали, что некоторые источники, такие как Teen Vogue и Vice , на самом деле не являются материалом FA. Я бы попросил кого-нибудь, кто имеет опыт работы с FA, посмотреть, какие источники следует заменить или удалить из статьи. The Ultimate Boss ( разговор ) 02:46, 26 января 2021 (UTC)

Per WP: RSP Vogue считается надежным, хотя я не уверен, распространяется ли это на Teen Vogue . Надежность Vice сомнительна, но, похоже, все сходятся во мнении, что это нормально для развлечений и новостей о знаменитостях (впрочем, не столько в политике или науке). Я думаю, что использование Vice здесь (для описания композиции песни) приемлемо. Тем не менее, некоторые ссылки на Teen Vogue следует заменить, если возможно, ИМО. AviationFreak 💬 04:03, 26 января 2021 г. (UTC)
Спасибо за ваш вклад AviationFreak и The Ultimate Boss ! Я сохранил источник Vice и удалил / заменил два источника Teen Vogue . Я оставил один Teen Vogue, который мне не удалось заменить, но лично я думаю, что это нормально, поскольку это просто одно заявление, а Teen Vogue считается «сестринским» изданием Vogue, которое считается надежным. LOVI 33 20:39, 26 января 2021 (UTC)

LOVI33 Еще один источник, который я видел в статье, которую вам следует удалить, - это Insider . Когда я выставлял "Кубки" для FAC, у меня был тот же источник, и кто-то упомянул, что это не материал FA. The Ultimate Boss ( разговор ) 20:50, 26 января 2021 (UTC)

Привет, главный босс . Согласно WP: RSP , в настоящее время нет единого мнения по поводу Insider . Я думаю, что это нормально, так как он используется только в качестве рейтинга в разделе списков на конец года. Как вы думаете, мне следует его удалить? LOVI 33 21:02, 26 января 2021 (UTC)

LOVI33 , вы должны спросить кого-нибудь, у кого больше опыта в FA. Помимо этого, я поддерживаю . The Ultimate Boss ( разговор ) 21:42, 26 января 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии К. Пика [ править ]

Привет, LOVI33, очень рад помочь вам с этим FAC. Статья определенно хорошего качества после должного рассмотрения, которое она проходила в прошлом, но все же есть ряд вещей, не соответствующих критериям FA. Во-первых, «это» используется в отрывке неуместно: «Липа написала это с помощью», поскольку второе предложение не указывает, написала ли она песню со следующими кадрами или с альбомом, плюс «Это потрачено» должно быть » Первый потратил ", так как это происходит после упоминания другой песни Липы. Кроме того, что касается раздела кредитов и персонала, вам следует переместить кредиты музыкального видео в раздел видео в качестве подраздела, и я думаю, что это выглядит немного повторяющимся, если все медиа-материалы статьи выровнены по правому краю.Я бы также предложил переименовать похвалы к отраслевым наградам, поскольку весь раздел состоит из них, а ссылка 187 требует многочисленных ссылок, поскольку один розничный торговец Amazon не поддерживает «различные» версии. -К. Пик, 08:28, 26 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Спасибо, Кайл Пик ! Я воспользовался вашими предложениями прозы. Для меня довольно сложно говорить о песне без повтора, так что спасибо за это. Я также разделил разделы "Кредиты" и "Персонал", выровнял фотографию на Таймс-сквер в разделе "Выпуск и продвижение" по левому краю, изменил название раздела "Похвалы" и заменил ссылку Amazon на Tidal. Надеюсь, сейчас все хорошо. LOVI 33 21:00, 26 января 2021 (UTC)
LOVI33 Может, тебе просто не стоит называть его «синглом», чтобы быть более последовательным. - К. Пик, 21:15, 26 января 2021 г. (UTC)
Кайл Пик , измененная формулировка. Как это выглядит сейчас? LOVI 33 21:20, 26 января 2021 (UTC)
LOVI33 Удивительно, сейчас я собираюсь поддержать этого номина! - К. Пик, 21:21, 26 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Комментарии от MaranoFan [ править ]

  • Сноска о дате выпуска «Не начинать сейчас» также должна быть связана в информационном окне.
  • Добавлен. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «В постановке задействованы многочисленные 1980-е и диско-тропы» - я не верю, что слово «многочисленные» добавляет здесь что-нибудь к пониманию читателя.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • По возможности постарайтесь исключить повторение «1980-х и диско» дважды в ведущей.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • «Песня заняла второе место в чартах UK Singles Chart и US Billboard Hot 100, превзойдя« New Rules »2017 года и став ее самым популярным синглом в США» - заменив «в США» на «в последнем» "может быть более эффективным.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Он провел 20 недель в топ-10 США, и, похоже, нигде в статье не упоминается.
  • Удаленный. Забавно, я мог поклясться, что это было в прозе. Также это, вероятно, не примечательно, так как не побило никаких рекордов или чего-то еще. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • «На международном уровне песня входит в десятку лучших чартов в более чем 40 странах, в том числе занимает первое место в девяти странах. Сингл сертифицирован мультиплатиновым в 14 странах» - для этого потребуется прямой источник. Если его нет, удалите его.
  • Удаленный. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Есть ли причина, по которой в заголовке упоминается только Live in LA Remix? Стоит упомянуть и об одном из других ремиксов, если они примечательны.
  • Я бы сказал, что это определенно самый примечательный ремикс, поскольку он был продвинут в музыкальном видео и был показан в качестве выступления Липы на церемонии вручения премии Mercury Prize 2020 года . LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Там довольно длинный раздел о влиянии и наследии. Поскольку наводка представляет собой резюме всей статьи, в нем должны быть упомянуты ключевые моменты из нее.
  • Добавлен. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Почему припев включен в раздел «Музыка и слова» вне контекста? Размещение немного странное. Я бы посоветовал встроить его в прозу или вообще убрать.
  • Я пытался перефразировать это. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Бродячая лирика припева все еще там и создает белое пространство справа от себя. Вы можете попробовать сформулировать это так: «Она празднует свою независимость и использует инструкции, указанные в маркированном списке, чтобы напрямую обратиться к нуждающемуся бывшему любовнику; со словами, включающими:« Не приходи, не выходи / Не начинай заботиться обо мне » сейчас / Уходи, ты знаешь как / Не волнуйся обо мне сейчас ». чтобы это исправить .-- N Ø 09:16, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • О, моя ошибка. Я думал, вы говорите о части, в которой упоминается композиция припева. Я изменил его формулировку. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Изображения, защищенные авторским правом, следует использовать только в случае крайней необходимости. Изображение рекламных щитов DSN на самом деле не улучшает понимание статьи читателем, чтобы оправдать ее использование здесь.
  • Удаленный. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Это необязательно, но я предпочитаю, когда списки на конец года превращаются в прозу, а не в таблицы.
  • Выполнено. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Таблица наград не приветствуется, поскольку она считается WP: CFORK статьи о наградах художника. Снимите его и отметьте в прозе заслуживающие внимания.
  • Удаленный. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Удалите кредиты музыкального видео. Они были бы хороши в статье, посвященной музыкальному клипу, но занимают здесь лишнее место.
  • Удаленный. Включил продюсер и продюсерскую компанию в прозу. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Внешние ссылки слишком велики! Давайте избавимся от них всех, кроме MetroLyrics.
  • Я бы сказал, что клипы Lyric и Live in LA также примечательны этим. Все остальное удалил. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Я действительно думаю, что официальное музыкальное видео, указанное в информационном окне, делает эти два излишними, но я оставлю это на ваш выбор - N Ø 09:16, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Хорошо, я их удалил. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)

На этом пока все. Статья определенно подробная и хорошо написана. Я еще раз посмотрю на него после того, как они будут рассмотрены. - N Ø 15:01, 26 января 2021 г. (UTC)

MaranoFan благодарит за комментарии. Я обратился ко всем. LOVI 33 01:52, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Во втором предложении раздела «Написание и продюсирование» используйте «Бывшая песня» вместо просто «Песня», поскольку в предыдущем предложении упоминаются две песни.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • «Песня родилась после главы A&R на лейбле Lipa» - Может быть, следует упомянуть, что Warner - это лейбл, о котором идет речь.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Ссылка дискотека на "ночь дискотеки" вместо следующего предложения.
  • Фиксированный. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • «В конце концов, песня была написана с Липой в январе 2019 года» - здесь следует снова упомянуть авторов финальной версии, чтобы было ясно, что Джей Каш в ней не участвовал. Что-то вроде «Айлин, Уоррен и Киркпатрик в конечном итоге написали песню вместе с Липой в январе 2019 года».
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Слово «by» здесь повторяется дважды в нескольких предложениях. Попробуйте это устранить. Например, «дополнительные барабаны, вдохновленные песней Weeknd« Can't Feel My Face »» (и «the» должно быть в нижнем регистре в середине предложения).
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Убедитесь, что источник указан сразу после каждой цитаты.
  • Добавлено. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • «В этом разделе он перебрал 25 различных звуков и объединил их в четыре». - четыре что? Это немного сбивает с толку.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • «в то время как коровий колокольчик появляется в гимном, струнном синти-поп припеве 1980-х». - Здесь есть некоторая грамматическая ошибка, вероятно, связанная с повторением слова «in».
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Раздел «Музыка и тексты песен» хорошо написан, но я повторю свое предположение о случайном абзаце в конце.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Ссылка на Twitter
  • Викилинк. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • «Песня была доступна для предварительного сохранения на Spotify 25 октября 2019 года вместе с конкурсом на победу подписанных поляроидов певца». - Это предложение следует удалить, если твиттер-аккаунт Липы является единственным источником. В этом нет ничего необычного.
  • Удаленный. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Также попробуйте поискать надежные вторичные источники для вертикальных и лирических видео. Первичные источники хороши, но не желательны.
  • Я не нашел ни одного. Перед выдвижением я пытался заменить все первоисточники, но не смог. Надеюсь, это нормально. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Ссылка на поп-музыку при первом упоминании.
  • Викилинк. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Источник Idolator вызвал проблемы в некоторых других FAC из-за вопросов о его надежности. Хотя я лично считаю это нормальным, вы можете удалить его, чтобы быть в большей безопасности.
  • Я тоже не вижу в этом проблем. Если кто-то еще упомянет об этом, я удалю его. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • В предложении GQ есть грамматическая ошибка, опять же связанная с повторением слова «in». Кроме того, здесь можно заменить слово «версия» на «издание» (или что-то подобное), чтобы уменьшить количество повторений.
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Измените «1 миллиард вращений» на «1 миллиард вращений».
  • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • «В их чарте синглов песня дебютировала под восьмым номером» - здесь есть опечатка.
  • Я перефразировал это в соответствии с предложением Хо урезать его. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Я уверен, что вы могли бы найти лучший источник информации о дате премьеры видеоклипа. Необязательно указывать точное время премьеры.
  • В заметку добавлено время, например, что было сделано для самой премьеры песни. Я также добавил источники The Fader и ET Canada для выпуска музыкального видео. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Я не уверен, что ThisSongIsSick.com является источником. На странице « О нас» это называется блогом. Я определенно не думаю, что это подходит для FA.
  • Удаленный. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Что касается дискурса с HĐ ниже, я считаю, что было бы полезно переименовать раздел «Влияние и наследие» в «В популярной культуре», поскольку последнее менее противоречиво. Impact - не совсем подходящее название, если в разделе не упоминаются какие-либо конкретные песни, вдохновленные DSN. - N Ø 09:16, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Переименован. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)

Спасибо, MaranoFan ! Надеюсь, теперь все в порядке. LOVI 33 20:45, 27 января 2021 (UTC)

Теперь я могу предложить свою поддержку в продвижении по службе. Хорошая работа по сотрудничеству и быстрые ответы, LOVI33 .-- N Ø 05:33, 28 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Комментарии от HĐ [ править ]

Я не изучал всю статью, но я немного сомневаюсь в подробном разделе «Влияние и наследие». Не уверен, что бит TicToker примечателен, но я считаю это потенциальным случаем WP: FANCRUFT . Первый абзац можно в значительной степени свести к 3-4 предложениям, сосредоточив внимание на значимости песни в условиях пандемии и кратком изложении ее влияния на новую тенденцию диско. Не просмотрели все отзывы, но эта , как цитируется в статье, на самом деле сосредоточена на альбоме, а не на этой песне, что ставит под сомнение, были ли утверждения в этих источниках тщательно отобранны, чтобы придать им чрезмерный вес. Включение в саундтреки вполне нормально для хита, поэтому я бы рекомендовал урезать его (см. WP: SONGTRIVIA). «Коммерческую эффективность» также можно сократить ( WP: CHARTTRAJ ), чтобы придать ей поток, а не читать как беспорядочный сбор информации. Хо ( разговорное ) 02:42, 27 января 2021 (UTC)

Привет, Хо , спасибо за комментарии! Я урезал раздел «Влияние и наследие», чтобы включить только дискотеку, актуальность во время пандемии, заметные каверы, которые изменили исходную композицию песни, и включения саундтрека, которые были упомянуты в статье. Статья Vulture, на которую вы ссылаетесь, на самом деле кавер-версия песни " Future Nostalgia " из альбома, но я цитировал ее в главной роли, где говорится: "Мы ничего не знали о COVID-19, когда Дуа Липа" Don't Start " «Мираж (Не останавливайся)» вышел сейчас »и Джесси Уэр осенью 2019 года, но они задают тон, который станет повсеместным в течение следующего неожиданного года одиночества». Я также урезал секцию коммерческих характеристик.Надеюсь, теперь все в порядке. ЛОВИ33 20:02, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Поддержка Alexismata7 [ править ]

@ LOVI33 : Я полностью согласен с тем, что эта статья становится FA, она хорошо написана, как сказал один пользователь выше, с хорошей грамматикой и пунктуацией. Я думаю, это не нормально - дважды упоминать название песни в начале. Я думаю, что раздел «выпуск и продвижение» заслуживает небольшого расширения. В разделе «популярная культура» термин «ча-ча» используется в основном в Соединенных Штатах, и поэтому я думаю, вам следует изменить его на ча-ча-ча . Вы также должны связать Fortnite с соответствующей статьей о видеоигре. Тогда я думаю, что ремонтировать больше нечего и статья находится в финальной версии. Alexismata7 ( разговор ) 03:04, 28 января 2021 (UTC)

Привет, Alexismata7 , спасибо за комментарии. Я подключил Fortnite и изменил ча-ча-ча на ча-ча-ча. Обычно в начале и на протяжении всей статьи можно использовать название песни один раз для каждого абзаца, и, к сожалению, раздел о выпуске и продвижении был полностью расширен. На самом деле нет ничего более примечательного в этой части. Надеюсь, теперь все в порядке. LOVI 33 20:57, 28 января 2021 (UTC)

Обзор источника: Ealdgyth [ править ]

  • Что делает следующие высококачественные надежные источники?
    • https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/ian-kirkpatrick-songwriter-2020.htm
      • (комментарий не номинатора) Поскольку это интервью с медиа-сайтом, и оно не используется для других целей, таких как обзоры / комментарии, но для выражения мнения автора песен - предмет интервью, я считаю, что его можно использовать в этом случае. H ( разговор ) 03:38, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
        • Ничто не делает интервью по своей сути надежными - что делает этот источник качественным? - Элджит ( разговорное ) 15:17, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia
      • (комментарий не номинатора) соответствующий источник для музыкальных обзоров, указанный в Википедии: WikiProject Albums / Sources , HĐ ( обсуждение ) 03:38, 29 января 2021 г. (UTC)
        • Просто сказать мне, что какой-то википроект считает его надежным, не решает озабоченности по поводу того, что он соответствует критериям FA, что является высоким качеством (и тот факт, что википроект выставляет список источников, не демонстрирует надежности, а тем более высокого качества ) - Ealdgyth ( разговорное ) 15:17, 31 января 2021 (UTC)
          • @ Ealdgyth : Что касается статей, посвященных музыке, я считаю, что этот WikiProject инициировал обсуждение того, следует ли включать источник (и) в статьи, связанные с музыкой. Если комитет специализированных редакторов достигнет консенсуса, что он надежен и подходит для музыкальных обзоров (что довольно важно и важно, учитывая, что освещение современной музыки может исходить из любых и всех видов онлайн-фанзий / блогов) , Не понимаю, почему он не качественный. Я также отметил, что WikiProject также перечисляет некоторые источники, которые являются ненадежными и неподходящими, что узаконивает использование источников, которые обычно считаются надежными. Хо ( разговорное ) 17:06, 31 января 2021 (UTC)
            • Можно отметить, что в отношении четырех источников, на которые я ответил на основе альбомов Wikiproject: musicomh.com и thelineofbestfit.com были признаны The Daily Telegraph авторитетными, особенно для независимых музыкальных исполнителей / релизов, не являющихся крупными лейблами ( [5] и [ 6] ), обзоры AllMusic используются Metacritic для обобщения общей критической оценки музыкального релиза ( [7] ). Не уверен насчет The Fader, но я считаю, что это печатный журнал из Нью-Йорка. Хо ( разговорное ) 17:14, 31 января 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.vice.com/ обратите внимание, что WP: RSP обычно рассматривает этот предел для простой надежности, что делает маловероятным соответствие критериям FA.
      • См. Выше. Этот источник помечен так, поскольку он также предвзято комментирует политику, хотя в музыкальных обзорах он считается надежным. LOVI 33 23:14, 30 января 2021 (UTC)
        • Если для некоторых вещей это маргинально, как оно будет соответствовать критериям FA для высокого качества ? - Элджит ( разговорное ) 15:17, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=28508
    • https://www.radio.com/music/pop/dua-lipa-on-collabs-and-the-meaning-behind-dont-start-now
    • https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/
      • (комментарий не номинатора) соответствующий источник для музыкальных обзоров, указанный в Википедии: WikiProject Albums / Sources , HĐ ( обсуждение ) 03:38, 29 января 2021 г. (UTC)
        • То же о википроекте и маргинале. - Элджит ( разговорное ) 15:17, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://dancingastronaut.com/
    • https://www.allmusic.com/ обратите внимание, что WP: RSP считает это только предельной надежностью, что делает маловероятным соответствие критериям FA.
      • (комментарий не номинатора) соответствующий источник музыкальных обзоров, указанный в Википедии: WikiProject Albums / Sources . Поскольку источник не используется для других целей, кроме обзора музыки, в этом случае его можно использовать. H ( разговор ) 03:38, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.gigwise.com/features/3393496/the-gigwise-20-best-tracks-of-2020
    • https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2019/11/04/dua-lipa-dont-start-now-nabil/61667
    • https://theface.com/
      • Один источник используется как интервью с ремиксером песни, а другой - интервью с режиссером видеоклипа Набилем. Один используется в качестве рецензента для музыкального видео, но, пожалуйста, посмотрите ниже, почему я считаю его авторитетным. LOVI 33 23:14, 30 января 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.republicworld.com/ - обратите внимание, что WP: RSP говорит, что это ненадежно
      • Удаленный. LOVI 33 23:14, 30 января 2021 (UTC)
        • Была ли удалена информация, которую он получал? - Элджит ( разговорное ) 15:17, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://www.inquisitr.com/5800415/dua-lipa-bra-mini-skirt-thigh-high-boots/amp/
    • https://www.readdork.com/news/dua-lipa-dont-start-now-video-remix-ep
    • https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/new-music-friday-12-20/
      • Удаленный. LOVI 33 23:14, 30 января 2021 (UTC)
        • Была ли удалена информация, которую он получал? - Элджит ( разговорное ) 15:17, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://crackmagazine.net/article/lists/club-future-nostalgia-blessed-madonna-remix-album-dua-lipa/
    • https://ourculturemag.com/2020/09/12/listen-to-kaytranadas-remix-of-dua-lipas-dont-start-now/
    • https://www.stereogum.com/2097762/dua-lipa-dont-start-now-kaytranada-remix/music/
    • https://www.thefader.com/2020/09/11/kaytranada-dua-lipa-dont-start-now-remix
      • (комментарий не номинатора) соответствующий источник для музыкальных обзоров, указанный в Википедии: WikiProject Albums / Sources , HĐ ( обсуждение ) 03:38, 29 января 2021 г. (UTC)
        • То же, что и выше о списках источников википроекта. - Элджит ( разговорное ) 15:17, 31 января 2021 г. (UTC)
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20210103212015/https://www.theringer.com/music/2020/12/23/22196518/dance-music-quarantine-dua-lipa-jessie-ware обратите внимание, что WP : RSP считает это только предельной надежностью, что делает маловероятным соответствие критериям FA.
    • https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9863891/love-victor-soundtrack-songs-list-hulu#slide-26
    • https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/dwts-partners-revealed-on-season-29-premiere-who-danced-best/ обратите внимание, что WP: RSP считает, что это только предельная надежность, что делает его маловероятным соответствовать критериям FA
  • Согласно MOS: ALLCAPS , названия статей не должны быть заглавными.
  • Обратите внимание, что я не проводил выборочных проверок или проверок форматирования и т.д. Просто надежность.
  • Также обратите внимание, что я буду требовать этот обзор для очков в Wikicup.
  • Элджит ( разговор ) 19:05, 28 января 2021 (UTC)
    • Спасибо за комментарии, Ealdgyth . Я не собираюсь рассматривать каждый источник, поскольку чувствую, что буду повторяться, но вот почему я думаю, что источники, не комментируемые выше, заслуживают уважения. Я потратил много времени на изучение каждого источника, и все те, которые не были прокомментированы, не имеют никаких признаков того, что они опубликованы самостоятельно. Кроме того, все авторы кажутся квалифицированными, а у некоторых даже есть группа редакторов, которые проверяют статью перед ее публикацией. Я также видел, как многие из этих источников используются в Википедии. Надеюсь, это все проясняет. LOVI 33 23:14, 30 января 2021 (UTC)
      • Ничто из этого не помогает установить надежность, не говоря уже о соответствии критериям FA, а именно высокое качество . Что касается того, что используется где-то еще - WP: OTHERSTUFFEXISTS - обычный ответ. Чтобы получить некоторую помощь в демонстрации надежности и соответствии критериям FA, см. User: Ealdgyth / FAC cheatsheet Ealdgyth ( talk ) 15:20, 31 января 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии Esculenta [ править ]

Я не слышал эту песню и никогда не слышал о певце, поэтому буду анализировать ее прозу и понятность и, возможно, немного соответствия WP: MOS . Основываясь на первом чтении, кажется, что указанные выше поддержки могут быть преждевременными, поскольку есть много (связывание, орфография, грамматика, дикция), которые нужно настроить : Esculenta ( разговор ) 21:45, 28 января 2021 года (UTC)

  • «… Он имеет пронизывающую басовую линию в стиле фанк…» Для просачивания: «постепенно фильтровать через пористую поверхность или вещество»; также «быть или наполниться оживленной деятельностью или волнением», что, я полагаю, имеет смысл здесь, но это больше используется в США, поэтому я не уверен, подходит ли это для статьи на британском английском об английском художнике . Кроме того, «фанк» - это жаргон.
    • Я удалил его из заголовка, но считаю, что он имеет значение в разделе «Музыка и тексты». Кажется, для этого нет подходящего синонима. Также фанк - это музыкальный жанр. Я бы не сказал, что это жаргон, но если вы запутались, я добавил вики-ссылку. У меня его там раньше не было, согласно MOS: SOB . LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Лирика находит Липу». Я не думаю, что персонификация - хорошая техника написания для международной энциклопедии.
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Не начинать сейчас» получил очень положительные отзывы после выпуска; многие обозреватели отмечают значительный рост звучания и вокала Липы ». грамматическая проблема (точка с запятой используется неправильно)
    • Точка с запятой заменена запятой. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Песня на предстоящей 63-й ежегодной церемонии вручения премии« Грэмми »» - не заметил ли другой рецензент, что это мероприятие прошло?
    • Мероприятие запланировано на 14 марта 2021 года. Оно было перенесено из-за всплеска случаев COVID-19 в Лос-Анджелесе. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Песня заняла второе место как в UK Singles Chart, так и в US Billboard Hot 100, превзойдя «Новые правила» 2017 года. Похоже, группа «2017» выпустила эту песню.
    • Перефразировал.
  • слова, которые могут / должны быть связаны: даунтемпо, бар для дайвинга, пре-припев, ритм-гитара, фильтр объектива, двойная платина, диско-шар, Versace, платформы , ремикс, мем, эмоция, обложка , Spotify, Spotify Singles
    • Связанные все принимают Versace, поскольку он уже был связан. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «В этом разделе он перебрал 25 различных звуков» звучит немного идиоматично, возможно, перефразируя
    • Перефразировано на «идеи». LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Его окончательный черновой микс включал около 100 треков». в другом месте слово «трек» используется как синоним песни (я думаю); есть ли ссылка, объясняющая, как здесь используется трек?
    • Я просто использовал его здесь, чтобы избежать чрезмерного использования слова «песня». LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Несколько 1980-х и дискотечные тропы включены в продукцию французского блога», это единственный раз, когда упоминается «французский блог-хаус»; Что это значит?
    • Французский блог-хаус - это жанр электронной музыки середины 2000-х. Как вы думаете, следует ли связать это с электронной музыкой ? LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • "Просачивающаяся басовая линия фанка, которая меняет местами" which-> that (обычно ставится после запятой)
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Вокал Липы избегает модуляции», снова олицетворение… возможно, «Липа избегает модуляции в своем вокале» (хотя «воздерживайся» используется в статье трижды, и все, что более одного раза, кажется слишком большим)
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Во время финального припева снова появляются аккордовые приемы из перелома», что такое аккордовый прием?
    • Хордовые устройства - это несколько машин, используемых при записи музыки. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Песню смотрели разные современные критики» Это релиз 2019 года; как критики могут быть кем угодно, кроме современников?
    • Убран «современник». LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Тогда как« Не начинай сейчас »доказывает, что правила, созданные для того, чтобы избавиться от бывшего в предыдущем треке, действительно работают». Требуется некоторый контекст; какие «правила» предложила Липа в «Новых правилах»?
    • Я не думаю, что на самом деле нужно говорить о правилах, потому что Липа никогда не упоминает их в текстах. Строка «чтобы преодолеть бывшего» суммирует правила. Однако я добавил «в разрыве» для большего контекста. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Она празднует свою независимость и использует инструкции, указанные в маркированном списке, чтобы напрямую обратиться к нуждающемуся бывшему любовнику; [32] [33] [34] со словами: «Не появляйся, не выходи / Не начинай заботиться обо мне сейчас / Уходи, ты знаешь как / Не начинай сейчас обо мне заботиться ". [35]" грамматическая проблема, поскольку точка с запятой не должна использоваться для соединения этих предложений
    • Заменено запятой. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Джордан Эмери из Gigwise дополнил свои «удовлетворительно запоминающиеся крючки» -> похвалил
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Брэд Гарсиа расценил« Не начинай сейчас »как дань уважения, а не как очевидную попытку повторить прошлый успех». дань уважения к чему?
    • К прошлому успеху. Также добавлена ​​ссылка на почтение. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
      • Если я могу вмешаться - добавление вики-ссылки не сделает меня более понятным. Я думаю, проблема в том, что ссылка на «дань уважения» не работает вне контекста исходной статьи, поскольку автор тратит пару абзацев, делая ссылки и сравнения, прежде чем сделать заявление о почтении. Может быть, поищите другую цитату из статьи, которая может стоять сама по себе? Х. Карвер ( разговор ) 01:57, 2 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Он был награжден премией iHeartRadio Titanium за получение одного миллиарда вращений на станции в Соединенных Штатах». что такое «станция»?
    • iHeartRadio. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • "Песня в настоящее время номинирована на" Запись года "," Песня года "и" Лучшее сольное поп-исполнение "на предстоящей 63-й ежегодной премии" Грэмми ".
    • Как указано выше, еще не произошло. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • "Отмечая первый кивок Липы во всех трех категориях". использование слова «кивать» меня смущает; используется ли это как синоним «номинация»?
    • Оно использовалось для обозначения «подтверждения» или чего-то в этом роде. Я изменил его на подтверждение. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Продажи за первую неделю - 49 334 единицы» - есть ли соответствующая ссылка для слова «единица», как она здесь используется?
    • Есть эквивалент альбома, но он предназначен для альбомов, а не для песен. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • "10 самых продолжительных пребываний" нужно поставить через дефис
    • Добавлен. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • В статье есть «двойная платина» и «тройная платина», но «четырехкратная платина». Разве представители музыкального бизнеса не употребляют слово «четверка»?
    • Да, я это перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «10,2 миллиона радиопоказов». что такое «радио-впечатление»?
    • Этот термин используется для обозначения всей радиоаудитории, которой достигла песня. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Представление завершилось фестивалем серебряных воздушных шаров в форме подушек, падающих с потолка». Фестиваль''?
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • В разделе «Живые выступления» вариации слова «исполнять» употреблены 25 раз, и это довольно заметно. Есть тезаурус?
    • Уменьшено повторение слова. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Dom Dolla счел трудным создать свой ремикс, потому что песня написана в мажорной тональности». В «Музыка и слова» говорится, что песня си минор.
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Этому предшествовал выпуск» гм… предшествовал?
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Yaeji намеревался иметь звуки, отличные от оригинала» звучит разговорно (помните, что люди, для которых английский не является первым языком, прочитают это и могут быть сбиты с толку)
    • Удаленный. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Танец создан филиппинским создателем TikTok» создан… создателем
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • "Преобразовать это в кантри-балладу с оптимистичной постановкой". не знаю, что в данном контексте означает «оптимистичная продукция»
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Don't Start Now» была одной из сетлистов медузы (Хлоя Ким) ». а? Нужен контекст, или оставьте медузу в стороне
    • Удаленный. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «В« Танцах со звездами »и« Танцы со звездами »актриса Энн Хеч и телеведущая Клара Амфо исполнили танец ча-ча-ча под эту песню». Я не думаю, что «соответственно» следует использовать таким образом
    • Перефразировал. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Спасибо за комментарии Esculenta ! Я рассмотрел все ваши комментарии. LOVI 33 21:45, 1 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии Герильеро [ править ]

  • Мне очень неудобно использовать твиты. Мы используем вторичные источники
    • Да, я считаю, что в этом контексте можно использовать WP: TWITTER, поскольку мне не удалось найти вторичные источники для резервного копирования этой информации. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
      • Простите, что я звоню, но информация, поддерживаемая Twitter, не заслуживает внимания. Например, премьера «Don't Start Now» состоялась 31 октября 2019 года в 23:00 UTC, действительно ли имеет значение точное время премьеры песни? Похоже, это скорее фанвики, чем энциклопедия. В ноябре 2019 года на Spotify было выпущено вертикальное видео, а на YouTube - лирическое видео. Я считаю, что это может быть подтверждено сторонними источниками; в противном случае удаление его не причинит вреда. H ( разговорное ) 15:56, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
        • Удаленный. LOVI 33 17:48, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Музыкальное видео набрало более 450 миллионов просмотров на YouTube» Почему это важно, если это не обсуждается во вторичных источниках
    • Удаленный. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Это надежный источник? https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/ian-kirkpatrick-songwriter-2020.htm
    • Это относится к проблемам с источниками выше. Я пытаюсь закончить свой анализ в ближайшие несколько дней. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «Липа записала большую часть своего вокала с помощью микрофона Shure SM7». наверное нужно процитировать
    • Это источник. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Вы цитируете ноты через поставщика, но создателем источника является исполнитель https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0203029
    • Вы хотите, чтобы я удалил это? Обычно это авторитетный источник. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Как фанаты пришли к тексту песни?
    • Источник не говорит. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Я согласен с указанными выше проблемами поиска
    • Ответим на них в ближайшие дни. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)

- Guerillero Parlez Moi, 03:28, 2 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)

Спасибо за комментарии, Guerillero . Я ответил на все. LOVI 33 03:21, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Союз Болгарии и Румынии [ править ]

Номинатор (и): Super Ψ Dro 15:54, 24 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья о предлагаемом союзе между Болгарией и Румынией. Было несколько предложений по достижению этого союза, но они так и не были реализованы. Когда я обнаружил, что такие предложения существуют, я нашел их очень интересными, и мне просто захотелось поработать над статьей об этом предлагаемом союзе. Эта статья - одна из тех, над которыми я был наиболее мотивирован работать, и одна из немногих, в которых, как мне кажется, все находится почти в идеальном состоянии, каким только могло быть. По этой причине я номинирую эту статью на FA. Super Ψ Dro 15:54, 24 января 2021 (UTC)

Википедия: Экспертная оценка / Союз Болгарии и Румынии / archive1 Sandy Georgia ( Обсуждение ) 16:05, 24 января 2021 (UTC)

Обзор изображений

  • Не используйте фиксированный размер в пикселях. Вы можете масштабировать изображения относительно предпочтений, используя |upright=. Предлагаю сделать это, чтобы увеличить относительные размеры карт в разделах «Фон», «Болгарский кризис» и «Споры на северо-западе Болгарии».
Я думаю, готово. Я не уверен, как работает этот параметр и для чего он нужен. Super Ψ Dro 18:29, 24 января 2021 г. (UTC)
|upright=1создаст изображение, которое имеет ширину по умолчанию в соответствии с предпочтениями пользователя, то есть не отличается от установки вообще без размера. |upright=1.2будет создавать изображение, ширина которого на 120% превышает ширину по умолчанию, заданную пользователем, поэтому, если, например, вы установили предпочтение по умолчанию в 200 пикселей, оно будет отображаться с разрешением 240 пикселей. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 19:23, 24 января 2021 (UTC)
Хорошо, я восстановил размеры изображений до номинации с параметром вертикальное положение. Super Ψ Dro 22:51, 10 февраля 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Файл: Georgi-Rakovski.jpg отмечен как не имеющий информации об авторе и источнике, и ему нужен тег США.
Я заменил картинку на ту, у которой есть автор, источник и теперь тег США. Super Ψ Dro 18:49, 24 января 2021 г. (UTC)
  • Файлу: Carol_I_King_of_Romania.jpg нужен американский тег, и если автор неизвестен, как мы узнаем, что они умерли более 70 лет назад?
Заменил тоже. Super Ψ Dro 19:27, 24 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Файлу: Stefan_Stambolov_by_Georgi_Danchov_Zografina.jpg нужен тег США
Выполнено. Super Ψ Dro 18:41, 24 января 2021 г. (UTC)
Когда / где это изображение было впервые опубликовано? Никкимария ( разговорное ) 19:23, 24 января 2021 (UTC)
Думаю, достаточно цитируемого сайта в описании файла. Впервые он был опубликован до 1908 года, поскольку именно в этом году умер автор Георгий Данчов, но я не знаю, правильно ли это делать. Super Ψ Dro 19:32, 24 января 2021 (UTC)
Мы знаем, что он был создан до смерти автора, но создание не обязательно означает опубликование. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 19:43, 24 января 2021 (UTC)
Я добавил 1894 год к описанию файла и связал сайт с этой датой. Это действительно так? Super Ψ Dro 23:10, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Опять же, дата, которую мы ищем, - это публикация, а не создание. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 22:39, 13 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Файл: Georgi_Dimitrow.png: когда / где это было впервые опубликовано и каков первоначальный источник? Никкимария ( разговорное ) 16:47, 24 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Файл: Georgi-Rakovski-Blegrade-1862.png: ссылка на источник мертва, когда / где это было впервые опубликовано?
  • По поводу этого редактирования . Не имеет смысла иметь в заголовке «Библиографию», а затем подзаголовок «цитируемая библиография» - все это цитируемая библиография. Также использование разметки точки с запятой в этом случае неуместно для MOS: PSEUDOHEAD - в качестве альтернативы вы можете использовать обычную разметку заголовков и ограничить глубину вашего оглавления. Никкимария ( разговорное ) 19:23, 24 января 2021 (UTC)
Хорошо, я добавил подразделы и ограничил содержание. «Цитированная библиография» теперь называется «Процитированные книги и журналы». Super Ψ Dro 19:46, 24 января 2021 (UTC)

Поддержка Kaiser matias [ править ]

Я просмотрел эту статью в Peer Review и дал там несколько обширных комментариев. Я рад, что его сюда принесли, и рад поддержать его для FA. Кайзер Матиас ( разговор ) 17:05, 27 января 2021 (UTC)

Спасибо! Super Ψ Dro 22:01, 27 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Обзор доступности [ править ]

  • Таблица должна иметь заголовок для MOS: DTAB .
Готово (выглядит лучше!). Super Ψ Dro 22:28, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Предложите добавить что-то вроде «Статистика» в первый столбец таблицы; как-то странно иметь пустой столбец и, вероятно, недоступен. Heartfox ( разговор ) 02:26, ​​8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Выполнено. Super Ψ Dro 22:28, 10 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Военные планы Соединенных Штатов (1945–1950) [ править ]

Номинатор (и): Hawkeye7 (обсудить) 01:03, 24 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Эта статья об американских военных планах после Второй мировой войны. Планы так и не были реализованы. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 01:03, 24 января 2021 (UTC)

  • Изображения имеют свободную лицензию ( t · c ) buidhe 01:13, 24 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Йенс [ править ]

  • «Пинчер (1946)» - может быть, где-то упомянуть, что это прозвище индивидуального военного плана? Мне это было не сразу понятно.
    Уточнено. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 21:03, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
  • Когда эти планы были обнародованы? Была ли общественная реакция после освобождения?
    В конце 1970-х планы были в значительной степени рассекречены в соответствии с правилом 30 лет. Книги появились в начале 1980-х, в том числе « Победоносное оружие» Грегга Херкена (1980) и « Пустая угроза: стратегическая военно-воздушная мощь и сдерживание до Кореи» Боровски.(1982). Центральная проблема, заключающаяся в том, что Советы обладали способностью захватить Европу и Азию и что ядерное оружие вообще не использовалось в качестве сдерживающего фактора, похоже, не произвела особого впечатления, хотя я знаю, что мое поколение было поражено, когда старые руки говорили о планировалось отступление к Пиренеям. Здесь было два фактора: возможности советских обычных вооруженных сил были хорошо изучены и все еще оставались важной проблемой в 1980-х годах; и тот факт, что ядерные запасы были небольшими в конце 1940-х годов, был обнаружен в начале 1960-х (к тому времени запасы были огромными). Тем не менее, в 2016 году документы о целеуказании, полученные с помощью FOI ( «Список ядерных целей США 1950-х годов предлагает пугающую проницательность» ), все еще попадали на первые полосы газет New York Times.. (Нацеливание более чувствительно, чем военные планы, потому что оно включает более подробную информацию.) Комментарии рецензентов статьи, кажется, указывают на гораздо большее восхищение разрушительностью ядерного оружия, чем опасный блеф. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 21:03, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
  • с последующим, в случае необходимости, отступлением к Пиренеям - здесь отсутствует запятая после слова «необходимо»?
    Добавлена ​​запятая. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 21:03, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
  • B-29 - Этот номер не связан и не объяснен при первом упоминании.
    Добавил объяснение. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 21:03, 29 января 2021 (UTC)
  • переброшены из Европы в Тихий океан - «в Тихий океан»?
    Исправлено. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 21:03, 29 января 2021 (UTC)

- Йенс Лалленсак ( разговор ) 23:09, 28 января 2021 г. (UTC)

Обзор доступности [ править ]

  • Для изображений требуется замещающий текст для MOS: ACCIM .
  • Для таблицы требуются заголовки строк согласно MOS: DTAB .
  • Для таблицы требуются области строк и столбцов согласно MOS: DTAB . Heartfox ( разговор ) 02:19, 8 февраля 2021 (UTC)
Эти части MOS не требуются в FAC. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 03:31, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)

Комментарии Wehwalt [ править ]

Выглядит исчерпывающе и хорошо написано, хотя и не в моей сфере знаний, - Вевальт ( доклад ) 00:08, 12 февраля 2021 г. (UTC).
  • «Ожидалось, что Советский Союз демобилизует большую часть своих сил, чтобы способствовать послевоенному восстановлению своей экономики, которая была разрушена войной и не ожидалось, что восстановится до 1952 года». Я мог бы сократить «послевоенный», как подразумевается в остальной части предложения.
    Изменено как предложено. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 03:30, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «581 000 военнослужащих были отделены». Может "разрядился"?
    Не то же самое. Увольнение полностью освобождает ветерана от невыполненных обязательств по военной службе, тогда как увольнение (которое может быть добровольным или недобровольным) может оставить невыполненное дополнительное обязательство по военной службе. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 03:30, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • «поскольку им потребовалось бы 300 000 человек в месяц для призыва» возможно «в месяц», а не «в месяц».
    Изменено как предложено. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 03:30, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • Трумэн как минимум двусвязен
    Не могу найти никаких двойных ссылок. Hawkeye7 (обсуждение) 03:30, 12 февраля 2021 (UTC)
  • "Nonetheless, the Harmon committee doubted that it would destroy civilian morale; based on World War II experience, the reverse would be more likely." I would suggest "opposite" instead of "reverse"
    Changed as suggested. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:30, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "143 wing Air Force" suggest link wing:
    Linked to Wing (military unit) Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:30, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "so only the selection of a few sites had been carried out by January 1950.[80]" This could be more succinctly phrased
    Trimmed slightly. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:30, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "due to the state of its devastated economy" Perhaps "due to the devastated state of its economy".
    Changed as suggested. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 03:30, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
That's it.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:08, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election[edit]

Nominator(s): N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 20:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about a parliamentary by-election in Lincolnshire, England, in December 2016, back when Brexit dominated British politics (as it would for years). A Brexit-supporting Conservative MP resigned to protest Prime Minister Theresa May's handling of the issue, triggering an election in his safe seat. The Conservatives held the seat easily, while UKIP rose to second and Labour fell to fourth. It's a fairly short article, but I think it's comprehensive.

This would be my first featured article, as well as the first featured article on a British election. I got this article to GA status last year, after a review by The Rambling Man, and expanded it a bit this month, getting helpful feedback from HJ Mitchell through the Mentoring for FAC scheme. I hope you find the article interesting, and I'd be very grateful for any comments.N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 20:34, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Images are freely licensed. It would be cool to include photographs of other candidates, however. (t · c) buidhe 02:50, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    I would hazard a guess that there aren't any freely licenced photos of the other candidates. MPs' official portraits are released under the Open Government Licence these days, which is usually the only source of free images of politicians. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 10:29, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    Yeah, I've had a look and haven't found any freely available pictures of the others. None of the other candidates are particularly notable, so I suppose that isn't surprising.N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 12:15, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review by Ealdgyth

  • What makes the following high quality reliable sources?
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20181120103004/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons3.htm - note that his peerage page is depreciated as a reliable source, much less the FA criteria of high quality.
      • Removed
        • Forgive me for asking, but did you remove the information it was sourcing also? -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
          • It was kept, there was another source supporting it N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 15:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/903472
      • Removed, the information cited wasn't that relevant anyway
        • As above, information it was citing was also removed? -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
          • I removed it; I couldn't find a replacement source, and I don't think the information was that relevant to the article anyway N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 15:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ukip-selects-send-lot-back-9251516
      • Replaced
        • With what source? -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
          • ITV News: https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-11-13/ukip-names-candidate-for-sleaford-and-north-hykeham-by-election/ N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 15:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.markpack.org.uk/146292/lib-dems-select-ross-pepper-sleaford-north-hykeham-election/
      • Removed
        • As above, information it was citing was also removed? -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
          • It was kept, there was another source supporting it N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 15:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://labourlist.org/2016/12/vernon-coaker-labour-has-the-right-message-on-brexit-but-sleaford-by-election-shows-the-challenge-of-getting-it-through/
      • Removed
        • As above, information it was citing was also removed? -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
          • It was kept, there was another source supporting it N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 15:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Per MOS:ALLCAPS, titles of articles should not be in all capitals.
    • Fixed (I could only find one)
  • Note that I did not do spot checks or check for formatting, etc. Just reliablity.
  • Note also that I will claim this review for points in the Wikicup.
  • Ealdgyth (talk) 18:21, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Thank you for your comments! I believe I've addressed all of them. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 19:20, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
      • It all looks good from my end - removing from my watchlist. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:11, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:26, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "It was triggered on 4 November 2016 by the resignation of". Optional: 'It was triggered by the resignation on 4 November 2016 of'?
    • Made the change you suggested
  • "Lincolnshire Independent" in the Infobox, but "Lincolnshire Independents" in the graph.
    • Standardised
  • "compared to the result in the constituency at the previous general election". "in the constituency" seems redundant. Where else might a reader think is meant?
    • Removed
  • Lead: Why are we told the share of the vote gained by all parties mentioned, but not for the Labour Party?
    • Added vote share
  • "which is lower than". "is" → 'was'.
    • Changed
  • "it elects one Member of Parliament" Why the upper case initial letters?
    • I think this is the standard way of writing it. For example "the dispute ... had "no connection" with Mr Burns's duties as a Member of Parliament" on BBC News ([8]) or "The UK public elects Members of Parliament" on the Parliament website ([9]). Happy to change if corrected though.
Probably. But we are not guided by the BBC here, but by the MoS. See MOS:JOBTITLES.
Changed
  • Graph: Is the purple blob bottom left a stray?
    • That's the Referendum Party, who only stood in the 1997 election. I've removed it though.
  • "because the results were counted in counting areas". Possibly 'because the results were totalled and announced in counting areas' or similar.
    • Changed
  • "Based on the estimates". "the" → 'these'.
    • Done
  • "out of the 650 UK Parliament constituencies" Should that be 'Parliamentary'?
    • Indeed it should, changed
  • "Attorney General". Why the upper case initial letters?
    • Changed to lower case
  • "following a hustings". Could we have a brief in line explanation of a hustings?
    • Added
  • "She would continue to practise medicine after winning the by-election." Is it not possible to give this information in its chronological place?
    • I've removed it due to concerns about the reliability of the source
  • "put themselves forth" Suggest 'forward'.
    • Done
  • "who works for an optician". "works" → 'worked', given the dates of the sources.
    • Done
  • "Sarah Stock, a campaigner". Is it known what she campaigned for?
    • She was an NHS campaigner; I've added that.
  • "Peter Hill, standing as The Iconic Arty-Pole" I don't understand this.
    • His legal name is Peter Hill, but the name that appeared on the ballot paper is The Iconic Arty-Pole, which is allowed (there are many examples of British satirical candidates doing this, most famously "Lord Buckethead"). I've reworded it.
  • "the latter two appeared on the ballot paper with no description" Is "no description" appropriate? Perhaps 'no stated party affiliation' or similar?
    • "No description" is the term used by the source. The point is that not only did they not have the name of a party next to their name on the ballot, they also did not have the word "Independent" next to their names (see for example page 3 of this document [10]).
I am aware of how it works. Despite the wording of the source, the current text gives the impression to those happily unaware of the intricacies of the UK electoral system that the ballot paper includes a "description" of each candidate. There is no rule against paraphrasing the source so as to make it clearer to a reader.
Changed

More to follow. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:26, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Thank you for your comments; I've replied to all of them. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 20:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The quote near the start of "Campaign" should be a block quote. See MOS:BQ. And is it possible to work Article 50 into the prior text somewhere to prevent the "You what?" of non-UK/EU readers?
    • Done (added to background section)
  • "A 2019 article discussed". Any chance of a little more information on this article?
    • Added
  • "Richmond Park by-election had turnout of over 50%." 'a turnout'?
    • Done
  • "having been in second place in the seat in the 2015 general election." Optional: delete "in the seat".
    • Done

Nice work. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:33, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Thanks; I've addressed all of your comments. N Oneemuss (talk to me · see my edits · email me) 09:12, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Turf Moor[edit]

Nominator(s): WA8MTWAYC (talk) 15:29, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about one of the oldest football grounds in the world, which received some fame for being the “Happy Place” of an I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here contestant. After an unfortunately failed FAC nom almost 11 years ago, I decided to hopefully bring it up to FA status. I’ve squeezed out every bit of information, including from the seminal book Football Grounds of Britain by Simon Inglis. The peer review received some good, constructive comments. I hope it’s interesting and comprehensive, and I look forward to any comments. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 15:29, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Images are freely licensed (t · c) buidhe 02:55, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Thank you. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 11:36, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review.

  • "In 1883, they invited Burnley to a pitch adjacent to the cricket field." Suggest 'In 1883, they invited Burnley F.C. to use a pitch adjacent to the cricket field.'
    • Done
  • "while terraces were also added to each end of the ground". When?
    • In the same year, added
  • "attended a friendly between Burnley and Bolton Wanderers". Suggest 'attended a friendly match between Burnley and Bolton Wanderers'. And link to Exhibition game.
    • Done
  • "Burnley is situated on the edge of the Pennines". Could we first mention the country and part of the country in which it is located?
    • Done
  • Link Middle Ages.
    • Done
  • "Before 1840, however, there was a short-lived attempt". Delete "however".
    • Done
  • "£4,000 as of 2021" → 'the equivalent of £4,000 as of 2021'.
    • Done
  • "and the Bee Hole Colliery" Delete "the".
    • Done
  • "The following month, they invited association football team Burnley, Rovers' successors who had been formed on 18 May 1882, to move from their original home at Calder Vale along with a donation of £65 (£7,000 as of 2021) toward the setup costs." Possibly a bit long - split? The "along with" wording doesn't read well.
    • Split and reworded
  • "installed uncovered terraces". Could we have an in line explanation of what a "terrace" is?
    • Done
  • "attended the friendly between". Insert 'match'; and link.
    • Done
  • "(£9,000 as of 2021)" See above. And in other similar cases.
    • Done
  • "subsequently increased their ticket prices to 6d" Is it known what they were before? Use pence instead of "d" and link it.
    • Unfortunately not; done
  • "although it retained its name by the supporters". This doesn't make sense.
    • Reworded
  • "stretching from the goal". Which one?
    • The eastern one, added
  • "and after the First World War ended". How is this relevant?
    • Removed
  • "a record for Turf Moor". Perhaps 'still the record for Turf Moor'?
    • Done
  • "but these ideas were delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War." The ideas weren't delayed. Their implementation was.
    • Reworded
  • "was built with the help from the Burnley youth players" Either delete the first "the", or "from" → 'to'.
    • Done
  • "(£2.98 million as of 2021)[a]". From MOS:PF "Where a footnote applies only to material within parentheses, the ref tags belong just before the closing parenthesis."
    • Done
  • "Both never came into operation". "Both never" → 'neither'.
    • Done
  • "The field was also raised". I think that for consistency it would be better to use 'pitch'.
    • Done
  • "Burnley defeated the Scots 3–1 on aggregate". What was the score at Burnley? Mention that there was a return leg - Two-legged tie. Link aggregate score.
    • Added, done, done
  • "A drop in home attendances combined with an enlarged debt caused a rapid decline in the team's fortunes between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, whereby Burnley were left with little money to invest on the stadium's redevelopment and safety work." The bits either side of the comma don't link up too well.
    • I think it's alright. Does it need the word "also" to indicate that because of the mentioned reasons Burnley were also left with little money to spent on the redevelopment and safety work (and less on players et cetera)? What do you suggest?
Thinking about it, why not make it two sentences? 'A drop in home attendances combined with an enlarged debt caused a rapid decline in the team's fortunes between the late 1970s and the early 1990s. Burnley were left with little money to invest in the stadium's redevelopment and safety work." The bits either side of the comma don't link up too well.'
Note the change of "on" to 'in'.
Agreed, done
  • "following the Hillsborough disaster" needs an in line explanation. Something like 'when a human crush on a football ground terrace caused 75 fatalities'.
    • Done
  • "which had to be acted upon within 12 months". Started, finished, spent, committed? "acted upon" is not very clear.
    • Spent, reworded
  • "following the 2002 ITV Digital collapse" A brief explanation of why this caused financial difficulties please.
    • Added
  • "split in six phases" → 'to be carried out in six phases' or similar.
    • Done
  • "The planning permission". Delete "The".
    • Done
  • "as part of a extension" "a" → 'an'.
    • Oh, sloppy. Done
  • "Turf Moor's Desso GrassMaster pitch"
    • Sorry, but I can't see it here
  • "both have two tiers" → 'each have two tiers'.
    • Done
  • "Would it be appropriate to link "corporate hospitality boxes" to Luxury box?
    • Yes, done
  • "other campus locations were opened". "were" → 'have been'.
    • Done
  • Most of the uses under "Other uses" seem to be hosting football games. Possibly a different section title?
    • Added "events" to the title
  • "the latter scored a penalty kick." → the latter scored from a penalty kick.'
    • Done
  • "The ground had hosted several women's charity matches". Delete "had".
    • Done
  • "The highest attendance in a league match". "in" → 'at'.
    • Done

Great stuff. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:32, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Looking good. No rush, this is not a race. Just "A drop in home attendances ...", ITV and 6d to go; plus I forgot to explain:

"Turf Moor's Desso GrassMaster pitch". That seems excessively jargony. Any reason why it can't be 'Turf Moor's artificial grass (Desso GrassMaster) pitch'?

Reworded

Gog the Mild (talk) 20:00, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Gog, thank you very much for taking a look and for the review. I've addressed all comments and left a question under the "A drop in..." one. Thanks, WA8MTWAYC (talk) 23:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "subsequently increased their ticket prices to six pence" Perhaps add an 'equivalent to ...'?
    • Done
  • Great work. Happy to support. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:50, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Kosack[edit]

I took a look at this at peer review shortly before it came here and made some suggestions which were all acted upon. Since then, the article has received further attention from the FAC and the talk page and I'm happy to support at this point. Great work. Kosack (talk) 13:42, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Mike Christie[edit]

I'll copyedit as I go; please revert anything you disagree with.

Thanks for that, it looks good!
  • Why do we need to mention the river Brun? And that's a run-on sentence, if we keep the mention.
    • We've done so because it's part of the (indirect) explanation why the stadium is called "Turf Moor" (by mentioning the moors). Amended (hopefully done correctly).
  • Having read the article about Burnley I see why you describe them as the successors to Burnley Rovers, but since it's a different sport, and initially a different ground, the reader won't follow.
    • I see, removed "Rovers' successors who had been formed on 18 May 1882" as it's not vital. Hope it's clearer now.
  • Perhaps not necessary for the article, but where was Calder Vale? The village is near Preston, so I assume we're not referring to that?
    • Very little is known about Calder Vale. There is a "Calder Vale Rd" and "Calder Park South" (with quite a large grass field) in Burnley, but that's about it.
  • Until the dispute about the shared dressing room was mentioned I didn't understand that cricket was still being played -- presumably not on the same land that was used for football, but on an adjacent pitch? Can we say this when the invitation to Burnley to move is mentioned in the first paragraph? This would also give us an opportunity to name the ends, by explaining "Cricket Field End".
    • Indeed on an adjacent pitch. Expanded the sentence about the invitation.
  • "In 1891, Burnley Union Star disbanded": suggest something like "In 1891, another local football team, Burnley Union Star, disbanded and ...."
    • Done
  • "The Stars Stand was demolished in 1898 and replaced by a larger grandstand, which was referred to as the Stars Stand by the supporters." Perhaps "still referred to" or "continued to be referred to".
    • Done
  • "a roof was constructed to cover the terracing at the Cricket Field End, which increased the ground's capacity to around 50,000": how can constructing a roof increase capacity? Presumably the terracing was extended as well?
    • It was more due to the expansion of the embankment that the capacity increased. I reworded the sentence.
  • I'm aware that the population may have shrunk quite a bit between 1914 and 1960, but my eye was caught by the contrast between "around 50,000, almost equal to the town's male population" (this article, 1914) and "With 80,000 inhabitants, the town of Burnley became the smallest to have an English first tier champion", referring to 1960, from the article on Burnley F.C.. Can you confirm both these numbers are accurate? And I see later in the article that 21,944 is about one third of the 2020 population, implying about 66,000 is the current population; later we say that the population is now around 73,000.
    • I can confirm both numbers are accurate:) Although the 100k and 80k figures (approx.) are from two different books (by Simon Inglis and Tim Quelch), they're also recorded here: [11] The town's current population is indeed about 73k, according to the last (reliable) measure in 2001 [12] (Note: Excel document file). More recent Census reports imply a figure of 87k, but this is for the Borough of Burnley and not exclusively for the town. WA8MTWAYC (talk) 21:44, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "The following year, the new chairman Bob Lord purchased 80 acres of farmland at Gawthorpe Hall; Burnley became one of the first clubs to set up a purpose-built training centre." Assuming that the training centre was actually built on this farmland, suggest "In 1955, Burnley became one of the first clubs to set up a purpose-built training centre, on 80 acres of farmland at Gawthorpe Hall purchased by their new chairman, Bob Lord."
    • Done
  • "the players' tunnel behind the goal": wouldn't this be more natural as "the players' tunnel behind one of the goals"?
    • Done
  • Is it "Longside Stand" or "Longside terrace"?
    • It's quite interchangeably, but I amended "Stand" into "terrace"
  • I had to read through carefully to understand the sequence of stands at the two sides -- I kept getting confused as to which stand was on which side. Since the infobox says "Harry Potts Way", I think if you just make it clear that the Brunshaw Road Stand is on the south side, and that the name has changed, that would help. Perhaps "so in 1885 the club built an 800-seater wooden grandstand along the south side of the ground, along Brunshaw Road (as it was then known)".
    • Done
  • The panorama caption says "Cricket Field Stand", but that stand is labelled "David Fishwick Stand" -- perhaps a short term sponsorship deal? If you can source it, it would be good to say something about this so the reader doesn't think there's an error. You might also make it "looking north from the Bob Lord Stand" to help a reader understand the orientation.
    • It was indeed a sponsorship deal. He had sponsored the stand since 2004, but I can't find when it was renamed. Amended the image caption.
  • "The club's chairman Barry Kilby owned 51 per cent of the company's shares": shares of what? Longside Properties?
    • Yes, clarified

-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:22, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Mike Christie Thank you very much for taking a look and for the review and copy edit. I've addressed all comments. If there's something else, please let me know. Cheers, WA8MTWAYC (talk) 21:44, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Support. Looks good. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 22:42, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Source review - spotchecks not done

  • The record attendance figure differs between the lead and text - which is correct?
    • Very good find. It's 54,775, so it was a small typo in the lead.
  • Don't use pseudoheading markup - see MOS:PSEUDOHEAD
    • Done
  • "This unbroken service makes the stadium the second-longest continuously used ground in English professional football" - don't feel citing this extraordinary claim to Burnley FC itself is a good idea. In general I'm seeing quite a number of citations to Burnley FC - could you explain your approach? Are there no independent sources supporting these details?
    • Replaced the source. I've indeed used quite a number of citations to Burnley, because they aren't the biggest nor the most mentioned English club, so in order to give a comprehensive view I had to use those sources sometimes. I think we did a good job in using secondary sources for the very large part of the article.
      • I see some other claims that I don't feel are appropriately sourced to Burnley - eg that they are one of the world's biggest sellers of Bénédictine. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:35, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
        • Added an extra ref.
  • What makes Adams a high-quality reliable source? Wiseman? Fiszman? FCHD? RSSSF? When Saturday Comes?
    • Duncan Adams has written multiple books about English football grounds, including one for this season. He's a member of the the 92 Club, so he has also visited all grounds which he has written about.
    • David Wiseman is a Burnley fan and has written multiple books about the club. Among his works are "Up the Clarets: Story of Burnley Football Club" (1973), which was regarded as the seminal book about Burnley F.C. before Simpson had his one published in 2007.
    • Marc Fiszman has written multiple yearbooks about (league) competitions and football and rugby clubs, from Reading F.C. to Wasps RFC.
    • FCHD is regarded as a very reliable source for historical data in English football and has been referenced in many featured articles (e.g. Luton Town F.C. and Cardiff City F.C.).
    • RSSSF is the online database of historical football statistics that's used as a general guide by several mainstream sports media outlets, including ESPN. Its charter may provide some extra clarification. The site is also widely used for football articles on Wikipedia and actually for most of the featured articles (e.g. Arsenal F.C. and Manchester United F.C.).
    • When Saturday Comes is published every month and "is the only independent national football magazine"; its blog is part of The Guardian Sport Network. Although it has some humorous articles, it's mostly seriously. The author of the cited article, Mike Whalley, is also a writer for the Manchester Evening News.
      • Generally speaking, neither writing many things nor being used in other articles is a good rationale for something being a high-quality reliable source. This may be helpful in elaborating on the rationales above. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:35, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
        • Some further explanations:
        • FCHD has used multiple reliable sources: [13]. It is part of the WikiProject Football reliable sources. E.g. it's been used by this newspaper: [14]. Its reliability has been doubted before by non-football editors, but I think ChrisTheDude explained it better than I did: Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Gillingham F.C. records.
        • David Wiseman has been mentioned in this newspaper: [15]. He has written multiple books about Burnley and is a noted expert in the field. Most Burnley books have used his seminal work, "Up the Clarets: Story of Burnley Football Club" (1973), as a benchmark/source.
          • Can you give some specific examples of him being noted as an expert? Nikkimaria (talk) 02:00, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
            • In the introduction of Simpson's 2007 book, it's stated that he used the works of Wiseman as one of the sources. Wiseman has also been mentioned here, here, and here. I would say he's an expert in the Burnley field. However, I replaced the source.
        • Replaced the Adams and Fiszman sources.
  • Burnley Borough Council is a publisher and shouldn't be italicized; check for others. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:20, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
    • Done, done
      • Looks like there are still a number of errors of this kind - for example Premier League. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:35, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
        • Should be fixed now, I've also amended the UEFA one.
          • Still issues here - eg Burnley Cricket Club. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:00, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
            • Nikkimaria Fixed now.
Nikkimaria, thanks very much for the source review. I've addressed your points and left some comments. Thanks, WA8MTWAYC (talk) 09:44, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Nikkimaria Replied to your comments above.

Battle of Inverkeithing[edit]

Nominator(s): Gog the Mild (talk) 20:08, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

A battle from the misnamed Third English Civil War with which the English finally broke the Scots defences and subsequently overran Scotland. There was a ridiculous brew of politics and religion behind the scenes for both sides, especially the Scottish, which I have attempted to capture. An article I have been working on for nearly six months and which I believe I have got to FA standard. Of course, other opinions may be available ... Gog the Mild (talk) 20:08, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Image review and source review pass per ACR (t · c) buidhe 23:18, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Funk[edit]

  • Marking my spot here. At first glance, there seem to be more name and places that could be linked in image captions? FunkMonk (talk)
  • "Battle of Inverkeithing II" What is the significance of the "II"?
That is the Historic Environment Scotland reference, so you really need to ask them. Their overview starts "The second battle of Inverkeithing is ..." but I can find no trace anywhere of what nor when the first battle was.
  • "After a protracted political struggle, the Engagers" These have not been presented, you only mention "an offer known as the Engagement" earlier. Is there a way to connect the two, by stating the Engagement spawned a movement or similar?
Good point. Clarified. ("the supporters of the Engagement".)
  • "and the faction opposed to the Engagement was able to regain control of the government, with the assistance of a group of English parliamentary cavalry led by Cromwell" So this was achieved militarily or how? A bit ambiguous with the current wording.
Removed "with the assistance of a group of English parliamentary cavalry led by Cromwell". It is too much detail and only snuck in because I was seduced by the coincidence of Cromwell being the cavalry commander.
  • "Exasperated by the prolonged bloodshed, the New Model Army purged the English Parliament" State it was Parliamentarian? This is not clear from the article, I had to look it up at the army's article.
D'oh! Replaced "New Model Army" with 'Parliamentarian army'.
  • "Leslie prepared a defensive line of earthworks between the Scottish capital Edinburgh and Leith,[40] employed a scorched earth policy from there to the Scottish border[39] and allowed Cromwell to advance unopposed." Should there be a comma after border?
No. (Only if one employs Oxford commas and ignores Lynn Truss's opinion on commas. I do neither. The link is courtesy of Mike.)
  • "Their main force encamped on the all but invulnerable Doon Hill" Whose main force? A bit hard to deduce from the preceding sentence, "The Scottish army outflanked the English, blocking the road to Berwick and England at the easily defended Cockburnspath Defile".
Another good point - I get too close to this stuff. Tweaked.
Hi FunkMonk and once again thanks. Your comments so far addressed above. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:07, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Perhaps this[16] cropped version of the Cromwell at Dunbar painting would look better (without the borders).
I created that crop, so I have no idea why I didn't use it! *rolly eyes*
Haha, didn't notice that! Perhaps that version could use some tweaks to remove the grey tint and improve contrast? I can do it, if you're ok with it. FunkMonk (talk) 13:52, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
I went ahead and did it (it's an automatic function in Photoshop, so it wasn't up to my preferences), I think it looks quite a bit better. FunkMonk (talk) 15:00, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
That looks cracking. Thank you.
  • I find myself mentally cringing over the religiously-motivated blunders of the Scots again and again, I guess that's a sign of engaging writing! Perhaps significant enough to mention in the intro?
Flatterer. At if you get into the details, it actually gets worse. Done.
  • Link isthmus in the article body?
Done.
  • Inverkeithing is only linked in the intro.
Grr! Thanks. Done.
  • "Cromwell issued contingency orders as to what measures to take if this were to occur" Pardon my potential ignorance, but shouldn't that be "was to occur"?
I get confused about this. "was" sounds wrong to me, but changed to, on the grounds that you are more likely to know what you're doing than me.
My thinking was that "this" would refer to an invasion, which is singular. But as you now, I'm certainly no expert on the English language... FunkMonk (talk) 13:52, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
I follow the logic, and can't argue it. It still doesn't sound right, but what do I know? I will leave it as "was"; it is either correct, or if not I can blame you.
  • "The Scottish Covenanter government was abolished, and the English commanders imposed military rule" Anything on how long that lasted? And was this the end of Scottish military autonomy?
We may be getting off topic, but I have added some stuff to the bottom.
I think it's good for context, as I was wondering what all this lead to.
Fair enough. That's what reviewers are there for. (Among other things, obviously.)

FunkMonk (talk) 13:52, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks again Funk. All done. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:47, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
Added a few comments, but I think it's as good as done, and I'll support after your next replies. FunkMonk (talk) 13:52, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
@FunkMonk, not a lot to respond to, but responded. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:19, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Support - interesting stuff, and looks nice to me now. FunkMonk (talk) 15:28, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Girth Summit[edit]

I'll do a more thorough review, but on first inspection a couple of thoughts:

  • Should the first paragraph of the lead be more focussed? At present the first two sentences are about the battle, then it has two sentences about the situation which led to the invasion. Might those latter two sentences be split off or merged with the next, and a bit more about the battle added to the first paragraph, perhaps briefly touching on Lambert's objectives and the significance of the battle?
Yeah, well, there is certain information which has to go into the first sentence or two, so there is frequently a chronological discontinuity immediately afterwards. I see where your suggestion is coming from and have tried to draft something to follow it, but I end up with "the battle and what Lambert was trying to do, but with no context for the latter", jumping back to "the campaign giving the context for the landing and battle", followed by jumping back again to "the deep context and reasons for the war", followed by a "summary of the aftermath". Which really doesn't work at all.
The requirement to, effectively, do a summary of the summary in the first one or two sentences is the problem.
I have re-paragraphed, which give a very short and a very long paragraph, but each which is now individually more coherent. IMO. See what you think.
That's better, I think.
  • I also note that the lead doesn't link to Inverkeithing anywhere; it links to North Queensferry where the English landed, but it doesn't actually specify where the battle took place, perhaps something could be added?
Indeed. The battle was named after the nearest settlement, no part of it took place in Inverkeithing. Or, if it did, none of the sources mention it. The sources hardly mention Inverkeithing at all, and it was a bit of a struggle to get a natural sounding mention of it into the main article.
I Had thought "and landed at North Queensferry. The Scots sent forces to pen the English in, and the English reinforced their landing. On 20 July the Scots moved against the English and in a short engagement were routed." made the location reasonably obvious, but I could be more specific if you think it would be helpful.
I wonder if the initial 'summarising the summary' paragraph could be expanded slightly and improved by mentioning the location? Something along the lines of 'The battle was fought on land between the settlements of North Queensferry and Inverkeithing, for which it is named' or something like that?
I'm not sure there was a settlement at South Queensferry at the time. I can't source it anyway. How is what I have come up with?
  • In the aftermath section: "Charles and Leslie could not resist the lure of England". This is sourced to Woolrych, but I don't think it really properly represents his description of the events - he has a demoralised, half starved and under-resourced Scottish army, which Leslie knew could not possibly challenge Cromwell, making a desperate bid to reach England in the hopes of raising Roylist support and being able to threaten London. I'm not sure 'unable to resist the lure' quite gets that across?
State of the Royalist army: "a demoralised, half starved and under-resourced Scottish army". I am not seeing this in Woolrych. The closest I can find refers to mid-May "he was having great difficulty in feeding even them." More explicit descriptions of the state of the army, from Woolrych or elsewhere, would be welcome. I do currently have "cutting off the Scottish army from reinforcements, provisions and materiel". I could add the bit about the shortage of muskets causing some men to be armed with bows if you want?
Re "lure": quite right, I skipped referencing that sentence, apologies. I could, with two RSs, but as I don't think you would like that I have concentrated on the "desperation" aspect.
What you've got now definitely tallies better with my understanding from last year's work, but I confess I was going on memory on Woolrych - perhaps that was from a different source. I'm happy with what's there now anyway.

More later when I have time. GirthSummit (blether) 13:29, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Girth Summit, excellent poking. See what you think of my long winded responses. I look forward to your having some further reviewing time. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:09, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Some responses and a suggestion above - give me a few days and I should be able to see if there's anything else. GirthSummit (blether) 19:34, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Support after a proper read through - I'm happy with the changes made to address the points raised above, and can't see anything else jumping out at me as a problem. GirthSummit (blether) 16:51, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

HF[edit]

I'll take a look at this soon. Might claim for WikiCup points. Hog Farm Talk 18:48, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "although the basic formation of the regiment varied greatly in size." - Is this variation between the two armies, or between regiments within the same army? It's not quite clear from the phrasing
Good spot. That was phrased really badly. Clarified. (I think/hope.)
  • It stands out to me that in the opposing forces section, the distances given are a mixture of feet converted into meters and meters converted into feet. Wouldn't it make the most sense to be consistent with which type of units (metric vs American) is the primary one given?
Different sources, talking about different things. But I take your point and all conversions now have the imperial measurement first.
  • We're given English cavalry tactics, what about Scottish cavalry tactics?
Have I over-summarised? I have unpacked it a little. Is that sufficient?

I worked through most of the prose issues I would have seen in the ACR, and I've looked at the sourcing, and it looks fine to me. Hog Farm Talk 18:42, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Hog Farm, that is much appreciated. Your comments addressed above. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Support on criteria 1a, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, 4, and as far as I can tell, 1b. I did not check criteria 3. Hog Farm Talk 01:37, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Zawed[edit]

Pulling up my chair here. Starting with the background, will come back to lead once I have read the whole article.

Background

  • Scottish Kirk: seems a bit "jargony", the link goes to Church of Scotland. Presumably that is the more common name, why not use that text instead?
  • Actually, having read more of the article the Kirk is a useful shorthand for the Church of Scotland, I can see why you use it. Perhaps "Church of Scotland, known as the Kirk,..."? That gives the reader some initial context without then having to follow the link.
Good point. I think that I got to close to the sources. Amended as you suggest.
  • ...and gained for the Scottish Parliament...: perhaps its just me, but the "gained" seems awkward. Could it not read "and gave the Scottish Parliament..."
Another good point. Gone with 'granted'. That OK?

Infantry

  • ...although regiments in both armies varied greatly in size. the term "both armies" is used twice in close succession. Suggest this mention be amended to "although the English and Scottish regiments varied greatly in size."
Hog Farm was also unhappy about how I phrased this, so I have rewritten. It now reads "The regiment was the standard tactical unit, but their size was not standardised and varied greatly." Are you both content with that? Gog the Mild (talk) 12:00, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
That wording is fine by me. Hog Farm Talk 18:19, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Up to Prelude, more to come. Zawed (talk) 10:00, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

English invasion of Scotland

  • ...New Model Army; leading it across the... the usage of the semi-colon doesn't seem right in this context, although admittedly I can't quite articulate why. Perhaps it is because it precedes a "present participle" (I had to google that term). I think it would be OK if it was made past tense, e.g. "New Model Army; he led it across the..."
Semi colon removed. Past tense used.
  • Its mentioned that Cromwell marched from Musselburgh but last the reader was informed, he was at Edinburgh. Suggest clarifying a little; perhaps he withdrew to Musselburgh after the failed attempt to draw out the Scottish forces?
Mention of Musselburgh removed. It is not necessary in an article dealing with events nearly a year later and, I think, only confuses a reader.
  • The Scots main force... possessive?
Good spot. Done

Battle of Dunbar

  • Notes 30, 51 are used twice in two successive sentences. Ditto note 59. Going back to previous sections, notes 10, 26 (twice), 39
Removed, but not [10]; this is only used twice, the second time in conjunction with another cite - to remove the first "[10]" would suggest that the first two sentences are also cited to [11].
  • access to north-east Scotland inconsistency with compass headings, hyphen here but not in previous section in regard to the coastal road running south west.
I don't hyphenate directions, hence "south west". But when used as a a compound modifier I hyphenate as I would any other a compound modifier, eg "pre-dawn attack", "Scottish-held territory" or "north-east Scotland". So it looks inconsistent, but it isn't. :-)

Up to Crossing the Forth, more to come. Zawed (talk) 10:03, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Crossing the Forth

  • the English shipped the balance of their own force... suggest "the English shipped the balance of their forces..."
Done.
  • ordered his force to pull back. to avoid the repeated "force" from earlier in the sentence, suggest "ordered his men to pull back"
Done.

Aftermath

  • no issues spotted

Lead

  • Suggest a little tweak to the 2nd paragraph to point out to readers that North Queensferry is on the Ferry Peninsula, it seems to lack context otherwise. Maybe "...and landed at North Queensferry, on the Ferry Peninsula."
Done.

That's it for me. Sorry for the piecemeal approach here, I haven't been able to get in a lot of editing time for the past few days. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 10:10, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Zawed. All done. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:54, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Looks good, I am happy to support. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 08:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Query for the coordinators[edit]

@Ian Rose:, Ealdgyth, @WP:FAC coordinators: Hi guys, this nomination seems to be running smoothly. So far it has passed its source and image reviews and has four supports, including two from non-MilHist editors. So could I have permission to nominate the next one in my queue please. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:44, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Sure, go ahead. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:10, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

4th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)[edit]

Nominator(s): Hog Farm Talk 04:34, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

With Landis's Missouri Battery and Slayback's Missouri Cavalry Regiment already at FA, I'm shooting to complete the trifecta of Missouri Confederate military branches with an infantry unit. The 4th existed for about six months before being shredded at the Second Battle of Corinth and consolidated with another unit. It's somewhat nonstandard flag is held by a museum. This will likely be entered in the WikiCup if it passes. Hog Farm Talk 04:34, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Image and source reviews—pass[edit]

Mostly based on the ACR, but I also managed to check a few of the print sources, finding no issues with verifiability. (t · c) buidhe 05:21, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

  • There's a bit more info here which I think is a reliable enough source, it says that 40 officers were surplus when the regiment was merged (t · c) buidhe 05:39, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
    • @Buidhe: - I've added the detail about the 40 surplus officers. The Pea Ridge bit is somewhat problematic, as the 4th Mo. Infantry CSA did not exist at Pea Ridge (the 4th Mo. Regiment listed at Pea Ridge Confederate order of battle was a Missouri State Guard unit) and the source does not give enough detail to state which component unit of the future 4th Mo. Infantry CSA Sitton was part of. Hog Farm Talk 21:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
      • OK seems reasonable. Support as after looking over the article I believe it meets all FA criteria. (t · c) buidhe 21:39, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review.

  • "Organized on April 28, 1862". Is there a reason for "Organized"? 'Raised', 'Formed' or 'Recognized' would seem more appropriate.
    • Switched to "formed", which is the word used in the body.
  • "The 4th Missouri Infantry's battle flag is displayed at the Museum of the Confederacy.". I am not sure this still exists. "In November 2013, the Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar merged, creating the American Civil War Museum."
    • Changing the text references to the current name of American Civil War Museum. Essentially a rebranding. Although thanks for making me look into this, as I can now have a functioning link for the flag in collection citation - as late as last summer when I wrote this article, the collection website was still at the museum of the confederacy domain, but it's now at the current title. So I don't have to use the web archive there now.
  • "were of Anglo-Saxon descent." I don't think that link is helpful.
    • Removed
  • "At this time, Price was in command of the Army of the West". Optional: delete "At this time".
    • Done
  • "At Corinth, the 4th Missouri Infantry was in Green's brigade of Brigadier General Louis Hébert's division of Price's corps of the Army of West Tennessee". Bleh! Can we liven this up? 'At Corinth, the 4th Missouri Infantry made up part of Green's brigade, which was in Brigadier General Louis Hébert's division; Hébert's formation in turn was a component of Price's corps, in turn under the command of the Army of West Tennessee' or something?
    • Made an attempt, is this better?
  • "of Colonel Elijah Gates's brigade and Brigadier General Charles W. Phifer's brigade" → 'of Colonel Elijah Gates's and Brigadier General Charles W. Phifer's brigades'.
    • Done
  • "with the 30 remaining minutes of daylight and to wait for the morning of the 4th to resume the battle." Maybe something like 'as only 30 minutes of daylight remained; instead he waited for the morning of the 4th to resume the battle'?
    • Done
  • "with the objective of the attack being a fortification known as Battery Powell"> Delete "being".
    • Done
  • In the last paragraph of "Service history" "Moore's brigade" is used three times in three consecutive sentences. Any chance of some variety?
    • I've rephrased two out of three appearances
  • "ending the threat". What threat?
    • I've just removed those three words
  • In the first two sentences of "Legacy", "consolidated" occurs three times. Any chance of some synomyns?
    • Replaced one. The final one (in the unit title) is not replaceable.
  • "came to an agreement where McFarlane became colonel"> Should "where" not be 'whereby'?
    • Didn't know that. Done
  • "the Battle of Grand Gulf, Battle of Champion Hill, Battle of Big Black River Bridge". You need 'the' in front of each "Battle".
    • Done
  • "the Battle of New Hope Church, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Siege of Atlanta, Battle of Allatoona, and the Battle of Franklin." Ditto. And "Siege".
    • Done

Nice. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:42, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

    • @Gog the Mild: - I've replied to all of the comments above. Hog Farm Talk 21:55, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Spot checks

While reviewing I had occasion to check cites 10e, 24 and 25. They were fine. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:42, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Great job. Supporting. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:03, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Accessibility review[edit]

  • The battle flag is missing alt text. Heartfox (talk) 02:08, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
    • @Heartfox: - I've added some alt text describing the design of the flag. Hog Farm Talk 04:41, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
      • Not an expert by any means but looks good to me! Heartfox (talk) 04:53, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide[edit]

Nominator(s): (t · c) buidhe 23:52, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about a 1982 conference in Israel, the first major conference in the field of genocide studies, and attempts to cancel it by the Turkish government. Their objection? Scholars of the Armenian genocide were invited, a crime that is strenuously denied by Turkey to this day. Turkish diplomats blackmailed Israel by threatening the lives of Jewish refugees, but the organizers persevered and managed to hold it anyway. (t · c) buidhe 23:52, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Image is appropriately licensed, but are there any images from the conference itself? Nikkimaria (talk) 02:08, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

  • I could not find any. (t · c) buidhe 02:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review.

  • "The conference's mission was to further the understanding and prevention of all genocides." It may be a US/UK English thing, but it reads oddly to me that a conference should have a "mission" rather than an 'objective'.
    • Changed to "objective"
  • "However, the organizations refused". Which organizations? (The Institute?)
    • Changed to "organizers".
  • "faced criticism for their efforts to cancel the conference in contrast to the value of academic freedom". I know what you are getting at, but I am not sure this works as a sentence.
    • Rewrote
  • "a "determination to deny the Armenian genocide by acknowledging the Holocaust"" I am unsure what this means, and so cannot see how it is demonstrated by "prevent[ing] Jews from learning about the Armenian genocide".
    • I realized that this sentence is not necessary for reader understanding, so I removed it.
  • "appeared in the domestic public debate in Israel". Perhaps "was debated in public in Israel" would be more accessible?
    • Done
  • "in their refusal to remove the Armenians". Is it known who they were? Are their views known? It seems odd that they are first named several sections later.
    • I'm not quite sure what you're asking, the sources specify that Wiesel and Charny agreed that they shouldn't under any circumstances exclude the Armenian participants from the conference. Details on the Armenians who presented at the conference are given later in the "Conference" section; I don't think that should be altered because RS don't describe them doing anything noteworthy related to the attempted cancellation, and I prefer to list all the participants in the same place. The Boghosian article states that, at the conference, several Armenian participants expressed gratitude to the organizers for not bowing to pressure; I could add it, but I thought that it was perhaps too obvious.
Hmm. OK. Optional: "Armenians" → "Armenian speakers".
Done (t · c) buidhe 01:12, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "which is a top priority of the Israeli foreign ministry" Maybe "is" → 'was'?
    • Well, according to the source, it was then and still is a top priority (as of 2015); "was" would imply that isn't anymore.
  • "that they ensured no official Israeli participation" → 'that they ensured there was no official Israeli participation'.
    • Done
  • "proposed to delay it" → 'proposed delaying it'.
    • Done
  • "AJC". "When an abbreviation will be used in an article, first introduce it using the full expression".
    • It is introduced earlier in the sentence but I clarified what the abbreviation refers to.
  • "withdrew at the last minute". Perhaps → 'also withdrew at the last minute'?
    • Done
  • "the conference represented the shift from", Suggestion only "represented" → marked' seems, to me, to better reflect the source.
    • Done
  • "Armenian–Armenian"?
    • Corrected to Armenian-American
  • "for Armenian Genocide recognition and academic freedom". If that is meant to be two separate things, I suggest a second 'for' before "academic".
    • Added
  • "examining the Holodomor, Tibet, Gulag, the Romani genocide, and the Cambodian genocide". This reads oddly to me. "Tibet to an extent, "Gulag" more so. "examining ... Gulag"? Perhaps 'the Gulag'? Although personally I would explain both Tibet and the Gulag a little more fully. (And in English.)
    • Added explanation
  • "Army Radio". A brief explanation (an Israeli Defence Force operated radio station[?]) linked to Army Radio would be more comprehensible.
    • Added explanation
  • Page range for Charny 1998?
    • Added

Impressive, as usual. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:27, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Thanks so much for your comments! (t · c) buidhe 05:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
A minor suggestion above, otherwise this looks very good. Supporting. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:25, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Side note (just passing through) per MOS:ALLCAPS, titles of articles should not be in all capitals. Please fix. Ealdgyth (talk) 18:00, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

  • For articles I try to use the same capitalization as used by the source. For example, this article is capitalized in the same way in the article as in the source. (t · c) buidhe 20:05, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
"Reduce ... titles from all caps to title case – or to sentence case if required by the citation style established in the article." Gog the Mild (talk) 21:38, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Ah, sorry, looks like you have already sorted it. There are a couple of sources with no cites pointing to them. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:40, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Good catch, now removed! (t · c) buidhe 02:49, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Accessibility review[edit]

  • The image is missing alt text. Heartfox (talk) 02:04, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
    • Added (t · c) buidhe 17:29, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Vanamonde[edit]

Thanks for bringing this here. As always, feel free to revert or discuss any copyedits I make. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:34, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

  • I was somewhat unfavorably struck by the position of the paragraph about the Armenian genocide. I agree that that content belongs in the article, as the controversy about the conference isn't comprehensible without it; but I would strongly prefer to see it folded into the preparation section, which may need to be retitled; as things stand, the body of the article begins with content seemingly tangential, whose connection has yet to be established. Similarly, I would prefer if you could establish the relevance of that paragraph for any nitpickers by additionally citing any sources that discuss the armenian genocide in relation to the conference.
    • Integrated into the preparation section. Problem is that the sources that specifically focus on the conference simply assume that the genocide is a reality without going into detail, Auron and Baer books talk about the genocide at the very beginning of the book and the conference in a different section. (t · c) buidhe 19:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
      • I think this flows much better. I think my initial concern with the Chorbaijan source was valid, because unless I'm mistaken it doesn't mention the conference; but I think the necessity for background about the Armenian genocide is made clear by the rest of the sources. I am okay with this, but I think it worth mentioning, because other reviewers have opposed on similar points before. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "on 20 April 1982 (Yom HaShoah)." Is the fact that this occurred on Yom HaShoah significant in any way? If so, I would suggest at the very least translating that term, and incorporating it into the sentence, rather than placing it in parentheses; to someone who doesn't know the term refers to a day, it's confusing.
    • Removed
  • "Jak Veissid, the president of the Turkish Jewish community" surely he was president of an organization seeking to represent the community; an ethnic community doesn't usually have a president, does it?
His proper name is Yako Veissid, he was a lawyer ("advocat") and counselor to the Chief Rabbi of Turkey. [17] The best expression for his position would be "Lay Council Chair" (See footnote 57, p. 221 of Bali's (2012) "Model Citizens of the State".)--Goldsztajn (talk) 22:21, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
(edit conflict) The majority of English language sources spell his name Jak Veissid (cited ones, as well as various news articles:[18][19][20] etc.) I had changed to "the chairman of the board of the Turkish Jewish Community" based on the cited sources. (t · c) buidhe 22:28, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
Adding "board" here seems to only continue the problem, most readers unfamiliar with community practices (ie lay vs religious structures) will not necessarily understand the distinction (especially if there is no possibility to link to an equivalent of the

Board of Deputies). "Lay Council Chairman" is the term used in Rifat Bali's text. Is there a reason to prefer news coverage over that of an academic specialist of Turkey's Jewish community? --Goldsztajn (talk) 23:47, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

I changed to "lay council" since you think it's a better term. (t · c) buidhe 23:53, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The "Attempted cancellation" section leaves me a little confused; I'll lay out my concerns, which I suspect may be addressed by slight reordering:
    We learn that the Turkish authorities learned of the conference, but the Turkish actions are not directly referred to until much later in the section
    Reordered
    Arazi's "our" seems to include Veissid; but Veissid was a Turkish subject (right?) and Arazi was an Israeli official; why would they be making the same effort?
    The source doesn't shed light on this question (I interpret him referring only to Israeli efforts). Any attempt to clarify would be WP:OR.
    "At the time, spokesmen for the Israeli foreign ministry" at what time?
    Removed
    It's implied, but never stated, that the Turkish government pressured the Israeli government into trying to cancel the conference. Can we say this directly at the outset, perhaps?
    Directly stated, following the discussion of Turkish pressure on Israel.
    "used it to convince Charny and his other partners to cancel the conference" they didn't cancel, though; so this quote is a bit confusing...I would slightly prefer to see it paraphrased, thereby avoiding ambiguity.
    Removed this part of the quote
    This section is much better, but a few more thoughts:
    I think the first paragraph needs to be reworked such that the content about Veissid being sent by the Turkish government is in the second sentence. It is the necessary context for the rest of that paragraph.
    I would suggest switching paragraphs two and three. At the moment, Azari's comments are analytical, but say very little about what actually happened; that is clarified in para 3, where you say that the Israeli government tried to cancel the conference. Analysis seems to precede description. Switching would also address the issue with the "our" in Azari's quote, because that is implicitly the Israeli government.
    Done both. (t · c) buidhe 01:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Charny refused" is repeated twice in two sentences.
    • Reworded
  • Dershowitz is surely best known as a lawyer, rather than a scholar?
    • Done.
  • "preventing any notices that it had not been cancelled from being printed in newspapers" how does the Israeli government have the power to do this? Is the Israeli press censored? Not meant as a challenge, genuinely curious.
    • Auron states that "There was a crucial period of eight days preceding the conference when the organizers could not get a news story into any paper to announce that the conference was taking place." and the Israeli government "controlling the press go[es] beyond the legitimate exercise of government power in a realistic conflict of interests with a group of academics." Israel does have freedom of the press in general, but on the other hand there is nothing preventing the government for asking (probably giving a weighty reason such as "national security") and the papers complying. (My WP:OR interpretation).
  • "...most science, which aims to be objective and value-free" surely there is not consensus on this among the social and historical sciences...
    • The source states, "According to the standard view, science should be free from religious or moral values. Scientists may, as human beings, condemn genocide and revere its victims. But these attitudes should not intrude upon their scientific work." I've changed it to "in contrast to the view that science should be objective and value-free".
  • The statement about the invasion of Lebanon strikes me as a bit out of place, though I can't come up with a much better location; perhaps in "Preparation", though, given that it is before the conference?
    • Done
  • "condemned the behavior of Yad Vashem and Israel's refusal to recognize the Armenian Genocide" this is the first time Israel's refusal has been mentioned; it belongs also with the content about Turkish denial, surely?
    • Added mention of this into the preparation section
  • "Although Balkan denied this, Turkish interference in the museum and threats to Jews have been documented in other sources" I'd suggest restructuring this to avoid implying that Balkan is fibbing, unless the sources explicitly state this; perhaps include the denial with the previous sentence? After all, the second piece does not directly affect the veracity of Balkan's denial.
    • Auron states that Freeman "said he had been warned then that, if the Armenian issue was to be part of the museum, the safety of Jews in Turkey would be threatened and Turkey might pull out of NATO. The Turkish diplomat, Mithat Balkan, an embassy counselor in Washington, denied the accusations. Turkish interference in the program of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is witnessed by other sources", citing Linethal.
      • In that case, I would suggest clarifying what exactly Balkan is denying; perhaps "denied any such threats", or equivalent. At the moment, the logical interpretation is that he denied telling Freedman anything. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:30, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The article strikes me as somewhat short. I did a sweep for sources myself, and came up with nothing new, so I cannot really take issue with this; but I am also not an expert here.
    • I added a bit more info in the Boghossian article about fringe events[21] There is also some details about specific funders that didn't make it into the article, but I'm concerned about keeping the article concise and on topic.
      • I think the new content is good, but I was hoping more for content about the conference's impact. If it doesn't exist, it doesn't exist, nothing to be done. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:30, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
        • Nope, couldn't find any despite searching through several pages of Google Scholar results. (t · c) buidhe 01:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

That's everything from me; comments mostly have to do with organization. If you feel so inclined, one of my FACs is languishing for lack of participation, and comments would be welcome; no pressure, of course. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:34, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Thank you so much for your feedback! I wasn't aware you had a FAC open, which is it? (t · c) buidhe 23:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Marginally hesitant support; all my comments have been addressed to my satisfaction, but I think this is on the lower end of the spectrum of detail that is workable for an FA. This isn't on you, Buidhe, so far as I can tell, but some subjects are always going to be borderline, given the state of the source material. Vanamonde (Talk) 04:50, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Drive-by comments from Goldsztajn[edit]

  • The lede indicates that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acted to shut down the conference following Turkish threats to close its borders to Jews leaving Iran or Syria. In the "Attempted cancellation" section, the text mentions Ministry attempts to stop the conference before the issue of the closing of the Turkish border is discussed. Did the Ministry intervene before (and after) the issue of Turkey closing its borders arose? The sequencing of events here is not precise. (concur with Vanamonde93's points here, too)
    • Reordered and added explicit statement about Turkish pressure and the Israeli reaction
  • Preparation section: "Of three hundred planned lectures" ... conferences usually have papers, panels, presentations.
    • Two of three sources say "lectures", the other one says "papers". I went with the more common term, but am willing to change if you think that "papers" is more accurate. (t · c) buidhe 22:34, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I guess it is a matter of style; I leave for you to choose. FWIW, to my (convoluted) experience of academic English, lectures are what undergraduates attend and during which take notes, conferences are where academics give papers for comment/discussion amongst peers. To my mind a lecture is a form of hierarchical learning, a conference paper intended as peer engagement. --Goldsztajn (talk) 03:01, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Preparation section: "as well as one of the first conferences to deal with the Armenian Genocide" the author of both sources for this statement is "involved", so to speak. Are there any independent secondary sources to support this claim? Is "deal" too strong a word to use in this case? Three sentences later, the text states that only 6 of 300 contributions covered the Armenian Genocide...in the first part we have a statement emphasising the importance of the subject in the conference, in the second a statement de-emphasising its significance in order to highlight Turkish state over-reaction. Turkish state over-reaction is of course the far more notable issue and Charney's statement "the first academic conference in the world up until that time that gave recognition to the Armenian Genocide" I suspect is difficult to independently verify (I wonder if the implication here is "gave recognition" meaning something more than discuss/debate etc?).
    • Removed this claim since I was not able to find it in independent sources. (t · c) buidhe 22:35, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Last sentence: "On later occasions, Israel has also given in to Turkish demands regarding the Armenian Genocide." "Israel acceded to" rather than "given in"...adding at least one example here would be appropriate.
    • Done both.

Regards,--Goldsztajn (talk) 13:42, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

  • I appreciate your feedback. (t · c) buidhe 00:24, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1[edit]

Nominator(s): Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:10, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, J. S. Bach's Cantata No. I, which - as you probably know - means nothing chronological, but that it was selected to be No. 1 in the first attempt to print all of his works 100 years after his death. It is a chorale cantata on a beloved hymn. Bach planned a complete yearly cycle of such cantatas for his second year in the Leipzig office of Thomaskantor, but this one, for Annunciation (to Mary that she'd bear a child, so 9 months before Christmas, 25 March) became the last one, possibly because the librettist died. Annunciation was the only occasion during the long period of Lent for which festive cantata music was allowed.

We have already several featured articles on Bach's cantatas, including one about a chorale cantata (Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125). This one had a GA review by sadly missed Yash! in 2016, and a recent peer review with little attention. I'd like this article to be as good as can be because it is linked from the most profound database around Bach's works, Bach Digital, - look for the little blue W here, - please help. - On Wikipedia's 20th birthday, Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:10, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Based on comments below, we have split the details of the recordings section to a separate article, as before for BWV 4. Please be patient with that article to grow, and the section here to be just a summary. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:09, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Ovinus[edit]

I'll take this up, hopefully with comments by tomorrow evening. Ovinus (talk) 22:53, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Overarching comments

  • I'm unfamiliar with naming conventions for Bach's work. In my understanding, "BWV" is an organization/compendium of Bach's music? In that case, shouldn't the article title just be Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern and move the hymn it's based on to Wie ... Morgenstern (hymn), since I doubt there is another piece to confuse it with?
    The cantatas are uniformly named since a 2010 discussion. The hymn came first, the cantata was derived. --GA
    Sounds good!
  • I'm thinking about the lead, which was hard for me to fully understand. As an FA I'd like it to be really accessible, but I also understand that this article is one that an excited newbie to Bach chorales (hint, me!!) would be unlikely to visit. Hopefully others can weigh in, but in my mind it should give more context or be organized slightly differently.
    You mean "Bach chorale cantatas". There are practically no chorale tunes by Bach, but hundreds of four-part settings of the tunes of others, which might be called Bach chorales. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:28, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Thanks for explaining! Well... as you can plainly see, I'm unfamiliar with all this, but hopefully that will help us make a widely understandable article. Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 15:18, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Lead

  • Bach composed it in his second year as Thomaskantor in Leipzig, where the Marian feast was the only occasion during Lent when festive music was permitted. I think this sentence would be more appropriate for opening the third paragraph.
    I think the extra weight of a cantata performance after weeks of "fasting" should come sooner. --GA
    Sure, but I think we should give some more context for our non-Christian readers. I'll think about this.
  • Is the Marian feast the same as the feast of the Annunciation? In my understanding there are multiple Marian feasts
    It's to avoid repetition, and to explain to those who still don't know that it IS a Marian feast. We could say this Marian feast, if it helps. --GA
    I think "this Marian feast" would be clearer, but I'd be fine with just "the feast".
    "this" taken --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:32, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I think the wikilink to theme should be removed because it goes to something literary, not musical
    At this point, it is the theme/topic in a narrative sense, not a musical theme. --GA
    Oh duh!! Can we just say "The hymn suits..."
  • three vocal soloists maybe three solo vocalists ?
    convince me ;) - we also have the two violin soloists, - how would you call those then? --GA
    A Google ngram shows the two choices have nearly equal prevalence, but I'd prefer the latter for parallelism with two solo violins later in the sentence.
    vocalist redirects to Singing, but then says it's rather used for jazz and popular music, no? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:32, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    I didn't know that connotation! Okay, keep the original
  • continuo I've heard of "basso continuo" but somehow never heard it shortened to continuo. Would spelling it out in full be fine?
    We don't do that in the other cantata articles. Th uninitiated might confuse it with double bass. We could use b.c. but I'd find that less clear. --GA
    The double bass...? I'll again have to think about the intended audience of this article. It's a prospective FA, so I'd like the lead to be pretty accessible. I'll go over it again after reading the full article.
  • retaining the hymn's first and last stanzas unchanged I think we should make clear that the usual procedures for Bach's second cycle specifically included retaining the first and last stanzas unchanged. As it reads right now, it sounds like the hymn was paraphrased for each cantata, but not necessarily in this specific way.
    We do that in the body. I wonder if the concept of a Bach chorale cantata (linked, and this thing explained in the lead) should be repeated in individual cantata leads (40!), - boring for those who know that, and want to know about this specific piece.
    Sure, but the sentence as it stands is a bit vague on this and leaves the reader (er, me at least) a bit puzzled. How about As usual for Bach's second cantata cycle, the hymn was paraphrased by a contemporary poet retaining the hymn's first and last stanzas unchanged, but transforming the themes of the inner stanzas to a sequence of alternating recitatives and arias. Alternatively, as you say it may not be important to repeat it on each article
    that's more or less what I read, no? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:37, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    I'm not sure why I quoted so much. The only difference is the removal of the comma after "poet", which grammatically means the entire section portion is usual for the cycle (but is still readable).
    English/American commas will remain a mystery to me. Please, you fix it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Based on Philipp Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" (1599) I think it might help readers if we do Based on Philipp Nicholai's 1599 hymn of the same name and not wikilink hymn; I don't think this lead is understandable to those who don't know what a hymn is
    I think a link to hymn might help especially those. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:45, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • in a spirit of longing expectation of an arrival "in a spirit of" has a lot of imprecise meanings to me. Could we say "evoking the feeling of longing expectation of an arrival" or "representing the longing expectation of an arrival".
    English is not my first language, I am thankful for guidance in such matters. Spirit still seems to evoke more the "representing", but I may be wrong. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • We should also be more clear for the uninformed that this arrival is the feast. (Right?) So maybe "representing the longing expectation of an arrival—the feast."
    Well, the arrival is not the feast, but will be the announced birth on Christmas. Do we have to say that? ... as in the body --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Oops, I didn't understand that either. I think it's very important for context
  • Last thing for now: crowns the closing chorale. What do you mean by "crowns"?
    Well, perhaps a too literal translation from German, short for what the source has: "In the splendid final chorale, however, the horns are to the fore. Whereas the other instruments move together with the vocal lines, the second horn acts independently and, with its signal-like motifs, lends an air of baroque festive splendour to the concluding strophe". Usually at this point, a closing choral is simple, four vocal parts and the instruments playing with them. This is different. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Background

  • Thomaskantor italicize? From what I understand, the Thomaskantor is the director of the Thomanerchor group in particular? I would appreciate if this was clarified
    It isn't. Thomaskantor implies all these duties, at least during Bach's time. I am not sure about italics, - we wouldn't have Generalmusikdirektor italic, no, or in general German titles which have an article (or redirect). --GA
    • Suggestion: In 1723, Bach was appointed as Thomaskantor (director of church music) in Leipzig. He was employed by the town of Leipzig to this position, which made him responsible for the music at four churches and for the training and education of boys singing in the Thomanerchor. The second sentence duplicates some information from the first, so how about In 1723, Bach was appointed as the Thomaskantor in Leipzig, making him responsible for the music of four Leipzig churches and for the training and education of those in the Thomanerchor, a boys' choir group.
    Not convinced yet. The Thomanerchor is one of best-known choirs in the world, - I don't think we need to explain. We wouldn't for The Beatles, I guess. --GA
    I would explain for The Beatles too. Sadly, I've never heard of the Thomanerchor before.
    did you enjoy the article on Thomaskantor then? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:49, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    I did! It's crazy to me that such an old choir is still singing together. Listened to a 2000 recording of theirs of "Weihnachtsoratorium (Kantate IV)", though I'm not sure where that cantata (?) lies in Bach's life. Maybe we can discuss more on your talk.
  • for these occasions I think we should move the preceding comma and use "for liturgical events" for clarity
    "event" sounds strange for a performance during a church service ;) - changed, and "liturgical" repeated the second time. --GA
  • text and tune Is tune the formal word to use here? What does it mean
    Yes, see link. A hymn tune is a certain melody, to which sometimes several songs are sung. Old 100th, for example. This hymn's tune is also used for other hymns. --GA
  • 25 March, nine months before Christmas Is the nine months important?
    Yes, explaining why celebrated then, duration of normal pregnancy. It could be removed if you feel strongly about it. --GA
    I didn't make that connection... could this be explained?
    It is explained in the lead of Annunciation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:54, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Wikilink librettist?
    done in lead and here, thank you --GA
  • While the name of the librettist I think "identity" is more appropriate here
    taken --GA
  • his death in January 1725 would explain that Bach lost a competent collaborator and inspiration This feels like a non sequitur or maybe just unrelated. Do you mean "his death in January 1725 would explain the end of Bach's cycle?"
    yes and no, - he could have proceeded with someone else, but seems to have wanted this particular one, - open to suggestions --GA
    How about his death in January 1725—for Bach, the loss of a competent collaborator—may explain the end of the second cycle.
    I change a bit, please check --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:01, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The composer returned to other texts I think we can just say "Bach" instead of "The composer"
    ... but we just said Bach the previous half-sentence --GA
    I'm not hard pressed about this one, but I just like the sound of "Bach" better than "The composer". To be more figurative about this change, why describe him in such banal terms as "the composer"? Face-smile.svg
    What do you suggest? "He" would be ambiguous. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:01, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Well, "Bach"?
    done, although repetitive --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
    I don't know what was in me that day. "The composer" is probably better... I think I was just confusing myself. Sorry! Ovinus (talk) 12:37, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
  • meant so much to him For formal tone, "was so important to him"
    taken, even if - to me - it sounds more commonplace, - my translator also also offers "significant" --GA
  • and in later years added Can we just say "and later added" ?
    I think it might be interesting that it wasn't just writing missing ones the following year but a process over several years, - one here, one there, up to 1735. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    I find that fascinating. How about and sporadically, over the next ten years, added ?
    I added some, please check. Next will be that someone will ask for a source ;) - I just looked at the years in the table. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:01, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Hahaha, well I think WP:CALC has your back there.
  • About the Thomanerchor: Looking at Erschallet,_ihr_Lieder,_erklinget,_ihr_Saiten!_BWV_172, one of your earlier FAs, the Thomanerchor isn't mentioned. Is that sentence necessary, since we don't talk about the boys' group at all?
    That was my first FA, and a long time ago, - perhaps better compare to BWV 125, the most recent, or even BWV 56 which didn't make FA but I remember good discussions. We talked about the group in the background section, and it's mentioned in recordings (without italics, no need for choirs to be italic, even if foreign language), and I like to hint at the tradition. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:04, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll continue the review soon. Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 11:21, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the review! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:19, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Music

  • A festive scoring like this, including brass It's unclear why the instrumentation is inherently festive; is it because it includes brass?
    "normal" was just strings and oboes, and anything more was "festive" --GA
  • I changed the table to use {{music}}, let me know if that's okay
    ok --GA
  • The sparkle of the morning star is illustrated Putting quotes around "sparkle of the morning star" would help readers understand what you mean
    not sure I understand, and it's not me but a source author who means something ;) --GA
  • Is there any more information about movements 2 through 6?
    probably, give me some time, please. - history: Mincham has much detail, but was not accepted as reliable by some, and Gardiner was available online only by Bach Cantatas Website which was regarded as illegal copying. I'll check them out. --GA

Manuscripts & publication

  • copies of the vocal and instrumental parts are extant, and held by the Bach Archive in Leipzig Can we just say copies of the vocal and instrumental parts are held by the Bach Archive in Leipzig ?
    I added a "but" after the preceding "lost", thinking it's clearer --GA
  • This set of performance parts is marked as original source at the Bach Digital 1 website, Is this "marking" bit necessary? I think it's a bit confusing
    Francis Schonken added that, and it's explained in the next half-sentence, no? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:05, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Hi Ovinus, are you feeling able to either support or oppose yet? Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:53, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
    • @Gog the Mild: A reluctant oppose until the discography thing is resolved, at which point I'd need to review once more. Seems to be a sourcing problem? I don't really want to wade into this... :( Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 17:52, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
      • I'll work on it over the weekend - but first the hymn tune requested by Mirokado, and I believe a short summary here is what will remain, with a separate article about the details. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:26, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • Images are in the public domain (t · c) buidhe 18:10, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

(spotchecks not done)

  • The number of violins in the infobox doesn't match up with the number in the text
    Do you think the two solo violins should appear in the infobox? --GA
    Could just say "violins". Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    yes, but a key feature of the sound of this particular cantata are the two solo violins, - please check --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:22, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The 4 subsection is short on sources
    Which one do you mean? Recordings? For more than one cantata, we made a separate article discography. Perhaps that might be an idea here. --GA
    Sorry, not sure how "recordings" ended up in this point - was referring to the subsection titled "4". Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    My mistake, I looked at the TOC, where 4 is Recordings. Will supply refs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:27, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    It has a ref now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Sourcing is fine. Don't think having one-sentence subsections makes sense. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
    It's standard for higher quality articles on Bach's cantatas to have a section for each movement. There's not much to say about a short recitative, about also no natural combination to the previous and following movements. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
    What is best for one article may not work for another. Maybe it is appropriate in other articles to have separate sections for each movement, but this article would be better served by a unified approach. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:36, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
    This is a series, and a unified approach concerns them all. The sections will grow (because I found a new ref), just the recitative will always remain short. --GA
    Requiring all BWV articles to be organized in the same way serves this particular article poorly. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:42, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • In the table of recordings, the OCLC links do not consistently support all of the details in the table - for example, the use of period instruments. In other cases the information provided at the link actively contradicts what is in the table - for example the second entry lists a label of Erato, but the link indicates World Record Club and doesn't mention Erato at all
    I was a bit in a rush, - several were reissued. I'll look again. All recordings are sourced to the Bach Cantatas Website, but now we have a critic who doesn't accept that as a reliable source. --GA
    Werner has an entry mentioning ERATO now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Okay, but the general point still stands. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
    The current plan is to split the detailed recordings section off, and replace it by a summary, as previously done in BWV 4 and the Monteverdi vespers. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:07, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Why are the Bach Digital links not sorted into subsections of Cited sources, as the other sources are?
    Bach Digital is the source of sources for these works, and should not be hidden somewhere at the bottom. That's what we did in other cantata FAs. --GA
    Sorry, don't follow - it is a cited source and not solely a general reference, correct? Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    It has a header now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:23, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    K. Still not entirely sure why it needs its own header, as opposed to just being a web source like the other web sources. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:16, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
    In older Bach cantata FAs (172, 4), the position was held by scores, sources for the music. In the meantime, we have Bach Digital, where you can see facsimiles of what was handwritten at Bach's time, - that's not any web source. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:25, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
    It appears that what is actually being cited to these sources though is supported not by the scores but by the information on the site itself. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
    yes --GA
    So in this context then it is a web source, not some other thing. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:42, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • How are you ordering book sources?
    I try alpha by author, but made a mistake, fixed, thank you. --GA
  • Why does the formatting of short cites differ between the two Bach Digital sources?
    do you mean the year? We could make it 2021 consistently. --GA
    No, I mean one includes an ID number and the other does not - why? Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Both have an ID number now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:57, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Chapter titles shouldn't be italicized
    you mean I should use "chapter", not "title"? --GA
    In the context of {{cite book}} |title= is used for the title of the book. Since in this case you are using it to cite a chapter, yes, should be |chapter=. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Done for Dürr/Jones and Jones --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:28, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Petzoldt: is this an authorized republication?
    tricky question. I believe that it's more helpful to an English-speaking audience than the German original. I found it in Thomaskantor where it must have been for years. --GA
    I don't disagree that it would be more useful, but unfortunately if it's not authorized our hands are tied as per Wp:LINKVIO. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Jones: why include page number in both short and full cite?
    I'd like to link to the section about the cantata, and mention those pages in the full cite, but there are other more general facts referenced to other pages. Help? --GA
    I only see one citation to that work, which is to that same page. Are there meant to be others? Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Sorry I confused Jones' own book with the translation of Dürr. I now cited two pages, giving the beginning of the chapter as initial link, and using para chapter. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:20, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Why is Zahn including publication location when it was not mentioned for the other sources?
    because Francis Schonken entered that one. --GA
    Yes, well. It does need to be made consistent. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Ping. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
    I wouldn't like to remove something which someone else added, and may be useful for some readers. How would I find locations for books that I know by Google? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:10, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
    This information would typically be found on the copyright page of each book, or sometimes elsewhere in the volume. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:42, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Terry: link provided doesn't match bibliographic details listed
    same, and I am not sure I understand the question. --GA
    If you click the link provided for Terry, it doesn't go to a work by Terry, it goes to the book by Wolff - in other words, the link is a different work than what is actually being cited. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Sorry, my mistake, that ref came without any link, and when I formatted, I overlooked that. Fixed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:06, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Bischof: don't see date at link provided. Ditto Dellal, check others
    when a site doesn't offer a date, I use access-date, as done for Bach Digital. --GA
    Using accessdate is fine, but if the site doesn't include a date the citation shouldn't be including |date=. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    I am lazy. If date is filled, a sfn ref is easy, if not it needs to be defined. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:27, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    Sure, but when laziness extends to adding detail to a reference that isn't in the source, that becomes a problem... Nikkimaria (talk) 02:16, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
    done --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Hofmann should include original publication details
    will search. --GA
    done --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:50, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Schmuck is a dead link and there are no citations to it
    removed, don't even remember how he got there. Thank you! --GA
  • How does atticbooks meet WP:EL? Nikkimaria (talk) 15:08, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    removed, at least I vaguely remember that some added that years ago --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:29, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • @Gerda Arendt: I see there have been extensive changes since my review, including to sourcing; could you please ping me when the article is more stable so I can revisit? Nikkimaria (talk) 01:27, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
    Yes. One reviewer asked for sources to the discography, the next for more detail on the hymn, and first also for reception. I am willing to oblige. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:12, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Revisiting after recent edits:

  • Would suggest value statements like "morning star is a good image for the heavenly light" would benefit from in-text attribution
  • FN9: is this fact not available in secondary sources?
  • Either include locations for all books, or don't - this should be consistent. If they are to be included please check that they are accurate - Columbia University Press is not in Columbia
  • FN34 is too broad a page range. Also how are you deciding whether page numbers appear in short vs long citations?
  • FN40 is missing page(s)
  • University of Hamburg is a publisher, not a work, and shouldn't be italicized. Check for other problems of this kind.
  • As per WP:ELCITE citation template shouldn't be used in External links, and how are you deciding which links to include here?
  • "subscription required" should be indicated separately, not within the work title parameter, although the link appears to be accessible without subscription anyway?
  • Check alphabetization of Periodicals
  • Kenney is an editor, not an author - check for others
  • Why include |via= for Qucosa but not other sources?
  • There are no citations to Terry or Harnoncourt
  • Hofmann is listed under Online sources, but has no online link - should not be in this section
  • Dörffel link does not seem to match with bibliographic details provided
  • FN43: the list at the source doesn't appear to be in a particular order
  • How are you ordering online sources without authors?
  • Harnoncourt: the given link does not provide access to the liner notes
  • The University of Hamburg source appears to be a republication - if this is an authorized republication, the citation should include details of the original source. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:38, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Source review by Ealdgyth[edit]

  • What makes the following high quality reliable sources?
    • http://www.jsbachcantatas.com/documents/chapter-41-bwv-1/
    • http://www.bach-chorales.com/BWV0001_6.htm
    • https://www.bach-cantatas.com/BWV1.htm
    • http://www.emmanuelmusic.org/notes_translations/translations_cantata/t_bwv001.htm
  • Note that I did not do spot checks or check for formatting, etc. Just reliablity.
  • Note also that I will claim this review for points in the Wikicup.
  • Ealdgyth (talk) 17:52, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    Thank you for the questions, I'll reply soon. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:13, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

For easier recognisability, I'll name the sources: 1) Mincham, 2) Dahn, 3) Bach Cantatas Website, 4) Dellal. All four have in common that they cover details in an accessible way, and that they are used selectively in the article.

  1. Mincham - the website was introduced to project Classical music in 2010, and pros and cons discussed (can be found in the project archives, nutshell: use with care). My pros: he has many music examples to offer (more than Dürr/Jones), and right next to explanations, which I find may be easier to access, especially for lay readers, than turning to a score, possibly handwritten in old clefs. He has been frowned upon by Brian Boulton who knew him personally, found him nice but no authority, but was used heavily as a source for articles by others, see BWV 28 (mostly by Nikkimaria).
  2. Dahn - the website is focused on the chorale settings by Bach, offers the precise four-part setting, with background information about a hymn's history, but is used exclusively to easily show the music. This could be under external links, but would there be harder to connect to the movement in question.
  3. Bach Cantata Website - the page from that website was the key source for our article when it was begun in 2005, and still in 2009. It just is the best source I'd know about details of recordings, such as who played the oboes in a certain recording. It would be silly to leave readers suddenly without that. Again, it could go to external links, but then the connection to the recordings - the only place where it is referred to - would be harder to make. - As the site has been under fire, all recordings also come with an entry on WorldCat, and I can look for reviews in addition.
  4. Dellal - Pamela Dellal translated all of Bach's works with text, and - may Jones forgive me - often does it better than in the Dürr/Jones. She is referenced only for her quoted translations, which add to understanding the content.

Looking at other Bach cantata FAs: Dahn was not used because he was not yet know, Mincham was used less from 2015 when Brian had commented:

  1. BWV 172 (2014) 1 3 4
  2. BWV 22 (2015) 1 3 4
  3. BWV 4 (2015) 3 4
  4. BWV 165 (2015) 1 3 4
  5. BWV 161 (2016) 3 4
  6. BWV 125 (2017) 3 4
  7. BWV 134a (2018) 3 4

What do you think? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:10, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Gerda, use in other articles is not a rationale for reliability here; see User:Ealdgyth/FAC_cheatsheet#New_FAC_stuff.
  1. Mincham is a former Chair of Music at Middlesex University and is published by the Bach Network[22]
  2. Dahn is a professor of music at University of Utah, and this site is cited in The Routledge Handbook of Music Signification. Both Dahn and Bach Canata Website are cited as resources by the Bach333 edition
  3. Bach Cantata is, in addition to the above, cited by books including Dürr and Jones and The End of Early Music, and journals including Early Music and Journal of Singing
  4. Dellal herself has published in Early Music; sources citing her include Reynolds, Schulenberg, and Emerson. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Francis's approach to these four sources:

  1. Mincham's jsbachcantatas website:
    • WP:SELFPUB source; seems to pass the policy requirement "Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications.[1] Exercise caution when using such sources: if the information in question is suitable for inclusion, someone else will probably have published it in independent reliable sources.[2]"
    • It is stated in the BWV 1#Movements section: "... the musicologist Julian Mincham ..." (emphasis added) – I could however not find a source yet confirming that Mincham is actually a musicologist (heading a music department is not the same as being a musicologist)
    • checkY reliable source in the context, with the caveat that Mincham shouldn't be called a "musicologist" unless reliable sources demonstrate that this is correct.
  2. Dahn's bach-chorales website:
    • WP:SELFPUB source which seems to pass the policy requirement quoted in the first bullet of #1 above.
    • Weakest point of this source is, imho, that it relies on bach-cantatas (see #3 below) for understanding the German-language sources on which it relies (the problem being rather in poor understanding of German leading to misunderstandings/misrepresentations than in the underlying German-language sources themselves). This problem appears however limited to German sources about the origin of hymns (hymn texts and chorale melodies) when there are no up-to-date English-language sources about these hymns.
    • checkY reliable source in the context, with the caveat that, generally, information about the history of the hymns modelling for Bach's compositions should always be double-checked (occasionally a German-language source about the history of such hymn is misrepresented)
  3. Bach-cantatas website by Oron, Braatz, and others:
    • WP:USERGENERATED source, with WP:COPYLINK problems; or, if considered a WP:SELFPUB source: not passing the criterion quoted in the first bullet of #1 above; further, translations from German (mostly by Braatz) can not be trusted to be correct renderings of the original. The source has been discussed at WP:RSN, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 227#Is Bach Cantatas Website a RS? – quoting from the closure report of the discussion: "... there seems to be concern that the provided site is, apart from any copyright issues, self-published."
    • That the source is quoted elsewhere, in more reliable sources, is independent of the assessment of this source (and the assessment of the sources quoting bach-chorales.com)
    • ☒N not a reliable source
  4. Dellal's translations at emmanuelmusic.org:
    • Emmanuel Music seems to tick all boxes of a reliable source (at least I can't see a single of such boxes that wouldn't be ticked).
    • Dellal's translations have the advantage of being in up-to-date English, compared to more stolid translations that can be found elsewhere.
    • checkY reliable source in the context.

References

  1. ^ Please do note that any exceptional claim would require exceptional sources.
  2. ^ Self-published material is characterized by the lack of independent reviewers (those without a conflict of interest) validating the reliability of content. Further examples of self-published sources include press releases, material contained within company websites, advertising campaigns, material published in media by the owner(s)/publisher(s) of the media group, self-released music albums and electoral manifestos:
    • The University of California, Berkeley library states: "Most pages found in general search engines for the web are self-published or published by businesses small and large with motives to get you to buy something or believe a point of view. Even within university and library web sites, there can be many pages that the institution does not try to oversee."
    • Princeton University offers this understanding in its publication, Academic Integrity at Princeton (2011): "Unlike most books and journal articles, which undergo strict editorial review before publication, much of the information on the Web is self-published. To be sure, there are many websites in which you can have confidence: mainstream newspapers, refereed electronic journals, and university, library, and government collections of data. But for vast amounts of Web-based information, no impartial reviewers have evaluated the accuracy or fairness of such material before it's made instantly available across the globe."
    • The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition states, "any Internet site that does not have a specific publisher or sponsoring body should be treated as unpublished or self-published work."

--Francis Schonken (talk) 06:49, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

  • @Ealdgyth: I have recently helped upload the brand new image for the infobox of BWV 1. I agree with User:Gerda Arendt and User:Nikkimaria that the Bach Cantatas website is a reliable source, particularly for discussions of recordings. It is listed in the encyclopedic book on the Cantatas of J S Bach by Alfred Dürr and Richard D. P. Jones. For English translations, some care is sometimes needed with metrical vs literal translations. The English libretto by Mervanwy Roberts in the Breitkopf & Härtel edition might not be ideal—it seems stilted. The literal translations of the edition of John Eliot Gardiner/Christoph Wolff can often be used as the basis of a home-brewed literal translation. Mathsci (talk) 09:55, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
I find I'm convinced by #2 and #4. We need to remember that the FA standard is "high quality" and while #1 and #3 may meet the WP:RS standard, I'm still not seeing that they meet the FA criteria of high quality. Note that I don't take account of what may have happened at other articles or in the past or at other FACs... Ealdgyth (talk) 16:38, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
I can live without #1. But, as explained, #3 was The Source for this article from 2005, and is used as a backup only, supported also by other sources. Removing it entirely seems like separating a child from its mother, denying that she was the mother, although the relationship was visible to the world for 15+ years. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:58, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Gerda, building on your analogy: maybe time this article grew up, start a life in its own right (... as a FA) & stopped living under its parent's tutelage? Anyway, don't think an article promoted to FA in 2021 should still use Bach Cantatas Website as if it were a reliable source. Sorry. --Francis Schonken (talk) 17:38, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Even if I grow up, I don't deny who my mother was, and don't eradicate her memory. I am thankful to the editors before me who built the recordings section based on BCW, and have no intention to hide that. Rather no FA. - I will work on your "citation required", but probably not today. A remark here that you think they need a citation would look better to out readers than tags in the article, imho. Today, I want to improve Arik Brauer further. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:51, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Re. "Rather no FA" – is that official? I really think it better to make the decision about BCW without further delay, in order not to create false expectations... --Francis Schonken (talk) 17:58, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
I am talking to Ealdgyth about BCW, and would appreciate if you would not change the article until we reach a conclusion. We have time, Ealdgyth has to schedule TFA February, and I have to improve "my" article, and there's no danger with BCW in the article as it was from the beginning. Kindly self-revert for now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:06, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but there is no exception for "mother source" in the criteria. You're welcome to convince me that the two sources meet the "high quality" reliable source and thus the FA criteria, but I can't see how these sources right now satisfy the requirement. And personal feelings of "honoring a mother" quite honestly have no place in editing wikipedia. That's not how we source things. Ealdgyth (talk) 19:25, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
I moved them to external links, to prevent Francis Schonken getting in trouble for edit warring. I miss Brian. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:32, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you. That resolves my concerns. Unwatching now. Ealdgyth (talk) 19:44, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Don't thank me because I removed them for his sake, before I saw your comment. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:50, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
For the record, the discography has now been spun off to Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 discography. The problems relating to the Bach Cantatas Website source have been re-introduced there. That being another problem altogether, I do think that the current "Recordings" section of the BWV 1 article is rather shortish (apart from a still unresolved sourcing issue), anyway too short for a FA (one-paragraph main sections are a bit of a layout issue too): this could be addressed by expanding the recordings section a bit, or by a more integrated "Reception" section. I'd leave it to the FAC initiator to address the issue ASAP, with whatever means they think appropriate. --Francis Schonken (talk) 10:56, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Did you see a general explanation (as of when the split was made) at the top? The new article will be developed, and then this summary will be adjusted. Today, I need to work first on the article of a Recent death biography which can not wait. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
See Talk:Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1#Re-integrate discography? – that will be far more time-effective than what you propose (which would mean not to return to making the recordings section FAC-ready until after the other article has been expanded). --Francis Schonken (talk) 12:31, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
@Gerda Arendt: Almost all editors today have been making helpful edits to the new discography article. At the same time, tags have been added to the discography article. Too many tags indicates poor quality; so a poor quality article cannot be merged into a WP:GA. Theoretically the same problem applies to BWV 4 amd its separate discography. Mathsci (talk) 18:40, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments[edit]

I'm a little new to the FA side of things, so take this all with a grain of salt.

  • also with a designation for a Marian feast which made it acceptable also for Catholic performers and musicologists The second "also" may be unecessary.
  • Should there be a comma after In 1725?

That's all I can comment on. Nice work. ~ HAL333 01:37, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, HAL333|, both accepted. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:14, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Happy to support. ~ HAL333 22:31, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Mirokado[edit]

Hello Gerda. I hope to read through the article over the next few days.

  • Thomaskantor: italicised in the lead, not in two later sections. I think without italics is better, since italics are being used for work titles and this is a position. (The linked article has the same problem, with the title and some occurrences without italics, but italics for the bold occurrence in the lead).
    taken, changed --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:50, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • §Hymn: Can you say a bit more about the original tune for Nicolai's chorale than just the Zahn number? For example, the composer, or say it is traditional or composer unknown or whatever.
    I'll see. Traditionally, it was believed that Nicolai wrote both text and tune, but now Zahn says the tune is older, I'll check, help welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:09, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
    I checked that out, and fixed it already in the hymn article. Will get it here when the other is solid enough. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:40, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
    I've seen your updates to Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, looking promising. --Mirokado (talk) 13:55, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
    The updates now in this article provide the extra information. Thank you. --Mirokado (talk) 11:07, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
  • §First performance, last chorale cantata
    • I think "was to be" would be a better idiom than "turned out to be".
      taken, changed --GA
    • There is a little confusion between "the last chorale cantata of Bach's second cantata cycle" and "over the following decade added a few chorale cantatas for some missing occasions".
      It is tough. We need to distinguish "second cycle" (per date, mid 1724 to mid 1725) and "chorale cantata cycle" (exclusively chorale cantatas, the early BWV 4, and several later, the last 1735). Where is that not clear? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:54, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
      Indeed, "here be Dragons!" How about "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern was to be the last newly composed chorale cantata of Bach's second cantata cycle.", taking the phrase from the linked article. That explains in what way it was "last". --Mirokado (talk) 18:27, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
      Fine, changed. The Easter cantata was the only exception - the only older composition performed that year. Unbelievable creativity, all these Sundays, + some saint's days and 3 each for Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:20, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
      Yes, and all without computers etc. --Mirokado (talk) 11:18, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • §Scoring and structure:
    • would it be better to say "solo violins" for the first two mentioned?
      tried, pleas check --GA
      That is better, easy for a reader unfamiliar with some of the musical terms to understand. --M
    • the second pair of violins is described as "obbligato". What about the other instruments? (obbligato says the opposite is ad libitum, what is the distinction if neither are specified?)
      Well, i took the term from older articles and sources. It more or less translates to "of solo importance". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:00, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
      now removed, is OK. --M
  • §Movements §4: "Ein irdscher Glanz, ein leiblich Licht rührt meine Seele nicht" (An earthly flash, a corporeal light does not stir my soul): I have my doubts that "flash" is a good translation for "Glanz", which at least in modern usage indicates a continuous light of some sort rather than something which is inherently transient like a "flash".
    You are right. Only: we take translations from the sources. I'd like to check how Jones translated, but have no access to the page 667), - anybody? If I find another, I can change it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:05, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
    Update: I found this translation but can we use it? Ambrose [23] has this ("No earthly gloss, no fleshly light / Could ever stir my soul;") which I like, but the source was removed. Can we reintroduce it? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:53, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
    Hmmm, I've been thinking about this:
    An earthly flash, a corporeal light does not stir my soul; (emmanuelmusic): flash is just wrong, corporeal is a bit clumsy
    A temporal luster, a carnal sheen, do not stir my soul; (lyricstranslate): sheen and lustre are both quite good for Glanz, temporal is wrong for earthly and carnal has inappropriate connotations. Also found via Bach Cantatas with a different copyright.
    No earthly gloss, no fleshly light / Could ever stir my soul; (Ambrose): I agree, pretty good, particularly the meter, and a good English idiom which conveys the meaning even if not a word-for-word translation
    In this case, Google translate does rather well,
    An earthly shine, a bodily light does not move my soul (Google translate): Accurate, unpretentious
    Also:
    A glitter from the earth, a light from the body does not move my soul; (Francis Browne (probably him), via Bach Cantatas): glitter is interesting, otherwise rather too many words
    Should we continue to use emmanuelmusic? No, we cannot use obviously incorrect material for our main content just because someone has published it somewhere, however "reliable" or "high quality" other things they have published may be.
    Can we use Ambrose? I think so, at least for a translation:
    • His translations were published (BWV 1 here) on the University of Vermont website in 1997–1998, long before they appeared as XLibris books (self-published)
    • We are not relying on any expertise in BWV 1 here, just a translation which anyone can check for themselves
    There is clearly no one "right" translation for these lines. I think I might prefer "fleshly glow" to "fleshly light" since glowworms glow, people glow with health and "gloss" and "glow" go nicely together, but Ambrose's translation is fine. --Mirokado (talk) 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

More later... --Mirokado (talk) 22:09, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for the comments, and I hope to get to them in detail later tomorrow. (In the morning, I'll have a chance to listen to BWV 3 in a cantata service!) I agree with Thomaskantor better not italic, - the problem seems to be that {{lang}} formerly didn't set italics, and now does, and not all instances have been found and changed. This may be one of them. More on the hymn is a good idea. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:25, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
Mirokado, update: I fixed Thomaskantor in both articles, and replied above. Before looking at the hymn history, I plan to expand the music, split the recordings section and expand an article of someone who died. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:09, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you. That is OK, there is time (also for me to add more comments :) ). --Mirokado (talk) 19:56, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • §Manuscripts and publication
    • "at the Bach Digital website": we normally italicise website (work) names, I suggest doing that here too, also for the mentions elsewhere including short notes and §Cited sources. --Mirokado (talk) 19:56, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
      I made it italic in the prose, but am unsure about the cites. Compare BWV 125. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
      I have edited to show what I meant. Apart from general consistency, I think the short notes are clearer like this. --Mirokado (talk) 22:45, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
    • "... initiated by ..., and ... a century after Bach's death." With a long list each of whose entries are also long, it would be better to have the list last in the sentence, so the reader can tell where it ends without having to parse the start of a phrase qualifying the subject of the list in some way. Thus I suggest rearranging the sentence: "... initiated a century after Bach's death by ..., and ...". --Mirokado (talk) 11:21, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
      tried, please check --GA
      Super, thanks. --M
    • "The chorale cantata was a good work for the programmatic, with a chorale text not relying on "disreputable German church texts" ("verruchte deutsche Kirchen-Texten") as Carl Friedrich Zelter had phrased it, also with a designation for a Marian feast which made it acceptable for Catholic performers and musicologists, and finally as a particularly well-crafted and mature composition.[ref]": several problems here:
      • The opinion should not be in Wikipedia's voice, so inline attribution to the ref author is needed
      • "programmatic" is problematic here, not a correct idiom
      • you've already removed one "also", I think we can lose the remaining one too
      • something like: "According to musicologist Ulrich Leisinger, the chorale cantata was a good choice to open the program, with a chorale text not relying on "disreputable German church texts" ("verruchte deutsche Kirchen-Texten") as Carl Friedrich Zelter had phrased it, with a designation for a Marian feast which made it acceptable for Catholic performers and musicologists, and finally as a particularly well-crafted and mature composition.[ref]" --Mirokado (talk) 19:20, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
      I tried a bit differently, please check. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:53, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
      Better than my suggestion, well done. --Mirokado (talk) 13:55, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
  • §References
    • The short notes for Wolff 2002 sometimes have hyperlinked page numbers, sometimes not. I suggest you link a single page or first page for a page range for each note. There is no need to link the last page in the range too. --Mirokado (talk) 01:00, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Francis[edit]

  1. As far as I can see, the reception-related material seems underdeveloped. Meaning, the history/context material is fairly well developed (compared to some other compositions by Bach, relatively much is known about the origin of this work); also the description of the work is fairly well-developed in the article; relatively little is, on the other hand, given about how the piece was received in the 170 years since its first publication. That seems, over-all, an unbalance of the article. --Francis Schonken (talk) 08:36, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
    Do you have something specific in mind, for this cantata? Or perhaps at least link with a summary to the section about reception of the chorale cantatas in general? - We do have FAs on compositions without Reception, but "with" would be preferable. Feel free to add. I plan to say more about the melody of the hymn tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:21, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
    Seems like you misunderstood:
    1. I've applied some updates etc to the article (no big stuff, this isn't my FAC)
    2. My remark #1 above is rather the big stuff which I won't be doing: if I would, you might not recognise the bottom third of the article when I'm done. We've been there in previous FA's, so I won't be going that path.
    3. For clarity, there's no time limit, take all the time you need.
    4. Not interested in WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS (or ... DOESNTEXIST) type of reasoning: for THIS cantata (BWV 1) there's 170 years of reception history that isn't covered adequately in the article (especially since the short discography overview was removed).
    5. trying to be a bit more specific:
      • there's some reception history between the publication of the cantata (1851) and the end of the 19th century. I'd like to see some summary of it in the article;
      • there's some reception history in the first half of the 20th century. I'd like to see some summary of it in the article;
      • reception history in the second half of the 20th century should be expanded
      • reception history in the first decades of the 21st century should be expanded
    I'll come back every now and then to see whether this is evolving in some direction. If you have questions (that is, apart from asking me to do the legwork), I'd be happy to oblige. --Francis Schonken (talk) 08:26, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
    • Regarding my #3 above, in view of the #Coordinator note of 15:09, 9 February 2021 below: there appears to be some sort of (soft?) time limit. @Gerda Arendt: could you provide a time prognosis as to how much longer it would take you to get this sorted? Add one or two days more for me to come back and check, and then try to get the coordinator's approval for the delay. Until then, with the current rather limited "reception" content in this article, I can't support this to become FA yet. Finally, some ideas where you might find stepstones on this:
      • https://archive.org/stream/johannsebastianb02spituoft#page/334/mode/2up/search/morgenstern
      • https://archive.org/stream/johannsebastianb03spituoft#page/90/mode/2up/search/morgenstern
      • https://books.google.com/books?id=40QPAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA337 (ff) – this one actually pre-1850
      • https://archive.org/details/catalogoftheemil010967mbp/page/n79
      • https://archive.org/details/Bach-jahrbuch03.jg1906/page/n20 – https://archive.org/details/Bach-jahrbuch03.jg1906/page/n21
      • https://archive.org/details/Bach-jahrbuch03.jg1906/page/n126 – chapter starts https://archive.org/details/Bach-jahrbuch03.jg1906/page/n119
    --Francis Schonken (talk) 15:57, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
    Thank you for posting the list of potential sources (certainly helpful for me and a good example of how we should work together). --Mirokado (talk) 21:53, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
    Thank you for the stepping stones. I used #2 and will look further tomorrow. In #1, the first movement of the cantata is mentioned in comparison to Kuhnau, but I see nothing more substantial which would deserve coverage here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:55, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
    • 19th-century reception, and reception from the second half of the 20th century seem more or less covered; reception in the first half of the 20th century is not covered adequately yet:
      • The third paragraph of the "Reception" section is currently one (unsourced) sentence – that sentence needs a reference
      • Content on reception in the first half of the 20th century can further be expanded with material found in the last two links listed above (likely for expansion of the 3rd paragraph of the "Reception" section) and in the 4th link listed above (likely rather for "Manuscripts and publication" subsection)
      • Suggesting two more links that can give material for first-half-of-20th-century reception (likely for the 3rd paragraph of the "Reception" section): https://archive.org/details/jsbachsc02schwuoft/page/362/mode/2up?q=morgenstern (Schweitzer) and https://archive.org/details/bachschorals02terr/page/128/mode/2up?q=morgenstern (Terry, "Chorals")
    --Francis Schonken (talk) 09:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
    • Here's an oddity (2nd half of 19th century reception): https://archive.org/details/sebastianbach02pool/page/138/mode/2up?q=morgenstern – Reginald Lane Poole list the cantata as "CC", i.e., the very last church cantata Bach would have composed (which is wrong, but says something about reception). --Francis Schonken (talk) 09:41, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
    • Gerda, I'm finished editing the BWV 1 article for now (meaning: likely won't be editing it again before conclusion of this FAC procedure one way or another – so no fear you might get in an edit conflict with me when applying further suggestions made in this FAC to mainspace); in my last edit I inserted some hidden comments where the suggestions made by me above may be inserted. If you can cover that more or less adequately, I'd rather support a successful outcome of this FAC. If you have trouble giving a reference for the No. 1 listing in the BWV of 1950, I'd be happy to provide that – that is, if and when the first-half-of-20th-century reception of this cantata has been elaborated satisfactorily in mainspace, otherwise, after the FAC conclusion. --Francis Schonken (talk) 12:43, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
    Thank you for all the above, including the oddity. I took the Voigt and Schweitzer on board. I am unsure how to mention that only one performance of BWV 1 was listed 1904-07 compared to many of the Passions without getting too wordy about that one line. Terry, I think, is better in the hymn article. Mentioning the Poole, I wonder if we should mention trivia from 2018 also, [24]? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:56, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
    I like the 2018 selection as one of Bach's 33 best church cantatas by three leading experts (Maul, Wollny, Gardiner). (as a side-note: I have been red-linking Peter Wollny in many articles by now – I hope someone will some time get around initiating that article). Below I see you're planning on extending the editions a bit probably later today – after that, I'll try to do my last checks on the entire article within 24H (after a cursory glance I think a few small improvements to phrasing etc would be in order, nothing big). --Francis Schonken (talk) 07:52, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
    • (ec, reacting to somehing you wrote in a comment in the article) Gerda Arendt, re. "should we talk about the just one performance?": there are two, one in Bethlehem, PA and one in Leipzig. If it were just the one in Leipzig, then I'd say nothing special – adding the American one seems a bit less ordinary for the era we're talking about here. --Francis Schonken (talk) 21:59, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
      thank you for pointing that out, I misread. Will do then. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:03, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  2. [possibly more to follow – will proceed with further checks when I find the time] --Francis Schonken (talk) 08:36, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Jim[edit]

I don't know enough about music to comment in detail on the music, but perhaps a little on what the "Morning Star" actually is. The term is always applied to Venus, by far the brightest object in the morning sky after the Sun and Moon, als auffallend hell leuchtender Stern erscheinen der Planet Venus am östlichen Himmel vor Sonnenaufgang, and surely the point of the title is an analogy between the appearance of he brilliant heavenly object with the birth of Jesus? The same point is made explicit in Revelation 22:16, where the King James version has "I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star" Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:53, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, and I agree, but think it's more a topic of the hymn than the cantata, and the hymn is my topic today. Please look there later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:06, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
Jim, please look again. The quote from Revelation is now in the cantata article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:11, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
Support on prose. As I said, I don't have the background to add much to the content discussion beyond my comments here Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:33, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Wehwalt[edit]

  • "Compared to the first cycle, the music has less emphasis on biblical texts, but more on the use of chorale text and melody.[6]" Can this be better explained?
    I'll try here: at Bach's time, the sequence of readings from the Bible was the same every year. In his first year, Bach wrote cantatas close to those readings. In his second year - the one this cantata is from - he gave himself the rule to base the cantata on a hymn (chorale, church song), typically (but not here) the one assigned to the occasion, see Church cantata#Annunciation (25 March), Church cantata#Second Sunday after Epiphany (Epiphany II). These hymns were sometimes not really related to the readings, that's text, and he'd use the melody in the opening and the closing movement, that's melody, while some from the first year had a hymn only at the end, and some not even that. How would you say that? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "The cantata and other Bach chorale cantatas were the only works that the city of Leipzig was interested in," It sounds a bit odd to describe a city as interested in something.
    The city was his employer, and paying for the archive. It's really amazing how little of his vast output was held in Leipzig, and how much is probably lost. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I see hidden notes discussing what should be inserted. Are these matters resolved?
    Only one is left as I write this, about more editions. That may happen, tomorrow, - too tired now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
That's about all I have.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:33, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Aza24[edit]

  • Looking promising thus far. I have an empty weekend ahead so I have no excuse to not look at this tomorrow or the day after. Aza24 (talk) 08:12, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • some initial comments
  • There are a lot of dup links btw
    I "killed" some, but think that a duplication in lead, History and Music should be permitted, - we can't expect every reader of the Music section to have read the History. --GA
    Fine by me Aza24 (talk) 03:48, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • a contemporary poet—I assume (?) this poet is unknown, can we specify that? E.g. "Unknown/unrecorded/anonymous contemporary poet..."—otherwise it looks like we just forgot the name there. ditto for this when the librettist is first mentioned in the body text
    Well, as explained, perhaps we know him. The wording dates to a time when we had no idea. --GA
    I see what you're saying, but I'm not really sure how valid it is. With this logic we may as well never put anyone as "unknown" or "anonymous" because we could have known them. Aza24 (talk) 03:48, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • A date on the manuscript caption would be nice
    For what? Performance date is just below. --GA
    Is that the original manuscript? If so add "autograph" to "manuscript"—I just assumed it was a copy Aza24 (talk) 03:48, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
    Agreeing with Aza that the caption of the image in the infobox is a bit uninformative. I'll let you two settle this (and other points of this section) before continuing with my final check of the entire article (see above). --Francis Schonken (talk) 05:01, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
    That is a copy, - I added details, please check again. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
    Transposed continuo part of the start of the cantata, from the performance material of the première (partial autograph: bass figures by Bach)
    Suggesting →
    --Francis Schonken (talk) 07:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
    thank you, added --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • accents the first aria—the meaning of "accents" is unclear to me here, surely there are less ambiguous words—are you saying, like, "Begins"?
    I tried "corresponds" now. Not "begins", - throughout the aria, only this instrument and the bass group play, - perhaps not known to readers unfamiliar with Bach's work that he "coloured" or "flavoured" a movement by reducing the "orchestra" to specific sounds. The German word would be Klangfarbe, lit. sound colour. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:49, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
    Ah I see, if I'm understand you right, the correct world is "doubles" as in "doubles the first voice"
    Sorry, I was not clear. The oboe has its own music, it's just that the strings are silent. (The horn doubles the soprano in the first movement, but that's different.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:09, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I wonder if "begun a century after his death" can be linked to the Bach revival but eh maybe not
    We have Early music revival#19th century, but that's too poor to link to. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • You include translations for all the terms thus far except Thomanerchor?
    Thomaskantor is not translated but explained - because it's misleading, it was not just one church covered by the position. Once that is explained, I felt that translating Chor to choir wasn't really needed. --GA
  • More soon Aza24 (talk) 09:10, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
    Thank you for the comments, Aza, I'll check later today, too nice weather right now ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:04, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
    some replies, the other later today, out again --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:42, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
    Aza, I'm back, and replied to the others --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:54, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • is there some significance in including "nine months before Christmas"?–this may be my ignorance speaking
    Well, I think so, because it's the normal duration of pregnancy (which I thought doesn't need explanation). --GA
    Not sure that the typical reader would draw that connection... you have too much faith in them! Aza24 (talk) 08:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
    It's all the source gives. If you google you get all crap about that Jesus died and was conceived that day, with no reliable source. Can we please leave it simple? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:34, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • would explain the end of the chorale cantatas in the second cycle, because Bach lost a competent collaborator and source of inspiration.—what about the end of the chorale cantatas? Or are you saying that the piece ended at the chorale cantatas because of this?
    I'm sorry that it is so confusing, and we need to do something if it still is. We must distinguish the chorale cantatas of the second cycle which was meant to be a cycle of chorale cantatas exclusively (1724 to exactly this one, 1725) from all his chorale cantatas (1707 to 1735). --GA
  • suggest linking Call and response (music) somewhere in the first paragraph of the first movement
    why? --GA
    Because... that's what's happening? Aza24 (talk) 08:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
    ... in the specific way of African and other music that the link leads to? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I don't know that the secco link is that helpful; I suggest Glossary of music terminology#secco
    No, that explanation is even wrong for this case. For Bach, secco means "the continuo group [alone] plays" vs. accompagnato, "additional instruments play". --GA
    The current link doesn't get you that either then? Aza24 (talk) 08:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
    I never looked, sorry. Fixed the link, I hope. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:39, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Will work on Reception later Aza24 (talk) 04:21, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
    I hope I could help. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • ornament means a very specific embellishment, not this: that an instrument plays something at all not at all, I've just looked at the score for the 6th movement, are saying that the horn part really doesn't fall under the definition on the ornament Wikipedia page of In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity to add expressiveness to a song or piece. Many ornaments are performed as "fast notes" around a central, main note.? Aza24 (talk) 08:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
    We would have to use a different word then, not a link to ornamentation. Very few cantatas have the feature that the chorale is not just four-parts. Suggestions? "enriched" sounds like food. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:46, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
    Thinking out loud, maybe something like "The second horn is playing a counter-melody ... (in the closing chorale)"? --Francis Schonken (talk) 10:05, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
    What do you think, Aza? - Francis, do you have a suggestion for how to say (s. further up) that we had no idea who the author was until rather recently? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Coordinator note[edit]

This has been open for more than three weeks and has so far received one oppose and no support. Assuming that the issues concerned have been addressed I suggest canvassing the reviewers to date to see what their current views are. Regardless, unless it attracts some support over the next four or five days I am afraid that it will have to be archived. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:09, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

The issues have not been addressed. One reviewer was not pleased with the source this article was originally built upon, so others had to be found, same reviewer wants a section about reception (and I had no time to even begin), and another reviewer wants more about the underlying hymn, which made me look there and see that it first has to be developed, which I began. Aza24 and Wehwalt promised to look. Perhaps wait for them? Archiving would also be fine with me, however, knowing myself, it would make me procrastinate further, and possibly make me miss next year as this year. Let's please not forget that this article is linked to from the prime source for Bach in the world, - I'd prefer to improve rather sooner than later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:56, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
I don't think the article is ready to be promoted at present, but I am happy with the quality of the content so far and look forward to completing this or another review when remaining updates are completed. --Mirokado (talk) 21:50, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
Agreed, the content is great and just lacking in a few areas. Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 04:54, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik[edit]

Nominator(s): Al Ameer (talk) 04:02, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about the seventh Umayyad caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik. He governed Palestine for over ten years during the reigns of his father and brother, founding Ramla, the district's capital until the Crusades. He succeeded his brother as heir apparent in 715, ruling for two years, during which the mass territorial expansion of the Caliphate under his predecessor came to a virtual halt due to increased resistance along the frontiers. It was under Sulayman that the Arabs made their most concerted effort to capture Constantinople, which ended in disaster. Before he died, he appointed his cousin Umar II as his successor, an unconventional choice over his brothers or sons. Al Ameer (talk) 04:02, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:33, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "Many had been handpicked by al-Hajjaj and had led the war efforts which brought the Caliphate to its greatest territorial extent, including the conqueror of Transoxiana (Central Asia), Qutayba ibn Muslim, who was killed by his own troops in an abortive revolt at the beginning of Sulayman's reign, and the conqueror of Sind (the western Indian subcontinent), Muhammad ibn Qasim, who was executed." possibly an over-long sentence?
  • Bad habit of mine, broken up. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "from local forces". What is meant by "local forces"? Both in the lead and the main text.
  • I replaced with "indigenous". This may not be the best substitute, but more specific than "local". Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "culminating in the sieges of Constantinople of 717 and 718, which ended in Arab defeats." "sieges"; "defeats". I understood it to be a single siege and a singlr defeat.
  • From my understanding of the sources used in this article there were two successive sieges (part of the same general effort, of course). I will look into this further. On this point, and the related one below regarding more details about the siege during Sulayman's reign, I also defer to Cplakidas, who may have some useful information. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Caption: the Ramla photograph - as the caption is a sentence, should it not end in a full stop?
  • Added a period. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Sulayman's mother is red linked in the infobox but not in the text. It should be both or neither.
  • Done, removed redlink. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "At an unknown point, Abd al-Malik made Sulayman governor". Suggest "point" → 'date'.
  • Done. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "(military district of Palestine)". Would this flow better as '(the military district of Palestine)'?
  • Revised. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • You could usefully link "pilgrimage caravan" to History of the Hajj#In Medieval and Ottoman eras.
  • Good point, done. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "had previously supervised Abd al-Malik's construction of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem<" I think you mean 'had previously supervised the construction of Abd al-Malik's Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem' or similar.
  • Revised. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • who held him in "the highest regard". The MoS on quotations: "[t]he source must be named in article text if the quotation is an opinion". Emphasis in original.
  • Attributed to source. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi)". 6.2 looks like false precision to me.
  • What is the best approach here? Removing the conversion template and just sticking with 10 kilometers? Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
sigfig is your friend. You happy with how I have tweaked it?
  • "efforts to transfer settlement to Ramla". I don't think that "settlement" is the right word.
  • Revised to "transfer Lydda's inhabitants to Ramla". Let me know if this is better. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "by appointing allied officials," Is there a better word than "allied"?
  • Changed to "loyal". Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Kennedy asserted that the caliph's reign". Upper case C. And elsewhere.
  • Changed in this case and others. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "but was nonetheless dismissed, summoned to Wasit and was tortured to death" The second "was" is redundant.
  • Revised. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "716/17" → '716 and 717', see MOS:DOB.
  • Revised. In this case, however, the slash means that it was in 716 or 717. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "to besiege the Byzantine capital of Constantinople via land"> I think 'from the land' conveys the sense better than "via land".
  • Revised. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Could Elias of Nisibis and Abu Mikhnaf be introduced. preferably with some idea of when they were writing?
  • Done. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "ṭāʿūn al-Ashrāf". Foreign language words or phrases which are not proper nouns should use the Lang template.
  • Noted, but which lang template? Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Assuming that is Arabic, this one: ṭāʿūn al-Ashrāf.
  • "He also cultivated ties to the religious opponents of al-Hajjaj in Iraq, was financially generous toward the Alids (the closest surviving kinsmen of the Islamic prophet Muhammad), and installed as governor of Medina Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad al-Ansari, a member of the city's pious circles, despite his family's role in the fatal rebellion against the early clansman and patron of the Umayyads, Caliph Uthman (r. 644–656), revenge for whom had served as an ideological rallying point and foundational event for the Umayyad dynasty." I think that this is a little much for a single sentence.
  • Indeed, broken up into three sentences... Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "future pretender to the caliphate". Either Caliphate or caliphate should be used throughout.
  • In this particular case, the office of the caliphate is being referred to, as opposed to the entity/empire. I have capitalized "Caliphate" when referring to the entity, should the office of the caliphate also be capitalized? Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
No, I see your point. I had missed that. You are correct.
  • Possibly a little more detail on the Siege of Constantinople? At least up to Sulayman's death?
  • Cites 16 and 33 have p./pp. errors.
  • Fixed. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Ahmed and Bosworth need publisher locations.
  • Added. Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

A very fine piece of work. And you are clearly on top of your sources. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:56, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your review and the many suggested improvements. Most of the points you have raised have been addressed now, with the exception of a few, namely the information about the siege(s) of Constantinople and the two points about the distance conversion and language templates, where I would like further advice. I hope to have those last few addressed asap. --Al Ameer (talk) 22:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Distance tweaked in the article; lang template demonstrated above. That just leaves the siege(s): 1. Are you happy to include a little more detail? 2. Lets both dig into our sources to see to what extent it is meaningful to split the events into two sieges and whether modern RSs do. As you say, Constantine will probably have a magisterial opinion on this. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:41, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the tweak and the tip. As for the siege(s), definitely happy to include more detail, especially as this was a monumental event. I'll look into the sources I have today and am looking forward to what you could find on your end. I also see that Constantine will be leaving comments below, and am expecting his thoughts on this as well ;) --Al Ameer (talk) 19:20, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
My sources all agree that 717-718 was a single siege. Siege of Constantinople (717–718), taken to FA by Constantine, says the same. Do you have anything different? Gog the Mild (talk) 12:49, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
No, the sources I have mention very little about the siege, but none appear to call it two sieges, it just took place over two summers. Eisener, Blankinship have it as one siege, Powers does not mention it in his annotations of al-Tabari. --Al Ameer (talk) 16:10, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
I you want to tweak the text from sieges to siege in the various places it is mentioned, I should then be able to support. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:37, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks again Gog, the text has been tweaked by Constantine. I will be addressing the points he raised below, but otherwise let me know if there is anything else that should be done. Al Ameer (talk) 21:46, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I still think that you need a little more detail on the siege.
  • "Already from early 716, the Arab commander Umar ibn Hubayra al-Fazari had launched a naval campaign against Constantinople." What happened to the naval campaign.
  • "Sulayman's efforts ultimately failed as the Byzantines repulsed the Umayyad attacks in the early summer of 717 and the summer of 718." This seems a little confused to me. Maybe something like. 'The Byzantines repulsed the Umayyad attacks in the early summer of 717, but Maslama continued to blockade Constantinople's landward approaches. [sentence on naval activity] Maslama renewed the the Umayyad assault in the summer of 717 but was again defeated. He abandoned the siege and withdrew through Anatolia, losing most of his army en route.'

Gog the Mild (talk) 21:59, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

  • I have expanded the section, mostly by copying from the main article about the siege, with some revisions and minor additions, and with a mind toward your proposed structuring of the passage. From my understanding, Maslama's army retreated relatively intact to Syria after the casualties endured during the siege, but the relief army sent to aid him was routed and driven out of Anatolia. Will request Constantine to do a source check for the books I could not access or read. There will be more fine-tuning, but let me know if, content-wise, this issue has now been addressed. I will also be adding one summary sentence about the repercussions of the expedition's failure at the end of the section. I will update you. Al Ameer (talk) 02:51, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
I am content with everything except for the minor suggestion:
  • "The Umayyads' first blockade of the city under Mu'awiya I had failed." → 'The Umayyads' first blockade of the city under Mu'awiya I in 674 to 678 had failed.'
So am happy to support. Great work. Gog the Mild (talk)
Thanks Gog. I intentionally omitted the date since there seems to be credible disputes by historians to the dating of the siege or whether it was siege at all. What is agreed is that the raids and/or naval blockade of the city occurred under Mu'awiya I. Al Ameer (talk) 16:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • Pass image licensing looks good to me. (t · c) buidhe 05:08, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

If possible would suggest improving File:The_Caliphate_in_945_(centred_on_the_southern_Caspian_Sea).jpg - it's not clear what is green vs lime green. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:39, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

@Nikkimaria: I lack the know-how to do this, despite it seeming simple enough. How about I crop out the lime green portion at the bottom left corner of the map? Alternatively, I could replace it altogether with this detailed map of the region in question: File:Northern Iran and its surroundings during the Iranian intermezzo.svg. The main benefit of the current map is that it shows the conquest of Tabaristan in the context of the conquests undertaken by Sulayman's predecessors, though this may not be terribly important. Thoughts? —Al Ameer (talk) 02:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Maybe first try Wikipedia:Graphics_Lab/Map_workshop. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:00, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
The request has been made: Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop/Archive/Dec 2020#Coloring adjustment for map, per FAC recommendation. Al Ameer (talk) 04:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
@Nikkimaria: The map has now been improved by Amitchell125, and updated in the article. --Al Ameer (talk) 21:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

CommentsSupport by Constantine[edit]

Glad to see this here, will review over the following days. Constantine ✍ 18:01, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

  • I've done some copyedits in the article, feel free to revert/discuss them.
  • My thanks to you and ImTheIP for all of the recent copyedits. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Muslim religious scholars link faqih, if that is what is meant.
  • Done, though linked ulema per its use by the source. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • For the transliterated Arabic terms, you should use {{transl|ar|}}, e.g. {{transl|ar|[[shurta|shurṭa]]}}, as this helps automatic parsers of the Wikicode determine what the terms are.
  • Done. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I am not sure that "security forces" is the proper translation of shurta; to a modern reader, this implies entities like the FBI or armed police. Perhaps "elite guard"?
  • Yes, shurta is a tricky one, and a term that seems to have evolved a number of times even just in the early Islamic period. I changed it to elite guard as suggested, since this seems like the appropriate use for this case. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Files need alt descriptions
  • Working on this, will update you when completed. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • militarist policies link militarism, if that is what is meant here.
  • Done. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • more effective resistance from indigenous forces add where this happened; as a small conqueror class, the Arabs faced 'indigenous forces' everywhere. What you mean is that they faced increased resistance on their frontiers.
  • I need to look into where specifically the Muslims faced increased resistance tomorrow and will update you. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I have clarified and expanded this area now. Let me know your thoughts. Al Ameer (talk) 06:06, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • IIRC, the conquest of Tabaristan and Jurjan was mostly nominal and definitely ephemeral; not only were many local princes like Farrukhan the Great left effectively undisturbed, but the conquest had to be repeated under the Abbasids. This needs to be added.
  • Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I clarified and added context, let me know if it suffices. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I would add that the region was only conquered by the Abbasids 50 years later (cf. Khurshid of Tabaristan). Otherwise it is fine. Constantine ✍ 20:20, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Al Ameer (talk) 06:06, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Made some additions & copyedits there, and added Madelung's chapter in the Cambridge History of Iran as a source. Constantine ✍ 12:56, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • On the failure of the siege of Constantinople, I would suggest adding the destruction of the two fleets sent against the city; it was the failure of the naval component that decided the outcome more than anything else. Some context might also be advisable here, after The Caliph's principal military focus was the war with Byzantium, to the effect that Sulayman's campaign was the culmination of two decades of encroachment into Byzantine territories, and the second major attempt to seize Constantinople. It should be easy to mine the article on the siege for whatever details you need (ping me if you need to verify sources).
  • I owe you a debt here, as I indeed went ahead and copied much of the new material from the article, which you mainly authored. I do in fact need you to please verify at least Lilie and Guilland for I am illiterate in German and French ;) Also, if you do not mind, please see Nikki's query below about Lilie being a high-quality RS, as you may be able to offer a better response than me. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I don't have the sources right now, will do ASAP. On Lilie, done. Constantine ✍ 20:20, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Thanks, I was able to check Treadgold and Haldon, so that just leaves Guilland. Al Ameer (talk) 06:06, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Made some additions & copyedits here too, chiefly for chronology/context, but also added a bit on the impact and aftermath, since this event was one of the most significant in world history and a turning-point both for Byzantium and the Caliphate. Feel free to adapt my additions. I also checked Guilland, and it does correspond with the article text. Constantine ✍ 12:56, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Excellent work, thank you. Al Ameer (talk) 16:51, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I remember reading a brief exposition about the emergence of the figure of Mahdi in connection with Sulayman in Patricia Crone's God's Rule - Government and Islam, that would fit in really well here. I probably can send you the relevant pages, if required.
  • Thanks for this tip as well. I incorporated the relevant material into the article. Al Ameer (talk) 03:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

That's it after a first pass. Looks like the usual thorough job one has come to expect of Al Ameer son. Constantine ✍ 15:09, 16 January 2021 (UTC) PS on the siege/sieges issue, I suspect the sources used considered the two different 'active phases' of the siege as different events; they were not. Maslama and his troops wintered in Byzantine soil, in Europe, but they never abandoned the siege, at least not from the landward side. That's why the quick neutralization of the Umayyad fleets was critical. Constantine ✍ 15:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

  • as his age of death in September 717 is cited as 39, 43, or 45 I guess this means Islamic years? They are not equivalent to our solar years, so this should be pointed out. I will go through the article once more when I have a bit more time just in case I missed something, but otherwise I am very happy with its current state. Constantine ✍ 12:56, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I just came across this so thought to add it as a footnote. The 39, 43 or 45 are not calendar years though. They are the various ages of death cited for Sulayman by the sources, according to Bosworth. Would it be better if I just did the math and subtract those various ages from 717 to get the approximate years of birth instead? Al Ameer (talk) 16:51, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The difference still applies, since the lunar Islamic year is ten days shorter than the solar Gregorian one. If Bosworth directly references the medieval sources, then the ages of 39, 43, or 45 Islamic years correspond to 38, 41, and 43 solar (our) years. Constantine ✍ 19:32, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • What is the best solution? I could remove them altogether as they are not very important, only to further comprehensiveness. Al Ameer (talk) 00:41, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I'd say keep it, just add "is cited as 39, 43, or 45 (Islamic) years" or smth similar, unless you can check the original sources and Bosworth has already done the conversions. Constantine ✍ 19:01, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. —Al Ameer (talk) 19:13, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

I've done another read-through and made some minor tweaks. I can't find anything missing or to complain about, so I am happy to support at this point. Once again, well done. Constantine ✍ 21:25, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

  • spotchecks not done
  • Some of the details in the infobox, such as burial place, don't appear to be cited anywhere
  • Burial has now been cited. The names of all the children listed in the infobox are cited in Note C. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • There is a child mentioned in the infobox and text but not that note - is there a reason for that? Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The note mentions the sons of Sulayman listed by al-Ya'qubi. Muhammad is not mentioned by al-Ya'qubi, but is mentioned as the eldest son to have survived Sulayman, according to an annotation by David Powers citing al-Dinawari in the edited History of al-Tabari. Al Ameer (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Their first attempt to capture the city during Mu'awiya I's reign had failed. " - source?
  • Just added this but forgot the cite. Revised and sourced, now. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Missing full bibliographic details for Guilland 1959
  • Added. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • This now includes publisher and location, which the other journal citations do not. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Removed, for consistency. Al Ameer (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • How are you ordering multiple works by the same author in Bibliography?
  • Chronologically. The Hinds sources have now been ordered accordingly. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Shaban 1970 is missing location
  • Added. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Bacharach appears to be a journal publication rather than a book
  • Modified template. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Biesterfeldt is an editorial board member, but the volume credits specific editors who should be included in the citation
  • Corrected. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • This will now need to be moved to alphabetical order. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Ordered correctly now. Al Ameer (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Bosworth: what was the original publisher?
  • Apparently, Variorum. I removed “Reprints”. I cannot find anything other than it was published in 1982 by Variorum. I guess the particular link used here was for a reprint (though an original year does not seem to be indicated, so I am assuming it was 1982). Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Since the linked source does include "Reprints", it shouldn't be removed from the citation. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Restored. Al Ameer (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Haldon: edition statement should be separate from title
  • Done. Also a bit confusing to me upon inspection. The title mentions it is the “Revised Edition”, but nothing indicates it was published in a different year than the original year, 1990. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Hawting is a dead link
  • Fixed. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • What makes Lilie a high-quality reliable source?
  • I defer to Constantine on this one. I copied information cited to the source from the main article about the Siege of Constantinople (717–718). I do not see why it would not fit the bill. On a related note, I have also requested Constantine verify the material sourced to Lilie and Guilland (see above)—want to make sure all content is still true to the sources after the modifications I made to the copied text. Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Can you elaborate on why you believe it to be reliable? Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • @Nikkimaria: Ralph-Johannes Lilie is an eminent German Byzantinist, and his work is practically the first complete and comprehensive treatment of the Arab-Byzantine conflict during the first two centuries of Islam. You will find it cited by numerous other studies, as it remains a standard reference work. Constantine ✍ 20:20, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Fair enough, thanks. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:19, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Can you explain the formatting of the Madelung source? Nikkimaria (talk) 16:39, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Just added this, but at the very bottom of the online article is information about the citation of the article in the print version. Is this ok, or should it be formatted differently? Al Ameer (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • If you're referencing the online article, the citation should reflect that and not the print version. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I re-did the reference. Let me know if this works, or please propose the best way. Al Ameer (talk) 17:33, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by ImTheIP[edit]

Fantastic article. Very well-written and informative. Here are some thing that struck me while reading it:

  • Sulayman resented al-Hajjaj's influence over his brother. Is it known why he resented al-Hajjaj?
  • Great question. This is unfortunately unclear. Hawting (2000) discusses it on page 74. He mentions the mutual hostility between them stemming from al-Hajjaj's desire for al-Walid's son to accede instead of Sulayman, but "whether this was its cause or a symptom is not clear". Before that, Hawting notes that Yazid ibn al-Muhallab escaped prison and took refuge with Sulayman, "taking advantage of the antagonism that existed between al-Hajjaj and the heir apparent [Sulayman]", implying it was already established from early on. Wellhausen notes the hostility existed while Sulayman was still heir apparent. Al Ameer (talk) 19:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Among them were the conqueror of Transoxiana (Central Asia), Qutayba ibn Muslim, who was killed by his own troops in an abortive revolt at the start of Sulayman's reign So Qutayba tried to stage a revolt because he got fired?
  • He was a loyalist of al-Hajjaj and supported Sulayman's replacement as heir with al-Walid's son. Following Sulayman's accession, he anticipated hostile action from the new caliph, despite Sulayman's confirmation of him in his post, and revolted. I will tweak the lead since it reads as if Sulayman dismissed him, when it was not the case. Al Ameer (talk) 19:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Clarified in lead. Al Ameer (talk) 04:32, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • At an unknown date, Abd al-Malik appointed Sulayman governor of Jund Filastin (the military district of Palestine) According to Nur Masalha, Sulayman became governor in 705. That may be wrong though.
  • I am leery of this, it may be a presumption by Masalha. Sulayman was appointed during Abd al-Malik's reign and appears to have been well-established there before his brother's accession to the caliphate. We know there were two other governors of Palestine under Abd al-Malik: his uncle Yahya ibn al-Hakam could not have been governor after 694, as he was reassigned to Medina and afterward led campaigns against the Byzantines until his death around 699 or 700. Although governors of Hims, Qinnasrin and the Jazira were known to lead army campaigns against the Byzantines, this was not apparently a purview of a governor of Palestine. Then there is Abd al-Malik's brother Aban ibn Marwan. It is not clear if he preceded his uncle or succeeded him, though the sources mention that al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf started his career in Syria as part of Aban's shurta in Palestine, which would have been in the latter half of the 680s. It seems likely Sulayman was appointed after Yahya. None of the sources offer the years of appointment, so I am staying away from it. Al Ameer (talk) 19:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • About Ramla, Nur Masalha writes: "According to the conventional wisdom, the name Ramla is derived from the Arabic word raml, meaning sand (Palmer 1881: 217). But it is more likely that the new Arab capital was named by Suleiman ibn ‘Abd al‑Malik not for its sand but in memory of Ramla, a remarkable woman who was the daughter of Caliph Mu’awiyya ibn Abu Sufyan, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty. Ramla’s reputation among the Umayyad ruling elite was enhanced by the fact that she also married to a son of Uthman, the third Caliph of Islam (Roded 1994: 57). The likelihood of a major city being named in memory of an important Umayyad woman in the history of the ruling dynasty could easily have been overlooked by the post‑Umayyad almost exclusively male (Abbasid‑leaning) Muslim historians of the Middle Ages."
  • Interesting, but again I am wary of this, as it seems entirely presumptuous on Masalha's part. Masalha may be a high-quality, academic source, but this appears to be way out of his area of expertise. Does make me want to start an article on Ramla bint Mu'awiya, though. Al Ameer (talk) 19:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • A protege of al-Hajjaj, Qutayba ibn Muslim, whose relations with Sulayman had been antagonistic, was confirmed in his post by the Caliph, but remained wary that his dismissal was pending. In the lead it says he was fired?
  • Yes, I will tweak this in the lead and update you, per above. Al Ameer (talk) 19:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Clarified in lead. Al Ameer (talk) 04:32, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The latter was assassinated on Sulayman's orders, and his head was delivered to the Caliph by Habib ibn Abi Ubayd al-Fihri in 715 or 716. That wasn't very nice! Is there some explanation as to why Sulayman had Abd al-Aziz assassinated?

ImTheIP (talk) 23:30, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Not nice at all. The source used does not elaborate. Upon further research, it appears there are a few different narratives. In EI2's entry on Abd al-Aziz b. Nusayr, it just says "He was assassinated in Seville, where he had fixed his residence, by a certain Ziyad b. Udhra al-Balawi, at the beginning of Radjab 97/March 718, and was succeeded by his maternal cousin Ayyub b. Habib al-Lakhmi." Tabari (used in this article) only says "In this year [715-716] Abd al-Aziz b. Musa b. Nusayr was killed in al-Andalus and Habib b. Abi Ubayd al-Fihri brought his head to Sulayman." Hitti tells of a story that Abd al-Aziz was murdered after Sulayman caught wind of rumors he became a Christian under his wife's influence. Then there's the History of Ibn al-Qutiya (ed. David James) where Sulayman orders Musa imprisoned after the latter's arrival in Syria after some tensions between him and the heir apparent (Musa had been on his way to visit his "benefactor" al-Walid, but arrived after Sulayman's accession) and orders "five of the leading Arabs of al-Andalus", among whom were Ziyad and Habib, to assassinate Abd al-Aziz. Nothing is mentioned of the victim's head being delivered to Sulayman or why exactly the deed was ordered; one may presume it was related to the caliph's tension with Musa. Need to sort all of this out. Al Ameer (talk) 19:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Added a bit more. The EI2 entry on Musa notes the stories about his later life are filled with legend and David James, the translator and editor of a 10th-century Andalusian manuscript I just used to expand this section, also makes note of legendary elements in the narrative about Musa's imprisonment. Perhaps the multiple narratives about his and his son's fates ought to be discussed in further detail in the articles about Musa and Abd al-Aziz. Thoughts? Al Ameer (talk) 04:32, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Thomas Erpingham[edit]

Nominator(s): Amitchell125 (talk) 22:44, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about Sir Thomas Erpingham, a soldier, courtier, and loyal servant of John of Gaunt, his son Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV of England) and grandson Henry V. Erpingham led a full and interesting life, acquired great riches and much power, and was present at the Battle of Agincourt, where as one of the oldest men there, he commanded the English archers. The article has been peer reviewed over the last few weeks (thanks to those involved). Amitchell125 (talk) 22:44, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Placeholder: recusing to review. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:50, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Lead / Ancestry and early life
  • "he served under John of Gaunt". Optional: 'he served under the King's nephew, John of Gaunt,' to give an idea of the status of the position?
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:20, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "was with Gaunt's son Henry Bolingbroke in Lithuania, Prussia and the Holy Land". Optional: 'was with Gaunt's son Henry Bolingbroke on crusades in Lithuania, Prussia and the Holy Land'?
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:24, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "appointed as guardian of Henry younger son Thomas". 1, Is "as" needed? 2. 'Henry's'.
1 Amended; 2 done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:26, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "impeached as a rebel of the king". I don't think that one can be a rebel of someone, and anyway, isn't "of the king" unnecessary? It seems clear from the context.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:31, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "whilst Erpingham was praised for his services, Despenser was publicly rebuked." This may be unnecessary detail for the lead.
Agreed, and so removed. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:36, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "appointed Erpingham as Steward of the Household". Delete "as".
Done (but note 'as' is acceptable here in British English). Amitchell125 (talk) 13:42, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "He commanded the archers in the Battle of Agincourt". Give the date
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:45, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "during the main battle". The main battle. What would that be? Maybe 'during fierce hand-to-hand combat fought alongside the King' or similar?
Sentence amended to reflect the fact that TE was not with the king at the start of the battle. There's no evidence he was involved in actual combat. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:50, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "alongside the king". Upper case K.
Not done - see Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Capital_letters#Titles_of_people. Happy to be corrected. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:56, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
From MOS:JOBTITLES: "They are capitalized only in the following cases: ... When a title is used to refer to a specific person as a substitute for their name during their time in office, e.g., the Queen, not the queen (referring to Elizabeth II)"
OK, done. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:07, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "His son Thomas". Delete "His son".
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:58, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Sir John died in 1370, when Thomas was thirteen." Were they still in Aquitaine?
Curry gives Sir John as dying on 1 August 1370 and buried in the church at Erpingham, Norfolk. Text amended to clarify the point. Amitchell125 (talk) 14:46, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Early military service
  • Indentured comes up a lot. Could we have either a brief in line explanation or a fuller footnote. (Or, if you want to spoil the readers, both.)[note 1]
Done (both suggestions). Amitchell125 (talk) 10:08, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Lead: "and knighted whilst still in his teens"; article: "The year Erpingham was knighted is unknown, but he is likely to have been at least 21".
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:30, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "the earliest known date in which his knighthood is referred to* "in" → 'at'.
Done.
  • "the kingdom of Castile". Upper case K.
Done.
  • "dominated the duke's life". Upper case D.
Done.
  • "the freedom the king" K. I am going to stop mentioning them, read MOS:JOBTITLES, especially the second bullet point, and have a run through the article.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 18:21, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "but after six weeks their campaign was abandoned." Is it known why?
Explanation provided. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:13, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "travelled in extravagantly expensive style, further enhancing their reputations as pious soldiers." How does extravagance equate to piety?
As it doesn't, I clarified that bit. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:29, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "It is not certain that he went to Aquitaine when he was young." This should be mentioned at the point where you state unequivocally that he did.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "and given judicial powers to preserve order in Norfolk in the aftermath of the Peasants' Revolt." Give the year.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 09:23, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Lancaster granted him the Norfolk hundred of South Erpingham in 1386, which was granted for life ten years later". So on what basis was it granted first time?
Issue addressed. Amitchell125 (talk) 14:55, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ In a different article I dealt with the issue with "Derby was appointed the King's Lieutenant in Gascony on 13 March 1345 and received a contract to raise a force of 2,000 men in England, and further troops in Gascony itself. The highly detailed contract of indenture had a term of six months from the opening of the campaign in Gascony, with an option for Edward to extend it for a further six months on the same terms." which hopefully made the term clear from context. I don't necessarily recommend that here, I just wanted to show one way of dealing with it.
Revolution of 1399
  • "for his support for in the struggle" Delete the second "for".
  • "Bolingbroke gained more support in his cause". "in" → 'for'.
  • "duchy of Lancaster". Upper case D.
  • "As he moved across northern and central England. Richard, delayed in Ireland, eventually found ships to cross over the Irish Sea." Should this be a single sentence? Either way it looks as if something is missing in the middle.
  • "the bishop of Norwich". Upper case B. And similarly for any subsequent proper nouns.
This section's comments addressed. Amitchell125 (talk) 15:03, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
Career under Henry IV[edit]
  • Try to avoid one-sentence paragraphs.
  • "duketti". Foreign words should use the Lang template.
  • "French king's' council". Only one apostrophe.
  • "Constable of Dover". Lower case c.
  • "by making them force them to acknowledge him".
  • "the Erpingham Gate". Is there any further information on this? EG, where it is?
  • "benefitted". Single t, see usage notes here.
  • "when it supported the Lords Appellant". Perhaps a brief in line explanation? So a reader doesn't have to read a separate article for the sentence to make sense.
  • "which was presented". "was" → 'were'.
  • "Henry IV awarded the city a new charter ... [new paragraph] ... and the city gained a new charter".
All these points addressed, apart from the one about the Constable of Dover. See here for the official website, showing that it should remain capitalised. Amitchell125 (talk) 19:43, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Career under Henry V[edit]
  • "he travelled with his father to the English possession of Aquitaine ... Edward III had lost Aquitaine in 1337"[?]
  • "strong infrastructure and amply supply of manpower". The MoS on quotations: "[t]he source must be named in article text if the quotation is an opinion". Emphasis in original.
  • "Henry's inner circle", then "Henry V's campaign". Henry V at first mention, thereafter just Henry.
  • "Erpingham crossed over from England with Henry's army on 11 August 1415, where they landed at the mouth of the River Seine". "where" doesn't make sense unless France or Normandy is mentioned in the sentence.
  • "Erpingham was one of a significant number of middle aged commanders" → 'Erpingham was one of a significant number of middle aged English commanders'. And hyphenate 'middle-ages'.
  • "He is not mentioned in English versions of the events of 1415". 1. Insert 'contemporaneous'. 2. Not at all? Or just not in accounts of Agincourt?
Sentence amended to reflect comment by Curry (2000): "In fact he is not featured in any account of the battle written in England" Amitchell125 (talk) 14:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The lead states "Erpingham presided over the surrender of Harfleur and was garrisoned in the town over the winter of 1414–1415." but the second part is not mentioned in the article.
  • "men-at-war". Do you mean men-at-arms?
  • Link men-at-arms.
  • "in comparison with the men-at-war present on the field" Suggestion: 'in proportion to the number of men-at-arms present'.
  • "He positioned them in front and to the sides in front of the English army". I think that I know what you are trying to say, but it is not that clear, and having "in front" twice doesn't help. Leaving aside their being the largest part of the English army and so there are existential issues about their being in front of it/themselves.
  • The block quote: 1. link Jean de Wavrin. 2. I don't think that he wrote that in 1887. 3. "Article Title"?
  • "was ordered to advance the front line of his archers". Just the front line? Did the others stay where they were?
  • "to within range of the French". What range is meant here? In context it reads as if you mean attack range of the French, which you don't.
  • "a group of 200 archers concealed in a meadow began to shoot into the French flanks." I have great respect for Curry, but that seems improbable. Are you quite sure that is what she says? (And why is this single sentence in a separate paragraph?)
As Sumption agrees and is a little more detailed, I've used him. Apparently it's true. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:23, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The paragraph commencing "The main body of English archers then let loose" is not an accurate account of the battle.
@Gog the Mild: The account of the battle (using Curry (2015) in the main) is now as accurate as I can make it, but it may need trimming back. Please let me know what you think. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:14, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I have copy edited a little. Let me know about anything you are not happy with.
Happy with your edits. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:11, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "a distinguishing feature of the battle, and one which forced the French formations to divide into three columns." This either needs an explanation or deleting. I would suggest the latter.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "When the main battle began to be attacked by the English" Attacked by the English men-at-arms advancing on foot, or by archers firing from their original positions?
Amended to say it was men on foot fighting at close quarters. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • PS As his role at Agincourt is what he is most famous for, I don't think that relying almost entirely on Curry for that is going to cover "it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature". I mean, it isn't as if there isn't a fair few accounts of Erpingham's role to be surveyed. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:52, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Sumption used to cite the Agincourt section, I'll check through Barker again to see if I can use her any more. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:10, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Henry V's army then marched to Calais". Mention that Calais was an English enclave. Link to Pale of Calais.
  • "After his return to England". Do we know when?
@Gog the Mild: the sources disagree—Barker appears to state here that Erpingham was at Harfleur over the winter of 1415/16, but Anne Curry states (2000, p. 73): "The army moved on to Calais and thence to Dover, where Erpingham landed around 16 November." Amitchell125 (talk) 12:37, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
I am not sure that is a disagreement. Do you mean Barker has him at Calais? Gog the Mild (talk) 12:42, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
No, at Harfleur. Amitchell125 (talk) 14:11, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
OK. This may be on a different point: the article. after your account of Agincourt, states "Henry's army then marched to the English enclave of the Pale of Calais, embarked from Calais on 16 November and returned to England.[84] Erpingham was among those 300 men-at arms and 900 archers who garrisoned the town over the winter of 1414–1415"> Is that date at the end correct?
Thanks, now corrected. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:06, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Explain what a "mark" is. I suggest a footnote, in which case feel free to lift note 8 from Battle of Calais.
'Career under Henry V' issues addressed, with a few comments added. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:27, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Personal life[edit]
  • "he purchased 12 manors from". "12" → 'twelve' to standardise with the other numbers.
  • "He also lost his tenure of lands". Should that be 'He also lost the tenure of some of his lands'?
  • Link Norwich Cathedral at first mention, not second.
  • "after a fire in the city caused serious damage". Is it known when this was?
  • "Erpingham built the east window". I assume that you mean that he paid to have it built?
  • "each dedicated to a noblemen or knights who died without producing an heir." 'nobleman or knight'.
  • The window dedication text needs to be in a block quote.
  • Link Garter stall plates.
  • "Knights of the Garter" Why the upper case initials?
  • Another single sentence paragraph.
All sorted, except that the upper case initials in 'Knights of the Garter' are correct (see the FA on the subject). Amitchell125 (talk) 08:46, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Appearance in the Henriad
  • Most, if not all, of the straight quoting from Shakespeare needs to go. The first six and last nine lines handle this well.
I did wonder. Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:22, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Refs and sources
  • Note 2: "goes on to gives the men's names". "gives" → 'give'.
  • Cites 96 and 102 should be 'pp.', not "p.".
  • Is there a page range for Curry (2000)?
  • Curry (2015) should be before Curry et al (2010).
  • Several articles are missing identifiers - ISSNs or JSTORs.
'Refs and sources' comments addressed. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:17, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Gog the Mild (talk) 18:55, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi Amitchell125, have you addressed and/or responded to all of my comments? If not, could you ping me when you have? Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:44, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Not all done yet (see my progress here. Amitchell125 (talk) 14:13, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
@Gog the Mild: Many thanks for all your comments above, which I think are now addressed. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:19, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Points above
  • "Constable of Dover". We don't go by what websites say, we go by the MoS. There are numerous examples of speciality areas - including many highly formal ones - liking to capitalise words which are important to them. But we still go by the MoS, not by common or expert usage; I agree that this is contrary to how Wikipedia usually addresses such matters.
Sorted throughout. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:43, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Knights of the Garter". Similarly. You are not referring to the Order, but to an unspecified group of its members, so it's a "job title, see MOS:JOBTITLES.
Done (please feel free to do any I've still not done, although there shouldn't be any now), Amitchell125 (talk) 20:47, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Agincourt: you have now removed most of the account of the battle, which IMO, doesn't work either. Especially as the account now ends part way through.
Happy to restore the removed paragraphs. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Shakespeare: "Most, if not all, of the straight quoting from Shakespeare needs to go. The first six and last nine lines handle this well." You have marked this as "Done", but I suspect there was some miscommunication. I would like to see all of the Shakespeare lines removed. I feel that the first six and last nine lines of prose in the section, written in Wikipedia's voice, handle this well.
Done now. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:53, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "There's no evidence he was involved in actual combat". Well, possibly, but given your "He then dismounted and moved with his banner to join the King" and Sumption's "Henry V had to fight for his life" could you come up with something which doesn't suggest that he kept well back while shouting helpful advice?
Probably best not to mention the lack of evidence about TE's role in the battle? It's not there now. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:01, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Take 2[edit]
  • All entries in the infobox should begin with an upper case letter.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:05, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "House of Lancaster" is not going to mean a lot to most readers. Perhaps append 'including English kings Henry IV and Henry V'?
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:05, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "whose military career during the Hundred Years War spanned four decades" I may have this wrong, but the first involvement is the Hundred Years War I can find is the relief of Brest in 1386 and the last is Agincourt in 1416. That's not "four decades".
The words 'during the Hundred Years War' taken out—I simply meant his career spanned four decades. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:08, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Erpingham accompanied Bolingbroke into exile in October 1398, and was with Bolingbroke when he landed". Possibly replace second "Bolingbroke" with 'him'?
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:10, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • " Marshal of England" Why the upper case M?
It's a title like 'the Duke of Kent', I think it's an example of "When a formal title for a specific entity (or conventional translation thereof) is addressed as a title or position in and of itself, is not plural, is not preceded by a modifier (including a definite or indefinite article), and is not a reworded description" (MOS:JOBTITLES}. He wasn't just a marshal, he was the Marshal. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:17, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Steward of the Household". "S"; "H"?
Ditto. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:17, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Henry IV's reign had been marked by a rise in lawlessness". The source provided does not support a "rise".
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:18, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Caption: "after the king was lured". "k" → 'K'.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:19, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Caption: "(BnF)" Either delete or give in full.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:22, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Above some responses to your responses to my initial comments; and some further comments on just the lead, infobox and captions. I have not (so far) checked any of your changes to the article in response to my comments. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:24, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "the successful defence tactics". "defence" → 'defensive'.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:55, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "In 1390 he was with Bolingbroke's retinue when it crossed the English Channel that year". Delete "that year".
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:59, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Erpingham's own actions during his travels across Europe are not recorded, and so, or was with him in Jerusalem." I assume there is a typo towards the end of this?
The sentence sneaked back in again after i thought it had been removed. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The historian Helen Castor has described the Duke of Lancaster's presence in East Anglia as a "disparate collection” that lacked coherence or a single identity" This doesn't make sense. How can Lancaster not have a single identity?
Good point, now amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:04, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "to be commissioner of peace". Is that from the source? I am more used to 'to be a commissioner the of peace'.
Goodman specifically refers more than once to men such as Erpingham being appointed to "commissions of peace", and calls them commissioners. I'll amend the sentence accordingly. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:14, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "considered Richard's decision an act of revenge". Any information on what Richard was revenging himself for?
Henry was one of the five appellants who opposed Richard in 1388, putting many of the King's advisors on trial and removing him from government for a year. Richard never forgave any of them; the five men were later exiled, executed or murdered. Do you think a note would suffice? Amitchell125 (talk) 21:27, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "they were welcomed and presented with lavish gifts". By/from whom.
Sorted.
  • "and his banishment was increased by the King to life." Optional: delete "by the King".
I'd rather keep it in. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:34, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Richard remained delayed in Ireland" → either 'Richard remained in Ireland' or 'Richard was delayed in Ireland'.
Done.
  • "He eventually found ships to cross over the Irish Sea". Delete "over".
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:36, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "when Chester fell to Bolingbroke. By 27 July Bolingbroke had reached Berkeley, near Bristol" I thought that Chester fell after Bolingbroke reached Berkeley. Is that wrong? If not, why is the account not in chronological order?
You are correct—Henry entered Chester on 9 August, so the text has been amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

To end of 1399.

Gog the Mild (talk) 19:30, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Many thanks for all you're doing, Gog. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "He served as Chamberlain until 1404, acted briefly as Steward of the Household the same year and became acting Marshal of England in October". Why all the upper case letters? Later "Steward of the Household". Probably more. These need resolving.
Capitals now changed to lower case, please revert if any are inadvertently changed in error. Amitchell125 (talk) 18:23, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "the French king's council" Link to Conseil du Roi.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:09, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Henry IV's reign, which had been marked by a rise in banditry and rioting". As I mentioned above, the source does not support this. The "rise" that is.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:06, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

To start of Harfleur. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:01, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Could we have a sentence or two joining the capture of Harfleur to the Battle of Agincourt?
Text added. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:55, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The concealed archers started firing into the French flanks, which signalled a continuous discharge of arrows by the main body of archers". Other sources, eg Sumption, have this the other way round.
Thanks for spotting that, it looks like Curry agrees with Sumption and others. Sentence amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:23, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The French plan was to use mounted men-at-arms to overcome the English archers, leaving the men-at-arms to attack their heavily outnumbered English counterparts." Is it the same men-at-arms who do both attacks?
Sentence amended (' leaving the men-at-arms' here refers to the men in the battles and the wings) Amitchell125 (talk) 13:14, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

To Personal life. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:49, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "He also lost the tenure of some of his lands, a common occurrence when manors were awarded 'for life'. This really confuses me. Surly losing tenure should be extremely rare if it is awarded for life?
Curry says (without any further explanation): "The tenure of manors seems frequently to have been given 'for life', and as frequently removed and given to others well within that life time." so I've taken her word for it. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:38, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
OK, but in that case can I suggest "a common occurrence at the time" → 'a common occurrence when manors were awarded 'for life or similar to avoid baffling readers.
  • "forced to relinquish his claim "of the manors of Erpingham and Wyckmere" Is it known why?
Sentence amended to say who received the lands, and that it was done by order the King. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:17, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "a window opposite the chantry of the cathedral". Specify which cathedral.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Curry (2000) needs a page range.
The citations from Curry (2000) include (at least) one from another chapter, so I've amended the source so that the chapter on Sir Thomas isn't mentioned. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • All book titles should be in title case, eg Curry (2000).
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:04, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

And that's it from me. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:38, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Cheers! Amitchell125 (talk) 21:18, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
Take 3[edit]

OK. I could have phrased that better. I meant for Take 2. Hopefully this last tidy up will be short and sweet.

  • See comment above on "for life".
Sentence amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 23:03, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • John of Gaunt is sometimes referred to as Lancaster. Is there a reason? In particular this makes this from the lead "he served under the King's uncle John of Gaunt in Spain and Scotland" appear not to link to the main text.
He was a prince, an earl and a duke (and perhaps also king). I'm not quite sure where to go with this one. Do you think he should be referred to as John of Gaunt throughout? The name is only popular nowadays because of Shakespeare. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:41, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, it's tricky. And the sources don't help much. You have Lancaster pretty much throughout, and that seems fine to me. I suggest changing note 3 to Lancaster. I have tweaked your one bare mention of "Gaunt", [25], see what you think.
  • "chamberlain of the Royal Household"; "steward of the royal household". Which? My view is that the MoS requires 'royal household' in both cases.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:42, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Suggest that you move the sentence on his death to the end of the lead.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:47, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "landed with him at Ravenspur, probably at the end of June". Give the year.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:47, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "restore his rightful inheritance to the Duchy of Lancaster" → either 'restore his rightful inheritance of the Duchy of Lancaster' or 'restore his rights to the Duchy of Lancaster'.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:48, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "leave Conwy for nearby Rhuddlan Castle" I would not have described these two as "nearby". Perhaps state the distance? (17 miles.)
Sentence amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:54, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

And, just maybe, that really is all. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:45, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

I've completed going through the above points. Amitchell125 (talk) 07:54, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
Solid work. Happy to support. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:25, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Image review—pass[edit]

  • For File:Public Schools Historical Atlas - Europe 14C cropped.jpg you almost always are better off using Wikimedia Commons built-in crop tool.[26] Much easier and it fills in the correct licensing, dates, and description automatically.
Done, thanks for the tip. Amitchell125 (talk) 09:41, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • File:The Erpingham Chausible.png How do you know that this photograph is available under the stated license?
I can't be completely sure, so I have removed it until I obtain another one that is OK to include. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • File:Places featured in Henry V's campaign of 1415-16.svg Where did you get the underlying coastlines, elevation map from?
Wikimedia Commons page amended to give the sources for these. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:15, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Other images' licensing looks OK
  • Quotebox from Chronique d'Angleterre is sandwiching the image, contrary to MOS:IMAGELOC. I would use {{quote}} instead so it appears inline, or alternately deleting entirely.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 11:34, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

(t · c) buidhe 23:05, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for these comments Buidhe, which I think are now addressed. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:17, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
You're welcome. (t · c) buidhe 05:04, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support from Aza24[edit]

Please ping me when you and Gog are done above and I'll leave some comments. Aza24 (talk) 01:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Is there something "Constable" can link to? afaik, it's a rather ambiguous term
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:32, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Are we sure "Privy Council" should be capitalized? I would think not, but maybe sources say otherwise
Capitals are correct. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:38, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • within twelve months law and order had been re-established throughout England I'm not sure the lead makes it what happened to the law in the first place?
Paragraph amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:46, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Which one do you think is more significant for him, administrator or soldier? Just checking, as I think the order of them in the first sentence should probably reflect this—and which ever it is, the infobox is opposite currently
Sorted, went for s&a. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • A minor quibble, but if we're being true to the prose requirements of FAC In 1379... In the summer of 1380 seems less than ideal with the double "in" beginning two consecutive sentences
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:58, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Perhaps this is dubious, but an inflated price for £20 may help the reader understand why that would have made him rich
I checked for something, but all the sources warn against comparing modern incomes with medieval incomes in terms of inflation. Dyer mentions that during the 15th century only 12,000 households had an income of £10-£300 and Erpingham would have fitted into this category, so I'll include that to provide some more context for his wealth. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:06, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I have a general idea what it raised the siege of the English garrison means, but am left somewhat unsure, maybe there's a better way to rephrase? Also, the line almost sounds like Erpingham was against the English garrison
It's gone (I culled a couple of paragraphs). Amitchell125 (talk) 16:34, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 16:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Do we know who won the joust?
Sentence added—he got through it. Amitchell125 (talk) 15:32, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Perhaps use Biggs's full name for the quote, since we haven't heard him before; and I reckon an identifier like "historian" would be nice, otherwise the reader may think this is a comment from someone else in the retinue!
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:14, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • feats that enhanced the reputation in England of Bolingbroke and his retinue as Christian soldiers – I see the point here, but perhaps there's a more to the point way to describe this, like "legitimized them", "true Christian soldiers", "soldiers of particular piety". There is a good chance though that I may be the only one finding issue with this line, so do what you will
  • a dispute — we should surely not go to length in explaining this, but I wonder if something like "a territorial/financial/whatever dispute" could be included, otherwise it seems rather vague
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 15:46, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • but chroniclers considered—as in contemporary chroniclers or later ones?
Yes, later ones, with an eye to regarding Richard as a tyrant. Sentenced amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:51, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Reminds me of an amateur playwright I know...
  • more later, rather interesting so far Aza24 (talk) 01:09, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Excuse my ignorance, carried the King's sword before him—am not really sure what this means? As interesting as it sounds, I would suspect many of our readers may share my confusion here (at least American ones?). Although, if it is as literal as it sounds it would be fine I'm sure
As part of the coronation procession to Westminster Abbey, Erpingham carried one of the Swords of State, riding before the King. I've amended the text. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:38, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • A little confused, was he chamberlain twice then? Or are these chamberlain positions ("appointed to be chamberlain" & "he served as chamberlain") the same? If the latter, I wonder if "continued to serve" would be clearer
They are the same, so I've simplified the text to remove the confusion. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:49, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Would recommend putting a ref directly after the "for bearing his word to"... quote, since this seems to be the (de facto or de jure, not sure) norm with quote verifiability on WP
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:51, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • This was achieved within a year. Henry's administrators—Erpingham included—were unusually talented, and order was maintained in England throughout his reign. – if available, any information on what Erpingham did specifically may be valuable here
Agreed, and I looked around, but there wasn't anything specific mentioned by the sources. It looks as if he gone on with the work involved with the roles he had in court. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:56, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Edward, as a descendant of Philip IV of France – err, what? Edward III?
Text amended. 'Edward' and 'Edward III' are the same person. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:59, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • perhaps link to wikitionary for mêlée?
There was a wikilink, so I used that. Amitchell125 (talk) 11:08, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Assuming it's unknown when he married Joan?
That's right, Curry's "sometime before 1389" is the nearest we have. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:00, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • used Erpingham's character more inventively and more often than Olivier, and showed more of an awareness of Erpingham's place in history. if his part was still mostly silent, such a line hints of some POV; can we credit the source in-text here, or lessen down on the supposed supremacy of Branagh's depiction? :)
Curry quoted to remove any possibility that the text here is my POV. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:08, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Looking great overall... sorry for my delay in responses, that's it from me I believe. Aza24 (talk) 07:06, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
@Aza24:Thanks for your comments, which I think are now sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 12:09, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Looks great. I found this article enjoyable to read and well researched. The comprehensiveness was there and just enough background info was included to make sense of Erpingham's place. I'm realizing now that my confusion with the Edward line was that I didn't see the difference of roman numerals in Philip VI vs Philip IV! Happy to support this nomination. Best - Aza24 (talk) 20:34, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Nikkimaria[edit]

  • I'm concerned that the prose here needs considerable work. Some examples:
  • "In July 1399, Erpingham was one of Bolingbroke's supporters who landed with him at Ravenspur, probably at the end of June." If he landed in July, how could he probably have landed at the end of June?
Now sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:21, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "conditions of service and payment were made in agreed voluntarily"
Typo amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:11, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Lancaster granted him the hundred of South Erpingham in 1386, in the form of a fief, or legal right to use the land awarded. [6] for “loyal service to the House of Lancaster”,[28] The hundred was granted for life ten years later"
I've simplified the end of the paragraph. Amitchell125 (talk) 16:33, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Additionally there seem to be quite a few typos in Bibliography, eg "MacMmillan", "Vikng", etc - please check throughout
The errors have now been sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:18, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
These specific prose issues have been addressed, but more work is needed in this area. Some additional examples: "Erpingham was ordered warn the army" and "on 22 September he processed to the walls". Nikkimaria (talk) 04:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:31, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Some of the narrative is difficult to follow for a non-expert. For example, is an annual income of £20 significant or trifling? Why would the king gain freedom from not having Lancaster around? Where had the peace been made by July 1392?
@Nikkimaria: I've addressed these points, are there other examples you could point me to? Amitchell125 (talk) 22:11, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Further examples: earlier in the Early military service section it says the year he was knighted is unknown, but later it says it is implied in existing records - implied to be what, and how? Why was the trial by battle cancelled? Nikkimaria (talk) 04:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:19, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Sir Thomas Erpingham's statue (or possibly an effigy taken from his tomb)" - source? Some of the other details in the infobox don't appear to be sourced anywhere, such as the date of his second marriage
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 15:46, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Citation formatting needs editing for consistency
@Nikkimaria: I'm not sure where I'm being inconsistent, could you point me in the right direction? Amitchell125 (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Looks like Aza24 is working on this, will wait until that's done. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:30, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Nikkimaria, these should be good now, unless you're seeing something I'm not; sorry for butting in Amitchell, I had so extra time when I saw your message on my talk – Aza24 (talk) 20:40, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Further examples: ODNB sources don't match each other in formatting; Biggs has a double date; Bibliography is not correctly alphabetized. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 10:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • How does the Vane source meet WP:SCHOLARSHIP? Nikkimaria (talk) 17:15, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Have looked at this, it's on the edge, and can likely be removed without effecting the article negatively. However, it seems silly to do so, since only a single citation is used, and for a doubtlessly uncontroversial quote... Aza24 (talk) 10:58, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Checking on Vane again (who doesn't seem to be a published author), it's probably best to leave him out. A Google search for "Sir Thomas Erpingham" brings up the thesis if anyone is interested. Amitchell125 (talk) 13:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Nikkimaria, quite a lot of work has been done on the article since your last comment, would you mind taking another look at it? Regards, Amitchell125 (talk) 09:03, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
I've removed my oppose. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:14, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

SupportComments from Tim riley[edit]

I greatly enjoyed this article. A few minor quibbles about prose:

  • Lead
  • At the start of the last para usual WP practice is surname only for second or subsequent mentions.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Early military service
  • Two unexpected Americanisms: the usual English form is "in XYZ Street" not "on" it, and the OED prefers the traditional English "adviser" to "advisor".
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:21, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • but due to a lack of food - In AmE "due to" is accepted as a compound preposition on a par with "owing to", but in BrE it is not universally so regarded. "Owing to" or, better, "because of" is safer.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:23, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • journeyed through Europe, visiting Prague, Vienna, Corfu, and the Holy Land – this reads as though the Holy Land is in Europe. Perhaps "and then the Holy Land" or some such?
Thanks, that now looks better. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:25, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • important of his retainers in the region – "his" meaning Lancaster's no doubt, but it isn't immediately obvious from this phrasing.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:27, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Richard's decision an act of revenge – we haven't had any mention in the earlier paras of any action by Bolingbroke that might have displeased the King. Later on footnote 6 makes all clear, but a few words here would be helpful.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 18:15, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • where he met up with Richard's uncle – the only edition of Fowler I have to hand is the Gowers one, which is very sniffy about phrasal verbs like "meet up with". Memory tells me that the 2015 edition sits on the fence about them, but "meet up with" still looks a bit slangy to me.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:03, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Lord Warden – I am well aware that if one over-seriously pursues consistent capitalisation of titles one is apt to become unhinged, but I do just wonder why Lord Warden is capitalised when constable, marshal, and controller of the royal household are not. I do not press the point.
Relevant capitals now removed. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:11, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Career under Henry V
  • and as a descendant of Philip IV of France had a claim to the French throne – I had to go back to the start of this sentence. I read "as" as "because" and was expecting something new where the full stop is. Even reading the "as" in the sense that you intend, I am not clear about whether it was Edward III's or Henry V's claim to the French throne we are talking about here.
Hopefully it makes more sense now. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Erpingham was one of a significant number – what did the number signify? I try to keep in mind Gowers's advice: "This is a good and useful word, but it has a special flavour of its own and it should not be thoughtlessly used as a mere variant of important, considerable, appreciable, or quite large." There are two more significants in the text: one in the lead, and an encore in "Architectural legacy". It wouldn't hurt to revisit those too.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:33, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Personal life
  • His connections with the Lancastrians and his increasing wealth – WP seems to have developed a convention that at first mention in a new paragraph one must use the name rather than a pronoun. I think this is rather a silly convention, and one you will look for in vain elsewhere, but I mention it here in passing.
Name added. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:36, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Appearance in the Henriad
  • Act IV of Henry V but Act 2 of Richard II – better to be consistent between Roman and Arabic numerals.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:37, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Notes
  • 1 – the case of The Duke of Lancaster's – lower case "the" probably wanted.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:40, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Those are my few comments. This seems to me a first-class article: a pleasure to read, top-notch prose, splendidly illustrated and as far as I can see admirably balanced and proportioned. I can't comment knowledgeably about the sources, but I note that they are many and more than half are of recent vintage. Tim riley talk 09:22, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Tim riley: I've worked through your suggestions, thanks for taking a look. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:41, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Happy to support. On a second reading, just now, I have again much enjoyed the article, which seems to me to meet all the FA criteria. Tim riley talk 11:57, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Dudley[edit]

  • This is an interesting article, but I have some queries about the sourcing. A few are too dated and may not be reliable, especially Blomefield and Parkin, 1805-10 and Rimmer 1877. You cite the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, but the latest edition of any work should be consulted. You cite Veronica Sekules as Atherton, the editor of the book she wrote in, but you should cite her chapter.
Done, Sekules source amended. 1911 source taken out and Rimmer also removed (Sekules covers what he said). Amitchell125 (talk) 20:36, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Their ancestor Robert, the first lord of the manor,[3] represented Norfolk in the Parliaments of 1333–1334, 1335, and 1341.[4]" This shows the danger of relying on excessively dated sources, in this case Blomefield and Parkin. Pollard, who you also cite, shows that this is wrong on two counts. The Robert who was the first lord was a different person from the parliamentary representative and it is not known whether either was a direct ancestor.
I see what you mean here. Luckily, Curry (2000) came to the rescue, and so I used her reference to a Robert Erpingham MP. Amitchell125 (talk) 20:55, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "In September 1368, when he was about eleven" You give his DOB as c.1355 so he would not have been 11 in 1368.
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 18:22, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Lancaster's wealth and royal status gave him a prominence in affairs of state that created tension between him and Richard" This is not quite right. His wealth would presumably not have created tension if he had fully supported Richard.
Absolutely, sentence corrected accordingly. Amitchell125 (talk) 18:36, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "By 1380, the alliance between England and Portugal had been renewed" You have not said that there was a previous alliance.
Looking again at that sentence, it seemed a little unnecessary to include the renewed alliance, so I took it out. Amitchell125 (talk) 19:53, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "For reasons that are not fully understood he went into the service of Bolingbroke." Why not understood? It seems quite natural.
I agree. Curry says that the transfer of Erpingham was one of "17 knights and esquires who had previously been granted an annuity by Gaunt". As the occurrence was apparently not unusual, I've not kept the ;For reasons that are not fully understood...' part. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:09, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "it crossed the English Channel on a crusading expedition to Marseilles" Perhaps explain why a crusade would go to Marseille.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 18:18, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "on an itineration of the Lancastrian lands" What is an itineration?
Word replaced. Amitchell125 (talk) 16:04, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • More to follow. Dudley Miles (talk) 23:50, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
Above comments now addressed, I think. Many thanks for taking a look. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:10, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Shortly afterwards, Erpingham arrested Henry le Despenser, one of the few remaining supporters of Richard prepared to resist Bolingbroke.[40] Erpingham would naturally have supported Lancaster over Despenser[41]—Lancastrian antipathy towards the 'fighting bishop' may be traced back to 1383, after Despenser's crusade to Flanders was favoured over Lancaster's military aims." I suggest "Shortly afterwards, Erpingham arrested Henry le Despenser, Bishop of Norwich, one of the few remaining supporters of Richard prepared to resist Bolingbroke." The rest is redundant - Despenser would presumably have been arrested for resisting the coup regardless of any former antipathy. Also, it is relevant that he was Bishop of Norwich, which you do not mention in the main text.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:17, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Richard was forced by Bolingbroke and his representatives—including Erpingham—to relinquish the throne." "forced" is surely too strong - many men would have refused to give way.
Sentence amended, see what you think.
  • " lord warden and constable of Dover Castle as early as 21 August, and appointed to be chamberlain of the royal household" It is probably a matter of personal taste but I would capitalise the titles, which are capitalised in the linked articles.
I'd rather not capitalise as you suggest, having followed advice from Gog the Mild on this matter (see above discussions). Amitchell125 (talk) 17:10, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Leaving aside my personal preference, my reading of MOS:JOBTITLES is that the MoS requires it not to be capitalised. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Speaking as an old codger I do not read that section of the sacred MoS as requiring us to lower-case things no sane person would lower-case. To speak of "the lord chancellor", for instance, looks plain daft, me judice. Tim riley talk 17:30, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Speaking as an even older codger, one of the things I find most irritating about Wikipedia is the passion for lower casing titles which clearly should be capitalised. Dudley Miles (talk) 19:10, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "he was paid over £300 a year." According to the National Archives currency converter at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/ this is over £180,000 in today's money.
Thanks, but I want to avoid using it. The NA (and other sources I found) warn against converting incomes too literally. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:16, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "As Blount watched his own bowels being burnt before him, he cursed Erpingham for being a "false traitor"." Perhaps worth quoting the fuller account in John which shows his brutality and, as John says, provides a counterbalance to the favourable image of Erpingham in Lancastrian sources.
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Henry's administrators—Erpingham included—were unusually talented". Walker in ODNB disagrees: "Erpingham was frequently at court during the early years of Henry IV's reign but an apparent distaste for administrative business meant that he attended the council only occasionally."
I am referring to Erpingham during the reign of Henry V though. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:02, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "some chroniclers recorded the command as "Nestroque"" What does Nestroque mean?
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 17:25, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "the seniority of the men-at-arms reflecting the importance of not losing the town to the French." What seniority?
Thanks, now sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 21:24, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "where they welcomed John I, Duke of Burgundy" There seems no point in mentioning this without explaining its significance. Also John should be linked if he is mentioned.
Done, but John is already linked. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:00, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • More to follow. Dudley Miles (talk) 23:22, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

HF[edit]

Will review, might claim for wikicup points. Hog Farm Talk 15:13, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

  • I'm concerned that note 1 may be a bit too long and veer into slightly undue detail. It's helpful, and I may be wrong, so I'd be interested to here what others think about that
I'd like to keep it there for now, as it was added in response to a comment during the FAC review. Amitchell125 (talk) 23:11, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • " It is assumed that Erpingham was with Lancaster during the English invasion of Scotland in 1385" - By whom?
Not assumed, so sentence tweaked. Amitchell125 (talk) 23:08, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "and went on to bring Galicia under English control" - Given that we have no primary topic for Galicia and that there is another region named Galicia in Europe, maybe call it Spanish Galicia or something to avoid potential confusion?
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 23:05, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Bolingbroke and his reduced retinue journeyed through Europe, visiting Prague, Vienna, Corfu, and then the Holy Land," - this phrasing can suggest that the Holy Land is part of Europe
Sentence amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 23:03, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "In January that year a dispute erupted between Bolingbroke and Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk," This is 1396, right?
Errr, no. Now corrected, thanks for spotting that. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:59, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Henry's coronation took place on 13 October 1399 at Westminster Abbey, when Erpingham carried one of the King's swords before the King during the procession to the abbey" - The joining of these two clauses with "when" seems a little odd to me
Text amended. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:55, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I'm not such how much the semi-lengthy direct quote in note 4 adds
I was asked to identify the 11 men, but I agree with you that the note is overdetailed. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:49, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • " He was a commander in the army that suppressed the duketti rebellion of 1399–1400" - The average reader, including myself, is going to find duketti to be a rather confusing term. Is it possible to link or gloss this?
Done (term explained). Amitchell125 (talk) 22:47, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure that note 5 (Wavrin's account of Blount's execution) adds too much to this article
It looks alright without the note, especially as i've been asked to put a bit more from John into the article. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:31, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Erpingham held a prominent position in East Anglian society;" - Move the link for East Anglia up to the first sentence of Revolution of 1399, where it is first mentioned
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:28, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "It cooperated with him as an important member of Henry's inner circle" - I find this sentence rather confusing. What is "it" and cooperated seems to be an odd word choice here (although that might be my American English)
Sentence amended slightly to help remove any confusion. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:26, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "third wife of the Duke of Lancaster, the manors of Erpingham and Wyckmere, and of all lands, rents, services, Villeins with their villeinages etc. there and in all other towns in Norfolk sometime of Robert Erpingham knight"" - We have the end of the quote, and this reads very much like a quote, but it's not marked where the quote begins
Done. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:23, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "His second marriage was to Joan Walton, the daughter of Sir Richard Walton, and widow of Sir John Howard, who had died in 1409 or 1410." - When did this marriage occur?
Unfortunately, there's no information about this. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:20, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "and in a simple line conveys the burden of being a ruler:[116]" - Is that colon intentional?
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I don't think "Search the Collections" belongs as the |website= parameter in the V&A Museum ref
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:17, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I'm getting a referencing error stating that there is no link pointing to the Aston 1965 reference
Aston now not used. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:15, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Last external link is used as a reference, don't need to have it as an external link
Sorted. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:13, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Sources look reliable enough
  • The older sources are used sparingly and primarily in footnotes, so I think they're okay for what they're citing
  • Is the English Navy category really the best one? The word Navy is not used in the article body
Agreed, category replaced. Amitchell125 (talk) 22:11, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

I think that's all from me. Hog Farm Talk 18:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Hog Farm for your helpful comments, which i think are now all addressed. Amitchell125 (talk) 23:12, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Supporting on criteria 1a, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 4, and source reliability. 1b and 1c also seem to be met, although I did not explicitly check against those. Hog Farm Talk 23:22, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

1987 FA Cup Final[edit]

Nominator(s): The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!), Amakuru (talk), 17:56, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Possibly the most entertaining FA Cup final ever. Two teams going at each other pretty much from minute 1 to minute 120, and trust me, plenty of the tackles would have been yellow, if not red cards these days! Some great goals, an exhilarating match, a triumphant underdog, and if we're all honest, always lovely to see Glenn Hoddle lose. I commend this candidate to the house, along with Amakuru with whom this is a co-nom. All comments will be addressed as soon as practicable, as always. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:56, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Wehwalt[edit]

Would it be better to name the winner in the first sentence? Given how Google previews our articles with a short text, it might be better to state the winner early on.
I'm not so sure, it's the first I've heard of catering for Google searches, and it would somewhat fly in the face of just about every other article of its type I've ever seen or written. But also, when I Google it, there's an "infobox" on the right-hand side which says "Champion: Coventry City F.C." so I guess we already (inadvertently) have that covered! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:39, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
More soon, busy day and then some.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:28, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "City started as favourites,[8] but the Yorkshire side started better," Can you avoid using the same verb in two different senses?
That's all I have, so I'll Support without further ado.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:08, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, Wehwalt, that has been addressed. Cheers for the review and support. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 23:11, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Image review—pass[edit]

Images appear to be freely licensed. (t · c) buidhe 22:20, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 22:37, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Lee Vilenski[edit]

I'll begin a review of this article very soon! My reviews tend to focus on prose and MOS issues, especially on the lede, but I will also comment on anything that could be improved. I'll post up some comments below over the next couple days, which you should either respond to, or ask me questions on issues you are unsure of. I'll be claiming points towards the wikicup once this review is over.

Lede
  • It was the 106th FA Cup final overall and was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup - could we put the bit about it being the FA Cup final before mentioning it was the 106th edition.Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:01, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Maybe just personal preference, but the actual description of the match is a little bit too detailed in the lede for me.
  • The lede seems to be info on what the event is (para 1), the match (para 2), and a short bit on both teams not playing in Europe (para 3) - I think we are missing a bit on the background, post-match and the legacy.
  • I feel things like Clive Allen's 49th goal, the pundits thinking it was a great final and there being music released for the teams are suitable inclusions. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:01, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Prose
  • Why is background after the road to the final? Don't you need a basic understanding as to what the event is before you talk about the bracket? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • John Sillett is now a duplicate link. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Curtis told the press "Our name is on the cup" - capital. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Returning from the team's brief trip to Spain to escape the cold - this seems to be an aside. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Ossie Ardiles - our article is at another page name. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Both clubs recorded songs to commemorate reaching the final. London musicians Chas & Dave released a song called "Hot Shot Tottenham!" which reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart.[22] Coventry's single "Go For It" reached number 61.[23] - this is quite a small para in the middle of the section, could do with moving/merging. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • John Sillett, the other of Coventry's joint-managers - we have defined who this is already. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 10:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)


Additional comments

Additionally, if you liked this review, or are looking for items to review, I have some at my nominations list. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 21:08, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

    • Apologies, I haven't forgotten about this, just on a small break, will be back with comments soon. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 15:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
      • Lee Vilenski hi Lee, hope you're alright. If you've lost your appetite for this kind of review, I'll completely understand. Things around this process have nose-dived somewhat lately. Better to focus your energy on other aspects of Wikipedia. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:52, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
        • That time I did forget! I'll try my best to get it out as soon as I can. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 09:43, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments by SarahSV[edit]

The text supported by the game itself on YouTube seems to be a violation of WP:PRIMARY: "A primary source may be used on Wikipedia only to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge."

For example:

"Three minutes later, a backpass from Coventry's Peake was chased down by Clive Allen, forcing Orgizovic to run from his area and make a hurried clearance which was intercepted by Hoddle. The Tottenham midfielder's shot was blocked by Peake whose pass to Ogrizovic was misplaced, allowing Clive Allen another chance which this time he struck into the side-netting." Source: 1987 FA Cup Final, 16 May 1987, 00:42:48–00:43:04

I can't tell from watching the YouTube video whether that's an accurate description. The sound is barely working for me; I don't know whether it's quiet for others too. I also don't know of any particular passage whether it's worth mentioning. Secondary sources are needed for these descriptions of the game. SarahSV (talk) 21:40, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Interesting. Which parts of the quote there couldn't be verified by "any educated person with access to the primary source"? I guess one could argue "hurried" is something which you would have to interpret from his movement, "misplaced" is something you'd have to infer from the fact that he didn't pass to his own team member, but otherwise I'm not sure what the issue is. Sounds quality is impeccable for me, by the way. This feels ominous though, and too much of a coincidence so I'll step aside and let my co-nominator take a look. If he decides we remove every element of interest which are pretty straight forward observations out of the match report, that's fine by me, I don't need those hours of my life back! Cheers for the interest. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:55, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
Amakuru over to you, I'll field the other comments as and when! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:56, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
I hope you don't mind a drive-by comment from someone who has no involvement or investment in either football or FAC, and has come across this page sort of by accident. But is this not the same way we write plot summaries for articles about works of fiction? When writing an article about a film, for example, an editor will summarise what they see on the screen, which often involves some nuance, and we don't typically expect secondary sources to be used. Happy to be corrected if anyone feels this is not a good comparison. 97198 (talk) 07:57, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
That's a very good point actually, 97198, which I hadn't even considered. Take an article such as The Beautician and the Beast, which became an FA in the past 12 months. The plot summary has no sources at all, the presumption being that the film itself is the (primary) source for this. It contains snippets such as "Joy frequently clashes with Pochenko, who is disturbed by her independence and his inability to frighten her", something which presumably requires someone to watch a substantial portion of the film and really gain an understanding of what's going on. I would say that, if anything, our links to precise timings for when a particular event took place, which can be verified from a one-minute clip without even watching the whole match, is a step up from the verifiability of that line above. @SarahSV does this satisfy your concerns over this? Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 12:36, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Hi 97198 and Amakuru, a key part of WP:PRIMARY is that the material can be verified "without further, specialized knowledge". But you do need some familiarity with soccer terminology to know what you're looking at in that game, e.g.

Regis played a pass to Downs on the left wing, whose deep cross was palmed out by Clemence for a corner, which came to nothing. Three minutes later, Mitchell Thomas fouled Gynn deep in the Tottenham half: the resulting free kick was eventually cleared to Gynn who passed to Regis whose cross was cleared but the ball fell to Phillips and his snap-shot was deflected away.

It might not matter if it were just a few sentences, but it's eight paragraphs and 52 citations. SarahSV (talk) 00:19, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
All "terminology" is linked. Being able to observe the source and correlate it to the activity within the video is straightforward - I asked my seven-year-old son to do it and he was just fine. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:35, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
I've struck my comment as I don't have time to follow up. Good luck with the nomination. SarahSV (talk) 03:25, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review – Pass[edit]

Will do soon. Aza24 (talk) 08:53, 2 February 2021 (UTC) To keep with the sfn display pattern of citations, I've altered the youtube ones so they link directly to the video in the biblio; feel free to revert if there is disagreement to this

Formatting

References

  • No issues here

Notes

  • Ref 5 has different formatting than the other refs, lowercased "archived" & "retrieved" & more commas instead of periods?
    Different citation template. Fixed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:12, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
  • 17 appears to have the wrong date
    I don't think so. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:12, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
  • is ref 95's date 31 May?
    No, that's the "on this day" date, not necessarily the publication date. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:12, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
    Oops yes of course, sorry. For some reason I assumed they'd be the same. Aza24 (talk) 07:38, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Would move Roberts, David, ed. (2005) to the references, since you cite him twice Aza24 (talk) 01:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
    Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:16, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Reliability
  • Normally I err against youtube refs, and when nominators insist I encourage timestamps. Timestamps seem to have already been included (thank you!) and if there are no other sources that effectively summarize the game, I agree with the use here because of the time stamp's increased verifiability.
  • Nothing stood out to me as unreliable Aza24 (talk) 01:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Verifiability
  • Consistent inclusion of page numbers & timestamps, no issues here.
  • Both nominators have a history of FAs, so I've not checked web sources. Given the uniqueness of the mass yotube refs, I'll check some of these later and report back. Best - Aza24 (talk) 01:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
    OK—I watched the time that encompassed refs 35–44; only one issue, ref 39 appears to be the wrong time stamps. The play doesn't match up to what the text says (from what I could gather, as a non-soccer/football person). I suspect this may be because the same time stamp for ref 37 was accidentally used in 39. Also, for me, ref 17 still says the date of the article was "31 May 2018" on the article in question, not "1 June 2018" as the ref says in the text...? Aza24 (talk) 07:38, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
Ref 39 is now fixed, as you noted, copy/paste error. Ref 17 clearly says "Archive: Coventry in FA Cup history 1 Jun 20181 Jun 2018 From the section FA Cup..." so 1 June 2018 is correct. Maybe there's a curious timezone issue thing going on but as this took place in the timezone from where I'm writing, I think we'll stick with it as-is. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:49, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Fine by me. Pass for source review. Aza24 (talk) 01:52, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Accessibility review[edit]

  • The infobox allows for alt text parameter, as does the football kit template.
  • Image in post-match section needs alt text.
  • The tables in the route to the final section need captions. Heartfox (talk) 01:58, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Heartfox for your review. I think I've addressed your concerns, but don't hesitate to suggest amendments to improve accessibility where appropriate. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:42, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

République-class battleship[edit]

Nominator(s): Parsecboy (talk) 22:59, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

This article covers a pair of battleships built as part of a large naval program aimed at countering German naval expansion. They were largely repeated with the four Liberté class, and both designs marked a major increase in size and power over earlier French battleships. Both ships saw service during World War I, but little actual combat, and both were reduced to secondary roles by 1919. Thanks to all who take the time to review the article. Parsecboy (talk) 22:59, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review.

  • "but Patrie lingered on in her training duties". Maybe "duties" → 'role'?
    • Sounds good to me
  • "when she was decommissioned and sold for scrap the following year". I don't think that grammatically you can have "when" referring to 1936, then "and ... the following year."
    • Good point - I've split the sentence
  • "which marked a significant expansion of the fleet". Suggest 'their fleet'.
    • Done
  • "Bertin was now in a position"> Delete "now".
    • Done
  • "15,000 t (15,000 long tons)". This is to a different level of accuracy to your earlier convertion.
    • Fixed
  • "and the standard main armament of four 305 mm (12 in) guns in two twin-gun turrets was specified". Was this also to "ensure passage through the Suez Canal"?
    • No - split the sentence
  • "on 9 December the parliament approved". "the parliament" seems an odd usage - this may be only to me. Perhaps 'the French parliament' or just 'parliament'?
    • Deleted "the"
  • "was to have fulfilled the specified number of six new battleships". That is ungrammatical. (And repetitous.)
    • Reworded, see how that works
  • "though these are sometimes considered to be a sub-class of the République class rather than a distinct class of its own". You switch from "these" to "its". Try 'though these are sometimes considered to be a sub-class of the République class rather than a distinct class of its their own'.
    • Fixed
  • What's an average draft?
    • Draft can vary depending on the loading; I don't know exactly what this figure corresponds to (perhaps loading under normal peacetime conditions, where only part of the fuel and ammunition would be carried? The source doesn't clarify, unfortunately)
  • "with République reaching ... 19,898 metric horsepower (19,626 ihp) and Patrie ... 18,107 metric horsepower". 1. Is in known what the design output was? 2. Is any reason known for the discrepancy between the two ships? Nearly 10%!
    • The design power is in the previous sentence - 17,500 metric hp. As to the difference, I can't say, exactly; the ships' engines differed slightly (R's were 4-cylinder VTE and P's were 3-cylinder), which may explain it
  • "and was fired at a muzzle velocity of" → 'which was fired at a muzzle velocity of'.
    • Done
  • "the gun was no longer suitable for use against the latest torpedo boats". Optional: "suitable" → 'adequate'.
    • Sounds good
  • "Cofferdam": 1. could this be linked to the Naval architecture section? 2. Any chance of a brief in line explanation? It is not a common expression and it breaks concentration to have to follow the Wikilink.
    • Done
  • "A heavily armored tube that was 200 mm thick"> Was the tube or the armour 200 mm thick?
    • Reworded
  • "it was reduced to 20 mm on two layers of". "on" → 'of'.
    • No, the total thickness was 40mm, 20 of armor plate on top of two 10mm layers of mild steel
  • "Tests to determine whether the main battery turrets could be modified to increase the elevation of the guns (and hence their range) proved to be impossible". The tests proved to be impossible? (Which is how it reads now.) Or the tests proved that increasing the elevation was impossible?
    • Reworded
  • "the ships received two". Two each?
    • Yes
In which case suggest 'the ships each received two' for clarity.
Done
  • "reinforce the Dardanelles Division fighting Ottoman forces in the Gallipoli campaign; she provided gunfire support to Allied troops fighting ashore". I think that the second "fighting" could be deleted as a given.
    • Done
  • "until they were forced to evacuate"> "forced" seems a bit PoV. Is that the consensus of historians?
    • I guess it depends on your definition of "forced" - were the Ottomans threatening to push them into the sea? No. But the Allied command had realized by that point that, for a number of reasons, nothing could be achieved by continuing to fight the campaign (apart from uselessly wasting their own soldiers' lives)
It was rhetorical. Maybe 'until they were evacuated' or similar?
Works for me.
  • "and renamed Yavuz Sultan Selim" → 'and been renamed Yavuz Sultan Selim'.
    • Done
  • No page range for Caresse?
    • I'll have to ping @Sturmvogel 66: on that one.

I enjoyed that. You packed in a lot of technical information in a fairly digestible way. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:15, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Parsecboy, just a reminder. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Gog, sorry for the delay, it's been a bit busy around here lately. Parsecboy (talk) 21:47, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
No problem. I was concerned that you may have forgotten about it or something silly. A couple of responses to your responses above. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from WereSpielChequers[edit]

Support. Nicely done, agree with Gog re digestible technical information.

  • After all the talk about the German Naval Law, both ships served in the Med. I would have thought it made sense to mention the Entente Cordiale and the reason why French policy changed.
    • A very good idea - I've added a bit on this, but am not entirely sure it's in the right place (I considered putting it in the design section). What do you think?
      • Thanks, I think you make the point well, I don't see it belonging in the design section. ϢereSpielChequers 16:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Given the timing, was that flu the Spanish flu? If so some mention of the death toll would be merited if possible.
    • It' probably a WP:BLUE sort of thing, but I can't find any confirmation that it was the Spanish flu. I've added the death toll but left further details at the Patrie page.
      • Thanks for looking and for adding the death toll. ϢereSpielChequers 16:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
  • There is some mention of coal bunkers as part of the armour protection, do you have more detail on that aspect of the design?
    • No, unfortunately - Jordan and Caresse don't go into any detail on that. There are a couple of drawings (similar to this that show the layout, but unless you want something crudely done in MS Paint, I can't help there ;)
      • Thanks for looking, obviously we don't need to go further than the sources. Maybe sometime in the future a better source will arrive. ϢereSpielChequers 16:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

ϢereSpielChequers 18:54, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks WSQ, I always find your reviews helpful (particularly in finding things I've left out because I know them). Parsecboy (talk) 12:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
You're very welcome. I was wondering if you could add a sentence or two on the colour scheme, especially as the pictures show it changing. Is File:Battleship Republique illustration.png in peacetime colours and the image in the next section war time? ϢereSpielChequers 16:14, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Jordan & Caresse have an appendix on general paint schemes - I'll add a line or two from that. Parsecboy (talk) 22:15, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, works for me. ϢereSpielChequers 17:28, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

Spotchecks not done

  • "Both ships entered service with the fleet in January 1907" - source?
    • January is wrong - removed
  • The infobox indicates 16 x 65mm, text says 13 - which is correct?
    • 13 - fixed
  • The Commons template is overlapping with footnotes
    • There must have been a change somewhere - that used to work, but it seems to be using the first template to determine the space available for footnotes. I've flipped them, which appears to have fixed it
  • FN27 title doesn't match that at source link. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:48, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Fixed, good catch. Thanks as always, Nikki. Parsecboy (talk) 12:40, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support from Hog Farm[edit]

Claiming, hope to get to soon. Might claim for WikiCup points. Hog Farm Talk 16:54, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "They carried a similar offensive armament of four 305 mm (12 in) guns and eighteen 164 mm (6.5 in) guns, though most of the 164 mm guns were now mounted in more flexible gun turrets rather than in casemates, and they had a much more effective armor protection arrangement that remedied the tendency of earlier battleships to lose stability from relatively minor damage." - Split this very long sentence.
    • Done
  • I'm confused by where the range of 1907-1924 for in commission in the infobox. Shouldn't the end date be 1936?
    • Good catch
  • " the conning tower was too small to accommodate the crew, the bridge wings obstructed views aft, which forced the commander to leave the safety of the armored conning tower to see all around the ship" - Missing an "and", as there's only two items listed here?
    • Fixed
  • "At the outbreak of war in August 1914, the French fleet was mobilized " - Name WWI here.
    • Done

Looks good beyond that to me. Hog Farm Talk 18:47, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Hog Farm. Parsecboy (talk) 20:41, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
Supporting on 1a, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, 4, and source reliablity. Did not check against other criteria. Hog Farm Talk 01:30, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

All images look like they are correctly licenced and in good places. No ALT text as far as I can see. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:49, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Accessibility review[edit]

The ships table needs row and column scopes and a caption per MOS:DTAB. The images also need alt text as noted above. Heartfox (talk) 01:49, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Have added both. Thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 20:54, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Sturmvogel_66[edit]

  • Jordan & Caresse generally suffices for the last para of the design section, but you need to add some authors who don't consider it a sub-class
  • was 280 mm (11 in) amidships Tall, high or thick?
  • main belt armor hyphen between main and belt; the same for "main battery"
  • 10 mm (0.39 in) plating made of what?
  • at the bow and stern. The belt terminated close to the stern Contradictory
  • it extended all the way forward to the stem. It extended proximity alert for "extended"
  • demonstrated that the proposal could not be carried out, awkward
  • When converting from meters, it's best to output in yards rather than feet to match the sources--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 01:23, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Charles Green (Australian soldier)[edit]

Nominator(s): Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:04, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Green was the youngest Australian Army battalion commander during WWII, leading the 2/11th Battalion in the Aitape-Wewak campaign of 1945 after previous service in the Middle East and Greece. He is also the only commanding officer of a battalion of the post-WWII Royal Australian Regiment to have been killed on active service (in Korea). The foundations of this article were laid by retired Milhist coord AnotherClown some years ago, but I was prompted by the recent 70th anniversary of Green's death to bring it up to GA then Milhist ACR. Have at it. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:04, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • Some of the images are missing alt text
Added. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • File:Coad_and_Green.jpg needs publication info and a US tag
Must have missed that one, actually PD-AustraliaGov. Swapped. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • File:Green_prior_to_the_capture_of_Pakchon_Oct_1950.PNG: does the source provide any more detail on provenance? Nikkimaria (talk) 01:43, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
G'day Nikkimaria, thanks for taking a look. See above. Presumably an official photographer accompanying the US officer in the photo, but I don't have a copy of Bartlett, Norman, ed. (1960). With the Australians in Korea (3rd ed.) to hand to check the page number and caption. Just pinging some likely holders of a copy, @Hawkeye7, Nick-D, AustralianRupert, and Ian Rose:. Otherwise I'll have to pop down to the uni library and take another look. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm afraid that I don't have a copy. Nick-D (talk) 04:14, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
G'day, PM, unfortunately, I am away from home for a bit so I don't have access to my books at the moment -- I will see if I can get my wife to check, though, or I might be able to get in touch with AC who uploaded it. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 04:26, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Bartlett cites it specifically as a "U.S. Army photograph" on the image plates between pages 14 and 15 in the source book. I have added this to the description page now. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 05:02, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks very much, AustralianRupert, and whoever provided that info! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 05:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:01, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "from the battalion main body". Marginally clunky. 'from the main body of the battalion'?
Done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Green took over command of the 2/11th Battalion in New Guinea which he commanded for several months". Possibly tweak the phrasing?
Hopefully better now? Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "so the battalion did not see action until mid-April. Green and the rest of the 2/2nd Battalion saw action". "... see action ... saw action ..." Optional: a synonym for one?
changed to "did not fight". Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "a hazardous journey through the Aegean Islands, through Turkey". "through ... through".
varied. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Green himself reached the island of Euboea in the Aegean on 7 May, where he met several other members of the battalion, then to the island of Skyro". "then to the island of Skyro" isn't a grammatical fit. Maybe 'who then travelled together to the island of Skyro' or similar?
Yes, fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • a "sensitive account". The MoS says of quotations "[t]he source must be named in article text if the quotation is an opinion" (emphasis in original).
As Barter doesn't have an article, I've just ascribed this to his entry in the ADB. Does that work? Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "they were willing to follow him anywhere". Optional: I don't doubt it, but it comes across a bit cliched, even trite.
Substituted a quote from the ADB, which gives me my first opportunity to insert the Australian term "fair dinkum" into an article. Does that work? Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
Excellent! Or even dinkum.
  • "at the age of only 25 he was the youngest Australian battalion commander during the war". Why is this part of a sentence about his promotion, rather than his taking command of the battalion.
Yes, out of place. Moved. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "killed three Japanese that stumbled into their perimeter". "that" → 'who'.
Fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:42, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "it was only 552 strong". Maybe give the full and/or original strength? As you do for riflemen.
Dug the figure out of the war diary. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 10:08, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "were constantly interdicted by the Japanese early on". I realise that you are just summarising the citation, but constant interdiction and interdiction early on seem to be different things.
Reworded. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Green was chosen and left Australia for Japan on 8 September,[1] and took over command of 3 RAR on 12 September." I don't think that you can have "and" twice here.
split sentence. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "only two weeks further training in Japan". Training for Green or training for 3RAR?
the battalion, added. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "and over that and the following day". "over" → 'during'.
done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "After mopping up, 3 RAR had suffered seven wounded". That's not grammatical.
reworded. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "its first fatal casualties of the war". Optional: "fatal casualties" → 'fatalities'.
done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "on a thickly-wooded ridgeline around the town". It's not impossible, but it is unusual for a ridgeline to be around a town.
fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "following artillery preparation" is verging on jargon, and a little euphemistic. Maybe just 'an artillery bombardment'?
done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "and despite heavy fire" → 'and despite heavy enemy fire'.
added. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "following preparatory fire". → 'following preparatory artillery fire. (I assume that was the case?)
yes, done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "nine killed and 30 wounded". "nine" → '9'.
done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "cast a pall of gloom over his battalion". Needs in line attribution, see above.
done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • had been "exemplary". And again.
done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Note a: why the "probably"? Australian War Memorial unequivocally states that he was.
I don't know why Barter says "probably", she is in the minority, so that's why I have stated that he was in the body and included her minority view in the note. Annoyingly, when it ran at DYK, someone insisted on Barter's wording rather than what is the consensus position. I've also changed the mentions of the ADB to Barter. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Class! (I had only previously come across mention of Green and 3RAR in the autobiography of David Wilson, CO commanding a company of 1ASHR which was also in 27th Brigade. It was a pleasure to read a full account of his career.) Gog the Mild (talk) 19:14, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Gog, all done I reckon. See what you think? Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:03, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
I think that even by your standards this is a top article. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:36, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, you are very kind. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:42, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by JennyOz[edit]

Placeholder, just a note to say I hope to review this in next day or so. JennyOz (talk) 15:53, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello PM, only a few comments. I was going to do a couple of the very minor changes but another editor made some changes whilst I was reviewing. My review is on article version before those...

  • and served in the Middle East and - is Middle East Theatre of World War II not used as the ME wlink on purpose?
No, an oversight. Fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The 2/2nd Battalion returned to Australia in August 1942 via Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), to fight the Japanese. - this sounds like the Japanese were in Australia? (I know Darwin was Feb 1942 but eg 6th Div article says "returned to Australia to meet the threat of Japan's entry into the war.")
Reworded. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Evacuated to hospital, he died of his wounds on - no need for "of his wounds" per prev sentence?
Sure, deleted. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • and was subsequently posthumously - remove subsequently (one of those words to avoid?)
Done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Grafton on the north coast - Grafton is not actually on coast, is 30 mins inland. Maybe north eastern nsw?
Sure, done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • He was subsequently posted - another subsequently
Deleted. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The 2/2nd Battalion was deployed to the Middle East in - as above, ME wlink intentional?
linked. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • but the Allied armies withdrew - wlink Allied
done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Green himself reached the island - "himself" not needed?
deleted. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Australia to fight the Japanese. - per my comment on lede. I suppose when heading home they did not know where the Japanese would be?
fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • During the latter, he was described - not sure what "the latter" means here. The latter month ie November?
the course, fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The battalion had landed at Aitape on 13 November to take - probably needs 1944 here
Added. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 04:31, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • culminating in the capture of the 710 feature on 15 May - what is 710 feature, a map feature?
Yes, an elevation, the highest contour line of which was marked 710 (feet). Terrible military jargon, sorry... Replace with "a hill"... Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The citation highlighted... ; that the interdiction of the battalion's supply lines by the Japanese early in the campaign; - I don't understand this clause, maybe "that" needs to go?
the earlier part of the sentence preceding the list ends with "...highlighted:" so, isn't "that" necessary to continue from "highlighted:"? Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Hmm, sorry PM, I'm still having trouble here. The other clauses don't use a "that". I can't see the source though it's apparent what it says. I've tried 2 ways to visualise it differently (definitely not suggesting changing to these), to try to see where I was getting muddled.
1) pretending the other clauses don't exist...
The citation highlighted that the interdiction of the battalion's supply lines by the Japanese early in the campaign.
2) reading them as a list...
The citation highlighted:
  • the challenging terrain and conditions throughout the campaign;
  • that the interdiction of the battalion's supply lines by the Japanese early in the campaign;
  • the particularly stiff and determined enemy resistance and considerable casualties;
  • Green's deft handling of his logistics;
  • his outstanding leadership which helped him maintain morale and efficiency within the battalion;
  • and the fact that all objectives assigned to the unit during the campaign were achieved.
(If it said: "that the battalion's supply lines were interdicted by the Japanese early in the campaign" I can see that "that" belongs)
Anyway, it is such a minor thing I won't bother you anymore over this.:) JennyOz (talk) 11:51, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
I must be blind... Thanks for pulling the teeth. Fixed I think. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:33, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Bewdiful! JennyOz (talk) 05:14, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
  • August, drafts of the battalion began to be - what are drafts, conscripted men? The only wlink I can find is Conscription in Australia#World War II but it may be not particularly helpful?
Better now? Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • airlifted by the United States Air Force from Taegu to - add (USAF)
Done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • so quiet in his manner... he inspired - tweak ellipsis
Fixed I think. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • a thickly-wooded ridgeline - hmm usually no hyphens on such adverbs but reads fine to me
hyphen removed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • A series of airstrikes were called in - "a series" is singular so 'was' called in?
Fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • had been "exemplary",[1], and - remove comma
Done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • A commemorative cairn was erected - wlink cairn
Done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • DSO - The Post World War II section has 4 March but Notes say 6 March. (Gazette pubn date is 4 March but supplement page is dated 6 March and head column says War Office, 6th March. Nat Archives says "Date of announcement in London Gazette: 06 March 1947") So... settle on 6?
Done Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Korean war section - there is only one mention of Green in there. Is there any way to insert it more eg 'Green's brigade' or 'Green led' or similar?
  • Battle of Broken Bridge - as above in last para
Have beefed up the mentions of Green in the Korean war section. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • consistency - modern-day v modern day v modern
Fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Books: Forbes, Cameron - alpha order
Fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

That's it. Another comprehensive bio thanks. JennyOz (talk) 06:59, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your review, Jenny. I always get a lot out of them. Regards, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:42, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Ah, and I get a lot from reading them. I've tried to explain my parsing problem with his DSO citation above but it's not stopping me from very happily adding my Support. Regards, JennyOz (talk) 11:51, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

Spotchecks not done

  • The lead says he died the day after being wounded, the text says two days - which is correct?
Yes, the body. I can't count... Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "his career remains an inspiration to serving Australian soldiers" - text supports that this was the case as of 1996, but that was quite a while ago now. Anything more recent to say this is still true?
tweaked this in the lead to reflect its age. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Out in the Cold does have a date that could be included
It says 2009, which is the first year the webpage was captured by web archive, but given it was an AWM webpage, I think that is enough. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN70: is there any other source confirming this detail? Nikkimaria (talk) 18:19, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't think it is controversial. Cameron Forbes' The Korean War, p. 231, states that he was buried in the Christian churchyard at Pakchon on 1 November, see this. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
Would suggest citing that source instead. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:29, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Sure, added. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 22:08, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look, Nikkimaria. Let me know if you think anything else is needed? Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:41, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

HF[edit]

Might claim for WikiCup points. I already looked at this at ACR, so I may not find much. Hog Farm Talk 20:22, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

  • " Australian Army infantry battalion" - A bit nitpicky, but this is a minor MOS:SEAOFBLUE issue. I don't know that it's avoidable without introducing an awkward phrasing, so feel free to ignore this one.
Not sure much can be done with this one other than unlinking something. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:46, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • " during the Battle of the Apple Orchard, Battle of the Broken Bridge" - "..., the Battle of the Broken Bridge"
Fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:46, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "He is considered one of the Australian Army's better unit-level commanders," - which suggests that this is a still-current scholarly consensus, but in the body this is attributed to three combat officers. I don't doubt that the subject was an excellent unit-level commander, but the impression given in the lead doesn't quite match with the attribution, IMO.
Good point, fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "understood them and they understood he was fair dinkum (authentic)" - This may just be me being taught a different writing style than yours, so ignore this if that's the case, but I thought interpolations like authentic here went into square brackets to demonstrate that they are interpolations and not found in the quoted source material.
Fixed I think. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • " the battalion lost 20 killed, and 29 wounded and killed 118 Japanese" - Are you sure there should be a comma after killed? I'm not certain either way.
Yes, wrong spot. Fixed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "culminating in capturing the 710 feature on 15 May " - Is it possible to be a little more specific with what kind of feature the 710 feature was? Like a bunker or a hill or a fortification?
Fixed from Jenny's review. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "culminating in capturing the 710 feature on 15 May " - Is it possible to be a little more specific with what kind of feature the 710 feature was? Like a bunker or a hill or a fortification?
    Hog, most geographic features do not have names, but they often have spot heights marked on the map. (In this case it would be in feet; 710' is about 216 m.) So we often refer to them by the spot heights. Actually, they were lucky to have maps with spot heights, largely due to the work of the Allied Geographical Section. Most wartime maps of New Guinea had no contours, but indicated the lie of the land with cross hatching. When I looked at the maps used in the 1943 Wau-Salamaua campaign, many did not even that, and were just blank (although usefully coloured green). Hawkeye7 (discuss) 09:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Fixed from Jenny's review. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

This one's in very good shape. Hog Farm Talk 05:20, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for running your eye over it, HF. All done I reckon. Regards, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:07, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Supporting on criteria 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 4, I did not check against criteria 3. Hog Farm Talk 03:44, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Hawkeye7[edit]

Like Hog Farm, I believe that this article is in great shape, and should be promoted. I have a few minor comments:

  • Consider putting Aitape-Wewak campaign in the infobox instead of "South West Pacific theatre" (technically incorrect, as SWPA was part of the Pacific theatre)
Done. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:26, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The abbreviation USAF is undefined
Fixed in Jenny's review. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:26, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure what the footnote (a) is about. Margaret Barter wrote her PhD on the 2/2nd Battalion, and what she meant is that she hadn't checked all the records. However Garth Pratten wrote his PhD on the Australian battalion commanders of the Second World War and he did just that. In his book Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War (pp. 238-239) you can find the unequivocal statement that "the youngest Australian CO of the Second World War was Charles 'Charlie' Green." He also notes the runners up on p. 381: J. de M. Carstairs (22 Bn, age 29), W. M. Mayberry (58/59th Bn, age 29), P. M. Shanahan (55/53rd Bn, age 27) and H. G. Sweet (11th B, age 29). Suggest using that.
OK, I was just indicating that there was some equivocation by Barter (which if source verification was conducted could have been picked up by a reviewer), but I take your point that far greater weight should be given to Pratten as a specialist on WWII COs. Removed note. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:26, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:44, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

All done, thanks Hawkeye7! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 09:26, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Hawkeye, did you have anything to add? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:06, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
No. Support. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:32, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Dreamsnake[edit]

Nominator(s): Vanamonde (Talk) 22:19, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about a 1978 science fiction novel that is likely Vonda McIntyre's best-known work. I have spent some time on it, and it recently was given a thorough GA review by Mike Christie, so I think it's in decent shape. All comments are welcome. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:19, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Nikkimaria[edit]

Image review[edit]
  • Don't use fixed px size
    Predated my involvement, but should have caught it; removed. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Is the cover artist known? Nikkimaria (talk) 01:37, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Yes, Stephen Alexander, mentioned in the text; do I need to mention him elsewhere? Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Should be included in the media information on the image description page for the cover image. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:38, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Now added. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:55, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Source review[edit]

Spotchecks not done

  • Suggest elaborating on note B - I'm assuming that for some reason non-paperbacks are ineligible but would suggest explaining this
    It's not that non-paperbacks were ineligible, but that a book released in both formats in different years got two shots at the award, so to speak. I have tried to clarify. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN4: I'm assuming based on what this is citing that Le Guin was the author here?
    Yes, but it's just a quotation, similar to the blurbs on the back of books (indeed, this one also appears on the back of the book); not an article; do you want me to list Le Guin as the author?
    No, but what kind of source is this? Is it a republication of the blurb? A review? Nikkimaria (talk) 19:38, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Republication of the blurb. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:55, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Suggest either making that clear in the citation, or just citing the blurb directly. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Not to be difficult, but how would I do that differently? It's on a page of the magazine, or the back cover of the book; what else do you add? Vanamonde (Talk) 20:21, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    You can either just add a note at the end of the citation, or be more formal and include a double citation (cf). Nikkimaria (talk) 23:39, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Added a note. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:01, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN6 is oddly formatted, and what makes this a high-quality reliable source? Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    To be honest, I'm not sure it is; the author is a dedicated speculative fiction bibliographer, but has no credentials beyond that. I had added it to bolster the isfdb source on a specific detail that nobody else covers, but it's not strictly necessary, so removed. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Encyclopedia of Science Fiction entries for the most part do have credited authors that should be included in citations
    I am aware of this, but unless I'm missing something, that's not the case for the two entries cited here. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Seems to be - initials listed at the end of the entry body, right above See also. Nikkimaria (talk)
    Apologies for missing this, now added. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:55, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • What makes io9 a high-quality reliable source?
    It's run by Gawker media, which isn't a weighty enough source for its own views to be given much space, but has enough oversight that I believe we can assume it's reporting McIntyre's interview accurately. It's only used for her statement about the internal chronology, which is attributed to her. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Gawker is listed as generally unreliable at WP:RSP. Is there an editorial policy or other document outlining the oversight provided? Nikkimaria (talk) 19:38, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Gawker, the blog, is listed at RSP as unreliable. Gawker, the parent media company, is not. However, turns out that's irrelevant; io9 and other sites were bought by G/O Media in 2019; G/O media has an editorial policy, here. io9 has its own editors, listed here. @Nikkimaria: is that sufficient? If not, I'll remove it, and the one sentence it's used for. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:55, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Since the source cited predates that acquisition, I'd like to see the Gawker equivalent, if there was one. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    @Nikkimaria: Not sure there was one. I dug a fair bit on the internet archive, but no go. There's several references to an editorial policy in legal disputes beginning in 2015, but none from 2013. Vanamonde (Talk) 20:21, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Would suggest omitting in that case. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:39, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Omitted. Can't argue too much with that, I suppose. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:01, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Don't mix {{citation}} with {{cite}}-family templates
    Removed one instance of "citation" Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • How are you deciding which works end up in Sources and which don't?
    Necessity, usually. I have been told sfn citations are somewhat harder to follow, because you need two clicks to go to the source, and can't go back up easily; but <ref></ref> are harder to use multiple page-ranges with...I assume by your question that you'd prefer something more consistent, so I have now moved all books and journal articles to "sources"; newspapers and web sources remain in "references". Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN66 is missing page number. Ditto FN67, check for others
    There were a few others, apologies; fixed all now, I believe. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN73: SWFA is publisher not work
    Fixed. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN76 is a dead link
    Broken since I used it; added archive url. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN85 date doesn't match source. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:37, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    Typo, fixed. @Nikkimaria: Thank you; I've responded; couple of questions for you. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
    @Nikkimaria:, I think that's everything. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:01, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review. The last time I reviewed one of your articles I ended up rereading half of LeGuin's oeuvre. I have just pulled McIntyre's first two novels off the shelf. I had forgotten I had them!

  • "winning the 1979 Hugo Award, the 1978 Nebula Award, and the 1979 Locus Poll Award". Is there a reason these are not in chronological order? As is done in the main article.
    Oversight...fixed. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "While her cobra Mist manufactures an antidote in her venom glands". Antidote seems an odd word to describe a tumour treatment. From memory it is not used in the book.
    Well, it's the content of Mist's venom sacs. McIntyre doesn't say antidote, but then she dances around it. I'm using "antidote" broadly; I could say "cure", I suppose, would that help? Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
That would work. Or treatment, remedy, drug, curative, solution. To me, an antidote is used against a poison. I suppose that a tumour could be considered a poison, but it seems a stretch.
  • "and she escapes with a bag of dreamsnakes while North's henchmen are in venom-induced comas. She finds Melissa similarly comatose, and escapes with her." "and she escapes ... and escapes". Is it possible to avoid the repetition? And the implication that she escapes twice.
    I've rephrased; better? Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Looks good to me.
  • "modern-day physicians use a Caduceus, or staff with intertwining snakes, as an emblem." 1. Why the upper case C? 2. Does this, or any other sources discuss the ancient associations of the caduceus, or snakes more generally?
    Fixed the capital C, a copy-paste error. The source does discuss the meaning of the caduceus, and specifically its implication that its bearer is a messenger of the gods. It's a little removed from the analysis of Snake, so I was hesitant to use it, but I've added a little now. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Snakes have a number of other symbolic meanings". It would be nice to have a summary of them without having to click through the link, especially any relevant to the book.
    This is also a little tricky...I've added a fragment, which hopefully helps; but he's devoted much of that section to discussing how widely depictions of snakes vary, and it's hard to pull a short summary from that. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
OK.
  • Consider putting the text on Centre in a separate paragraph.
    In "Themes"? Unless you feel strongly, I'd rather not. The implication is that though the city is named "center", it is at the margin; and this is the sort of linguistic play and symbolism discussed in the rest of the paragraph...
I would still prefer a separate paragraph, but I certainly don't feel strongly about it. So look as you have a coherent reason.
  • Link gigantism.
    Done. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • As the lead gives the years of the various awards, the main article should too.
    Added. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • An aside: interesting pick of three female authors.
    Always hard to pick from a list, but I've tried to name those who are also mentioned in the same breath by other sources too...Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Well, the one who was thought male until 1977 jumps out. And what about Russ? But this is well off topic.
  • "use of language explored in Dreamsnake also attracted comment. Scholar Diane Wood also praised McIntyre's writing" "... also ... also ..."
    Reworded and trimmed slightly; better? Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Yep.
  • "Reception": I am unhappy that there is a section for positive comments; then one which starts with less positive ones but ends with two positive comments. It seems a bit PoV to me.
    Hmm. I've tried not to sort the comments by whether they are positive, but by their content; the reception section (in theory) has a paragraph on recognition; a paragraph on prose; a paragraph on themes/symbology/characterization; and a paragraph on structure/plot/comparison to the short story. So I don't think I want to move material elsewhere, but if the ordering conveys POV (it isn't meant to) I'd be happy to reorder comments; Card, for instance, could go at the end; it's not a negative comment, but it's not terribly flattering either. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't want to push too hard, I was just flagging up my first impression. If you can jiggle it around a bit without wrecking your thematic order that would be good.
Reorderered slightly. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:00, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

A superb job. A very solid piece of writing. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:06, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, Gog the Mild. Some responses for you to consider. Vanamonde (Talk) 23:19, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Notwithstanding my minor rejoinders above I see no reason to delay my support. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:36, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, much appreciated. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:00, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Ealdgyth[edit]

Source review by Ealdgyth

  • What makes the following high quality reliable sources?
    • http://www.isfdb.org - note per http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/ISFDB:FAQ this is a freely editable database. This is like a big no-no to use. Normally I don't get too fussed about one or two more marginable "high quality" sources, but we should not be using a crowd-sourced source.
      Pardon me for jumping on this one; I’ve tried to get an opinion on the ISFDB a couple of times at RSN. See here for example. If consensus is against using it, I can deal with that, but I feel it’s OK for purely bibliographic information. I wouldn’t use it for e.g. dates of birth of authors. To me the main argument in its favour is that SFE3 treats it as a reliable source: it says "The more specialist Internet Speculative Fiction Database is incomparable for its cataloguing of books and stories published", and includes thousands of links to it. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 01:02, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      On this one, I'm going to go a hard "no" for an FA. It MIGHT be allowable for a regular article but no way it meets the high quality threshhold. And this is the sort of basic bibliographic detail that should be findable elsewhere in better sources. Sorry, but no. Ealdgyth (talk) 01:08, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      OK, fair enough. I'll stop using it in my own articles and will have to go back and start looking for alternatives for some of my existing FAs. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 02:52, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      Vanamonde, I searched for an alternative source for the fact that the book is a fixup of the three stories, and couldn't find one; I did manage to dig up my copy of Foundation 16, which has Brian Stableford's review. Let me know if you want me to email you a scan. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 04:12, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      @Mike Christie: The Stableford review has been digitized, so I have it; thank you though! I tried quite hard to find a source for the three stories that wasn't isfdb. The only options I can come up with are a) citing Phil Stephensen-Payne, whose website documents that the three stories were incorporated into Dreamsnake (the term "fixup" is covered by SFE), and b) omitting this fact. Ealdgyth would you accept http://www.philsp.com/ as a source? It's an SPS, but it is run by this man, who is a dedicated bibliographer and is recognized as such. Otherwise, I'm feeling a bit of a Catch-22; the detail is obscure enough that only the aficionados make any mention of it; but because it's known, omitting seems not to be an option. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:36, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      Stephensen-Payne has editorial control over that site and is a highly respected bibliographer, so I think his site is reliable. SFE3 has an entry on him and describes his website as "a particularly valuable resource". Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 19:13, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      @Mike Christie: thanks; I'll wait to see what Ealdgyth has to say; if she deems the source insufficient, though, do you think that's a problem for comprehensiveness? Also, when you have a moment, I'd appreciate your own review, if that's alright to ask. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:25, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      Not a problem; I'll definitely be reviewing; just been a bit busy. If she says no, two other options are possible: does the book give the copyright attribution to the 1978 stories? And do you have the magazines with the stories in? A direct comparison of the text might be evidence. As opposed to a fixup, do you think it's possible that she wrote the novel knowing she could sell excerpts as additional stories before the release of the novel? The late timing makes me think that's possible. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 19:32, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      Thanks, I look forward to the review. As to the rest; I think a comparison of the text is viable, I think I was worried it was verging on OR. I don't have the magazines, but I could get them, I suppose. The book does not provide copyright attribution that is sufficient for this detail; it just says "a portion of this book appeared in..." I've worried over the timing for some time; I think it's more than likely it's not a true fixup, in that she probably wrote the novel, and then published excerpts. However, they were published, and the term is used, so omitting altogether seems iffy; and nobody that I have seem comments on it at all. No reviews of the story that I can find, and no reviews of the book mention the stories. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
      I'm going to say that doing a comparison ourselves is probably verging into OR territory. To be honest, I think the most we can say is what is given on the copyright page - that portions appeared elsewhere. I think without the author specifically giving more detail, it's probably speculation by the various sites/people on why/what happened - that the stories were folded into the novel or that the novel had parts excerpted. Sometimes we're just not going to know everything, and that's okay. Ealdgyth (talk) 01:21, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
      @Ealdgyth: Not to be a pain, but I wanted to make sure you'd seen the question about philsp.com. The reason I ask: Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand was also published in Analog, and was definitely not an excerpt; so the novel's copyright statement doesn't necessarily say anything about the other two; and without that the statement about it being a fixup is meaningless. I can omit it all, but if the bibliography is okay, I don't see why we shouldn't use it. Vanamonde (Talk) 04:21, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
      no need to ping... I watchlist reviews until I say I'm finished or it is promoted/archived. I could deal with philsp.com as marginally high quality ... as long as its the only source that way.. which if we remove the isfdb it should be. Sorry for the delay, we were late getting in last night and I took some time to think it over. Ealdgyth (talk) 11:27, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
      No worries about the delay; and I'll keep your preferences about pinging in mind. I have replaced the isfdb source, and reworded it to make the text as agnostic as possible with respect to the fixup vs excerpts issue, without wandering into OR. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:19, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20200709162651/http://bookviewcafe.com/bookstore/book/dreamsnake/
      It is a cooperative publisher, owned and run by the authors it publishes, listed here. As such I think it's as reliable for uncontroversial content. Given the standard we're trying to apply here, though, I've found an alternative, now added; blurb at the head of a McIntyre story in an edited anthology. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:36, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Note that I did not do spot checks or check for formatting, etc. Just reliablity.
  • Note also that I will claim this review for points in the Wikicup.
  • Ealdgyth (talk) 00:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Mike Christie[edit]

Support. I went through this at GAN with a eye to FAC, and as a result have little to add here. I just have one comment: you mention "Grum" without explanation in the "Characterization" section. I would either position them in the plot at that point, or add a mention of them to the "Plot" section. Other than that nit the article is in very good shape. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:19, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Mike; your GA review was exceptionally helpful. I have mentioned Grum in the synopsis (she was mentioned before, but not by name). Vanamonde (Talk) 16:21, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Buidhe[edit]

  • Support on 1a; I read through the article and did not see any prose issues. (t · c) buidhe 22:11, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
    Much appreciated; working on the rest of the sources comments. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:39, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
    I also conducted spot checks on some sources (now moved to the talk page). All problems that I flagged were fixed to my satisfaction, but I will not be supporting or opposing on 1c as the amount of text–source integrity is similar to what I've found on other FACs. (t · c) buidhe 00:47, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support by Sturmvogel_66[edit]

  • Snake control Mist as she Who the "she" is here is unclear to me. Is this a typo as the pronoun best fits Stavin, IMO?
    "She" is Mist, actually; I've reworded to avoid ambiguity. Vanamonde (Talk) 01:04, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
  • While North's henchmen are in venom-induced comas, There's no preliminaries for this. It's been many, many, many moons since I've read the book, but does Snake release the dreamsnakes or what?
    I believe it's implied that they are addicted too, like the "crazy"; I'll double check with the primary text shortly. Vanamonde (Talk) 01:04, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
    Now checked; McIntyre doesn't make it very explicit at the end, but Snake has nothing to do with it; the entire community regularly partakes of Dreamsnake venom, and is presumably doing so when Snake escapes. I've added a piece of directly stated detail earlier, which should help, I think. Vanamonde (Talk) 01:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Critic seems more accurate than scholar, but maybe that's just me
    Which one of the uses are you asking about: or perhaps you mean all of them? I prefer "scholar" as it's a little more specific, when applicable; someone reviewing in a newspaper or such, I would call a critic. Vanamonde (Talk) 01:04, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
    Fair enough. Supporting now.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 01:54, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Nicely done.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
    @Sturmvogel 66: Thank you; some replies for you to consider. Vanamonde (Talk) 01:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

James A. Doonan[edit]

Nominator(s): Ergo Sum 04:35, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about a Jesuit from the Southern US who taught at several Jesuit colleges and led Georgetown University, where he saw the completion of its flagship building. Ergo Sum 04:35, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Hog Farm[edit]

  • I'll try to take a look over the next couple days. Might claim for wikicup. Hog Farm Bacon 04:57, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "James Doonan was said to frequently recount a story of the time he was present at a High Mass in Baltimore, when word of the approaching Union Army caused the congregants to leave and take up arms. As a staunch supporter of the Confederacy, he was aggrieved at being forced by the Union Army to bear arms on their behalf and act as a sentinel for several hours" - Cited to p. 374 in the source, but some of the material is on page 373 as well, so both should be in the page range.
    • Done. Ergo Sum 02:57, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Comment only, no action needed - I find the preceding story a little odd, because Baltimore was under Union occupation for almost the entire war, but it's supported by an RS and could have happened during a brief span in 1861. It caught my attention, at least.
    • I'm no expert in the Civil War. I'll leave that to the experts to sort out. Ergo Sum 02:59, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "This was interrupted in 1868 by a year of teaching," - Where?
    • Clarified. Ergo Sum 03:06, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Bishop John J. Keane, Catholic University's first rector,[17] attempted to resolve this dispute by unsuccessfully offering to purchase Georgetown University,[18] tendering this proposal to Doonan" - Chronology is a little unclear for this - implied to be 1887, but never directly stated. If this offer didn't occur in 1887, can you provide the year it did occur in?
    • I'm not able to deduce a precise year from the source. Ergo Sum 03:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Is it known what he did in Detroit?
    • Clarified that he also taught philosophy in Detroit. I can't determine at which institution, but if I were to speculate, it would be at Detroit College. The source is silent on this, though, so I'm leaving it out. Ergo Sum 03:27, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Doonan then returned to Philadelphia, where he suffered a stroke, causing partial paralysis" - Is this in 1896 or 1897?
    • The source does not specify what year he went to Lourdes or returned to Philadelphia. Ergo Sum 03:30, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "In 1906, he returned to Georgetown" - Is this a reference to the university, or to Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)?
    • Clarified. Ergo Sum 03:31, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Is cause of death known?
    • No. Ergo Sum 03:36, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The Find A Grave external link gives his name as Jacobus Doonan, and this old source mentions a Jacobus Doonan that was also born on November 8, 1841 and entered studies in July 1857. So was Jacobus Doonan a reasonably valid alternate name? The FAG reference is ignorable, but the other is an old 1860 Jesuit catalog, so that may be something worth mentioning. The picture on FAG supposed to be of his tombstone shows it reading the name "Jacobus A. Doonan". Probably worth a passing mention or a footnote if you can find a decent source for it.
    • Jacobus is just the Latinzed form of James. For Jesuit documents that were written in Latin (including the gravestone), they just Latinized James. This was done with most first names in old Latin documents (ecclesiastical or otherwise). Ergo Sum 03:37, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I don't think Doonan is really what Category:People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War is designed for. His ACW connection is rather fleeting.
    • Touché. Ergo Sum 03:38, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

That's it from me, I think. Nonexpert here, so I'm addressing the prose more than anything else. An interesting read. Hog Farm Bacon 03:31, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Hog Farm. Ergo Sum 03:39, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Support on prose. Hog Farm Bacon 03:30, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • Alt text shouldn't be identical to caption - if there's nothing else to say just refer to caption
    • Improved the alt text. Ergo Sum 03:51, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • File:James_Doonan_portrait.jpg: when and where was this first published?
    • I have not been able to find it published anywhere, so I have update the license accordingly. Ergo Sum 03:53, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • File:Cannon_Healy_Hall.jpg: as per the Flickr tag, is more specific tagging available? Nikkimaria (talk) 21:59, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Not that I can discern. Ergo Sum 03:56, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Nikkimaria, I have added one more photo to the article. Would you mind reviewing that one? Ergo Sum 03:56, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

New image is fine. However, for the unpublished portrait: I see the archivelink source claims "all rights reserved". Do you know the basis for that claim? Nikkimaria (talk) 16:15, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
In the past, it's seemed that the Georgetown University archives sets all image copyrights as "rights reserved" by default until someone gets around to reviewing it. Since the copyright tag was changed from rights reserved to not reviewed, I would imagine that's what happened here. (As an aside, I haven't come across an image in the GU archives that does have an actual copyright evaluation). Ergo Sum 12:49, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

Recusing to review.

  • "during which time he oversaw the completion". Delete "time".
    • I don't know if that's grammatically correct. The which would be referring to "president" which isn't a temporal concept or "1882 to 1888" which isn't a noun. Having "which" refer back to it strikes my ear as a bit unusual. Ergo Sum 05:47, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "and construction of a new" → 'and the construction of a new'.
    • Done. Ergo Sum 05:48, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "He also acquired the two cannons in front of Healy Hall." → 'He also acquired the two cannons which are situated/placed in front of Healy Hall.'
    • Done. Ergo Sum 05:49, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "having reduced the university's burdensome debt" → 'reducing the university's burdensome debt'.
    • Done. Ergo Sum 05:49, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "He was the son of Ellen Doonan (née Barry) and Terrence Doonan, an engineer and wealthy railroad official and one of the first Catholics in Atlanta; Terrence was entrusted by the local priest with keeping the parish records until a pastor was appointed, and in his home, the first Catholic baptism in Atlanta was performed." A very long sentence. Suggest a break where the semi colon is.
    • Done. Ergo Sum 05:53, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • " after which time he returned to Washington". Delete "time".
    • Done. Ergo Sum 05:53, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "for his philosophical studies. His studies were paused" Could this be rephrased to avoid "studies" twice in three words?
    • Changed one "studies" to "study." Similar but at least slightly different. Ergo Sum 05:54, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "In September 1875, he went to Frederick". Is it known what he did in Fredrick?
    • The source does not indicate this. Ergo Sum 05:57, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "During a portion of this time"> Which time?
    • Rephrased. It should be clearer that for part of his time as a professor at Georgetown, he was VP and prefect. Ergo Sum 05:56, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "he was able to reduce the significant debt"; "he would eventually leave office with a greatly reduced debt." This seems to say the same thing twice.
    • Indeed. Rephrased. Ergo Sum 05:59, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "which along with the Dove brought the first settlers" Suggest "brought" → 'carried' to avoid repetition of "brought".
    • Done. Ergo Sum 05:59, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "instead, they had been a part of Lord Baltimore's expedition" I think you mean 'in fact', not "instead". Also, another long sentence, consider breaking it.
    • Done. Ergo Sum 06:01, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Doonan first taught philosophy". Delete "first".
    • Done. Ergo Sum 06:03, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "in such subjects as". In UK English that would be 'on', not "in".
    • One of those trans-Atlantic divides. I believe "in" is the standard preposition here in American English. Ergo Sum 06:03, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Doonan then returned to Philadelphia, where he suffered a stroke," Is it known either when he returned or when he suffered his stroke?
    • Unfortunately not. The source doesn't elaborate on when he went to Lourdes, returned, or suffered a stroke. Ergo Sum 06:04, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Cite 23 should be 'p.', not "pp.".
    • Fixed. Ergo Sum 06:04, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Gog the Mild (talk) 13:48, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Gog the Mild. Ergo Sum 06:05, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Nice work. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:28, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

- spotchecks not done

  • Source for him having been the 27th president?
    • In all the Georgetown presidents articles, I've proceeded on the blue sky principle regarding the order of their presidency. This is information I've pulled from List of presidents of Georgetown University, which itself relies on a source that does not explicitly say that Doonan or anyone else was X number, but rather lists all the presidents sequentially. So, it is necessarily an inference, but one that I think does not violate the original research policy. Ergo Sum 19:25, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
      • It does however present a problem with regards to the documentation of {{infobox officeholder}}, which indicates order "should only be used when there is a well established use of such numbering in reliable sources". Nikkimaria (talk) 03:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
        • I've done some more research. I knew some sources had conflicting ways of counting presidents (namely which presidents are counted as acting presidents and therefore not assigned a number). After digging deeper, it seems that the significantly predominant way of counting is to give the early acting presidents a number. Quite a few reliable sources can be found describing DeGioia as 48th, O'Donovan as 47th, and Healy as 46th, etc., going back several decades. Moreover, the 1891 Shea book comports with this numbering convention. Therefore, I've corrected Doonan's number and corrected the numbering for the other presidents and the List article. Ergo Sum 21:42, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "during which time he oversaw the completion and naming of Gaston Hall" - text supports the naming, but says only that he proposed its completion, not that it was actually completed during his tenure. Our article on the hall has it being completed well after his term.
    • Good catch. I've corrected this in the lede. Ergo Sum 19:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Don't duplicate publisher in author field
    • Which ref are you referring to for this? Ergo Sum 19:26, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
      • M. H. Wiltzius Company. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Fixed. Ergo Sum 22:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
  • What makes The Hoya a high-quality reliable source? Mosher's Magazine?
    • Mosher's is a self-published source by the Catholic Summer School of America. Because it is being used here as a source about itself, I believe it is allowed by policy. The Hoya I believe is considered an RS under the RSSM policy; namely, a reliable student media that is here reporting on its own institution. Ergo Sum 19:43, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
      • I wouldn't agree that RSSM supports it being a high-quality source. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:25, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Based on what I've read and researched, its reliability and editorial oversight seems to be comparable to that of the Harvard Crimson, which RSSM gives as an example of a reliable student media source. I don't know of anything that would suggest otherwise. Ergo Sum 22:27, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The library is a publisher, not a work
    • Changed. Ergo Sum 19:28, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Access dates are not required or useful for GBooks links. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:19, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Removed. Ergo Sum 19:32, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

1985 Tour de France[edit]

Nominator(s): Zwerg Nase (talk) 16:13, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about the 72nd running of the Tour de France, the most prestigious cycle race in the world. It was promoted to Good Article last May. All comments are much appreciated! Zwerg Nase (talk) 16:13, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support from Gerald Waldo Luis[edit]

  • Support -- all my concerns addressed. GeraldWL 02:21, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Support Comments from Sportsfan77777[edit]

I'll get to this in the future... Sportsfan77777 (talk) 07:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

@Sportsfan77777: Looking forward to your comments! Zwerg Nase (talk) 18:58, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Here are the comments! Sportsfan77777 (talk) 04:53, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Lead

  • Why the citation?
In accordance with MOS:LEADCITE, I added that citation since this statement is not repeated anywhere in the article and might be challenged.
  • but time bonuses saw the lead switch to Eric Vanderaerden after stage 1 ===>>> but lost the lead to Eric Vanderaerden after stage 1 because of time bonuses. (as is, it doesn't follow parallelism)
Done.
  • leading to a bronchitis ===>> leading to bronchitis
Done.
  • However, he was able to fight off ===>>> Nonetheless, he was able to fight off (two "However"s)
Done.
  • Clarify that Hinault had a large lead from stage 8 onwards.
Done.
  • For his assistance ===>>> For LeMond's assistance (unclear "his")
Done.
  • The above sentence sounds like it is contradictory with the previous one. Maybe be more specific with what happened with LeMond.
I cannot quite follow which sentence you mean?
Nonetheless, he was able to fight off challenges by teammate LeMond and Roche to win the race overall. For LeMond's assistance, Hinault publicly pledged to support LeMond for overall victory the following year. <<<=== These two sentences. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:11, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Add the importance of the time trials in one of the first two paragraphs.
Done.
One more comment on that: decisive for its outcome ===>>> instrumental in Hinault's victory. (the grammar is not quite right) Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:11, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Teams

  • Three Italian teams (Gis Gelati, Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre, and Malvor–Bottecchia–Vaporella) withdrew ===>>> Because three Italian teams (Gis Gelati, Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre, and Malvor–Bottecchia–Vaporella) withdrew, the Tour started (I don't like "so" as a transition word)
Done.
  • Each team had 10 cyclists, so the 1985 Tour ===>>> With 10 cyclists on each team, the 1985 Tour
Done.
  • The average age of riders in the race was 26.76 years ===>>> The riders in the race had an average age of 26.76 years (to make "ranging" work in the next clause)
Done.
  • who had won in 1980 <<<=== should be in parentheses
Done.
  • , as it was their fifteenth start in the race ===>>> by each starting in the race for their fifteenth time.
Done.
  • That one sentence could just be the last sentence of the first paragraph.
Done.

Favourites

  • as record winner of the Tour ===>> for the record number of Tour wins.
Done.
  • winning the road world championship ===>>> a win in the road world championship (to keep parallelism with the next clause)
Done.
  • The amount of individual time trials, a total of 159 km (99 mi), ===>>> Either "The number of individual time trials, totaling 159 km (99 mi)," OR "The amount of individual time trials, four stages totaling 159 km (99 mi)," OR "The length of the individual time trials, totaling 159 km (99 mi),"
Done.

Route

  • started in Brittany ===>>> started in Brittany in northwest France
Done.
  • Vosges and Jura ===>>> Vosges and Jura mountains
Done.
  • into the Alps ===>>> into the Alps for stages 11 through 13
Done.
  • to the Pyrenees ===>>> to the Pyrenees for stages 17 and 18 (again, check that?)
Reworded "for three high-mountain stages".

Opening stages

  • immediately, by <<<=== you don't need a comma
Done.
  • meaning that he was eliminated from the race before reaching the first stage proper, having missed the time limit ===>>> eliminating him from the race before reaching the first stage proper due to having missed the time limit.
Done.
  • highlighted the stage with a 205 km <<<=== "highlighted" doesn't sound right here
Reworded.
  • jersey, courtesy <<<=== you don't need a comma
Come.
  • now came from ===>>> came from
Done.
  • Manders left him ===>>> leaving him
That would make the sentence wrong, since then it would sound like van Vliet left Manders behind.
  • before the finish, as van Vliet ===>>> before the finish when van Vliet
Done.
  • Kelly and Vanderaerden had battled hard for the victory, with the latter pushing Kelly towards the barriers, who pushed back with his arm. ===>>> During the sprint, Kelly and Vanderaerden pushed against each other, forcing Kelly towards the barriers.
Done.
  • the race lead remained with Andersen. ===>>> while Andersen kept the race lead. (parallelism)
Done.
  • on stage 7 ===>>> into stage 7
Done.

Vosges

  • who had started two minutes ahead of him ===>>> who had started two minutes ahead of him,
Done.
  • proceeded to take another minute out of him ===>>> proceeded to gain another minute on him
Done.
  • was taken to hospital ===>>> was taken to the hospital
Done.
  • into second place <<<=== remove this
Done.

Alps

  • stage 11, with the first leg <<<=== you don't need a comma
Done.
  • he collected the points ===>>> Herrera collected the points
Done.
  • in between teammates ===>> between teammates (unless they were in-between some other teammates, haha)
Done.
  • Hinault driving up to Pelier <<<=== Is "driving" fair here? You mean on the bike, right?
Changed to "riding".
  • Weakened by his attacking riding style <<<=== Do you mean Hinault was unable to attack? (You can't attack on a time trial, right?)
I meant over the previous days, have clarified.

Transition

  • of Fagor ===>> (Fagor)
Done.
  • 15 km (9.3 mi) from the finish. ===>>> With 15 km (9.3 mi) from the finish,
Reworded.

Pyrenees

  • led to a bronchitis ===>>> led to bronchitis
Done.
  • He was therefore on the back foot <<<=== this is too informal. What does "back foot" mean here?
Changed to "weakened".
  • therefore, both cancelled each other out and allowed other riders to catch back up. ===>>> leading to both cancelling each other out and allowing other riders to catch back up.
Done.
  • he had to push his teammate ===>>> LeMond had to push his teammate
Done.

Finals

  • compared to 35.882 km/h ===>>> slightly faster than the 35.882 km/h
Done.

Leadership

  • changed for the 195 Tour <<<=== typo
Done.
  • for 25th placce <<<=== typo
Done. Must have been drunk when I wrote this section (but what does that say about the GA reviewer?)
  • The combination jersey for the combination classification was introduced in 1985 ===>>> The combination jersey for the combination classification was introduced in this year's Tour.
Done.
  • only points were awarded on intermediate sprints ===>>> only awarded points on intermediate sprints
Done.
  • from 3,2, and 1 points for the first three riders across during stages 1 to 5 to 12,8, and 4 points respectively during the last five stages <<<=== fix the two spacing issues
Done.
  • Who wore the green caps when La Vie Claire led both classifications? (Was it no one?)
Unfortunately, this sort of information is borderline impossible to come by. Even van den Akker, who did a tremendous job in collecting this sort of info, does not specify. If this classification was still around today, I would assume the second-placed team would wear them, but to be honest, if you look at the TV footage, even the team who did lead the classification did not wear those caps all the time back then, so maybe they didn't even bother... it's easier to enforce nowadays with helmets being compulsory.
Even stronger: Van den Akker explicitly says he does know: Groene en gele petjes (green and yellow caps). --EdgeNavidad (Talk · Contribs) 12:13, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The split stages ===>>> The split stage 18
Done.
  • and the idea was scrapped the following year. ===>>> . The idea was scrapped the following year.
Done.
  • 120,000 Francs ===>>> 120,000 francs
Done.
  • Greg LeMond wore the technicolor jersey. <<<=== This isn't explained. Which one is the technicolor jersey? (It should be mentioned as the jersey for the combination classification above.) This also doesn't seem right? Why would this happen on Stage 21? What about the other stages where Kelly held two jerseys?
I have removed this altogether, since you are right, this should be noted for all the stages, but I cannot find the exact information on who wore the jerseys each day in place of somebody else. I guess somebody added this line because they saw LeMond in the jersey on the TV footage...
All (?) stages where somebody wore a jersey in place of somebody else are listed here. Not sure if this should be added, though, it is more a curiosity.

Aftermath

  • His first Tour victory the following year did not come to LeMond as easily ===>>> LeMond's first Tour victory the following year did not come as easily
Done.
  • too easy, and made <<<=== you don't need a comma
Done.

Doping

  • Okay.

Overall

  • No major issues.
  • The lead is one of the only places I suggested adding content. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 04:53, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

@Zwerg Nase: Just checking to see if you have addressed all of Sportsfan77777's comments? Gog the Mild (talk) 21:43, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

@Gog the Mild: Now I have. @Sportsfan77777: I have adressed all points above, some mind need your eyes again. Zwerg Nase (talk) 17:34, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
Supporting, but also see the two added comments on the lead. Also, I'd push for "22 stages and a prologue" (what you had originally) instead of "a prologue and 22 stages" as suggested below. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 08:11, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • Suggest adding alt text
  • File:Bernard_Hinault_(1982).jpg: don't see the given licensing at the cited source. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
@Nikkimaria: The license is given in the original image here, which links to here, where the Creative Commons licence is under "Auteursrechthebbende". Why the cropped image has CC 3.0 instead of CC 1.0 of the original, I do not know. I am not an expert on those licences unfortunately, so I am not sure if there is anything wrong with that. Zwerg Nase (talk) 13:15, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
The larger issue is the source image has different licensing conditions (CC0) than the image here (CC BY-SA). Nikkimaria (talk) 13:54, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
@Nikkimaria: Yeah, that's what I meant, but I am unsure what one can do about it? Can I just change the licence in the cropped image? Or do I have to use the original? Zwerg Nase (talk) 09:06, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Unless there's a specific reason why the cropped image is different, then yes, you can change it. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:05, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
@Nikkimaria: Have changed the licence, I hope it's OK now? Zwerg Nase (talk) 09:15, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
Yes. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:54, 20 January 2021 (UTC)


Coordinator note[edit]

This has been open for more than three weeks and has yet to pick up a support. Unless it attracts considerable further attention over the next four or five days I am afraid that it will have to be archived. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Gog the Mild, I have given my support to this article. One of the many unfortunate nominations that did not manage to attract as much editors. It's a quality article, so I hope more editors look through this. GeraldWL 02:22, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Gerald Waldo Luis. I'll add it to Urgents and see if that stirs up any interest. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:08, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Gog the Mild, I have also given support conditional to the sources being verified (I couldn't work out if they already have or not). HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 21:00, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Accessibility review[edit]

  • The final standings legend table is missing a caption and row scopes, and the table in the aftermath section is missing column scopes a caption. Heartfox (talk) 01:32, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from HumanBodyPiloter5[edit]

Mostly taking the sources given on good faith as I read through this. Obviously if they haven't already been reviewed by somebody then they would need to be.

  • The infobox is quite wide and sandwiches text in the lead awkwardly on my screen. I don't know how much can be done about this or what standards exist regarding related articles, but it is something to consider.
It looks OK on my computer and to be honest, I have no idea how I would change it...
  • Is noting a cyclist's team in brackets in prose a standard when writing about road cycling? It took me a couple of moments to realise that this was the significance of the terms in brackets after the competitors names, and to someone who doesn't know that road cycling is a team sport it could prove difficult to parse.
So far, this has been standard in all cycling articles I've seen (at least the higher quality ones).
Personally I would suggest using the phrasing "Rider Cyclistsson (riding for the Organisation McOrganisationface team)" for the first rider who is mentioned and then just sticking to "Cyclist McRider (Operation Society)" for all the others in order to get a balance between clarity and conciseness. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 18:06, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The lead mentions that there were "22 stages and a prologue"; would it make more sense to say "a prologue and 22 stages" since the prologue came first?
Done.
  • Remaining with the lead and still regarding the prologue, it may be worthwhile to provide some brief indication of the significance of the prologue relative to the other stages in the lead. A link to the individual time trial article from the word prologue would likely suffice.
Done.
  • Is there a reason why "Fabio Parra (Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic) was the best rider who rode for the first time" is the exact wording used or could something more concise like "the best debutant" or "the best rookie" be used?
Done.
  • This source: ""Record-aantal ploegen in Tour". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Koninklijke Bibliotheek. 15 June 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 29 December 2013." seems to go to a dead link.
I will have to come back to this, apparently Kranter has removed the paper from their library. Shame.
  • I assume that the part saying "Since three Italian teams (Gis Gelati, Alpilatte–Olmo–Cierre, and Malvor–Bottecchia–Vaporella) withdrew" is referring to three teams mentioned in the preceeding source which seems to be a dead link. Is there a particular significance to these teams being Italian relating to their withdrawal or is it just a coincidence?
  • Is "which would draw him level with Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx for the record number of Tour wins" referencing Tour de France wins or Grand Tour wins?
Clarified.
  • How does Philippa York prefer to be referred to in the past tense? If she hasn't said that she prefers to be refered to under her former public-facing identity in the past tense I would use her current identity.
I have so far not found an indication over how she wants to be spoken of when talking about the time when she was known as Millar. My reasoning was that for people familiar with cyling in the 80s, they might not be aware of her transition, so I have included the former name to avoid confusion and added the note to make it clear. I guess there can be different views on this, but since the sources on the topic all refer to her as "Robert Millar", I would argue that for her in the 80s, that is the WP:COMMONNAME.
  • "Ángel Arroyo ... abandoned"?
Yes?
I would recommend rephrasing this to say that Arroyo "abandoned the stage" or "abandoned the tour" for clarity. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 17:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Does the team time trial have any influence on the individual classifications?
  • Were Kelly and Vanderaerden relegated to the back of the field for the stage results or in the overall classification?
Just the actual field. Not even the stage result in general, but the field that they were in when they crossed the line. Whoever arrived later, seperate from the main pack, was still behind them.
That would make far more sense as a penalty. I would suggest changing the wording to say "their group" rather than "field" as the latter term is suggestive of the phrase "(x number) of teams fielded an entry", hence the confusion. HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 18:32, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I understand that the section titled "Vosges and Jura" is referring to the mountain ranges which were mentioned earlier in the article, and that presumably these stages took place in those regions, but reading through the article this heading stuck out as a little vague in its subject matter relative to the prose it contains.
  • The footnote explains about how Dietrich Thurau believed that Raymond Trine held a grudge against him, and while most of the information contained within that footnote is better suited to an explanatory footnote than the main prose, I think a few words mentioning that there was some sort of existing rancour may be suitable in the main prose.
  • A brief explanation or a suitable link explaining what a "categorised climb" is at first mention would probably be a good idea.
  • Is "led to a bronchitis" the normal wording? I'm no medical expert so I don't want to comment too much about this sort of thing.
  • Is there a reason Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx have their full names used twice in the main body?
  • The explanation of the different classifications comes quite late in the article. I haven't found this to be a problem, but someone with no background knowledge may find it a little harder to parse. Not a particularly serious issue though, as the table of contents will presumably help anyone who's truly stuck.

Other than a few small concerns raised above, I would support this article for featured article status, provided all of the citations have been/will be verified appropriately by someone with the means or the time. A very high quality read for the most part.

HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 20:51, 10 February 2021 (UTC)HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 20:52, 10 February 2021 (UTC)HumanBodyPiloter5 (talk) 20:57, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Some replies, more to follow. Zwerg Nase (talk) 17:46, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

Doing now. Aza24 (talk) 02:20, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

  • A note, you seem to have missed the accessibility review further up in the page
    • If this is done than a caption can be added to the Aftermath table and ref 138 could be moved next to it like the other tables
  • Wondering if it's possible to include the information cited in the first sentence in the body text so the ref can be removed
Formatting

Bibliography

  • Why sometimes include the country as location and sometimes not? Needs to be consistent

References

  • Refs 4, 38, 74 missing |trans-title= that the others have
  • ref 35 missing retrieval date
  • I'm confused by your use of retrieval dates, you're inconsistent with including them for refs via Delpher (e.g. ref 29 vs ref 66) and inconsistent with refs via Newspapers.com. (e.g. ref 62 vs 58). Either always include them or don't at all, just needs to be consistent—I would think it's better to include though
Reliability
  • What makes van den Akker, Pieter a high-quality reliable source if it's self-published? How is there credibility or oversight here?
  • what makes CVCCBike.com a high-quality reliable source?
Verifiability
  • I don't really understand linking to the google books, almost all of them don't have a preview available or open access
  • spotchecks not done Aza24 (talk) 03:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Love for Sale (Bilal album)[edit]

Nominator(s): isento (talk) 00:03, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about an unreleased album by the singer-songwriter Bilal, recorded in the early 2000s at Electric Lady Studios during the height of the studio's Soulquarians era. A darker, experimental departure from the neo soul music of his first album, Love for Sale was resisted by the singer's record label and controversially shelved after an unfinished mix leaked online in 2006, changing the course of his career while becoming a cult classic among black-music fans. This article was recently (and thoroughly) reviewed by Kyle Peake for good-article nomination, making it ready for review here, in my opinion. isento (talk) 00:03, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Kyle Peake[edit]

This article looks to be in amazing shape, having only improved if anything since my review that helped improve it to a strong degree! It would be not only incredible, but also deserved of Isento for this article to become a FA. --K. Peake 06:17, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review by Ealdgyth[edit]

  • What makes the following high quality reliable sources?
    • https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/standard-sounds-hidden-gems-2
      • The information cited from this source is a musician interviewed, his opinion on the album, rather than any factual claim. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The site appears professionally run ([27], [28]), with the music series curated by Annie Chayon, an industry publicist for various well-known musicians ([29]). What reason is there to doubt the reliability of this interview, from which only a snippet of a quote is used here. isento (talk) 16:19, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
            • Used in many scholarly, and the music portal in particular has been recommended by GQ here. isento (talk) 17:00, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
                • Um... that's a plain google search. Fodor's and Lonely Planet are not scholarly sources. And neither is GQ. But comparatively, this is not that awful. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:15, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://beatsboxingmayhem.com
      • The sources used are interviews with Bilal, while the writer and publisher has previously written for [C] Magazine and AllHipHop, among others. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The author and his site have been referenced scholarly books on various subjects ([30], [31]) isento (talk) 16:41, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
          • Okay, if you want to refer to books as "scholarly" - use Google Scholar, not a plain google search. Otherwise - works with titles like "Lord High Executioner: The Legendary Mafia Boss Antonio Anastasia" are not exactly 'scholarly' titles. But the second search is showing more aceptable usages (and more of them) so it's probably okay. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:15, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20110113183156/http://www.myaliya.com/2010/08/bilal-airtight-holds-water/
      • The source is an interview with Bilal, while the writer and publisher is Aliya Ewing, who had previously written for HipHopDX, XXL, Okayplayer ([32]), and The Root ([33]). isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Ewing has more than 100 articles published in her name for professional publications, according to Muck Rack. According to HipHopDX's archive of her 200+ articles there, among which are other interviews with Bilal, she is a "veteran journalist, blogger and DX personality". isento (talk) 17:15, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
        • At the time of this interview, Ewing was backed by HipHopDX. And I've demonstrated she is a member of the press and a noted expert in this field. By the standard of your cheat sheet, she is high-quality, if a multiple of those criteria can be demonstrated. isento (talk) 20:16, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
          • I'll leave this one out for other reviewers to decide for themselves. -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
    • http://muphoricsounds.com/2010/08/16/interview-with-bilal-someday-well-all-be-free-download/
      • In and of itself, it's not a high-quality reliable source. But, as in the previous cases, the information cited from this source is strictly from the musician interviewed. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The interviewer, who is photographed with Bilal in the article, has long media/publishing experience, with professional testimonials here. isento (talk) 16:41, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Roseann Vanessa Warren has spoken on academic panels as a media consultant, at both The New School ([34]) and Baruch College ([35]). Her site's list of credentials/experience (editorial experience at HarperCollins, U.S. News & World Report, Simon & Schuster, Random House) is confirmed by alumnius.net (which itself shows up on Google Scholar) isento (talk) 04:08, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
        • She is currently backed by Medgar Evers College, webmaster for their website ([36]). isento (talk) 20:39, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
        • I've found and added another citation (to Jesse Thorn's podcast-interview published on Maximum Fun) alongside the Warren-cited sentence, echoing with additional detail what Bilal tells Warren. isento (talk) 21:10, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
          • If I'm reading the diffs right, you haven't replaced the disputed source, you've added another sentence sourced to another source ... but left the disputed source as the only source still for the information it was sourcing? -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
            • I was trying to demonstrate that a contested (by you) source is being used in accordance with a secondary source, in the spirit of Wikipedia:Guidance_on_source_reviewing_at_FAC#High_quality: "In the case of anything contentious, are primary sources being used in accordance with the secondary literature?" Furthermore, from that guideline, this source "represent[s] the best available for this particular subject" and "supports each point [as] the most appropriate for that point". isento (talk) 03:03, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
            • I have removed this source (along with its cited content) and relegated it to "Further reading", @Ealdgyth:. isento (talk) 18:58, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
              • Thank you. That takes care of that concern. Ealdgyth (talk) 19:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
    • https://genius.com/artists/Bilal (note that WP:RSP defines this as a marginally reliable source so I'm going to say it doesn't meet the FA "high quality" requirement
      • Same as before. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Bilal is video-taped in this source, saying that quote which is all that is cited in this article. isento (talk) 16:41, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
          • The site's musician-interviews and -annotations have been referenced in numerous reliable sources. The veteran music journalist Sasha Frere-Jones has led the site's editorial team ([37]). isento (talk) 06:42, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
            • Not convinced and I'm going to go with WP:RSP... if they decide its' marginal, it's not going to meet the FA criteria. -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
              • RSP's cited discussions of this source (206, 258) are entirely focused on non-interview content, with @Jc86035: making that qualification. isento (talk) 02:59, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
                • That doesn't mean interview content is high-quality. I agree with Ealdgyth's assessment here, and would point out that in general the fact that something is an interview doesn't make it more appropriate if the site in general is questionable. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:17, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
                    • The interview was video-recorded. isento (talk) 17:27, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20110222221706/http://johnsimondaily.com/2011/02/a-conversation-with-bilal/
      • The writer is a media insider who interviewed Bilal in this source. Her account of his performance and the release expectation is strictly cited. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC) Note: the site was rebranded as xojohn and according to Google Analytics, is a reliable lifestyle publication. isento (talk) 14:57, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The sole citation to this source is this statement about Bingham's witnessing Bilal performed a concert in Brooklyn and that the album was expected to be released soon after (her account of Bilal's appearance at the concert festival is echoed by Billboard, save for the song specified). As a veteran media insider who interviewed the singer for a relatively reliable website with media-insider connections (the founding editor profiled here), Bingham can be trusted for this specific content IMO. Given the context (WP:RSCONTEXT). isento (talk) 20:05, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
          • Not totally convinced but leaving this out for other reviewers to decide. -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:20, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
    • http://www.soulbounce.com/
      • This is a relatively respected source ([38]), appears in books ([39]) too. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.prefixmag.com/news/love-not-for-sale/8090/
      • The site has also been cited in scholarly/book publications ([40]), and a general researched description here of their operation appears reliable. Meanwhile, the writer of that article has freelanced for a variety of professional publications. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://bamalovesoul.com/saturday-sample-sessions-009-myrna-summers-give-me-something-to-hold-on-to-part-2/
      • The writer and publisher is a professional DJ with a significant audience for his site, which is profiled in more depth here by The Birmingham News. The information cited from him is strictly an opinion/observation of a song. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The text attributed to him as a source is one comment on the sampled elements of a song. For this specific topic, he is an expert source, as a "veteran DJ". Oddly enough, a few references to him appear at Google Scholar. Also at Singersroom ([41]) and Okayplayer ([42]). isento (talk) 06:59, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.thecouchsessions.com/articles/music/reviewed-interviewed-bilal-at-park-14th-washington-dc-21110
      • The information from this source cited here is strictly a quote from Bilal, who is interviewed by the source. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The interviewer, Marcus K Dowling, is reliable on credentials and experience alone. isento (talk) 16:41, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
    • http://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2879-Music-Week.html
      • Self-published subject-matter expert (WP:SELFPUB), with decades worth of music-crit experience --> Tom Hull (critic), article on the writer. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.allmusic.com (note that WP:RSP considers it only borderline reliable)
      • The discussions I see at WP:RSP attributed to that site's company are not substantial in regards to this site, which is ubiquitously cited in music articles. Furthermore, the writer Andy Kellman is an oft-referenced expert in this context. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Kellman's AllMusic writings appear to be cited a lot in articles at Google Scholar. Same for AllMusic in general. isento (talk) 03:08, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
          • Again, going with WP:RSP, the criteria here is 'high quality' not just reliable. Ealdgyth (talk) 16:28, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
            • Going with the conclusion of @Michig: at one of those RSP discussions on AllMusic in particular, "The biographies and reviews are reliable sources - several of their writers are well established and respected music writers." (WP:RSN) This particular bio from Kellman was written long before RhythmOne acquired AllMusic. I've demonstrated he's a member of the press, I've demonstrated he's an expert source in this field, as per your own cheat sheet. MuckRack's bio to boot notes that he's even written liner notes for album reissues, at least one of which was Grammy-nominated for the packaging. isento (talk) 02:40, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://theshadowleague.com/bilal-is-the-future-and-the-present-and-the-last
      • The site appears to be of repute in and of itself ([43], with articles republished by Black Enterprise --> [44], and approved of by goodblacknews.org) isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The site has published the writings of journalists Nelson George, Harry Allen, and Kevin Powell. It is independently operated, with editorial staff of significant experience. isento (talk) 15:40, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
          • appears in several articles on Google Scholar, profiled in Politico, annual awards ceremony profiled in Amsterdam News; the author of the article, Travis Larrier, was previously Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter's Deputy Education Advisor ([45]) and a reference for The CQ Press Guide to Urban Politics and Policy in the United States. According to Jet on the site's launch, the editorial team has "some of the most well respected sports journalists of today such as Vincent Thomas, James Carr, J.R. Gamble and Glen Minnis." ([46]) isento (talk) 03:03, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
            • Well, the first result from Google Scholar is to a generic phrase "Table III presents actual and “shadow” league tables for seasons 1999 – 2006, with the shadow league tables showing points totals adjusted to what each county could" which is not referring to this website. And the ones that ARE referring to it are using it for sports journalism, not music journalism. And the number of them is pretty sparse. Not persuaded here. Ealdgyth (talk) 18:08, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
              • Cited once in an academic work on hip hop. Also, the other results are not merely sports journalism. They write through the lens of African-American culture, in which Larrier's commentary examines this album. Hence the name "the shadow league". And the publication has not published merely sports journalists, but music and culture critics like the aforementioned (George, Allen, Powell). Their editor-at-large has been published in BET, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, The Root... isento (talk) 20:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
              • The publication's founder was an executive for Vibe, whose focus is black music and culture, ranging from fashion to sports. The Shadow League is a sports and culture publication in the same vein. So my point is they have expertise in the sphere of African-American culture and high-quality editorial credentials in the sphere of African-American culture journalism. isento (talk) 20:31, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
              • Among Larrier's claims cited in this article, the one about being widely bootlegged is echoed in Thorn, and the 500,000+ figure is echoed by press for the Blue Note club, the New School, and The Chestnut Local. isento (talk) 21:19, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://www.newblackmaninexile.net/2013/08/a-praise-song-for-bilal-by-emily-j-lordi.html
      • This is a blog published by the academic Emily J. Lordi. Her music and book reviews have appeared on sites such as Pitchfork, The Root, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Strictly her opinion of the music is cited here, in one instance. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
    • https://web.archive.org/web/20110323050129/http://www.nodfactor.com/2010/09/14/6766/
      • In and of itself, the blog is known for interviewing and profiling notable hip-hop producers, with McKie interviewed in this particular page. For the context of this article, McKie's account is strictly cited here. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Nodfactor has been referenced in mainstream music publications like Complex ([47]) and HipHopDX ([48]), as well as here in The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music by Paul Edwards. The site's founder (and this particular interview's publisher), Jerry L. Barrow, was editor-in-chief for Scratch magazine and has 10+ years of publishing experiencing ([49]). They have a prolific body of interview work, many of which were recorded and published on YouTube. I don't see any reason to doubt the authenticity or reliability of their interview. isento (talk) 15:36, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
          • Not persuaded, leaving out for other reviewers to decide, but not thinking this meets the 'high quality' bar. Ealdgyth (talk) 16:28, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
            • You crossed it out a few weeks ago suggesting it was fine. I'm confused. isento (talk) 05:46, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Note that I did not do spot checks or check for formatting, etc. Just reliablity.
  • Note also that I will claim this review for points in the Wikicup.
  • Ealdgyth (talk) 14:40, 5 January 2021 (UTC)Ealdgyth (talk) 13:38, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Thank you for the comments. Please keep in mind that much of the coverage of this topic has been in the purview of black publications, which historically have less resources and visibility compared to mainstream counterparts ([50], [51]). Along with the decline in journalism during the 2010s encouraging established/already-credible writers/publishers to self-publish more. And that with the more marginally-reliable sources, I used them in the case of interviews with musicians relevant to this article's subject. isento (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
      • I checked WP:FACS's section on high-quality sourcing, potential concerns, etc... The primary sources -- interviews -- are used in accordance with secondary literature on the topic, and all in all, the sources are the best available on this topic. isento (talk) 17:53, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
Do you have any follow-up comments @Ealdgyth:? isento (talk) 17:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
I have struck some above, but the problem with interviews isn't being primary but the reliabilty of the actual interviewer and the site publishing the interview. See User:Ealdgyth/FAC cheatsheet#New FAC stuff for some helpful advice. I am sensitive to the fact that this isn't an subject area that is going to have big academic tomes written on it, but we do still need to be mindful of the FA criteria as well as the general WP:RS policies. Ealdgyth (talk) 20:49, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for that reference @Ealdgyth:. I believe I've demonstrated criteria described at your page for most of the above sources, with more commentary added since. But please take me through them, one by one, if more is needed to make a better determination. I don't think any of them fall into the adage "Not everything you read is true", if the question about the interviews is whether they were accurately recorded or not, or if they are even real to begin with. isento (talk) 17:14, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
I've struck a few more but the others I'm not persuaded by. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:15, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Okay, I understand. I would like to continue examining each of the rest further one by one, with additional research, and respond to your reservations. isento (talk) 03:03, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll throw in Gearslutz, which is listed in the Bibliography as an "interview" but is in fact a page from an online chat forum. EddieHugh (talk) 23:22, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

The source is under the site's Expert Q & A section, which fits the definition of an interview. The site is actually reputable, even referenced in various articles at Google Scholar and Google News, and Elevado is a verified contributor, even has recommended it as a source of research for audio recording topics. isento (talk) 04:00, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Elevado's statements are attributed to him as a primary source in the article. He is not used beyond those few sentences. isento (talk) 04:31, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
So we're confident that whoever posted on that forum was Russell Elevado? EddieHugh (talk) 14:10, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Yes. He is the only poster with that name there, and he confirms the location of his posting on the site in the Red Bull interview I linked earlier. isento (talk) 14:52, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the clarifications. It looks ok for how it has been used in this article. EddieHugh (talk) 17:35, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Hi Ealdgyth, I got a bit lost in there. How is it looking? Gog the Mild (talk) 12:51, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
    • The ones that are unstruck are still concerns for me. I'd probably call it an oppose on sourcing at this point. Ealdgyth (talk) 18:08, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Ealdgyth. Isento, I would suggest concentrating your efforts on addressing Ealdgyth's concerns. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:18, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
@Gog the Mild:, I have concentrated my efforts here. I've responded to each of the remaining sources since Ealdgyth's last response prior to responding to you, and have asked for them to go through each source one by one for an adequate explanation of the concern in light of my additional supporting material. But the recent response feels like a hand-wave dismissal. And for them to suggest that AllMusic and Kellman are still a concern -- even though they appear all over Google Scholar, and Kellman in particular has been published in music publications and referenced in music reference books -- is ridiculous. In general, I believe I have demonstrated multiples of what their FAC cheat sheet demands: "news articles that say the site is reliable/noteworthy/etc. ... backed by a media company/university/institute ... the author is a noted expert in their field ... the author is actually a member of the press." Unless I have missed something, in which case it would be appropriate to point it out to me in each concerning source. For an interview published on a site like Warren's, the fact-checking issue pointed out at the cheat sheet isn't relevant if all I'm citing from that interview is Bilal's own words, as a primary source, in but a few sentences in this article. Otherwise, I am not citing any claim from Warren. And most of the other remaining sources listed above are used sparingly or once or twice and in appropriate context in the article. I would recommend a more nuanced approach to adjudging their quality here. isento (talk) 20:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Fair enough. I know that Ealdgyth has been largely out of action for a day or two and snuck that response in as a favour for me. They won't be free for any extensive work until Saturday. So if you think that you have done as much as you can, be patient and we'll see what the verdict is then. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:25, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Thank you. I understand. That is fine. I was not demanding immediate inspection. My reason for messaging you was just the concern for the craziness below. isento (talk) 20:32, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Nuh-uh, Gog, not fair enough. The nom's free to disagree with reviewer perspectives, but the post above was rude and inappropriate. I would encourage them to withdraw and apologize for the personal commentary which was out of line before requesting more source reviewer time. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:17, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
      • The original source reviewer's comments said no spot checks were done and, in regards to some of the remaining sources above, "leave this one out for other reviewers to decide for themselves". I don't know what was supposed to be done with conclusions like that, which is why I suggested a second opinion along with the spot check request. I'm not dignifying the other remarks on my remarks. isento (talk) 17:20, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
      • I believe Ealdgyth's judgements here have been based more in their own "cheat sheet" than with Wikipedia:Guidance on source reviewing at FAC#High quality. Sometimes they've simply glossed over the material I've collected to support the criteria of even their own "cheat sheet" standards. They have lacked nuance and respect for much further investigation in certain cases, especially in the case of Kellman and AllMusic. I've noted credential upon credential for Kellman to establish his expertise and quality, and here is yet another one: he wrote for Billboard and was cited in a piece for the Smithsonian. Aliya Ewing is also clearly an expert in this field, supported by a publication, etc. If my tone was a bit intense earlier, my apologies - as I said, there was other craziness below here to deal with. And I respect the fact that there are numerous other FAC's needing source reviews. Which is why I put in the time and effort into collecting all that information above, and not for it to be limited to perfunctory responses like this. isento (talk) 05:46, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
      • Ealdgyth has said they would "probably oppose" on this issue. Which makes my defense crucial, especially since WP:FARS says the concept of "high quality" has to be flexibly applied ... particularly in the various fields of sport or popular culture, "high quality" often has to be interpreted as "best available". Look at the credentials and links I've offered above, and you'll see that Kellman, Ewing, and Larrier's The Shadow League are all pretty high quality in this context. isento (talk) 05:57, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
        • WP:FARS is not any more "official" than Ealdgyth's page; they are both essays by frequent FAC source reviewers, although the author of FARS is unfortunately now deceased. As I said, you're welcome to disagree with her assessment; my objection was to the way you did so. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:02, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
            • FARS is actually referred to at the criteria page. I assume this gives it weight here. isento (talk) 02:22, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
              • It has the same amount of weight as any other essay - including Ealdgyth's. The question of what ought to be listed on that page I will address elsewhere. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
          • As Nikkimaria pointed out, WP:FARS has the same standing as my own essay. I am not bound by either, but I set mine out as a help to nominators. At this point, I'm not persuaded by any of the rest of the sourcing, and will have to relunctantly oppose on sourcing. I'll also note that I have taken account of the fact of the subject matter - we should use the "best available" not "everything we can find". I've indeed struck some (even most) of my initial concerns, but I am still concerned about the rest and thus the oppose. Ealdgyth (talk) 15:06, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
            • Well, you are wrong in suggesting (if you are) that sources like Kellman's Bilal bio and Larrier's piece on him and the album are not among "the best available". I am willing to remove the few citations to Warren, since it is repeating detail of more reliably-sourced content and not essential. But I cannot remove Kellman and Larrier, or Ewing, especially since they are undoubtedly reliable. And you have not explicated your doubts at any point on each. Which is disappointing in a reviewer here and justifies my ask for a second opinion. isento (talk) 17:54, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from DMT biscuit[edit]

Comments from Vmavanti[edit]

This person isn't a jazz musician. My guess is R&B, not jazz. I request that references to jazz be removed unless reliable sources proving he is a jazz musician can be found. Thanks.
Vmavanti (talk) 05:57, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Have you read this article, or even the singer's? There are reliable sources attributed to those references to jazz. And nothing refers to him outright as a "jazz musician". isento (talk) 06:05, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
AllMusic calls him a jazz vocalist ([54]), as do numerous other reliable sources out there. isento (talk) 10:28, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "a jazz and soul singer" ([55] Jesse Thorn, NPR)
  • "much of [Love for Sale is] based around his signature sound as a trained jazz vocalist" ([56] Jonathan Cunningham, Detroit Metro Times)
  • "soul, jazz and R&B impresario ... catapult[ed] himself into the holy ranks of jazz and soul crossover vocalists" ([57] Eric Tullis, Indy Week)
  • "his performances usually extend beyond jazz and even soul" ([58] Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader)
  • "The album showcased Bilal as more than just a neo soul singer, with forays into jazz and blues" (The Urban Daily)

isento (talk) 04:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

"based around his signature sound as a jazz vocalist". Does this mean anything? What is his signature sound? If he is a jazz vocalist, then is this a jazz album?
"holy ranks of jazz and soul crossover vocalists". Holy? Cat out of bag. Does this mean "jazz crossover" and "soul crossover". Neither genre exists. Bow down to ambiguity.
"more than just a neo soul singer" Why neo-soul instead of soul, and what's wrong with being either one? Why "just"? What's elevated about jazz? It came out of the brothels of New Orleans. "his performances usually extend beyond jazz and even soul" Does performances refer to concerts or albums or this unreleased album or none of the above? And "beyond jazz and even soul" means what? "Forays into jazz and blues" What does this mean? I would like to see some specifics. Where do these forays occur? Does a foray into anything mean one can steal it the title and claim it as one's own? If I played basketball as a kid, does that make me a basketball player for life? Or does it have a clear definition? I'm supposed to accept these mushy-headed statements as reliable sources regarding facts? That's wishful thinking, an article of faith. The will and desire to make something true although it really isn't.
Vmavanti (talk) 08:54, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Actually the sentence reads "One of a kind R&B/jazz vocalist". There's our friend the slash again, celebrating ambiguity. I don't know what the write means by "R&B/jazz vocalist" given that those two genre, properly understood, have little to do with each other. Elsewhere on that linked page he is labeled "R&B" under Genre and under "Styles": Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B, Neo-soul, and Adult Contemporary R&B. The infobox for this article calls the album "jazz fusion", a genre that combines rock with jazz. So that adds another genre to the debate: rock. I didn't know this guy is also being called a rock musician. Maybe he is so profound he can do everything, or at least that's the impression sent by this article.
Vmavanti (talk) 18:57, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
In your edit summary you called my comment "misguided". I would like to hear you defend that accusation in specific detail. The infobox says "jazz". I would like to see that removed. He isn't a jazz musician and this isn't a jazz album. If you put "jazz" in the infobox, you are saying this is a jazz album. It isn't. It's an unreleased R&B album by an R&B musician. This is a typical Wikipedia article where a fan tries to elevate something insignificant merely by insisting it is significant. It's a mistake to love protocol more than common sense. "On occasional trips to the city's jazz clubs with his father, he witnessed the working habits and lifestyles of musicians, which inspired him to pursue music seriously." What habits? What "lifestyles"? What does "language" refer to in "music theory and language". What does "connecting with" mean? That's slang. "Buzz" is a slang term that has no place in Wikipedia. Why is it a contract "from" Interscope rather than contract "with" Interscope? Was it a gift from them? Or was it a deal, an exchange? Why use "tenure" in "tenure at Interscope"? How did they "pressure" him? "I was trying to come from a jazz perspective." What does this mean? "Expand his fanbase" is slang. Why neo-soul rather than soul? Is this album soul, neo-soul, R&B, or jazz? It can't be all of them. Choose. And that's merely sentences after talking about his "alternative-rock style demos". Where they alternative rock demos? And how is that different from alternative rock "style" demos. I could go on.
Vmavanti (talk) 13:38, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
There's been a considerable influence/merging between/on hip hop/r&b from jazz and vice versa in the last decade. Bilal's contributions to the seminal jazz album To Pimp a Butterfly and his work with Robert Glasper certainly underline this. No Swan So Fine (talk) 13:07, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
It's telling that in your attempt to explain you fall back on slashes and vague references to imaginary, hybrid forms of music that lack names or definition. One of the jobs of an editor is to replace ambiguity with clarity. It's your opinion that To Pimp a Butterfly is a "seminal jazz album". We don't deal in opinion on Wikipedia. We deal in boring facts. If you are interested in opinions, movements, causes, idealism, romanticism, and boosterism, you shouldn't be editing on Wikipedia. This isn't a jazz album. It's dishonest to hint/suggest/imply that it may be/might be/could be/influenced by/wants to be/smells like/was in the same room as...jazz.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:11, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
When we write about art on Wikipedia, the only 'facts' we can cite are other peoples opinions. Wikipedia is inherently an idealistic project. "Imagine a world where the sum etc...". Every time someone says of an album 'that's not jazz', that when the next musical revolution begins. No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:06, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
"When we write about art on Wikipedia" — You're not writing about art. You are writing about R&B music. Artists uses paint brushes. "the only 'facts' we can cite are other peoples opinions"— Wrong. I don't know where you got that idea but you should drop it. Wikipedia is not in the opinion business. Facts differ from opinions. Facts actually exist and thus don't need limp quotation marks around them suggesting that they do not. You should be writing facts, not quoting opinions, no matter what the subject of the article. "Wikipedia is inherently an idealistic project" — To the degree that Wikipedia continues to exist as a reference work, an impartial encyclopedia, this comment is wrong. Wikipedia is not a soapbox. It's not the place to inject your opinions or your feelings about life. "Every time someone says of an album 'that's not jazz', that when the next musical revolution begins"— This is another arbitrary, frivolous remark that really doesn't mean much of anything. It's irrelevant to this article and irrelevant to Wikipedia. Let's not make virtues of ambiguity, ignorance, confusion, hope, and wishful thinking.
Vmavanti (talk) 01:28, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Coord note -- I was pinged on my talk page to look at this discussion. There seems to be a lot of focus on whether the artist is considered a jazz musician or not. That's a concern for the artist's article, not for this article. The focus here should be what reliable sources say about the album. If reliable sources consider the album jazz, or to have jazz elements, then noting this would be reasonable. I can't see why someone not considered primarily a jazz musician couldn't create an album with jazz elements, and if the sources support that contention then so be it. The point is that the article should reflect the sources without undue weight being applied, IOW if the term jazz keeps coming up in the sources, I'd expect to see the term prominent in the WP article. If the term is less prominent in the sources then one would expect it to be less prominent in the article. Our opinions as WP editors on an album's genre or styles matters not a bit, what RSs say does. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 06:50, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

I agree that it's possible for someone who isn't a jazz musician to make a jazz album. It's possible. But I can't think of any examples off the top of my head. Linda Ronstadt's albums weren't jazz. Steve Miller? Almost. Rod Stewart? Uh, no. Jay Geils pulled it off. There's a difference between "lightning" and "lightning bug". There's a difference between "jazz" and "jazz influenced". I have seen the latter many times. Usually it means puffery, promotion, and pretense—particularly if the musician in question is approaching the end of life or looking for work. I'm not here to sell albums. I'm not here to sink albums.
Vmavanti (talk) 19:42, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

The genre field in the infobox "should include the music genre(s) that best describes the album. It should come from a reliable source and also be stated and referenced in the body of the article" (Template:Infobox album#genre). I don't see a source cited that clearly states 'this is an X album', for "jazz fusion", "blues rock" or "avant-garde" (is this really a genre?), and I haven't looked for the others. I see "inflections", "closer to", "arrangements drawn from", "perspective", "directions of"... even the "progressive jazz" line is "began displaying Bilal's love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock" in the source. There's an impressive array of sources, and they're saying, overall, that this is something unusual, original, influenced by lots of things, and that it's not of a particular genre (or genres)... which suggests that the infobox shouldn't contain these things. EddieHugh (talk) 00:02, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

I think that depriving this article's infobox of genres because sources opt for nuanced descriptions of the music, as opposed to rigid, singular designations phrased in explicit and simple enough terms for you (like "this is a jazz album"), is a bit short-sighted and denies readers any impression of what this music is like. The kind of standard you are expecting for editorial discretion here is usually reserved for cases where there are too many genres to pick from sources, or when there is a controversy among sources explicitly disagreeing on genre. Not only does that quote you cited ("love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock") support those particular genres, but the other details cited in the article -- radical and unorthodox rhythms, free-form composition, experimental song structures -- add credence to the fusion and avant-garde designations, as merely soul or funk -- traditionally simple three-minute songs of popular music -- would not capture adequately what this music is, according to what's been cited in the article. isento (talk) 03:54, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
In short, I don't agree with your interpretation of the genre guideline as demanding a source categorize the album rigidly or singularly. And in this particular case, I don't think following such an approach would improve the article, even if it were a rule. isento (talk) 04:27, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
I wasn't "demanding a source categorize the album rigidly or singularly". I was saying, quoting Infobox album#genre, that, for any genre specified in the infobox, cited sources should state what genre(s) a recording is part of. I also gave a summary of what the sources are actually saying, which isn't 'this is a [genre] album'. A solution I've used in these circumstances is to leave the genre field blank and let the reader... read the article (the first two paragraphs contain everything). (On the specific point, "began displaying Bilal's love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock" doesn't say that those genres were major parts of this album.) EddieHugh (talk) 14:25, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
A love affair, figuratively speaking, is defined as an intense interest or passion in something, which in my opinion makes a strong enough case to note it, along with the other discussion of jazz, fusion, and related characteristics in the article... There is actually one source that defines the music on the kind of explicit terms you're touching on, and it's Hart in Aftermath and legacy, in reference to soul. But that wouldn't do the whole of the music summary justice, to merely include that one genre in the infobox. Again, the guideline does not say to note the "major parts," because that would be a one-size-fits-all policy that would neglect the fact that album articles are not a monolith. isento (talk) 15:18, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Exactly...figurative. That's what makes it a bullshit statement in a bullshit article. We deal in literal here, not the cloudland of figurative. On Earth, people have love affairs with people. You literally can't have a love affair with an abstraction. That kind of flowery, excessive language is what makes music articles inferior to other articles on Wikipedia. Frankly, it makes all of us look bad.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:34, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
"sources opt for nuanced descriptions of the music, as opposed to rigid, singular designations phrased in explicit and simple enough terms for you (like "this is a jazz album")"—Hold on there, sport. These insults need to be refuted with facts. The first job I had when I was a teenager, long ago, was as a jazz disc jockey. EddieHugh plays piano and I played guitar in college. We both have shelves full of books about jazz. We have many years of experience editing jazz articles. Eddie is a skilled collector. Sure, these facts don't indicate we're right all time. But it does mean we deserve better treatment than repeatedly being dismissed as rigid and simple-minded. What you called "nuanced" is really an attempt to make a virtue of ambiguity and ignorance. There may be some naivete about how musicians, advertisers, and writers of articles find ways to promote topics without actually saying much about them. Sometimes people who don't know what they are doing fall back on generalizations and ambiguity, while those who deal in facts and specific arguments are dismissed as rigid, simple minded rule-mongers. Consequently, I'm not surprised that you fall back on "ignore all rules". If want nuance, how about this? There certainly is a difference between topics like jazz which involve a degree of subjectivity and interpretation. But that's different from believing, "It's all so subjective and relative that it's hopeless to figure out, so I'm going to do and say whatever I damn well please." Eddie and I deal with these subjects all the time, maybe every day. We talk about them and give them a lot of thought. What's the difference between avant-garde jazz and free jazz? What is "avant-music"? What is "avant" Anything weird? Anything an untalented person wants it to be? What is experimental music? What is progressive jazz? What is progressive rock? We have literally spent years talking about these subjects on Wikipedia. I'm going to repeat this because it is a masterpiece of brevity, precision, and accuracy:
The genre field in the infobox "should include the music genre(s) that best describes the album. It should come from a reliable source and also be stated and referenced in the body of the article" (Template:Infobox album#genre). I don't see a source cited that clearly states 'this is an X album', for "jazz fusion", "blues rock" or "avant-garde" (is this really a genre?), and I haven't looked for the others. I see "inflections", "closer to", "arrangements drawn from", "perspective", "directions of"... even the "progressive jazz" line is "began displaying Bilal's love affair with progressive jazz and electric rock" in the source.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:15, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
AllMusic classifies this person as R&B. What's wrong with R&B? I heard a lot of great R&B in the 1970s. What's wrong with being an R&B singer? Or being called an R&B singer? Obviously something, or people wouldn't feel the need to "elevate" it. There's nothing elevated about jazz or any other genre of music. And it's music, by the way, not art. If you want art, go to art school. AllMusic doesn't even have an article about this album. Maybe because it was never released. So for most people it doesn't exist. Are we retreating into Harry Potter fantasyland now? Why is there an article about an album that was never released? Because a handful of people out of a world of 7.5 billion want to promote it? That's not a good enough reason.
Vmavanti (talk) 15:28, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • Blue Note image is missing alt text
  • File:Love_for_Sale_-_Bilal.jpg: not convinced this is sufficiently original to warrant copyright protection - it's not really "cover art" so much as a default press design, if I understand correctly? Nikkimaria (talk) 18:25, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
@Nikkimaria:, I've added the alt text. Yes, it is a default press design. I inquired about this topic in August at the albums project talk page and was advised this was the best option. What course of action should be done if it doesn't warrant copyright protection? isento (talk) 19:29, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
It seems the one response you got was more with regards to selecting which cover design to include rather than what tagging to use?
If it doesn't warrant copyright protection the tagging will need to be changed to reflect that. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:33, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm not an expert on this subject. But hopefully this suffices. isento (talk) 04:09, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
I've requested that the original file here be deleted so that the Commons version of the same name can be used here. isento (talk) 05:46, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Here is the new file and tagging @Nikkimaria:. isento (talk) 06:22, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
That's fine. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:17, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from SNUGGUMS[edit]

You're welcome, and I support following article improvments. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 04:11, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from zmbro[edit]

  • Honestly, the article looks great to me as it is. There's nothing I can say that would be repeating what's above. Happy to support. – zmbro (talk) 21:00, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Thanks :) isento (talk) 21:07, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
      • In light of the mess above, I would like to ask how do you feel about the current list of genres in the infobox @Zmbro:. isento (talk) 22:47, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Isento I actually had a similar issue for Bowie's Blackstar in which a user pointed out that Bowie was never a jazz musician despite the infobox having jazz as a genre. It really doesn't matter if Bowie or Bilal weren't "jazz musicians" per say. Hell, Neil Peart of the rock band Rush (rest in peace) experimented with jazz styles in the 1990s despite him having a primarily progressive rock background; again, this doesn't mean he was a "jazz drummer". Anyways, if multiple sources describe Love for Sale as having elements of jazz then it's perfectly fine to have it in the infobox. Just because a genre is in the infobox of an album doesn't mean the artist themselves were musicians of that genre. – zmbro (talk) 23:02, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
It matters to people with integrity who know how to use words properly and whose first interest is the reader. It matters because words matter. And if it's not a big deal, then why not remove it? Why fight it so hard? Therefore it must be a big deal, right? I don't know how many times I have to say this: "elements of jazz" is not identical to jazz, and it's such a vague statement as to be meaningless. What specifically does it mean? Just like "forays into jazz". It allows the writer to sound elevated while saying nothing, a common tactic in music journalism. Puffery, in other words. And since when does one person's feelings determine the quality of an article? Are we done with facts?
Vmavanti (talk) 08:40, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Spot check[edit]

Sandy is going to kill me for the header, but anyway. Took a spotcheck of 20 sources:

  • 63: OK
  • 83: OK.
  • 32: "Colorful" does not appear anywhere.
    • It does, but in the British spelling, as "colourful". I altered it here for consistency's sake, as an American-oriented article. isento (talk) 05:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)3
  • 89: OK.
  • 39: I don't see how the sentence is supported by the source.
    • I've revised the sentence to reflect the source wording better. But the writer does note those elements in the context of Nottz's "arrangement" of the sample. isento (talk) 05:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 19: OK.
  • 97: Where does it say the rapper's name?
    • The source uses "D.R.A.M." instead of "DRAM". It is below the text "Natalie Bergman" and above the image of the long-haired black man wearing sunglasses. isento (talk) 05:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 92: OK.
  • 53: "Weakest point" is not Bilal's word, here, it's the interviewer who uses it.
    • Ah, yes. Bilal used "lowest point" instead. I've revised it. isento (talk) 05:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 76: OK.
  • 48: OK.
  • 105: OK.
  • 36: Doesn't mention YouTube.
    • The bracketed note "yt" stands for YouTube. (see the bottom of this column for the key). isento (talk) 05:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 106: OK.
  • 41: OK.
  • 26: OK.
  • 67: OK.
  • 13: OK.
  • 104: OK.

Regarding the interviews and user-generated posts Ealdgyth questioned, I am inclined to say that if we can assure that the interview/post a) wasn't altered from the original and b) it actuall comes from Bilal, they can get a pass. I don't know about the others. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:14, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus:, thank you. isento (talk) 05:15, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Please note that particularly in the various fields of sport or popular culture, "high quality" often has to be interpreted as "best available". (WP:FARS). The non-interview sources -- AllMusic's Kellman, Larrier's The Shadow League -- I have shown multiples of the criteria laid out at Ealdgyth's cheat sheet, including expertise in the field, press membership, and publication backing -- I just found Kellman cited in a piece for the Smithsonian to boot. You can scroll above to the bullet point(s) for each of those sources and see for yourself, as this page has become too sprawling for me to repeat more than is needed. But WP:FARS recommends a more flexible approach to adjudging quality here. isento (talk) 06:03, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Thoughts, feedback @Jo-Jo Eumerus:? Same worries here as expressed below. isento (talk) 05:35, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Along with Kellman's professional experience, another indication of his reliability is how the Philadelphia Weekly source echoes Kellman's bio, which is cited to support in this article that Bilal developed an interest in singing while growing up in Germantown and sang in the choir at the behest of his Baptist mother. The Weekly source says exactly that as well. isento (talk) 08:26, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
The Shadow League article echoes high-quality source claims as well, including the shelving, leak, and touring claims ([59] Swan in East Bay Express, [60] Gray in WBUR, [61] Cunningham in Detroit Metro Times... several other profiles cited in this article). isento (talk) 08:35, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Sorry, but I don't feel comfortable enough with the other sources to comment on them. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 11:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
Out of the nearly 200 shortened footnotes in the article, the remaining sources questioned above make up around 20 of those. Even if they are not high-quality, as still-reliable sources comprising a minority of sourcing, would that really prevent this article from passing a source review? isento (talk) 11:26, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Comment by Buidhe[edit]

Please take the quoteboxes out. I think it disrupts the flow and gives too much weight to these short quotes, which would be better integrated into the text. (t · c) buidhe 10:19, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Okay, I have removed two of the quoteboxes, about his live performance and about his newfound artistry in the album's aftermath. But I kept the "Love for Free" quote in the section about the leak. As I reasoned to DMT biscuit in the earlier review above: It is illustrative of a few major points throughout the article going forward, including the fact of its indefinite shelving and the crucial irony noted by multiple sources, among them Bilal himself. Quotes "may be used to illustrate a point, establish context, or attribute a point of view or idea" (MOS:QUOTE), and I believe this one does so succinctly. And on further reflection, as far as flow, I believe it segues nicely from the events amid the delay and into the paragraphs about the leak. isento (talk) 18:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Also, the box is pretty small and the content is on-topic with the theme of the section. I understand how the other boxes may have been distraction or conflicted with the flow of the text. But this case acts as a clever conceit, as well as a culmination of the aforementioned delays and failed release expectation. Without it, I feel that moving from the idea of its promo vinyl being manufactured (at the end of the preceding paragraph) to the preliminary mix leaking on the Internet (the beginning of the next paragraph) may feel a bit abrupt to readers. isento (talk) 18:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
It is neither a weight or POV issue. His quote is stating a fact, just in a clever turn of phrase. isento (talk) 18:37, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Feedback @Buidhe:? I worry this nomination is running out of time and patience among the delegates. isento (talk) 05:34, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Sure, the quotebox still sandwiches with an image contrary to MOS but it also gives too much prominence to this one quote. I would integrate it into the text somewhere. (t · c) buidhe 11:49, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
I've made it a block quote, which the template page says is ideal for short quotes. WP:WEIGHT regards viewpoints. This is hardly a viewpoint, apart from his attitude in conveying a simple yet crucial fact (crucial to the article). isento (talk) 17:43, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Dimple Kapadia[edit]

Nominator(s): Shahid • Talk2me 23:20, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

This article is about an Indian actress who was recently seen in the Hollywood blockbuster Tenet. Many people who saw her for the first time in this film didn't know this lady has quite a career behind her. It's hard to find high-quality articles about Indian actors from her era owing to the limited coverage found online compared to publications in the west. This is this article's second go at FAC; last time it actually had a fair share of support, but it ended up becoming a mess. But it proved to be good for the article; I've spent time to improve it, digging in the archives to find the best sources available, including books and scholarly journals, adding more information, and polishing the prose, as recently done with the help of an independent copyeditor from GoCE. I think it is much better now. Needless to say, I'll be happy to address constructive comments. Best regards, Shahid • Talk2me 23:20, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Lee Vilenski[edit]

I'll begin a review of this article very soon! My reviews tend to focus on prose and MOS issues, especially on the lede, but I will also comment on anything that could be improved. I'll post up some comments below over the next couple days, which you should either respond to, or ask me questions on issues you are unsure of. I'll be claiming points towards the wikicup once this review is over.

Lede
  • Lede sentence should cover the main aspect of the article. I think her place of birth is important here. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • at age 14 - aged. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • by Raj Kapoor, - and who is that? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Clarified. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • In the same year, - this reads like she maried at 14! Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Clarified. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • she married the Indian actor - "the" is superfluous. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • This was a request by another reviewer who said British English requires articles. I applied it across the board. Let me know if you suggest removing it anyway. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Saagar pipes to a redirect. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The lede seems a bit all over the place - just seems to be a shortened history section. I'd much rather see that she won X many awards, and then a summary of her media image, etc Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The media image is incorporated into the summary of her career - namely her initial roles relying on her beauty, mention of her sex appeal, and her desire to expand her range and prove her mettle as an actor. The lead is a summary of her career and it is a chronological one because honestly she is hardly even known for anything other than her film career. When not acting, she is not known for engaging in any special off-screen activity and is not in the public eye. I agree that in some cases the mention of awards is better off summarised in one line. It's just that in this case the awards fit really well into her career description, and there aren't that many of them, like in the case of, say, Meryl Streep, where it's almost impossible to make a readable lead with all her individual awards mentioned. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • She took on more serious parts of troubled women in films ranging from mainstream to neorealist parallel cinema, and received acclaim for her performances in films including Kaash (1987), Drishti (1990), Lekin... (1991), and Rudaali (1993).[2] - I don't think this is contentious enough to warrant a citation in lede. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Was requested by another reviewer before. If someone else suggests to remove it, will do so. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I think the lede needs more on her standing in the industry, rather than a list of things she was in. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • (Update from the 14th of January: Hi, Lee Vilenski - I've expanded the lead now to include better description of hr roles, reception of her work, and so on - the lead is still rather chronological because everything fits just fine into this structure, but I think it is more representative and gives the readers a better sense of her work and standing in the industry) I was very careful not to make it rely on too much puffery and have a balanced lede where everything is within context. Her status as a leading actress of Hindi cinema, her beauty and critical acclaimed roles are there, but attached to her work. From my experience with FAs on actors, it is better to let the achievements speak for themselves, and that's what I tried to do here. Shahid • Talk2me 21:10, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Prose
  • You need some *WP:ALT. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Bombay (present-day Mumbai) - you don't need to explain what it is now. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Where is the DOB sourced? The two sources don't mention 1957 at all. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Right, added. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Gujarati businessman Chunibhai Kapadia and his wife Bitti, who was known as "Betty" (1939–2019 - why is her details important? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • She is the only one whose details exist. Removed anyway. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Agha Khan - our article is at a different title. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • What is a Ismaili? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Linked and clarified. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • As an infant, Dimple was given the name Ameena (literally, "honest" or "trustworthy" in Arabic) by Aga Khan III, although she was never referred to by it. - what does this even mean? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Revised. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • She is the eldest of four children; her siblings—all of whom have died—are sisters Simple (also an actor) and Reem, and a brother, Suhail. - were. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • marriage was her "biggest high" during this period - what does this mean? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Clarified, since this is a quote this should be clear now. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Kapadia retired from acting after marriage and gave birth to two daughters - you haven't actually mentioned acting up until this point. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • despite reaming separated - sp. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:18, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Revised to "despite not having reunited". Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Dimple Kapadia filmography being a see also seems weird. Why don't we have a section on this in this article? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • This is the standard now on FA articles, if you insist I could add another section anyway. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • It starred Kapoor's son Rishi Kapoor as Raj Nath, the son of a wealthy Hindu businessman, and Kapadia was given the title role of Bobby Braganza, the teenage daughter of a Christian fisherman from Goa. The story follows the love affair between Raj and Bobby in the face of his parents' disapproval of their relationship due to class prejudice - I don't see how this has anything to do with her. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Since this was the first role of her career and to this day perhaps the film she is most associated with, we thought there was room for more detail of the plot. This version was actually worked out by several editors in the previous FAC - since the core issue of the film is class prejudice and a love story between a Hindu and a Christian, we thought it was crucial to mention the other star's role to the understanding of her character. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • by which time Kapadia was married. - at this stage, it's been noted she was married to death. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Haha, removed. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • In 2008, the web portal Rediff.com ranked her performance in Bobby as the fourth-best female debut of all-time in Hindi cinema: "An elfin little girl with big, lovely eyes, nobody quite portrayed innocence as memorably as Dimple in her first outing. She was candid, striking, and a true natural ... here was a girl who would redefine glamour and grace, and make it look very, very easy indeed." - web portals don't talk. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The film was chosen as India's official entry - pipes to a redirect. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Fixed. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • A review by Asiaweek appreciated the film for its "polished narration and masterly technique" and labelled Kapadia "a delight" - newspapers don't speak either. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Rediff.com noted, "Dimple, caught between a friend and lover, performed solidly and memorably, grounding the two male leads and making the film work." - similar. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Other films released before Saagar include Manzil Manzil (1984), Aitbaar (1985) and Arjun (1985). this should be mentioned before Saagar then. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Totally agree. Done. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Feroz Khan pipes to redirect. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 22:00, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • full-on kiss - "full-on" is irrelevent. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 20:28, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 22:00, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your valuable comments so far, Lee Vilenski. Shahid • Talk2me 22:35, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Additional comments

Additionally, if you liked this review, or are looking for items to review, I have some at my nominations list. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:34, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

  • @Lee Vilenski: Is there more to come on this one? Gog the Mild (talk) 10:49, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Yashthepunisher[edit]

  • These links should be fixed.
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 10:22, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Why are there refs in the lead?
  • It was requested by a past reviewer because these are strong claims. Shahid • Talk2me 10:22, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The word 'picture' sounds informal. Why not replace it with 'film'?
  • Done, although I'm not sure it's informal. Shahid • Talk2me 10:22, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 'At age 15, she agreed to marry the actor Rajesh Khanna.' This sentence is a bit unclear. Was it an arranged marriage or love?
  • It wasn't an arranged marriage, that's why I wrote "agreed" and concluded with "after a short courtship" so readers know it was fully voluntary. Shahid • Talk2me 10:22, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 'Movies' should be replaced with 'film' since the former is pretty informal.
  • Changed across the board except for cases where it's called for, like road movie. Shahid • Talk2me 10:22, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Yashthepunisher (talk) 06:51, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your comments, Yashthepunisher. Regards, Shahid • Talk2me 10:22, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Support Great work! Yashthepunisher (talk) 11:37, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

Note that this is not a spot check; only a review of the sources. Can you please explain why the following sources are reliable? This may help if you want to know what I mean.

  • Open
  • Rediff
  • Indian Times
  • Mumbai Mirror
  • The Tribune
  • Firstpost
  • Hindustan Times
  • Mint
  • Mid Day
  • Bangalore Mirror
  • IBN Live (link is also dead; swap to archive)
  • NDTV Movies
  • Param Arunachalam

Some notes on ref formatting:

  • Chopra, Anuprama and Chopra, Shaili share a citeref (Chopra 2014)
  • I think "K. Jha, Subhash" should be "Jha, Subhash K." (few fixes for that one)

Thanks. — ImaginesTigers (talk) 19:38, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment, ImaginesTigers.

  • Open is a weekly magazine founded by Sandipan Deb, the former editor of Financial Express.
  • Rediff.com is a popular web portal, and many of its articles related to film (here we have mostly film reviews) are written by notable authors (wikilinks exist for most, I believe). So are Firstpost and IBN Live, which are owned by Network18 Group (the latter's international coverage is provided by CNN), and NDTV is a well-known Indian news website - its two channels have received Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards. Most of these are used for film reviews, interviews, which are written by leading film writers.
  • Indiatimes (The Times of India), Mumbai Mirror, Bangalore Mirror are newspapers published by The Times Group; similarly, The Tribune (Chandigarh), Hindustan Times, Mint, Mid Day -- all leading and frequently cited newspapers which have been in print for decades (if not over a century). I cared to use only articles with bylines and proper attribution. The great majority of them are used to support either very basic information on films (which could be supported by other reliable sources), and again, mostly columns, film reviews and interviews. Claims found more contentious were referenced to books. Acutally, the best sources available were used for each claim.
  • Param Arunachalam is actually the name of the author of the book BollySwar, which is mostly used for very basic information on films like year of release, director.
  • Fixed the archived link, the shared citeref, and the Jha instance.
  • Regards, Shahid • Talk2me 00:13, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Hi ImaginesTigers, are you satisfied with the responses to your source review? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 11:52, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I'm fine with all except Rediff.com. The website doesn't strike me as broadly usable, with most of the writing being tagged to "Rediff staff", mostly clickbait journalism, with titles like "Guess who's in this photo!". Following up with what Shahid said about most of their names being wiki-linked, that is either not true or they haven't been wiki-linked. This is not especially journalistic to me, and doesn't speak to a reputable, large outlet. — ImaginesTigers (talk) 13:38, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • ImaginesTigers, let me try to change your mind about this one as well. :) Rediff.com is used mostly for interviews and reviews exactly of the kind that you've cited and, as you probably know, film magazines/websites sometimes use lingo which is not particularly journalistic. Google books shows books citing Rediff.com on numerous occasions; just a quick check shows similar results from The New York Times, where the website is used as a source several times. Your link above is attributed to Raja Sen, a film critic who writes today for Hindustan Times. The other references from Rediff on the article include writers like Dinesh Raheja and Sukanya Verma and all but two other instances provide proper attribution with full author names. Just to elaborate a little more on the site, author Mira Kamdar (herself an award-winning writer, also writing for NYT, among other things) called Rediff.com "the number one Web portal in India" in her 2008 book Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the World's Largest Democracy. Scholar Madhavi Mallapragada wrote similar things in a 2018 chapter for The SAGE Handbook of Web History (p.393). The journal Trends in Information Management took note of its importance and made interesting obervations about its impact (link). Another scholar, Vijaya Thyil, calls it "one of the premier worldwide online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services to Indians worldwide" (link, no online version exists but you can verify the quote online). Shahid • Talk2me 00:19, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Paging Nikkimaria for someone with more experience in this field! If Nikki is good with this source, it’s a support from me. — ImaginesTigers (talk) 00:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I see that many of the references used are from the site's early period; what was its editorial policy during that time? I also see that while some of the Rediff sources are written by noted film reviewers, eg. FN20, others have no author credited, or credit authors without wikilinks. Can you elaborate on these in particular? Nikkimaria (talk) 01:25, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Hi Nikkimaria. I can't see its editorial policy in the archives, but just looking at its list of commentators from as early as 1999, you can see some of the leading and high-profile writers and journalists in India. In 2000 and 2001, the site received two Online Journalism Awards for exceptional reporting (link). I forgot to mention that Rediff.com also owned the NYC-based newspaper India Abroad up until last year. As for the two sources where no authors are mentioned, both are merely film reviews with no contentious information, and it's used exactly in that context on the article (and I'm not sure it's a necessity when the source is reliable). That most other journalists and reviewers have no wikilinks actually says less about them - it's a common problem here with Indian journalists and authors. There is a great number of noted film critics, not just from Rediff, who do not have their own Wikipedia articles. As I mentioned above Raja Sen, who is often cited in newspapers and is today a writer for Hindustan Times, the list of writers on this article alone includes Vicky Lalwani (later a Mumbai Mirror editor) and Suparn Verma (today a film director who has directed films like EKEH). Shahid • Talk2me 10:23, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Right. My concern is that having notable writers doesn't necessarily make the early site reliable. Based on my reading of the site's history, it appears that it initially was designed as a digital advertising service rather than a journalistic endeavour. Do you have a link to the current editorial policy? Do we know what staff write uncredited pieces? Nikkimaria (talk) 14:13, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Thank you, Nikkimaria. Sadly they do not appear to publish any editorial policy. I see another list of their journalists from 2003 and their credentials. As for the uncredited pieces, these are movie specials from the entertainment section, often they are just an extension of previous pieces which is impossible to link to today. For example, this interview with Kapadia is attributed to "The Rediff US Special". It seems like the second part of this article, which was written by Suleman Din. I didn't mention it because it wasn't explicit enough. I'm not at all sure you are correct about the site starting as an advertising service, especially because I see on Google books that it was used as a source even before the 2000s. Shahid • Talk2me 15:06, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • See for example this source. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Interesting, thank you Nikkimaria. It appears to have been very early in the day and I wouldn't say it totally undemines its reliability even at that point of time. More importantly, I would argue it doesn't tell us much about the references used in this article, which are film reviews and interviews, and most of the published after 2000 (except two, an interview and a review from 1997). I see that The New York Times called it "India's most successful portal Web site" (link) already in 2000 and would cite it as a source for articles in 2003. I somehow doubt it could be considered less reliable even for non-contentious information of the kind this article includes. As I mentioned above it won awards for journalism in 2000-2001; it was around that time that it acquired the India Abroad newspaper. Except for two refs, all the refs on this article are dated even much later than 2004. More articles about its state back then include this interview with its CEO on Hindustan Times. I do believe it is a good source especially for the kind of info it supports, and in the case of sources from the 1990s in particular, they are pretty much the best available because no other archives exist for the major publications like they do for those in the west. What do you think? Shahid • Talk2me 16:29, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Here's what I think. I'm willing to accept most of the uses of this source, but have reservations about the following footnotes: 69, 162, 188, 160, 166. The latter three of these have named authors, but I haven't been able to track down information about them; do you have any details you could share? 69 is used to support what seems to be a significant claim rather than a reviewer opinion. 162 is less significant, but doesn't seem particularly credible as a source. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:01, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Nikkimaria, thank you for your time. I have to say I'm a little surprised that this source would be deemed unreliable or even significantly less reliable. We've been using Rediff for years now, I can't think of a single FA about an Indian actor or film (and there are many) which doesn't use it (I know it's not a very valid argument and other stuff exists and so on). I see that it was questioned on other FAs and then accepted. I should repeat again that just a quick go through Google search shows numerous results where it's used as a source, both early in the day and nowadays of course, it's cited by The New York Times, LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, it owned what seems to have been a rather respected newspaper (India Abroad); it won awards for journalism. I can't see how particular references could be dismissed just because no bylines are provided (which happens a lot even in newspapers and no Wikipedia policy demands it) or authors who are not particularly well known. I think it is a sad case with Indian sources in particular, where it's easy to dismiss their credibility because they lack the high circulation of their western counterparts. Please do not think I'm referring to you, it's just something I've witnessed off late particularly on AfDs, where a massive attack on Indian films took place, with some famous films being considered non-notable, and I find it a little upsetting. To the matter at hand:
  • N69: I don't like it either; removed it, replaced with better sources from other publications.
  • 160 (now 161): V.S. Srinivasan is a Chennai-based art critic and writer (according to The Hindu also known as VSV) who has conducted numerous interviews for Rediff for a good few years with all the big names in the industry, from directors to actors, in addition to writing reviews and other articles related to film and music. He's active today as a local writer, thus making it highly difficult to trace his work; he was executive editor of the Tamil-language magazine Vikatan and writes for the Tamil section of The Hindu newspaper in Chennai.
  • 162 (now 163): It shares the review from the trade magazine Film Information. There's just no other source giving a review of Kapadia's work in the film, and it gives some negative commentary about her role choice which is essential for the article.
  • 166 (now 167): again, it's a film review; Sharmila Taliculam is probably not very active today in the field. Interestingly, her interview with Shyam Benegal from Rediff is cited in the book New Indian Cinema in Post-Independence India, about Benegal's work. I could remove this review if you insist, I just do not think it is very problematic.
  • 188 (now 189): removed. this is my mistake, it is from Rediff's box office section. For some reason they gave credit to the designer; the author is not mentioned. I'm removing this source anyway because there are better ones.
  • Thank you very much, so far, for helping me through this. Shahid • Talk2me 12:47, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Thanks. 161/167 are fine with this additional information. One last question regarding 163: you say it shares the review from Film Information - is this an authorized republication? Nikkimaria (talk) 14:14, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Thank you, Nikkimaria. I believe it is, if they post it; they do credit the original source after all. I see that it is regularly cited on Rediff, and the publisher and editor of the magazine, Komal Nahta has written a few pieces for Rediff himself and has been interviewed numerous times by Rediff as a commentator on different articles on film. Shahid • Talk2me 14:35, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

All images have OTRS permission. (t · c) buidhe 05:03, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments by SNUGGUMS[edit]

Sure thing, and you now have my support after seeing how the page has improved. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 02:32, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Spot check[edit]

I know Sandy is going to kill me for putting it under a header, but there is a request for a spot check so here goes nothing:

  • 41: Does not display for me.
  • It does for me - check again. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Still no. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:19, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 263: Seems to support part of the statement.
  • Removing it because it's not very necessary; the claim is supported by the other sources. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 202: I am not so sure that the critical and economic reception of Luck by Chance bit is supported by this source.
  • It partly supports the critical reception (which is essentially supported by the previous source by The Hindu), quoting some approving reviews, but actually it's there to supports its economic outcome - see p. 219 which says that it "wasn't very successful at the boc office". Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • OK. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:19, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 134: Source supports the award but I am not so sure it supports the moviegoers sentence.
  • It does, and it does so rather explicitly (p. 12): "when it was released the film was appreciated by the general audience as well as the more exacting film critics."
  • OK. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:19, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 182: Broken source.
  • Fixed. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 228: Seems OK.
  • 138: Is this an offline source?
  • Yes it is, although I see some snippets on Google books now. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 275: Might want to say in the reference that this is an archived link. Otherwise OK.
  • The ref says "Archived from the original on 20 May 2007". Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 200: Is "It will release directly on Video and Pay-Per-View DTH (Direct-To-Home) - the first Hindi film to be premiered directly on home entertainment platforms." (source) the same thing as "was the first Hindi film to be distributed via pay-per-view direct-to-home (DTH) platforms." (article)?
  • Having read the entire article, I believe that's what they mean (the PPV DTH service being the first instance of its sort because films had always released on home video), but anyway, revised to agree with source. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 116: Not sure that " insisted they appear natural on screen" is supported by the source.
  • Removed "appear natural on screen" to agree with source. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 237: I don't see the four year hiatus in the source?
  • Can't find any source mentioning it although it pretty much goes without saying. Removed anyway. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 181: It does support the part about Kapadia's presence improving the "dead ends" which isn't the same thing as what the article says.
  • Well it was the version that we worked out during the previous review, and I think considering the two reviews it is a pretty fair summary. The quote from the review appeared on the article, and it was found less necessary. I can readd the quote itself, if you think it's better. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 29: What information does this source support that the other one doesn't?
  • It supports that she "was with him when he died". Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 122: OK.
  • 246: OK.
  • 84: Is this an off-line source?
  • Well it is now - there used to be an onlie link to a PDF version of the Manushi articles, but they strangely removed them all from their website. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 120: Can't access this.
  • I know, there was a full preview to this book several years ago and I don't have any access either - this page included a film review by the author. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
  • 136: OK.
  • 91: This does support the nomination claim.
  • 21: Need a page number.
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Aside of this, I note some reference errors that should be mended. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 11:34, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your meticulous review, Jo-Jo Eumerus. Shahid • Talk2me 19:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
Seems like this is resolved. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 20:19, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Support by Encyclopedius[edit]

Support I gave this an extremely thorough review back in the summer and am happy with the improvements made. Great job!† Encyclopædius 17:09, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Vanamonde93[edit]

I don't know that I have the time to do a full review. I am aware that the previous FAC for this article became rather nasty, and I have no wish to revisit all of it. However, a number of useful sources were provided here, and should be used. I am also a little concerned at the abundance of quotes, and would prefer more paraphrasing. Vanamonde (Talk) 03:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

I would agree regarding the number of quotations. They are arguably too abundant to meet MOS:QUOTE: "While quotations are an indispensable part of Wikipedia, try not to overuse them. Using too many quotes is incompatible with an encyclopedic writing style ... It is generally recommended that content be written in Wikipedia editors' own words. Consider paraphrasing quotations into plain and concise text when appropriate". Gog the Mild (talk) 10:59, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Vanamonde, thanks for stopping by! The link you've cited actually takes the sources from this very article; all these sources are used on the article (if relevant). Please look at the bibliography section; there is a considerable number of books and scholarly journals.
As for the quotes, the article contained a great amount of quotes in the past, and a lot of paraphrasing has been done and many quotes removed. But you can't paraphrase them all, and overuse is subjective. After all, most of the quotes are from reviews and this is common practice in articles about artists (and actors in particular, please have a look at other FAs on actors just for reference). Maybe it's a greater problem that needs to be addressed on a larger scale. If you see particular quotes you feel could be paraphrased, please cite them. I'll go over the article and remove whatever I think could be spared. Shahid • Talk2me 11:04, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Okay, I've removed whatever I thought could be removed or paraphrased. I believe the number of quotations is fair and wouldn't personally consider it abundant. Looking at previous successful FACs on other actors, I see similar complaints, but I find that it is practically impossible to write a decent entry of an actor's career without reception of their work and their own approach to their work, all of which requires proper attribution. Right now, the career section mentions 58 films, and only 22 roles have quotes from critics, which I wouldn't call excessive. In several instances, the text presents commentary from a critic (or scholar) but written in my own words (see Haque (1991), Krantiveer (1994), Hum Kaun Hai (2004), Pyaar Mein Twist (2005)). That being said, just as I state above, please do let me know if there's anything else you think could be paraphrased. Shahid • Talk2me 12:42, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Thanks for pruning the number of quotes. I'm still stretched for time, and cannot do a full review; so if there is consensus for promotion here, I will not stand in the way. I am slightly concerned there are still sourcing and comprehensiveness issues. For instance; where do the sources say she agreed to her marriage at age 16? For instance; Kapadia has campaigned for the Indian National Congress in several elections, and was rumoured to be the party's candidate in an election in 2012, I believe. There's a brief mention of this in the early section, but the party isn't mentioned at all. For instance; I happened to check this source; the article says "Hindi movie-goers", where the source says "Bollywood", and they aren't quite analogous. None of this warrants an oppose, especially given that I haven't done a comprehensive review; but it is somewhat concerning, and if there's more time available here, I'd like to do a sweep for sources myself. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:24, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
    Addendum; the Virdi source says explicitly that Khanna forbade Kapadia from working in the film industry during their marriage. Given that, we really ought not to be using the euphemistic "retired"; if it wasn't her choice, it should not be portrayed as such. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:34, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I should be thanking you, Vanamonde93. First, I've changed two instances, including the removal of "agreed" (I used agreed because every source excplicitly says she married him after a short courtship, which I thought could directly mean she agreed to the marriage) and the movie-goers part. As for the INC campaign, I'm fully aware of the 2012 election rumours, but they were short-lived and never materialised and remained rumours and she hasn't dicussed it herself, so I figured it's best to avoid what could well be dismissed as pure speculation. There is a mention of her campaigning for Khanna's election, I just thought no further additions were called for because their relevance is more in relation to her relationship with Khanna and not her own political aspiration, which she never spoke of. I can add the part if you think it's essential (edit: information added anyway).
  • As for retired; indeed, she left because he forbade her from acting, but I somehow do not think that the semantic meaning of "retiring" necessarily entails voluntary retirement, especially if we explain the direct reason behind it; she could well be retired upon her husband's gratitious demand and it would still be retirement. But I do not at all think it's a big deal anyway - what other word would you rather use? Maybe "quit" is better? Just for the record, I think the following quote by Shaili Chopra who interviewed Kapadia for a chapter in her book "When I Was 25: The Leaders Look Back" touches upon the two points raised by you:

Her marriage to the country's first superstar was something that changed who she was, and how the world viewed her. She was the chosen one. Rajesh Khanna had broken many hearts and was the biggest star of a long filmy era. He was the one man who went down in history to deliver multiple (one count stands at 15 odd) hits single handedly. Dimple was smitten. She was overwhelmed by this proposal from a man who was not only handsome but also a talented superstar. And a fifteen year age difference was not to deter her. Dimple married as a teenager with the understanding that Bobby was the first and last movie of her life. She didn't succumb to this thought, she accepted it. She savoured the success of that one movie enough, and was so in love that she didn't care about what she had spawned unwittingly—a revolution called Bobby.

  • As we can see, it first shows that she was overwhelmed by that proposal, so there was indeed some sort of agreement on her part. The same goes for quitting films; it was more complex than it seems. She was forced into it in a way but also accepted it at the same time. Please do let me know what you think about the wording of 'retire' versus 'quit' or anything else you think would suit the situation better. I trust your judgement (so far, I've changed it to "quit"). Shahid • Talk2me 01:14, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Re; election candidacy; okay, that's reasonable. re: retirement; I don't think we should be dancing around this point. If the best source you have (and that seems to be Virdi) is saying Khanna forbade her from acting, then we should be saying that in Wikipedia's voice wherever it appears. The same goes for her marriage. We can't say she was forced into that in Wikipedia's voice, but implying choice where it likely didn't exist isn't great either. Vanamonde (Talk) 02:16, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Okay then, great - all points addressed if so (retire -> quit; remove 'agreed'; Khanna's party mentioned). Let me know if there's anything else. Thanks and regards, Shahid • Talk2me 09:56, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
  • That's it from me for now; I don't feel able to support without doing an examination of prose and sources myself, but I do not oppose promotion either. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:49, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Accessibility review[edit]

  • Awards and nominations table needs a caption per MOS:DTAB. You may enclose it with Template:Screen reader-only as it would duplicate the heading for sighted readers. Heartfox (talk) 01:17, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Done, sronly template added. Thank you. Shahid • Talk2me 01:31, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Aoba47[edit]

Leaving this up as a placeholder. I will try to post my review by the end of today. Aoba47 (talk) 21:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

So glad to see you're back. Shahid • Talk2me 21:46, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Thank you for the kind words! Aoba47 (talk) 23:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • This part, the first actresses who starred in women-centred action films, from the lead is not entirely accurate. Later on, the article specifies this as new trend of women-centred revenge films so I would change the lead to better reflect this. I would also specify that this is referencing Hindi film in general as I doubt this is accurate for film in general.
  • Added "Hindi" but the part is absolutely accurate and it actually refers more to the part in the media section which says that she was among the first actresses who acted in female-centred Hindi action films (second paragraph). Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • That makes sense to me. The "Hindi" addition clears it up for the most. Thank you for addressing this. Aoba47 (talk) 01:28, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Is this quote, "embraced Hinduism", entirely necessary? Would it be possible to paraphrase this?
  • As you know, there was a lot of debate pertaining to this part, and the solution was to just quote it without presenting our own interpretation of the text and what exactly the writer means by that phrase - just to let the reader come to their own conclusions. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • That is a fair point. I do remember that debate (although I disengaged from it mostly). I see your point, and thank you for explaining it to me. Aoba47 (talk) 01:28, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I am uncertain about the Rediff.com quote at the end of the "Debut (1973)" section. It is quite long and it is already made quite clear in earlier parts of the same paragraph how much Kapadia was praised for this performance. It may be worthwhile to add a sentence on how retrospective reviews of her performance have still remained positive, but I think this quote is a little over-kill and may be more appropriate for the Bobby article than here.
  • I'll shorten it but I wouldn't entirely remove it because it really is, perhaps to this day, her most famous role. Everyone I know still calls her Bobby. If you insist I'll remove it. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • It is interesting. I was more so concerned about having a quote taking up three lines of text, but I do see your point. Thank you for the follow-up here. Aoba47 (talk) 01:28, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • This part, because she was nervous and "literally shivering" while performing it,, seems a little unnecessarily wordy. While the "literally shivering" quote is nice, I am not sure it is really needed since the reader already knows she was nervous. Just pointing this out as the article is already quite long (and will likely only grow as her career continues) so it would be helpful to condense things like this when possible.
  • Removing the nervous part. I think the article is not as long as it could have been, but I have to say, I specifically added that part to show how lacking she was in confidence when she came back to the movies and that it wasn't at all an easy or natural decision for her. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • That works for me. Thank you for addressing this. Aoba47 (talk) 01:28, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • This part, and wished it would have had more screen time in the film, reads rather awkwardly to me, since the "it" here is referring back to the role. I would instead say something like and wished she had more screen time in the film.
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • This part, who miscarries a pregnancy following an assault, reads awkwardly to me, as I have never heard the phrase "miscarries a pregnancy" before this. I would instead say something along the lines of who has a miscarriage following an assault.
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I have received a note in the past to avoid one-word quotes as they generally do not add much and can take away from the effectiveness of other quotes. I would avoid the one-word quote in this instance, called the film an "embarrassment", for this reason.
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • For this part, favourably by a number of American critics, I would remove "a number of" as it is rather vague and more filler than particularly helpful.
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I would avoid using the word "flop" in this part, within two weeks it was declared a flop, and in the article in general as I read that as too informal and too much like slang for a Wikipedia article.
  • Done, revised. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • This part, Kapadia played a strict store owner and Kapoor Khan's mother, is a little off to me as the first description, a strict store owner, is about the character in the film, but the second, Kapoor Khan's mother, is referencing the actor and is more of an out-of-universe explanation. Having these two things in the same sentence reads a little off to me as I initially thought Kapoor Khan was a character in the film.
  • True, revised. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I would revise this part Critics reacted positively to her appearance, as it could be interpreted as critics talking about her physical appearance and not her role and/or performance.
  • Done. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

I hope these comments are helpful, and have a great rest of your weekend! Aoba47 (talk) 23:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Aoba47, thank you so much for the copyedits and for your valuable comments, as always. Shahid • Talk2me 00:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Everything looks good to me. Thank you for taking the time to address everything. I support the article for promotion. Aoba47 (talk) 01:47, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Bajadasaurus[edit]

Nominator(s): Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:00, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

A quite spectacular dinosaur, described only recently. I tried hard to make it as accessible as possible, and look forward to comments! Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:00, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Funk[edit]

  • I did the GA, so for now I only have some suggestions for additional sources. And then I wonder if, since you mention the semicircular canal head posture theories, if it should be stated some studies have doubted this idea? I'll come back later if it needs further reviews. FunkMonk (talk) 20:50, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Added some ambiguity, let me know if you think we need more. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • There's this probably useful conference abstract: TOOTH FORMATION TIMES AND REPLACEMENT RATES IN BAJADASAURUS PRONUSPINAX[62] FunkMonk (talk) 20:52, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Ok, added a paragraph now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Here's a Spanish press release about it by conicet[63], which may have some additional info. This one in English also seems to have interviews with the authors:[64] FunkMonk (talk) 21:15, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Nothing new inside it seems. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Regarding size estimates, I assume that the "Dinosaur Facts and Figures" book[65] is new enough to have an entry on this genus, but I don't remember whether we concluded it was reliable enough or not? FunkMonk (talk) 21:02, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
I do not consider this as a high-quality reliable source, because it is obviously a book for children. I wonder what does @Nikkimaria: think about this; can this book be used as a source in Wikipedia? --Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
A major problem with these books is that they create a precise estimate, to the meter if not decimeter, for EVERYTHING. This includes isolated teeth, unguals, and the like. I seem to remember that their willingness to tooth-scale sauropods was one of our main reasons for deciding that these books weren't reliable sources (although they've unfortunately taken over much of the dinosaur size page, it seems). --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 13:32, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
Using a children's book as a high-quality source is always going to be questioned. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:20, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
I gather this is a clear "no". Thanks. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 16:58, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • This article[66] states it "hit the headlines" for it spines, which could maybe be a way to cite that it became well-known immediately after its description? Personally I think it's interesting to note how the press reacted to the discovery, and that almost every headline mentioned its "mohawk". FunkMonk (talk) 21:15, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Very good point, added! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • One thing I asked at the end of the GA which I'm not sure I ever figured out is whether info from the supplemental pdf has been included too? FunkMonk (talk) 06:39, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
I took that into account, but there is barely any useful info inside there. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 22:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Esculenta comments[edit]

This is a placeholder; I'll come back for a full review later. Some quick MoS-related comments:

Thanks for taking a look! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • the citation formatting could use a bit of tidying. Some examples:
  • lacking page numbers: Ref#2, #9
  • inconsistency with formatting of author initials; compare “Hallett, M.; Wedel, M.” to “Harris, JD; Dodson, P”
  • are book titles in title case or sentence case?
  • doi missing for Ref #8
  • specify language for Ref #15. Esculenta (talk) 01:34, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
I did a general clean-up now. Hope I got everything. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 10:37, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, I forgot about this; now that everyone else has had a look, I'm finding only small nitpicks: Esculenta (talk) 18:24, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

  • ”The eye openings of Bajadasaurus were exposed when the skull is viewed from above” I know what this is trying to say (i.e., it’s a rewording of “dorsally exposed orbits” from the source) , but the way it’s written it sounds like they weren’t exposed when not viewed this way? (same issue later on in the article as well)
I now switched back to "in top view", as I had originally (and changed per reviewer suggestion), to avoid this issue. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Spanish (language) and Greek are linked, so for consistency one might want to also link Latin
done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • ”referring to the long and forward curved neural spines” -> forward-curved
done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • ”the discovery of Bajadasaurus was widely reported on by international news media.”
fixed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • ”The neural spine of the axis was narrow and not bifurcated; it differed from other sauropods in being vertically oriented (an autapomorphy of the genus); triangular in cross-section; and tapering towards its apex.” I think those final two semicolons should be commas
Yes, fixed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • suggested links: morphology; keel; divergence, common ancestor; basal; display; maybe pipe “whip-like tails” to flagellum?
Thanks for pointing those out. Done all except for the last; it is not a flagellum. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • ”A subsequent analysis by Whitlock and Wilson Mantilla” Whitlock’s first name is not mentioned in the article text
added. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • this source says that CONICET "said Bajadasaurus could have had a fleshy hump between the spines that served a similar role to that of a camel", which doesn’t seem to be mentioned in the article
Thanks, but I think we need to restrict ourselves to the peer-reviewed scientific articles when it comes to speculations like this. News articles are generally highly unreliable in such contexts, and this quote does not even make sense and seems to be highly oversimplified at best. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • @Esculenta: Sorry for the wait, I was quite occupied in RL. I hope I solved all issues you raised. Thanks for reviewing, especially for the link suggestions! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:57, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Support I think the article meets the FA criteria. Esculenta (talk) 23:07, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

Images appear to be freely licensed. (t · c) buidhe 23:10, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

  • Could we be told how old the genus is in the opening paragraph of the lead.
  • sure, added. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "from the Early Cretaceous epoch"; " from the Early or Middle Jurassic to the end of the Early Cretaceous". Both from the opening paragraph. Appears 1. repetitive, 2. inconsistant.
  • Hmm … just removed that part, since I felt that it gets a bit off-topic.
  • "bifurcated". Possibly follow with '(two-pronged)'?
  • Thanks, I generally don't know which terms are easy to understand for native speakers and which are not. Added. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Link gracile.
  • done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The only specimen was excavated ..." As this is the start of the main article, I feel that a proper reintroduction may read better. Perhaps something like 'The only specimen of the dinosaur genus Bajadasaurus was excavated ..."?
  • Sure, done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The site of discovery". Should that be 'The site of the discovery;>
  • According to Google Scholar, "site of discovery" has 1.760 hits but "site of the discovery" only 1.100. But maybe that is science jargon? --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
Either could be correct, depending on the rest of the context. Nevertheless, I am surprised at that ratio. Regardless, IMO, skipping the definite article is poor grammar.
  • "near the western banks". Is that in US English? "banks" plural reads oddly to me.
  • changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Link anteriorly.
  • replaced with "front". --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Link process at first mention.
  • done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "As all sauropods". Should that be 'As with all sauropods'?
  • ok, changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "roughly reaching sizes of present-day Asian Elephants". 1. Maybe 'roughly reaching the size of present-day Asian Elephants'? 2. Lower case e.
  • Yes, done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Long bifurcated neural spines" Again, a bracketed explanation of bifurcated may help many readers.
  • added. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Caption: "whose similarly elongate neural spines". Should that be 'elongated'?
  • My English isn't good enough here – changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The skull includes most of the skull roof and braincase" reads oddly, especially as the start of a section. Perhaps 'The fossilised skull', or something else to clarify that you are not writing about Bajadasaurus skulls in general.
  • Say "the preserved skull" now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Its overall built was gracile." "built" → 'build'.
  • Corrected by Dunkleosteus77. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "was wider than high". Optional: → 'was wider than it was high'.
done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Its rear surface was not wider than its neck, different from Amargasaurus and Dicraeosaurus." → 'Its rear surface was not wider than its neck, which was different from Amargasaurus and Dicraeosaurus.'
  • Changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "likely had 44 teeth in total." I am struggling to add the numbers to 44. Either in the article or in Gallina et al. Could you help me out?
Heck, of course! I can't count it seems. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "as typical for dicraeosaurids" → 'as is typical for dicraeosaurids'?
Ok, changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Link surangular
    did that! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "characteristic for the group". Perhaps 'characteristic of the group'?
    changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "due to its unstable position"> Perhaps a word or two of explanation as to what this means?
    reworded. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "vertically oriented neural spine of second neck vertebra" → 'a vertically oriented neural spine of the second neck vertebra'.
  • corrected to "spines". --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Moderate damages would result in the break-off of the horny tips". 'damage' singular, I think.
  • of course, corrected. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "while the sight of most other sauropods" Maybe "sight" → 'vision'?
  • changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "furthermore" → 'further'.
  • changed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "At its top, it is separated by the overlying Agrio Formation". Should that be 'At its top, it is separated from the overlying Agrio Formation'?
  • Of course, yes, corrected. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "mya". MOS:ACRO1STUSE says "an acronym should be written out in full the first time it is used on a page ..."
  • done.
  • Several references lack identifiers. Eg ISSNs or JSTORs.
  • Added all I could. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

That was a thoroughly good article and an enjoyable read. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:31, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Happy to hear that – thanks for reading, and the review! All of these are addressed now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
One minor point above, but I don't see why that should hold up my support of this fine article. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:04, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Many thanks Gog! That minor point is fixed now as well. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Dunkleosteus77[edit]

  • "Bajadasaurus sported bifurcated, extremely elongated neural spines extending from the neck vertebrae" I didn't realize you meant it had giant spikes coming out of its neck until I saw the reconstruction scrolling down   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  20:47, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Changed to "extending from the neck" to give the hint, does that make it better? --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
How about something like "Bajadasaurus sported elongated pairs of spines running along the nape, extending as far as 58 cm (1 ft 11 in) towards the head of the animal"?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  18:19, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "which formed the front margin of the orbit" it's unclear what front means   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  20:47, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The foremost side", or "anterior". I thought "front" would be more accessible than "anterior". Is there another alternative? --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Why do you show the cladogram from the 2019 study instead of the 2020 one?
That's a good question. (I think that I was thinking that, but forgot to ask.) Gog the Mild (talk) 21:04, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

  User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  20:47, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

I'm not feeling strongly about this. But newer is not necessarily better, and in this case, the 2020 paper includes some controversial taxa that influence the topology of the cladogram as a whole, but not everybody agrees that they belong within the group in the first place. I thought it might be nice to have the cladogram of the original description. But ok, will replace it later. And many thanks for the reviews, will get to those comments soon! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:13, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't know about Dunkleosteus77, but I was asking an open question, not trying to hint that you had made the wrong choice. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:18, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
Perhaps both cladograms could be shown side by side, like in Elasmosaurus? --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 00:20, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
OK, added the second cladogram now. Unfortunately that will not last long, a new one may appear each year. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
  • By the way, once you get past 12 inches, it's better to convert to ft   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  18:19, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't know anything about inches, but I just relied on the conversion template here (I didn't even specify inches, it prefers this unit, and converts to feet only at larger values). I think this issue should be fixed in the template directly if we want to have any consistency between articles. I refrain from changing it manually because it would be inconsistent to other articles that use the template. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Slate Weasel[edit]

I'm not sure if I'll have time for a comprehensive review, and I'm still getting the hang of FAC reviews, so I don't know how long this section will be. I do know that I added about a paragraph to this article once, but that was awhile ago, and it has been re-written and expanded since, so I think that I'm sufficiently uninvolved with the article. Here are a few things that jump out at me:

  • The Paleoenvironment section is only one paragraph long. This is awfully short for an FA; I'm wondering if this could be upped to two? Surely there's info out there on the non-dinosaurian biota of the formation?
I did search for it, and searched again today, but nothing about the non-dinosaur fauna appeared. This formation appears to be understudied, and only the dinosaurs got some limited attention so far, and only fossils from the type locality. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Ah, if sources are lacking, I suppose that, unfortunately, there's not much we can do. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 01:20, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "the Early Cretaceous epoch" - While technically correct, this is rather unusual for dinosaur articles, perhaps change to "the Early Cretaceous period"
I just added "epoch" to indicate to the reader that the Early Cretaceous is a time interval. "Period" would be technically incorrect since the period would be the Cretaceous as a whole. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Hm, perhaps we'll have to change the standard then! --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 01:20, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "The genus is classified as a member of the Dicraeosauridae," shouldn't this be "The genus is classified as a member of Dicraeosauridae," (without the "the")?
Hmm, Google Scholar tells me that both forms are in use for family names (I checked with Tyrannosauridae). Native speakers tend to prefer the "the" though. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "and its environment resembled a braided river system." Was it not actually a braided river system?
Good point, fixed! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll see if I can add more about the article body over the next few days. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 00:41, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Looking forward to that! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:36, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

On the history section:

  • Perhaps spell out what CONICET means?
Done.
  • I wonder if the information about the formation could be located next to the information about the locality, and that about the museum next to the part in the lab. It feels a bit awkward right now.
Good suggestion, done! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:27, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Dinosaur and genus are not linked on first mention. Then again, I don't think that anything would be lost by removing them here.
Now linked. I had added those following a reviewer suggestion above. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:27, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll see if I can get in something on description tomorrow. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 01:20, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "most of the skull roof and braincase, the pterygoid bones of the palate, as well as" I think an "and" is missing here
I don't see it, can you help me? --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:27, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
It should be located before "the pterygoid bones", although that does sound a bit clunky. The problem is, at the moment, "as well as" is being substituted for "and" in a list, something that I'm not sure is possible, and making it seem like the skull roof & braincase could be the pterygoids. Perhaps "The preserved skull includes most of the skull roof and braincase, the pterygoid bones of the palate, parts of the upper jaws, and the lower jaws, and and is therefore the most complete skull of a dicraeosaurid known to date." might work? --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 22:06, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Link Crown (tooth)
Yes.
  • Angular should be linked (perhaps also glossed, same with surangular)
Linked. They are explained already I hope (saying "bone", and "of the hind part of the lower jaw")
Might be good to specify that the angular is the lower bone, though, and the surangular the upper. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 22:06, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Perhaps mention keratin in the text?
Done.
  • "the probably sixth of Brachytrachelopan," The probable sixth?
Fixed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:27, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Sorry I forgot about this yesterday. Here are some notes on classification:

  • "which is named after the whip-like tail" Perhaps pluralize tail?
Corrected.
  • Link US and Tanzania
added.
  • It might be good to mention Dyslocosaurus, possibly also Dystrophaeus
I intentionally restricted myself to the genera recognized by the two studies discussed. Those two genera have been proposed as Dicraeosaurids by a single study but this does not seem to be widely accepted yet. I'm not sure if it will help the reader to include this detail that is not pertinent to the article. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 22:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
Fair, these two taxa are rather tenuous. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 21:53, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Bajadasaurus therefore occupies a slightly more basal position within Dicraeosauridae than indicated by Gallina and colleagues." This makes it sound like this study's definitive, but I doubt that this will be the last word on the subject, considering that Gallina et. al.'s topology had been recovered by many previous analyses. Perhaps add "in their study" after "Dicraeosauridae" to clarify?
Sure, this was not indented. Reworded.

And palaeobiology:

  • Optional: "soft part anatomy" -> "soft tissue anatomy"
Hmm, "soft-part anatomy" is the common term used in the field, and as long as readers can understand it, I would prefer to keep it.
  • "horn sheath" Shouldn't this be "horny sheath" like elsewhere, as these structures weren't horns?
Corrected. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 22:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Gallina and colleagues suggested that the spines of Amargasaurus and Bajadasaurus might have been 50% longer than indicated by their bony core." - Was there any particular reasoning for this figure? Since the previous examples were 100% and 25%, this just seems random at the moment.
They cite an upcoming paper, which has not been published yet. I adjusted the wording slightly, including the word "speculating".
  • "Due to its forward bent" -> "Due to its forward bend"?
Of course.
  • "how frequently teeth are shed and replaced" Perhaps specify that this is specifically about Bajadasaurus. Also, "are" should probably be changed to "were", given the context.
Added.
  • Optional: "in the dentary; these values are similar" -> "in the dentary. These values are similar"
Changed.

Hopefully this is helpful! Palaenvironment will come either later today or tomorrow. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 15:25, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Sure it is! Thanks for those throughout comments so far! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 22:12, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
  • While still redlinks, the Quintuco and Picún Leufú Formations could probably be linked, given that Mendoza Group is, too.
Ok, linked.
  • Link Agrio Formation
Done.
  • "At its top, it is separated from the overlying Agrio Formation by an unconformity (sedimentation hiatus) that has been dated at 134 mya (million years ago)." What exactly does the date here refer to, the Agrio Formation, Bajada Colorada, the unconformity or something else? Also, it seems like a unconformity's a boundary between layers, not a layer itself.
Very good point. I don't think you can directly "date" a unconformity in the first place. I guess those dates were rough estimates. I think it is better to remove that date, and did so. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:31, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "tetanurans" currently links to a genus of fly
fixed.
  • Link theropod
done.

And that's all from me! It's mostly just issues with links for this section. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 21:53, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, you found a lot of ugly errors. All done now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:31, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Hi Slate Weasel and thanks for the review. Are you feeling able to either support or oppose yet? Gog the Mild (talk) 15:36, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Oh, sorry, I forgot about this! My only remaining criticism is that it could be made clear the angular's the upper hind mandibular bone and the surangular is the lower, but other than that, I have no qualms. --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 22:23, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Slate Weasel. Having thought about the remaining point, I would prefer to keep the explanation as concise as possible. The situation is actually a bit more complex; the angular overlaps the surangular, so it is not really "the lower" of these bones, it only looks like this in side view. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 23:03, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Ah, good to know. I'll support then. (I've never actually supported an FAC before, so hopefully this is the correct way to do it!) --Slate Weasel ⟨T - C - S⟩ 23:23, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

TRM[edit]

  • The following terms are inaccessible to a non-expert reader:
    • gracile
    • Braided river
    • stage
    • Holotype
    • phylogenetic analysis
    • specific name
    • braincase
    • prefrontal
    • flagellicaudatans
    • surangular bone
    • features
      • I explained what was possible (gracile, prefrontal, flagellicaudatans). The other things are concepts that are a bit to complicated to explain in-text (in this case, the link should be enough, as far as I gather from the current discussion at FAC). Note that in all these cases, the reader does not need to understand the terms to get the general meaning of the sentence.
  • Duplicate links need fixing. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:57, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Found just one, which I fixed. Note that there are a lot of dublicates just because of the cladograms.
  • Image captions, complete sentences need full stops.
done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:57, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I would expect to see citations in numerical order e.g. "deinonychosaurians.[18][2] -> deinonychosaurians.[2][18]"
Puh, this would be quite a tedious effort, and after moving sections around we would have to do the same again. In principle, this is something that the wiki software should take care of, if we want it. I usually order them so that the most important (which the reader should look up first) comes first. I find this more practical than the alphabetical order, whose benefits seem to be limited to aesthetics. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:57, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Author initials are sometimes spaced, sometimes unspaced, I would expect that to be consistent.

The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:53, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

I couldn't find any initials that are separated by spaces, can you help me? --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:57, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
Paul, G. S. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:34, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Not sure how I could miss that. Fixed now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:36, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the comments! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:57, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Vanamonde[edit]

Reading through now, please feel free to revert and discuss any copyedits. Vanamonde (Talk) 22:52, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "single large block of rock and bone wrapped in plaster." unless I'm much mistaken, it was extracted as a single block of rock and bone, and subsequently wrapped in plaster; suggest rewording; also, plaster is worth linking.
The plaster is indeed applied before extraction. You first dig around the block to separate it from surrounding rock as best as possible, and then you apply plaster to the top and sides of the block. When it is hard, the block can be heaved up (and separated from the basement) with heavy equipment, and the plaster will make sure it won't break apart. I reworded to make this a bit clearer. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I suggest scaling up the Nature figure; the map isn't legible. Also, wondering if it would be best cropped into two images, as the labels aren't very legible either.
I scaled it up. However, I would argue that with default thumb size, images in Wikipedia are almost never legible, you always have to click to read something (the other images in this article included). Splitting them up, maybe yes, but then they will take more space and I'm not sure where to put them! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
I don't feel very strongly about it; most figures in science articles try to cram a lot into a small space, which is often not ideal for WP. Here, it's not enough of a problem for me to make a deal of it. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Wondering if "Bajada Colorada locality" is a phrase used in the sources; if not, you could omit "locality" and make the sentences about it more concise.
I'm worried that without "locality" it will be confused with the rock unit "Bajada Colorada Formation", so keeping "locality" improves clarity I think. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
That's a reasonable explanation. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • On my screen, the Nature figure and the reconstruction stack, leading to a very oddly placed section header; could the nature figure move (assuming you don't split it, as I suggest above)?
Moved it up, hope it is better know. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I disagree that "bifurcated" needs clarification in the text, but as you've received a comment above asking you to put it in, I won't hold you to this.
removed to avoid excessive amounts of glosses; Wiktionary link should do the job. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • As above, "gracile" needs linking or explanation. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
done. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Does "top view" have a specific meaning in paleontology? If so, it should be linked or explained; otherwise, "viewed from above" or similar would be more idiomatic, I think
"Top view" is some awkward term we "invented" to avoid the actual technical term, which is "dorsal view". I took your wording now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • " featured a rearwards extending process" unless I'm mistaken, "process" here is not the common English usage, and should be linked or explained.
linked. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Of the first neck vertebra, the atlas, only the upper elements, the atlantal neurapophyses, are preserved"
Is this sentence unclear? I don't see the issue. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Apologies, I intended to comment on this sentence and then fixed it myself, but neglected to remove this comment. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Purely out of curiosity; why do we refer to many traits as autapomorphies of the genus, rather than synapomorphies among the species in the genus? Not a problem, just curious if there's a technical subtlety I'm missing.
Because in paleontology, we usually work with genera as the terminal taxa. In dinosaurs, species can rarely differentiated, and are almost always somewhat controversial. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
I see, that makes sense; thank you. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • When discussing the spines, you switch from singular to plural; " it was only comparable", "their base..." - be consistent.
It was actually speaking of the halves (plural) of the spine (singular). Reworded now to make that clear. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "Gallina and colleagues recognised seven additional dicraeosaurid genera" This raises more questions than it answers...I'm assuming they're doing this by reclassifying previously known fossils, but it's not obvious if they are instead describing them. Also, how many genera were previously recognized?
I added one more introductory sentence to make this clear. The number of genera varies from study to study, and in Gallina's study, its eight genera which they think belong with the group. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I don't like "advanced" as an explanation for "derived"; unless I'm much mistaken, folks try to avoid that term these days; how about "more recently diverging from a common ancestor", which is wordy but less prone to misinterpretation?
I don't like that either actually, took your wording now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "synapomorphies (anatomical features shared with other members of the group)" this isn't a sufficient explanation, surely; they're shared derived features?
Good catch. Reworded. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "In this analysis, Bajadasaurus therefore occupies a slightly more basal position within Dicraeosauridae than indicated by Gallina and colleagues" confused by this too; I haven't read the sources, but relying on your versions of the cladograms, Bajadasaurus doesn't seem to be more basal in either; the 2020 tree simply includes more taxa, relative to which Bajadasaurus is basal; but unless those taxa are placed elsewhere in the 2019 tree, is it not incorrect to say that the trees are placing Bajadasaurus differently?
The source specifically says this. And Bajadasaurus is indeed more basal in the second cladogram I think, as it is basal to Suuwassea and Lingwulong, unlike in the first cladogram. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
This is entirely a misreading on my part, apologies; I thought I had carefully compared the taxa used in each, but I did not, evidently. This is fine. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I'll defer to others on this, but the classification section seems to me a little too heavy on background; not much of it is specifically discussing the placement of Bajadasaurus; it's instead a discussion of the phylogeny of the family.
There is nothing more to add, but we can shorten of course. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
I think you could look into shortening where possible. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
I removed one sentence for now that could be regarded excessive detail unrelated to Bajadasaurus. I'm reluctant to remove more, because 1) I think the general information helps the reader as it provides background, and 2) a reviewer above requested that I add even more such stuff, which I declined; it appears to me, therefore, that opinions differ here. Let's wait what others think. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:39, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "acting as what was compared to a fence to deter predators" very awkward wording...how about "and could therefore have been a barrier to predators"?
Took your wording. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

That's everything from me; I found this quite interesting. Vanamonde (Talk) 20:56, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

@Vanamonde93: Thanks for the comprehensive review, and the copy edit (I adjusted a few of your edits, hope this is fine, if not lets discuss). Please let me know if there is anything else to do. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm happy to support, all my comments have been addressed. Your adjustments look fine. I have one suggestion to consider going forward, about the classification section, but that doesn't preclude a support from me. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Thank you! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:39, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Source review[edit]

Spotchecks not done

  • I see the "~140–134 Ma " claim in the lead and infobox, but those specific numbers don't appear in the body and don't appear to be sourced
Added to the body now. This is simply a translation of "late Berriasian to Valanginian", for readers unfamiliar with the geological time scale. The official numbers are published in a table [67], which we could cite, of course. However, we would need to cite that same source in literally every paleontology article, and I don't quite see the benefit. Please let me know what you think here; it will be easy for me to add this source. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Nevermind; now found a direct source and added it. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:12, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN5: could you provide any more information on the original source for this?
Added detail. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
  • FN16: is a link to this source available? Nikkimaria (talk) 18:46, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
Yes, added. Thanks for the source review. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments Support from Hog Farm[edit]

I'll be taking a look. Might claim points for the WikiCup. Hog Farm Talk 04:37, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

  • "sauropod family Dicraeosauridae." - MOS:SEAOFBLUE issues, three links in a row.
fixed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "and is therefore the most complete skull of a dicraeosaurid known to date" - Begs for an as of here, as a more complete skull of that type may one day be found.
fixed. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • It sticks out to me that we're never given any indication of size. I understand that the skeleton is likely too fragmentary for the sources to be able to figure out overall length and whatnot, but do they at least give indications of how large the skull is or the capacity of the braincase?
Not explicitly stated in the reliable sources (discounting the children's book mentioned by the first review above). The paper gives dimensions of individual skull bones, but not sure if that helps. Their skull diagram includes a scale bar (we have that figure in the article), but again, deriving an overall skull length measurement from that would already be WP:OR I think? --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • "This pair of rod-like elements measures 58 cm (23 in) in length " - Is this measurement the length from the vertebrae base to the end of the spine, or the length of the rod-like elements from the split to the tip? At least to me, the phrasing seems to leave both interpretations open.
Specified, it is the neural spine at a whole. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Maybe this is considered self-proving, but it seems to be that several of those clades in the infobox need citations.
Hm, no other article about life forms does this as far as I know. Changing the templates (which then would affect hundreds of articles) is above my ability in any case. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Did Gallina et al. attempt to determine if the specimen was adult or juvenile?
Probably adult given the fused neurocentral sutures, but not mentioned in the paper, unfortunately. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Beyond that, it looks okay to me, although I'm very much a nonexpert. Hog Farm Talk 05:06, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for your review! Let me know if there is anything else I can improve. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:55, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
Support on criteria 1a, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 4, 1b seems to be met from a nonexpert's perspective as well. Didn't check for the other criteria. Hog Farm Talk 01:37, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Coord comment - @FunkMonk, Esculenta, The Rambling Man, Nikkimaria, and Dunkleosteus77: Anything further to add? Ealdgyth (talk) 15:51, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

I did the GA review, so I refrained from doing a full FAC review, but I think the article looks better now. FunkMonk (talk) 17:42, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Kigali[edit]

Nominator(s):  — Amakuru (talk) 10:33, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

This article is about the capital city of Rwanda, Kigali, my home for a few years in the mid-2000s. Founded by the German explorer and governor, Richard Kandt, it became capital on Rwandan independence in 1962. It has grown rapidly since the 1990-94 civil war and genocide and is now home to lots of shiny new buildings, making it fairly unrecognisable even compared to when I lived there! Note that this is my second current FAC nom, as I am also a co-nom on the 2018 EFL League Two play-off Final with The Rambling Man (who also performed the GA review for Kigali). Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:33, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • Suggest adding alt text
  • The infobox caption mentions four landmarks, but there are only three images? Does the middle image contain two? If so suggest clarifying which is which
  • File:Rwanda_KigaliDists.png: what is the source of the data presented in this map?
  • It does not appear that Rwanda has freedom of panorama
  • File:Kigali_Convention_Centre.jpg: in addition to the FOP issue, I don't see this licensing at the given source. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:35, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
    @Nikkimaria: I'm not completely familiar with the FOP guidelines, so would you be able to say which of them have to be chopped? The buildings shown in File:Kandt House Kigali (back view).jpg and File:Ste.-Famille Church - Genocide Site - Kigali - Rwanda.jpg were built in 1907 and 1913 respectively, so might they be old enough to be exempt from a copyright provision? A couple of the others are just general views, which do contain buildings, but not as the main focus. Are those OK? Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 14:40, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
    They don't necessarily have to be chopped if they would be in the public domain for another reason, for example age, but they would need tagging to indicate that. These images do not currently have such tagging: Kigali_Convention_Centre.jpg, Kigali_Genocide_Memorial_Centre_-_Flickr_-_Dave_Proffer_(1)_-_cropped.jpg, Ste.-Famille_Church_-_Genocide_Site_-_Kigali_-_Rwanda.jpg, Kigali_skyline_closeup.jpg, University_of_Rwanda_headquarters.jpg. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:49, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
    @Nikkimaria: pardon my ignorance, but I see you have not included File:Amahoro Stadium 2003 c.png or File:Kandt House Kigali (back view).jpg on this list, but I can't see any tags indicating a FoP exception for those? Is there something different about those two? Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 09:51, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
    On those two, I'm giving the benefit of the doubt that they wouldn't meet the threshold of originality. However, it would not be wrong to tag those as well, in case other reviewers may have a different interpretation - that element is subjective. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:58, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
    @Nikkimaria: I have replaced or tagged most of the FoP-affected images in the article. However, I have just seen File:La Grande Arche de la Défense and the Yaacov Agam Fountain (1977).jpg, which is a locally-uploaded non-Commons file used at La Defense, which states that it is permitted through our Wikipedia:Non-U.S. copyrights guideline. Would something like File:Kigali skyline closeup.jpg be permitted if it is locally uploaded on en-wiki, or is there a stricter rule set in place for FAC? Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 16:04, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
    Sure, local uploads are permitted. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:07, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
    @Nikkimaria: I think I have resolved all the issues you raised: Alt text has been added throughout, a source has been added for the districts map, and all building images either (a) removed, (b) tagged, or (c) uploaded locally. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 16:54, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Hi Nikkimaria, are we good here? Gog the Mild (talk) 14:57, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
  • On images, yes; I have some pending comments at the bottom of the page. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:47, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Jens[edit]

  • Reads well, I like the amount of background information that helps with understanding.
  • the city was founded in 1908 – Later in the "Colonial period" section, it is somehow indicated that the city was already existing when Kandt arrived there: He chose to make his headquarters in Kigali; and no mention anymore that he founded it.
    This seems to result from a couple of edits in the last few months that I hadn't spotted. (1) the date of founding should be 1907, and (2) the notion that the city was founded prior to 1907 and was the capital of the kings in the 16th century appears to be mostly WP:FRINGE. I have added some lines to explain this, with a source.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • more powerful neighbours, Bugesera – the latter links to modern Bugesera District, not sure if this is the correct article?
    Probably not. The area might be roughly the same, but they're different things so I've amended it to a redlink Bugesera (kingdom).  — Amakuru (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • The formation in the 17th century of a new Rwandan dynasty – I suggest "The formation of a new Rwandan dynasty in the 17th century" for better flow.
    OK, sure. Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Lake Kivu – can this be linked?
    Done. (And I've unlinked a mention further down the article).  — Amakuru (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • led to a severe famine at the start of the Belgian administration. – Is there an article about that famine that can be linked?
    Unfortunately that one also doesn't have an article at present, but it is named by Des Forges as the Rumanura famine, so I've provided a redlink to that for now.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • The RPF began attacking from the north – As the events discussed in the previous sentences took place in the city, the reader will assume "from the north of the city". Rather, it means "from the north of the country". Maybe specify for better flow.
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Travel publisher Rough Guides has described – Maybe add the year of publication to make clear we are no longer in the 1930s? I initially thought it is some historic account.
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:08, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Maybe add the human development index to the text; it is mentioned in the infobox, but it would be interesting to also state the tendency (did it, or any other similar measure, increase or decrease in recent years)?
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:39, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Due to its status as a colonial capital, Kigali was not historically the hub of Rwanda's cultural heritage – This does not seem logical. Being a colonial capital does not preclude being a hub of cultural heritage?
    I've removed the part about its status as a colonial capital, it's not really necessary anyway.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:23, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Some more points may follow. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 16:43, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
  • The country's traditional dance, a choreographed routine consisting of three components: the umushagiriro (cow dance), the intore (dance of heroes) and drumming, originated in the royal court at Nyanza – the colon within the sentence disrupts reading flow quite a bit, maybe reformulate.
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:39, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
  • during the northern-hemisphere summer. Isn't the country it in the southern hemisphere? It should say "winter", then.
    Well, that was literally what is written in the source. And the seasons as we know them away from the equator don't really exist in Rwanda anyway. But to be clearer, I've switched it to "July or August" with an alternative source.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:23, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
    I think this was mainly a neutrality issue; many Australians reading this sentence would have been very annoyed. Your solution now is perfect! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 13:52, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
  • along with private universities the Kigali Independent University (ULK) and the University of Lay Adventists of Kigali – there is a "," missing, and possibly a "were founded"?
    text modified so hopefully it makes more sense now  — Amakuru (talk) 13:54, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
  • But the top-three performing individual secondary schools – That "But" at the start of the sentence seems awkward.
    I have put a "however" at the end of the sentence instead. If you can think of a better way to phrase it, let me know.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:54, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Any info available on the number of enrolled students at the universities? You only give number of pupils in the schools.
    I have added a line on this.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:17, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
  • I suggest to add at least one image that shows the typical aura of the city, e.g. a street with people in it. From the pictures present in the article, I didn't get a good impression on how it actually looks there. You have a nice one on your user page, for example.
    Unfortunately the picture on my user page would probably fall foul of the Freedom of Panorama issues which are mentioned by Nikki above, as it features two of Kigali's office towers. I have found a street scene on Flickr though without such issue, which is now in the infobox. If there are anyother pics you think might be valuable, let me know.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:50, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Is there anything about security and crime rates, and how this compares with other large cities in the region?
    I have added a crime and policing subsection...  — Amakuru (talk) 15:50, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
  • That's it from me. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 11:37, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
    @Jens Lallensack: I think I've addressed all your points now. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 15:39, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
Support – thanks for carefully addressing all the points! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 17:01, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Mike Christie[edit]

I'm copyediting as I read through; please revert anything you disagree with.

  • The geohack link inline is frowned on per MoS.
    I've replaced it with plain text.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The "increase in average temperature" sentence is cited to a 2013 Strategic Foresight report; I think the reader should be aware inline that this is from 2013. Perhaps "... over the fifty years to 2013"? Or use an "as of" phrase.
    Yep, good catch. Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • with the boundaries of the city expanded: what does this mean? Administrative boundaries? If it just means that the built-up area within the administrative boundaries expanded, I'm not sure it's worth mentioning.
    Clarified, it is the administrative boundaries and I've added a note that this is part of the cause of the population doubling.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The NISR classifies 21% of the workforce as being employed in "other services", which include utilities as well as financial services, including banking, pensions, insurance, microfinance, and the Rwanda Stock Exchange, which launched in 2011. The syntax here is confusing, with "include ... including".
    Amended.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • This includes Village Urugwiro in Kacyiru, the office of the president, the Chamber of Deputies and Senate in Kimihurura. Should this have an "and" before "the Chamber"? If not I don't understand the sentence.
    Yes. Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Inanga, Traditional Rwandan instrument during the introduction wedding in Kigali, Rwanda This is the caption for an image; it needs a citation, but also I don't understand what "during the introduction wedding" means.
    Neither do I, really. I didn't add that particular image myself! Since its significance is unclear, and the instrument in question isn't discussed in the article, I have replaced it with a pic of traditional dancers.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The description of Genocide Memorial Day says that Kagame addresses the nation on that day. Wouldn't it be better just to say "the President"? There's nothing about the ceremony that is specific to Kagame, is there?
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Overall the article is in good shape and I expect to support once these minor points are addressed. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:01, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Support. Looks good. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:28, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from TRM[edit]

I performed a typically robust review at GAN and felt this was in good shape for a run at FAC, so my comments here will be brief.

  • " Rwandan independence " I would have Rwandan inside the link as it's about the specific independence, not a general article on independence.
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • " as the Liberation Day national holiday" bit of a sea of blue here, reword so it's clear you're specifically linking to Rwanda's national holidays.
    Reworded.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Can someone expert (maybe RexxS) tell me if {{Weather box}} is MOS:DTT compliant? It's arcanely crafted so I can't get to the nub of it.
  • "intentional homicide" I didn't realise this was a thing, isn't "unintentional homicide" manslaughter?
    I couldn't tell you the legal distinction myself, but that is the term used in the source, which is written by the UN no less. The EU also defines the term on its website. I have added a link to our own page, List of countries by intentional homicide rate, which may assist anyone who's not too sure about it.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
    Ace, I found this image: File:UNODC_definition_of_homicide.png instructive... The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:08, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Ref 209, what's the work or publisher?
    Added.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Ref 226 is a bare URL.
    Fixed.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Ref 60 is gv.rw but all other government departments seem to be spelled out in words?
    Changed to just Government of Rwanda. It doesn't seem to be linked to any particular department or ministry.
  • Ref 163 could use an accessdate for consistency.
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Ref 164 should link the work/website for consistency.
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • RSSSF can be linked.
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 18:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Suspect some of the sources may be called out as "how do you explain these are "top notch"?" such as Bus Planet...

I think I could spend a little longer delving around those refs so perhaps just go through and sanity check all the publishers/websites are consistently linked, all parameters are used consistently (i.e. accessdates are used on all online refs instead of 95% of them). I understand the Weather box query is a general issue but MOS compliance (as you know) is "mandatory" so if our experts confirm it's fine then brilliant, otherwise some work to do there. Cheers for now. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:43, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: The table in {{Weather box}} does a very good job of meeting MOS:DTT with all scopes properly set. The only thing I'd grumble about is that many of the colour combinations added to the cells are difficult for me to read, particularly combinations like 11 which fail WCAG AAA. --RexxS (talk) 17:54, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
RexxS once again, thank you for your invaluable input in these matters, I very much appreciate it. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:06, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Does this mean it's OK to keep it as is? I think someone else set up the parameters for this one, so I've no idea if they're optimal or not...  — Amakuru (talk) 22:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
It means ideally pick background/font colour combinations which are easier to read if MOS:ACCESS is a real consideration I think. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 23:03, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
OK I'll have a tinker with them tomorrow. I'm technically red-green colourblind myself actually, although it's sort of a "mild" case, and other than being barred from ever being a pilot, it has little practical effect on my life ...  — Amakuru (talk) 23:17, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
The process is broken, but I'll happily support this. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:51, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Source review – Pass[edit]

Will do soon. Aza24 (talk) 22:56, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Formatting

Bibliography

  • What is ".fwo" at the end of the Dorsey ref?
    I don't know. Looks like a typo or something. Removed.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • You have "2nd ed" but "2 ed" & "1 ed" – either formatting is fine, just should be consistent
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Wondering if you might considering adding something like "|format=PDF" to the MINEDUC and NISR refs, just to make it clear to readers that clicking the link won't open a new page, but will initiate a download
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • "Newcastle upon Tyne" is the only location you include, I suggest removing it
    Done (plus a couple of others).  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I'm a bit confused by your designation of bibliography. I assumed that sources where you reference more than one page are put there, but refs like Mamdani, Appiah, Watson et al. are referencing a single page, while refs such as Fegley are also referencing a single page but cited in text
    Yeah, I think the intention was to cite inline where there was just a single page, but obviously I wasn't doing it very consistently. To make it simpler to manage I've flipped everything that uses page numbers over to sfn referencing, even if it's just a single occurrence of that page.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:59, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
    Thanks, that seems like the most appropriate solution

References

  • retrieval dates missing for refs 64, 92, 201,
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • publishers needed for refs 182, 188
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Again we have some stray locations, refs 162 and 177
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • seems to be a duplicate date (18 March 2016) in ref 167
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • 116 should be "pp."
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • since 41 is too old for an ISBN I recommend adding an OCLC found here, I believe
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Roman Adrian Cybriwsky seems to not be in a template, and thus is formatted differently than all the other refs, needs an ISBN as well
    Done (I've merged it with the other Cybriwsky ref).  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I apologize and recognize how nitpicking these comments are—though I hope you understand I'm addressing optimal consistency and accessibility, not trying to enforce any citation style on your work
    No probs at all, and I should have really fixed all these in advance. They can be hard to spot though!  — Amakuru (talk) 17:29, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Reliabillity
  • I'm not sure about citing wikileaks in ref 48, seems to be veering on the edge of being a primary source, and I'm not sure we have any way of telling that the wikileaks documents hasn't been altered from the original. Would recommend it is replaced
    Fair enough. I can't find exactly the same info anywhere so have removed that part, but I have added a note that life largely continued as normal amid "widespread popular relief".  — Amakuru (talk) 21:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Am hesitant about google maps as well, but if there is no suitable alternative, I understand the need
    Hmmm, any particular reason? I've not heard about Google Maps being off-limits before, we even have Google. "Featured article candidates" (Map). Google Maps. Google. No URL entered....  — Amakuru (talk) 21:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
    It just stood out to me as rather odd, but I suppose I don't have any real grevienve with it. Only mentioned in case you had a higher quality source with the same information available—don't worry about it
  • The youtube ref is also less than ideal, any news/web sources available for this?
    Yes. Replaced.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I don't see any other reliabillity issues.
Verifiability
  • Spotchecks not done – nominator has a history of FAs
  • Page number(s) for ref 167?
    Done.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The rest looks good Aza24 (talk) 23:42, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
    @Aza24: I think I've looked at all your points now. Many thanks again for the review.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:59, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
    Thanks for your effort here, everything is looking a lot better. I have two remaining points, 1) Completely optional, but if you want to reinsert the Wikileaks info, it may be appropriate to do so if you have something like "According to a report in Wikieaks..." in the text it self. 2) Ref 70 seems to be missing a page number and should (I believe) be in the biblio like the rest. Aza24 (talk) 20:25, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
    @Aza24: (1) it turns out the original cable is available on the US Department of State's own website (having been declassified in 2005), so linking to the Wikileaks isn't necessary, I've now cited it directly to the horse's mouth. Re (2) the work in question is a map rather than a book, so it doesn't have page numbers. Should I nonetheless put it into the bibliography? I have zero opinion on which option is better, so will defer to whatever you say is best!  — Amakuru (talk) 20:54, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
    Ah I see, well there's Template:Cite map, which would add a little "(Map)" to make it clear that it's a map and not a book with a missing page number? Aza24 (talk) 21:30, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
    OK, I've adjusted that as such, hope that's okay. Pass for source review. Aza24 (talk) 07:24, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments

  • What makes Failed Architecture a high-quality reliable source? Time.is? Culture Trip? TechCrunch?
    I have replaced the FailedArchitecture, Time.is and CultureTrip refs. TechCrunch looks OK to me - it has editorial control, and is owned by Verizon. Threads at WP:RSN don't seem to have rejected it. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 17:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
    The entry for it at WP:RSP shows no consensus on reliability - any reason it'd be better in this particular case? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:47, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Footnote 182 is missing language indication - check for others
    Done. I had a scan through the refs and couldn't see any others.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Bundervoet 2015 is missing publisher
    Fixed.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
  • What is the etymology of Kigali?
  • Are there any hospitals or health centres other than University Teaching Hospital?
  • What powers the city?
  • Are there any television or radio stations headquartered in the city? What about newspapers? Nikkimaria (talk) 21:47, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Hi Amakuru, just a reminder re Nikkimaria's comments immediately above. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:28, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
    Hi @Gog the Mild: thanks for the reminder, and I haven't forgotten. The last few points that Nikki mentions will require a little bit more work, but I've made a start on the power generation side. Hopefully I'll get them done in the next few days. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 13:13, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Greek case[edit]

Nominator(s): (t · c) buidhe 15:43, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

This article is about a little-known episode in the late 1960s, in which Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and the Netherlands ganged up on Greece intervened on behalf of Greeks who were wrongfully detained, tortured, or victimized by other human rights abuses under the Greek junta. The damning findings of the European Commission of Human Rights exposed the junta's brutal methods and led to its exit from the Council of Europe, the only country to leave to date despite threats of a Ruxit. I would like to thank Twofingered Typist for copyediting. (t · c) buidhe 15:43, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Danu Widjajanto[edit]

@buidhe Amazing work! It is very rare to see a comprehensive article about the European Convention on Human Rights here, and I am pleased to see that it also relies on academic sources. I will read the whole article, and it may take some time for me to complete the review of the article, but I will put some of my thoughts here already so that you can already work on it:

  1. I would suggest to add Infobox European case to the article
    Done (t · c) buidhe 20:55, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
  2. "The European Commission of Human Rights (1954) and European Court of Human Rights (1959) were set up to adjudicate alleged violations of the Convention" --> I think you should add a note on the difference between the Commission and the Court with regard to the procedure, bindingness, etc, because most of Wikipedia readers are laymen and they will not know already.
    I added a brief information to background. I admit I do not completely understand this aspect.
  3. "Greece did not allow individual petitions to the Commission" --> on which legal basis? Perhaps you could mention briefly.
    I am not sure what you are suggesting? In the 1960s, individual petition was not mandatory for states, and only a very small number of individual cases were decided. That has changed, but I don't see how that is relevant.
  4. "Greece was not a party of the Court and had not ratified Protocol 4 to the Convention" --> Why should you mention Protocol 4 here? Perhaps you should elaborate it in the article.
    Removed, I am not convinced that it is important. (t · c) buidhe 18:31, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

So far so good, will continue the review soon. Danu Widjajanto (talk) 19:19, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

  • I look forwards to it! (t · c) buidhe 20:55, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

I have read the article until the "Findings" part, here are some of my comments for the time being:

  • The ECHR has been amended several times, so there is a difference between the old version and the new version. Consequently, there is a discrepancy that could be confusing with regard to Article 24, 28 and 28(b). Somewhere we need to clarify that the numbering here refers to the old convention before it was amended by protocols 11 and 14.
    • Added note for clarification
  • “Unlike in other interstate cases before the Commission, the Scandinavian countries did not have an ethnic affinity to the victims of human rights violations.” --> perhaps you need to clarify which “other interstate cases” were there before the Greek case?
    • Added footnote
  • “14 (non-discrimination, including on the basis of political belief)” --> it’s a minor detail, but you should instead write “principle of non-discrimination in securing the rights under the Convention”, because it’s to be contrasted with the autonomous right of non-discrimination under Article 1 Protocol 12
    • Done
  • “Belgium, Luxembourg and Iceland later announced that they supported the actions of the Scandinavian and Dutch governments, with a declaration that was not cited by the Commission and most likely had no legal effect.” --> what do you mean by “was not cited by the Commission”? Perhaps you could simply write: “Belgium, Luxembourg and Iceland later declared that they supported the actions of the Scandinavian and Dutch governments, although this declaration had no legal effect.”
    • Done
  • “ The Greek government argued domestic remedies were available for these alleged violations, and therefore the application should be declared inadmissible under Article 26 of the ECHR. “ --> shouldn’t you mention somewhere here that the ECHR is based on the principle of subsidiarity? So that the reader will understand why Greece tried to rely on this argument.
    • Added to background section
  • “The allegation of torture raised the public profile of the case in Europe and changed the Greek junta's defense strategy, since Article 15 explicitly forbade derogation of Article 3.” --> I would suggest to paraphrase the second limb to something along the line of “since Article 3 enshrined an absolute right and Article 15 explicitly forbade derogation of this right.” Just to let the reader know that the prohibition of torture and CIDH can never be limited or derogated in any circumstances.
    • According to this source (p. 23) (as cited in the last section of the article) the idea that torture and CIDH could not be allowed under any circumstances whatsoever was not settled at this point, so I preferred this wording to indicate that they were not subject to derogation under Article 15.
  • “in particular, not being allowed to visit Leros or Averoff Prison” --> why were these prisons notable? Probably not all the readers will know, so you should explain a little bit.
    • Add more info there.

Danu Widjajanto (talk) 14:20, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks so much for your feedback. I'm sorry it took me so long to get back, I kept getting distracted. (t · c) buidhe 18:18, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

No problem at all, I also needed time to finish reviewing the article.
  • "The Commission also found that Greece had infringed Articles 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14 as well as Article 3 of Protocol 1" --> in the "Findings" part, violations of Article 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14 are not explained further in the "other articles" part.
    • Added
      • @buidhe Article 13 is still missing I think. Danu Widjajanto (talk) 23:12, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
        • Oops! now added. (t · c) buidhe 23:38, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Add a note why a visit to "Bouboulinas Street" could produce a lot of evidence of torture
    • Done
  • "made it clear that without respecting human rights, a state could not be part of the West" --> what is meant by "the West" here?
    • The source doesn't offer any further clarification, so I've removed it.
  • "The Greek case report had a significant impact on the United Nations Declaration against Torture (1975) and the definition of torture in the United Nations Convention against Torture (1984)" --> in what way? You should explain it briefly
    • The sources don't give more information on this impact.
  • "Margin of appreciation" is a technical term and at the same time is a key concept in the ECHR jurisprudence, I think you should add a footnote when it's first mentioned in order to explain what it is
    • Added gloss
  • "Commissioner Philip O'Donoghue, later a judge on the European Court of Human Rights, stated in his dissent to Ireland v. United Kingdom that, "The value of hearing evidence in a local venue cannot be overestimated... No written description, however colorful, could have been as informative as the visit to Bouboulinas Street in Athens.""; "Unlike other cases before the Commission at the time, but similar to Ireland v. United Kingdom"; "However, in Ireland v. United Kingdom the Commission found that inhuman and degrading treatment was also an absolute prohibition"; "The definitions of the Greek case were reused during Ireland v. United Kingdom" --> it seems that Ireland v. the United Kingdom is a case before the Court instead of the Commission, see here.
    • The Ireland case was heard first by the Commission and then by the Court.
      1. O'Donoghue was a member of the Commission and later a judge on the Court; at the time of the Ireland case, he was on the court. , but it according to was the Commission
      2. "Unlike other cases before the Commission at the time, but similar to Ireland v. United Kingdom" -> Reworded to "Unlike other Convention cases..." to reflect the source
      3. "However, in Ireland v. United Kingdom the Commission found that inhuman and degrading treatment was also an absolute prohibition" -> The source specifically refers to the Commission, not the Court, on this point
      4. "The definitions of the Greek case were reused during Ireland v. United Kingdom" -> Clarify that this refers to the Commission's involvement in the case, not the Court, according to the source.

Overall you have done an amazing job in writing the article, and I think it should receive an FA status Face-smile.svg Danu Widjajanto (talk) 14:23, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

  • Thanks for your review! (t · c) buidhe 15:21, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

FunkMonk[edit]

  • Looks like an interesting and important article, I'll have a look soon. FunkMonk (talk) 15:59, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
  • First, there is a bunch of duplinks, which can be highlighted with this script:[68]
    • Fixed (t · c) buidhe 20:55, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
  • The image under "Article 3" could maybe be right aligned so it doesn't clash with the section header below it.
    • Done
  • "so the only way to hold it accountable for violations" You could say "the country" instead if "it" for clarity.
    • Done
  • Link communist?
    • Done
  • "which justified human rights violations" I'm curious as to their wording, perhaps it could be quoted, as you do with Resolution 346 just below? That would also make it more balanced, perhaps.
    • The decree mostly just lists several articles that are suspended, so I don't think it's helpful to quote. I have reworded the sentence.
  • You have photos of two Greek figures, but the captions give no clues as to their roles. You could present them as you do below with the caption "As Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Max van der Stoel".
    • Done
  • "One of them did so, the other (Pantelis Marketakis)" Why only give the name of the second? Why any name at all?
    • Removed
  • "He thought Western countries could be persuaded to overlook Greece's human rights violations" How do we know what he thought?
    • That's what the source says:

      Their hopes were stoked up skillfully by the Greek Foreign Minister Panagiotis Pipinelis, the architect of the Greek position. He was a career diplomat, politician, former Prime Minister, diehard monarchist and an authoritarian chauvinist who was well connected in the international right-wing political and intellectual elites of the time. He viewed the world in absolute realist, almost cynical, terms, and had calculated quite astutely that the Cold War and Mediterranean volatility had upgraded Greece's importance to the West to such a degree that its allies would turn a blind eye to any infractions by the dictatorship... He feared that a Greek withdrawal or expulsion would not end the pressure on the regime, but that attacks against it would redouble.

I wonder if saying "calculated" instead of "thought", like the source, would make it seem less like some sort of conjecture? FunkMonk (talk) 18:21, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
Done. (t · c) buidhe 18:18, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Also in regard to the quote above, I know you go into it further below, but was this due to NATO considerations? If so, could be mentioned even that early in the article, as you also go into the motivations of the Scandinavians countries, etc.
    • The source doesn't explicitly mention NATO.
  • "because torture was forbidden and must be stopped" It seems a bit odd with past and presence tense there, how about "had to be stopped"?
    • Reworded
  • Thanks for your comments! (t · c) buidhe 08:40, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
  • "The report makes ten proposals for remedying the human rights violations in Greece; the first eight deal with conditions of detention, control of police and independence of the judiciary while the last two recommend allowing a free press and free elections" Why suddenly present tense?
    • I thought it was the recommended tense for the contents of still extant published materials according to MOS:TENSE. If I'm wrong, then I can change it.
  • "or release the suspect. (The time limit on such extrajudicial detention was abolished by Royal Decree 280.)[95]" Thisis the first time I've seen parenthesis used outside a sentence, after a full stop. Is that correct? Isn't it just a distinct sentence then?
    • It's the recommended style per MOS:PAREN.
  • Based on the "ize" endings, I assume this is written in US English, but wouldn't UK English be more appropriate in an article about European matters?
    • There are no strong MOS:TIES of this particular case to UK.
  • Similarly, within one paragraph, you write both "Centre Union" and "Center Union", though it should probably be the former throughout.
    • In one case it's a direct quote.
If "Centre" is the official name, wouldn't it be best to keep that spelling consistent? FunkMonk (talk) 18:43, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
The official name is Ένωσις Κέντρου. I don't think it has an official English translation. (t · c) buidhe 06:18, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments! (t · c) buidhe 01:11, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Looks good, added one comment above, and I was wondering if anything could be said about how this case influenced future cases, if there are specific examples?
This is discussed in "Effect on ECHR jurisprudence" section. I looked for more info on specific cases, but couldn't find it. (t · c) buidhe 06:18, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Support - with the caveat that I'm certainly no expert in law, but the article certainly was interesting and engaging, even though it could easily have ended up dry and hard to read. FunkMonk (talk) 13:34, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
    • Thanks a million! (t · c) buidhe 13:54, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Image review[edit]

  • File:Averoff_Prison,_c._1895.png: when and where was this first published? Nikkimaria (talk) 04:01, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
    • Well, it's hard to know when it was first published but it appears to have been published in conjuction with the 1922 execution of Dimitrios Gounaris and two other Greek ex-ministers, per this. (t · c) buidhe 14:47, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Source review - pass[edit]

  • Are there page ranges for Pantzou, Pedaliu and Janis et al?
    • Added all but Pedaliu, which I can't find.
Me neither; OK.
  • Stelakatos-Loverdos: could the language be specified?
    • done
  • Reidy: Why is the title in sentence case?
    • Captitalized
  • A very brief spot check picks up no issues.

Gog the Mild (talk) 19:59, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

  • Thanks for your review! (t · c) buidhe 20:08, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Comments from Mike Christie[edit]

  • These tactics soon became the target of criticism in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, but Greece justified them as a response to alleged Communist subversion and justified under Article 15 of the ECHR. Repetition of "justified". Perhaps "These tactics soon became the target of criticism in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, but Greece claimed they were necessary as a response to alleged Communist subversion and justified under Article 15 of the ECHR."
    • Done
  • alleging violations of most of the articles in the ECHR, which protect individual rights: I would tweak this but I'm not quite sure of the intention. Do you mean that the violations were of most of those articles in the EHCR that protect individual rights? Or that the violation was of most of the articles in the ECHR, which is a convention that protects human rights? I think it's the former, but it's not clear as worded. And looking further down the article I see that's correct.
    • Tweaked
  • The second case is described in the lead as only for Article 3 violations, but per the body other violations were included.
    • Reworded
  • Lawyers working for the foreign ministries of Sweden, Norway and Denmark mostly pushed the case forward. If the Netherlands was not active, what does "mostly" mean here? Isn't this an empty statement? Or were lawyers from non-applicant countries involved?
    • I'm trying to avoid original research. The source says,

      The men who would see this case through were in the main lawyers working in the legal departments of the Foreign Ministeries of the three governments... The Scandinavians, in particular the Swedes, were of all the member states probably the least susceptible to economic, military, and diplomatic pressures. That these pressures were not negligible is demonstrated by the Netherlands, which after bringing an application, withdrew from active participation in the case.

      Rereading I think this is OK; the qualification "working for the foreign ministries of" is the point I missed. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:09, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
  • As one British official stated, the Wilson government ... If this is reliably the view of the Wilson government, I'd drop the introductory clause; if not, I wouldn't use "As", which implies it is indeed Wilson's view.
    • According to the source, these are the exact words of one British official, although they represented the view of the Wilson government. Since it's not clear in the source whether it is an official statement, I prefer to leave it as is.
      Could we make it "According to one British official", which reduces the implication that this is definitely the official position? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:09, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
      Reworded to make more clear the degree of acceptance. (t · c) buidhe 13:06, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The 1960 Turkish precedent is interesting; I don't know if the details belong in this article, but why did the Turks get a pass? If the cases are not comparable enough to give the details that's fine.
    • I have looked, but actually can't find more details on this. I believe it's because Turkey held elections in 1961; despite the coup, it was not intended to be a long-term dictatorship the way Greece was.
  • Its interviews were held without either party present: one party is the Greeks, but who is the other party? If it's the ECHR, who was doing the interviewing? Similarly for without the presence of either party later in that section.
    • I believe the "other party" refers to representatives of the plaintiff countries, but that's not explicitly specified.
      I'm uncomfortable with using a statement we can't fully explain to the reader. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:09, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
      Now added a confirmation from the official report. (t · c) buidhe 13:06, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
  • In the "Investigation" section there are four references to the Commission; should some of these perhaps refer to the Subcommission? It seems it was the Subcommission that held the hearings.
    • Good catch! I've fixed some, in other cases it does refers to the Commission in general.
  • On the question of Article 3, to which over 300 pages of the report is devoted, it examines 30 alleged cases of...: "it" doesn't have a referent. Perhaps "The report devotes over 300 pages to Article 3, alleging 30 cases of..."
    • Done
  • When quoting O'Donoghue, do we need to mention Ireland v. United Kingdom? It seems a red herring; I think we can just say that O'Donoghue said this later, implying a different context.
    • Done
  • the margin of appreciation on this question: I don't know what this means. I see it's referred to later as a doctrine, but there's no link or explanation.
    • The first time that margin of appreciation is mentioned, the article states "margin of appreciation (latitude of governments to implement the Convention as they see fit)". I've rewritten the sentence to hopefully be less confusing.
  • Can the two instances of "as of 2018" be updated to 2019 or 2020? If there are no usable sources for this, that's fine.
    • I managed to find a 2019 source for the point about emergencies, for the other point, I think it is self evident (also verifiable to CoE website) that no other country has left the ECHR in the last two years, so I changed it to 2020.
  • My sense of what is British English and what is American English is polluted after decades on each side of the pond, but I think "combatted" is British and "favor" is American.
    • It's supposed to be American English so I reworded the sentence with "combatted".
  • the United States ... interfered: is there a less POV word than "interfered" we could use here? Presumably a US diplomat of the day would not have called it interference.
    • Changed to "intervened".
  • However, Western European countries used the case to deflect domestic criticism of their relations with the junta and redirect calls for Greece to be ejected from NATO: I don't follow this. Do these Western European countries include the UK, West Germany, and France, listed earlier, or does this refer to the smaller countries, or both? And we haven't said enough about any of these countries' relations with the junta to be able to understand the middle clause. I think the last clause means that there were popular calls in some of these countries for Greece to be ejected from NATO, but the countries (now presumably referring to the three large countries) tried to redirect that popular sentiment into support for the ECHR case. If so it could be clearer.
    • I think that's what the source means, but unfortunately, the source is not more explicit. It does refer to the larger West European countries so I clarified that.
      Since we've said the larger countries are the ones that wanted to keep Greece in NATO I think this is enough to explain the "domestic criticism" point, but if we can't explain what "redirect" means I don't think we should include it. If the source can't reasonably be read any other way than as I suggested above I think it's OK to go ahead and clarify here, but if you think it could be interpreted in more than one way I'd cut it. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:09, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
      Reworded for clarity.
  • Van der Stoel presented his report ... and recommendation of expulsion: this makes it sound as though the recommendation was separate from the report, rather than included in the report; is that right? If not I suggest making it "with its recommendation of expulsion".
    • Done
  • I see both "inhuman" and "inhumane" twoards the end of the article; just checking: are these uses are intentionally different, and not typos?
    • Fixed to use "inhuman" consistently, as it should be.

Looks very good. These are all minor points, and I expect to support once they're addressed. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 22:36, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Thanks for your comments! (t · c) buidhe 22:24, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
    A couple more notes above. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:09, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Support. The last couple of outstanding issues have been fixed. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 18:57, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Support from Gog the Mild[edit]

  • "against the Greek junta". Was the case brought against the Greek junta, or against the state of Greece?
    • Reworded
  • "On 21 April 1967, right-wing army officers staged a military coup and used mass arrests, purges and censorship to suppress their opposition." I am guessing that this happened in Greece?
    • Clarified
  • "Greece justified them as a response to alleged Communist subversion and justified under Article 15". Is it possible to avoid using "justified" twice in the same sentence.
    • Reworded
  • "a Subcommission held in camera hearings". Lower case s? If not. why?
    • I was trying to use the same format as the sources, which capitalize official Council of Europe institutions.
If we followed the sources then we would have a lot of capitals. Probably for every mention of any military rank or weapon for a start. I think that the MoS trumps RSs.
  • Infobox: is there a reason for the order in which the judges are listed?
    • Same order as the Greek case report, p. 6
  • "Although the Council of Europe had considerable investigatory abilities, it had hardly any power of sanction;[16] its highest sanction is expulsion from the organization." "had ... had ... is" Why the change of tense?
    • Fixed
  • "On 24 April, the Parliamentary Assembly debated the Greek issue. The Greek representatives were not present at this meeting because the junta dissolved parliament and canceled their credentials." An uninformed reader may assume that the parliament the junta cancelled was the Parliamentary Assembly. Assuming that it was the Greek Parliament[?] why is this relevant to the Greek representatives to the PACE having their credentials cancelled?
    • Reworded for clarification. The source states that non-Greek representatives were concerned about their Greek colleagues, not knowing what happened to them.

More to follow. Could I be pinged when Mike's comments have been addressed, so I don't repeat the same points. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:59, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Gog the Mild Thanks for all your comments so far. I have now responded to all outstanding points on the FAC. (t · c) buidhe 01:20, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Link suit.
    • done
  • "the Commission rolled all four cases together". Optional: find a more encyclopedic phrase.
    • done
  • "Lawyers working for the foreign ministries of Sweden, Norway and Denmark mostly pushed the case forward." I am not sure what, in context, this means. They pushed it forward politically? Or they just did what they were paid to do? (In which case why mention it.)
    • OK, removed.
  • "Citing the precedent of the 1960 Turkish coup d'état". What was this, and why didn't it apply in the Greek's case?
    • As stated above, I couldn't find more information on this. Can remove if you don't think it's helpful.
Meh! It sounds as if it should be in, but it does leave a reader scratching their head. I would vote, narrowly, for skipping it, but it is your nom and your call. I would not object if you left it in.
Removed
  • "it declared the case admissible". What does this mean and how does it fit into the ECHR process?
    • "Admissible" means that the application is not completely unfounded and therefore they will fully hear the case. Started a stub article on this process and added a link.
I really think that a half sentence of explanation in line is warranted. Your explanation above is good ...
Added
  • "but used delaying tactics by requesting a delay, which was always granted". Seems repetitive. Maybe 'but at each step of the process requested delays, which were always granted.'?
    • done
  • "and for his performance was rewarded with an appointment as ambassador to the United States". Perhaps end this sentence with 'in 19XX'?
    • done
  • "Although its proceedings were in camera, the Commission was affected by frequent leaks and journalists reported on its proceedings." I'm not sure about "affected". Why not 'Although its proceedings were in camera, they were frequently leaked and journalists reported on its proceedings.'?
    • done
  • "military officers such as Konstantinos Engolfopoulos". Could we have his rank and/or position?
    • Added
  • "For Article 7 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol 1, there was no violation". Should that be 'For Article 7 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol 1, the Commission found there was no violation'?
    • Done
  • "The remaining fourteen cases were blocked by Greek obstruction; of these cases, two had "indications" of torture, seven were "prima facie cases", and eight had "strong indications" of torture." 2+7+8=17, not 14.
    • Correct, fixed the error.
  • "and threats to kill the victims. Besides overt, physical forms of torture" Er, but the previous two examples were already not physical torture.
    • Reworded
  • "The respondent governments argued that if EDA". 'the EDA'.
    • Done
  • "did not rise to the level of danger to justify derogation." Maybe 'did not rise to a level of danger such as to justify derogation.' or similar?
    • Done
  • "the declaration of the government that there was an emergency". Perhaps 'the declaration of the Greek government that there was an emergency'?
    • In that case, it was the United Kingdom's declaration that there was an emergency in British Cyprus.
In which case, perhaps insert 'UK'.
Done
  • "the government's margin of appreciation to declare an emergency" What is a "margin of appreciation"?
    • Margin of appreciation is glossed the first time it is mentioned, in "first application" section. Would it help to add a footnote to all uses of this technical term?
Apologies. Comes of reviewing over several days - I had forgotten that you had already covered it. IMO, no; but if you think differently, fine.
  • Section "Article 15": should the last paragraph not be in the following section?
    • This is covered in the official report as "issues arising under Article 15", because the commissioners are considering Articles 17 and 18 in conjunction with Article 15.
  • Perhaps a translation of "ex post facto" somewhere? Possibly a footnote.
    • added gloss
  • "However, the larger Western European countries used the case to deflect domestic criticism of their relations with the junta and redirect calls for Greece to be ejected from NATO." Optional: this could possibly be rephrased a little more clearly.
    • It now has been.
  • Image caption: "As Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Max van der Stoel holds a press conference after returning from Greece, 1 September 1974". Optional: 'As Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Max van der Stoel, also the Parliamentary Assembly appointed rapporteur, holds a press conference after returning from Greece, 1 September 1974'?
    • At this point he was no longer the Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur.
I which case I am not sure about the "As". But leave it, I am quibbling here.
  • I wouldn't want to push this, but it seems odd that Cedric Thornberry also being a practising human rights lawyer is not mentioned.
    • Now mentioned
  • "Note Verbale". Why the upper case initial letters?
    • uncapped
  • "Becket states that it "came from Greece itself ..." Shouldn't that be 'stated'?
    • done
  • "the report, transmitted on 18 November 1969". "transmitted" seems an odd usage here, is it a technical term?
    • I believe so, at least, it's the word used by the sources.
  • "By this time, these states were the only ones to oppose Greece's expulsion". Optional: "to oppose" → 'opposing'.
    • done
  • "dropping its support for the junta in the Council process". Possibly "in" → 'during'?
    • I meant that it was no longer supporting Greece in the Council of Europe (as opposed to eg. NATO), not that it dropped support during the process.
  • "the case was struck". "struck" is US English; possibly a bracketed explanation?
    • According to Cambridge Dictionary[69] it is used in both US and UK English as past tense of "strike". I don't know that clarification would be helpful here.
That made me laugh. I understand the grammar, as in "the junta struck them off the list of witnesses". It is its usage to mean 'to dismiss a legal case' which doesn't travel well outside the US. I suppose that most readers will work it out from context.
  • "when the responsible state cared about its reputation and was cooperative". It may be better to just say "was cooperative" and leave out possible reasons.
    • According to Bates and Becket, the issue of reputation is a crucial one, because the main effect of condemnation from Council of Europe organs would be to reduce such a reputation: "Put simply, only so much could be achieved when the national authorities concerned were not jealous of their international human rights reputation..."
In which case perhaps link the two issues, as the RS does, rather than list as separate points. Eg, something like 'when the responsible state was cooperative because it was concerned for its reputation'.
Done
  • "could be leveraged to bring the regime around". Would 'could have been' be a better tense?
    • done
  • "As of 2020, no other country has denounced the ECHR or left the Council of Europe since." A natural reading of this would be to take "since" as 'since 2020'.
    • Removed
  • "an attempt to prove its intention for democratic reform". I am not sure that is grammatical.
    • Reworded
  • "In 1998, Prime Minister George Papandreou" → 'In 1998, the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou'.
    • Reworded
  • "found that inhuman and degrading treatment was also an absolute prohibition". I think that you mean either 'found that inhuman and degrading treatment was also absolutely prohibited' or 'found that the ban on inhuman and degrading treatment was also an absolute prohibition' or, in each case, similar.
    • Done
  • "It also helped to define the idea of "administrative practice" of systematic violations." I may be wrong on this, but that doesn't really work for me without a 'the' after "the idea of".
    • Reworded
  • Sources: should Pedaliu have a page range?
    • As stated above, I couldn't find it.

Gog the Mild (talk) 13:36, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Thanks for your comments! (t · c) buidhe 13:06, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
A few responses above. I omitted to say before that this is a cracking article, very impressive. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:34, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
The only outstanding issue of consequence is the capitalisation of Subcommission, but I am happy to support with this still hanging. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:10, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

Jens Lallensack[edit]

  • but Greece justified them as a response to alleged Communist subversion and justified under Article 15 of the ECHR. – "as justified" instead of "and justified"?
    • Reworded
  • Greece did not allow individual petitions to the Commission,[11][12][13] so the only way to hold the country accountable for violations was through an interstate case. – I'm not following; why can Greece forbid petitions, what are "individuals" here (countries?), and what is an interstate case (a case filed by at least two countries?). Maybe some more background here would be useful!
    • Reworded for more clarity and less jargon.
  • Every member... must accept – is the "..." supposed to indicate an omission from the quote? I think it should be […] then, with spaces.
    • The style I use consistently (no brackets) is recommended by MOS:ELLIPSIS.
  • Greece did not provide any reason for this derogation until 19 September, which the Commission considered very late. – What reason did they provide on 19 September?
    • Add explanation
  • more later. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:08, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Thanks for your comments! (t · c) buidhe 01:19, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Rest of the article is without issues that I can spot. Great work, and support. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 20:30, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Oppose from TRM[edit]

  • Couple of duplicate links in there.
    • Fixed
  • I would expect citations to be in numerical order (e.g. credentials.[25][18][26] -> credentials.[18][25][26], lots of these throughout)
    • I think this is intentional because the reference in [25] is the main source for that particular sentence, while the rest is additional sources that further back up the main claim. Danu Widjajanto (talk) 15:24, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
      • I've never seen that approach in academic material. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 15:41, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
        • The Rambling Man it is actually the approach in academic sources. The only reason they don’t have to deal with the numbering order is because they don’t use sfn when they write on Microsoft Office, but “supra note” instead. Danu Widjajanto (talk) 20:45, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
          • I'm not talking about process, I'm talking about result. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:00, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
    • I do not spend much time keeping the order consistent, as I consider this to be an extremely minor cosmetic issue that is not worth the time to fix. (t · c) buidhe 16:08, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Check image captions, fragments don't need full stops.
    • Fixed
  • The following terms are unclear to a non-expert reader:
    • legal remedy
    • in camera
    • prima facie
    • administrative detention
    • Ex post facto law
    • friendly settlement
    • justiciable
    • direct evidence
    • five techniques
      • Glossed most of these. I am not sure how to explain legal remedy and direct evidence. Hovering over the link gives a better explanation than what I could provide.
        • That's not what MOS says, if I need to click away from the page to understand a "technical term" then it fails. I'm afraid this will result in an oppose. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:10, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Spaced hyphen should be dash per MOS:DASH.
    • Fixed

The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:39, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Thanks for your comments. (t · c) buidhe 16:08, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

RD[edit]

I won't leave a full review, but I have a question:

  • "In 1998, George Papandreou, the Prime Minister of Greece," -> Papandreou wasn't Prime Minister in 1998; maybe clarify? RetiredDuke (talk) 16:22, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Correct, changed to the actual office he held at the time. (t · c) buidhe 16:40, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

Coordination[edit]

@WP:FAC coordinators: Since this nomination has three supports, is it possible for me to make another nomination? Thanks in advance, (t · c) buidhe 20:10, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Certainly, feel free. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:20, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

We have an outstanding oppose so we need to see if the other reveiwers (or future reviewers) agree or disagree with the oppose... @Danu Widjajanto, FunkMonk, Mike Christie, Gog the Mild, and Jens Lallensack: -- Ealdgyth (talk) 16:33, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

How odd, that didn't happen on my FAC? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Doesn't change my support, I don't think we should be too rigid with these things (what to gloss can be a matter of taste). But that's also why I understand TRM feels wronged, which is being discussed elsewhere. FunkMonk (talk) 16:41, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
(ec)Looking at the two remaining terms, "legal remedy" and "direct evidence", I don't think there's a need for anything inline. I don't think MOS:LINKSTYLE is usually interpreted as requiring this level of inline explanation; most editors expect links to do this work for some specialized terms, and in cases where an article is about a specialized area (law, in this case) I think a lay reader expects that further reading might be needed to understand everything. I still support promotion. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:44, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
I see prima facie is at issue too, per Gog's comments below; I think the link suffices there as well. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 17:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

The oppose itself is non-substantive, so I don't think it should obstruct the promotion of this article. Danu Widjajanto (talk) 16:46, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

No, the oppose is not non-substantive. It's a level playing field opposition. But clearly that's not how the process works any longer. Thanks. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Danu, It's certainly a substantive oppose, though I happen to disagree with it; it refers to an element of WP:FACR (MoS compliance), and in principle it could be addressed. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 16:50, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
It's a substantive oppose, grounded in the criteria. Yes, reviewers can choose to do an IAR, but it's not a frivolous oppose. Ealdgyth (talk) 16:53, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
I assume you're not referring to me when you suggest "reviewers can choose to do an IAR". This is impressively lop-sided co-ordination. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:56, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
no, I was not referring to you, TRM. Sorry if you thought I was. Ealdgyth (talk) 17:06, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Some good points there from TRM. The ones outstanding seem to be:

  1. legal remedy
  2. prima facie
  3. direct evidence
  • I see no issue with "legal remedy". Both legal and remedy are non-specialist and joining them does not create a specialist phrase or concept.
  • the objection to pima facie seems a reasonable point and its unexplained use is not IMO in line with the MoS. Of the two mentions, the first - which is a quote - could perhaps be recast in Wikipedia's voice? Or a short bracketed explanation added? In the second case it would seem straight forward to replace with an English word or expression. ('obviously'?) Possibly linked to prima facie.
  • direct evidence seems marginal as to whether it is plain English, and I think that the context - "Relying on direct evidence, the report did not cite the findings of third parties" - provides all of the information a non-specialist reader needs.

So a very weak oppose from me pending prima facie being resolved. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:59, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

"Pima facie" now addressed, so I am reverting to support. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:55, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I am still supporting. Promotion should not depend on very minor points like these, and if the author disagrees on such insignificant and somewhat subjective issues I'm always happy to accept that decision. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 17:13, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    What Jens said. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:14, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

What I meant is that it's a minor issue that shouldn't immediately obstruct promotion. For example, I think I've solved the prima facie problem because the term can easily be translated as at first glance. I've also added an explanation to the term 'legal remedy'. As for direct evidence, as Gog the Mild said, I think the context already explains that it is an evidence that is directly linked to the commission of the act without the need of inference. I apologise if I offended anyone with my statement. Danu Widjajanto (talk) 17:41, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Support Comments by Ian[edit]

Recusing coord duties to review, mainly on prose, I've copyedited so obviously let me know any concerns there. Outstanding points:

  • I think we should generally attribute quotations inline so can we do that with Bates in the opening? I figure it's Bates himself but he could just as easily be quoting someone else.
    • Done
  • the Commission joined all four applications on 2 October -- Forgive me if I missed something but does this mean "joined in" or does it mean "merged"? If the latter then best be clear.
    • Corrected to "Merged".
      • Ah, did you...? ;-) Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
  • The Wilson government stated that it "did not believe it would be helpful in present circumstances to arraign Greece under the Human Rights Convention". -- Hidden text seems to be a direct quote from the government, whereas the visible quote could well be the author of the cited source. I'd suggest either use the direct quote by the government, paraphrase the cited source or (third best IMO) attribute the visible quote.
    • In fact, both are direct quotes from government officials: [70]
  • "the original objects of the revolution could not be subject to the control of the Commission" -- If this is the Greek junta speaking I'd probably say leave as is but if the author of the cited source then I'd suggest attributing or paraphrasing.
    • As stated in the source, this is a direct quote from the junta's legal argument submitted to the Commission.

Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:30, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Really sorry I did not get to this earlier, I managed to miss it entirely on my watchlist! I appreciate your copyedits and feedback. (t · c) buidhe 18:56, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
    • No prob, just one query above... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
      • Now addressed :) Thanks so much! (t · c) buidhe 16:06, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
        • Great, tks! Ian Rose (talk) 02:38, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Featured article reviews[edit]

The Million Dollar Homepage[edit]

Notified: User talk:X-Editor, User talk:Pigsonthewing, WP:INET [71], WP:WEBSITES [72], June 2018 talk page


FAR discussion was initiated by Jytdog back in 2018 but never finished due to that user being indefinitely blocked.

Their concerns of "absurdly promotional and detailed page" and " excessive quoting from the founders, the laundry list of media mentions - all this kind of stuff is classic PR, not even aiming for the mission of providing people with knowledge" do not seem to have been addressed.

There has been plenty of time to make improvements to the article. However, the talk page has been a ghost town since 2012, with Jytdog's post being the only one since then that wasn't a bot notification.

Page traffic is extremely low as well; only about 400 visits a day, and only eleven (mostly minor or bot) edits in the past 365 days. (In fact, two of the top three page editors are bots!) It's clear that this is just a 2009-vintage FAR that's just been gathering dust since.

I feel that I am not out of line by skipping step 1, as another editor did so in 2018 but never finished the job, and it is abundantly clear that their Step 1 attracted no attention.

  1. Lead: No major points of interest since 2009 are mentioned.
  2. Media attention: Lots of one-sentence paragraphs; no update on Tew since 2016?
  3. Survival: All one-sentence paragraphs; is there nothing newer on this?
  4. Pixel sales: Constant references to horribly outdated measures of site traffic such as the long defunct Digg.
  5. Sources:
    1. Almost all of the sources are from 2005 and 2009, suggesting a lack of breadth.
    2. Reference 48 is incomplete.
    3. Lots of self-reference to the website itself.

Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 05:06, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

@Ten Pound Hammer: I would agree that currently, the article does not meet FA criteria as the article is very promotional sounding, with a huge section on media coverage alone. In fact, the article was very promotional sounding back when it was initially promoted to FA status, calling into question why it was promoted in the first place. A significant rewrite of the article to remove the promotional stuff and some updating of the article would be needed to bring this to FA status. X-Editor (talk) 05:52, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Jytdog had a particular bug-a-boo about what he viewed as conflict of interest, but it is fallacy to think we can't have FAs about business ventures-- even successful ones. It is also fallacy to think we can't have FAs about historical ventures; if there is new information that needs to be incorporated, please bring forward the sources.
  • Page views on Wikipedia have nothing to do with WP:WIAFA.
  • If an article meets notability, it is acceptable to quote within policy from their website; please identify anything inappropriate.
  • I have removed the laundry list of media mentions, and reorganized the sections to include Reception and Legacy.
  • There are no more one-sentence paras, after that reorganization.
  • Measure of website traffic then are still relevant to information about that time period.

Please be specific about any puffery or other issues that still attention (I have only made a first pass), as these complaints (so far) are fixable and ... too vague. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:28, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

  • I lol'd at your initial typo of "only made a first ass". It does seem like there is very little information past 2009 on the site. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 20:42, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I knew someone would appreciate that ;). Unsure yet how I feel overall about this article, but it may be salvageable if we get specific issues identified. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:49, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I think you've actually addressed most of the outstanding issues. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 23:44, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Not so sure, because you mentioned an incomplete citation, which I never got to ... are you able to identify and sort that? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:01, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Fixed. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 01:05, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

The two "see also" items should probably be worked in to the article somewhere:

  • Crowdfunding
  • Place (Reddit)

SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:09, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Climate of Minnesota[edit]

Notified: WxGopher, WP Minnesota, WP Meteorology, 2020-11-23

This early 2007 promotion has uncited text sprinkled throughout, as well as some outdated statistics, such as a precipitation table that is only current through 2000. At least on my device, the layout is very problematic, with MOS:SANDWICHing occurring in several spots, and a massive gap of whitespace between the climate and temperature subheadings. Additionally, there seems to be a few recent events not mentioned, such as the Pagami Creek Fire, 2011 Red River flood, and the March 2012 North American heat wave, the latter of which had very severe effects in Minnesota. This just hasn't been kept current, and is no longer up to FA level. Hog Farm Talk 19:35, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

In addition, the climate change section in an excerpt, and therefore awkward prose within the article. The section mostly consists of a large quote. FemkeMilene (talk) 19:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Seabird[edit]

Notified: Sabine's Sunbird, WikiProject Birds, 30 Jan

I am nominating this featured article, promoted in 2006, for review because it has some issues with verifiability (more than 20 cn tags) as well as lacking info on global warming impacts, as pointed out by Z1720 and Femke Nijsse on the talk page 2 weeks ago. (t · c) buidhe 01:26, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

  • So..... (does some quick math) its been nearly 15 years since this was promoted? Thanks, I don't feel remotely old now. Well, I suppose its about time for a tidy. I can start going through, but as I am lacking the textbook I used heavily back then I may need some help. Sabine's Sunbird talk 02:20, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
    Great! This would be an important article to save. Maybe you can get specific pages of the book from Wikipedia:WikiProject_Resource_Exchange/Resource_Request. If you need any scientific papers, you can always ask me as well. FemkeMilene (talk) 08:54, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I'm hoping my local university still has it. I would need to browse it a bit to find all the generic statements that I was a touch sloppy in citing back in 2006, so I can't ask for specific pages without the index/table of contents. But anyway I've started adding missing citations. Sabine's Sunbird talk 20:36, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

G. Ledyard Stebbins[edit]

Notified: Peta, WP BIO, WP Plants, WP History of science, WP Univ. of Calif, diff for talk page notification 2020-12-24

This is a 2006 promotion whose main author stopped editing ten years ago. The article is not at current standards, with considerable uncited text. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:19, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Acid2[edit]

Notified: Remember the dot, WikiProject Internet, WikiProject Computing, 2020-11-09

I am nominating this featured article for review because the article contains uncited sections, source formatting issues, too many primary sources, and hasn't been updated with retrospective commentary, as noted by RetiredDuke in November. Femke Nijsse (talk) 19:45, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

  • What article? Nearly the whole damn thing is a bunch of bullet lists. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 00:32, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • ETA: Here's a more detailed look.
  1. In just a passing glance, I was able to find at least four maintenance tags to slap on the thing. Three are entire sections that consist entirely of lists, and one is an extremely large image gallery of dubious relevance.
  2. There is also a lot of "this is a list", "see the list below", "the following is a list" which does not follow MOS:LEADFORALIST.
  3. Source 1, "Margin Collapse Issue", is an incomplete citation to another wiki.
  4. There are an ungodly amount of primary sources or press releases. 2, 4-12, 15-17, 19, 22-24, 40, 42-46, and more.
  5. Most of the sources used in the article are just individual browsers' websites reporting data about said browser which has nothing to do with Acid2 (things like the release date of said browser). This seems to make parts of the article veer into WP:OFFTOPIC territory.
  6. Many sources, like "TheCounter.com" (#30) and "Market Share" (#41), seem horrendously out of date. In fact, the latter has been domain-squatted by a restaurant.

This is seriously the worst condition I've seen an FA in since the FAR for ROT13. It is so utterly unsalvageable that someone who knows the subject better than I may need to use some WP:TNT. Pinging @Nikkimaria: @Casliber:, @DrKay: - using the ROT13 FAR as precedent, can we invoke WP:IAR here and speedy-delist this? Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 17:58, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Support IAR or accellerated FAR/FARC. FemkeMilene (talk) 19:46, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Let's go for an accelerated FAR, assuming the nominator does not engage - I see they last edited a couple of weeks ago. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:53, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I[edit]

Notified: Batmanand, Bastin, WikiProject Military history, WikiProject Luxembourg, WikiProject Germany, [73]

I am nominating this featured article for review because issues raised on the talk page have not been resolved. This includes inconsistent formatting in the citations, a lede that needs expansion to cover the later parts of the occupation, and a disorganised Background section. Z1720 (talk) 21:43, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments from Indy beetle[edit]

  • I agree that the lede is insufficient. This statement; The German government justified the occupation by citing the need to support their armies in neighbouring France, although many Luxembourgers, contemporary and present, have interpreted German actions otherwise. is a wholly inadequate vague euphemism for what I presume is German designs on annexation.
  • There is an overreliance on primary sources that makes this article smack of WP:Original research and WP:Synth. The third paragraph in the "Invasion" subsection relies wholly on a telegram, a speech, and letters. Scattered throughout are citations to more letters, telegrams, speeches, and even a "Proclamation". There are no links to these resources either, so it may be that they were never even published (thus not useable for any claim under our guidelines). This is a major issue.
    • There is other use of questionable sources. It's not apparent to me how the World@War article by Richard Doody is any better than blog posts. WorldStatesman.org is equally dubious.
  • Citations are missing in many places.
  • The following photo caption: The outpouring of national grief at Eyschen's funeral was evidence of the nation's debt to him. is POV and sentimental.
  • I think the legacy of this war could be expanded upon...for example, Charlotte's decision to flee Luxembourg during WWII was directly motivated by the legitimacy crisis her sister faced for staying during WWI and appearing to be a collaborator.

-Indy beetle (talk) 21:32, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments by Sturmvogel_66[edit]

  • I've cleaned up the actual references section by adding OCLC #s and ISBNs as well as publisher locations.
  • I think that all of the various letters, proclamations, etc. are found in the GWDPA page at the head of the references section. I agree that the article looks too heavily reliant on them.
  • The footnotes use a mix of author (date), page and full-length cites that needs to be standardized on one or the other. My preference would be to move the long ones into the bibliography.
  • I'm also concerned by the advanced ages of many of the links.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:58, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Campbell's Soup Cans[edit]

Notified: TonyTheTiger, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Visual arts, Wikipedia talk:GLAM/Museum of Modern Art, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York City, [74]

This is a 2007 promotion that has been noticed since 2016, and again in December 2020, with no improvements made. Issues include, but are not limited to:

  • There are unaddressed issues on the talk page dating back four years.
  • There has been no response to the need for improvement posted three months ago.
  • There is uncited text.
  • Images have been crammed in without regard to layout, and there is considerable MOS:SANDWICHing.
  • A MOS review/update is needed, eg MOS:ALLCAPS.
  • There are poorly formatted citations, eg ... various authors (2012). Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 272. ISBN 978-0300184983.
  • WP:NOTPRICE; prices are sourced to a Christie's press release.
  • An abundance of unattributed opinion.

SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:40, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

I'm not a licensing expert, but by my count we have 11 items of non-free content as of this revision. While articles about modern art are going to have higher numbers of non-free works to fully explain the topic, I have my doubts that '11' meet the minimal number of items requirement in WP:NFCCP #3a. The two that catch my eye the most for removal to get this in line with the NFCC policy are the juice box, as not directly related, and one of the two torn label cans (my instinct being File:Big Torn Campbell’s Soup Can (Pepper Pot), 1962.jpg). The juice box one is used in two other articles, so removing it will only result in needing to update the fair use statement to indicate that it is no longer used in this article. But the two torn label ones are both used only in this article, so removing one will orphan it and set it up for delayed deletion, so it'll probably be better to FFD it. But then I'm worried we'll get a "But we can't delete Warhol" response at the FFD, even though I don't think two illustrations of "Warhol drew pictures of soup cans with torn labels" is compliant with NFCC. @Nikkimaria and Buidhe: - Y'all are better with licensing than I am, so what's all y'all's opinions about the NFCC situation here? Hog Farm Talk 22:14, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Generally speaking the more pieces of non-free content you have, the harder it becomes to justify each. 11 would require a whole lot of justification as to the specific value of each, and I don't see that here. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:19, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
I've removed the juice box image and am getting ready to nominate one of the torn label cans images at FFD. I hope I do not anger someone for attempting to delete modern art. Hog Farm Talk 22:23, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
And my removal has been reverted, so we're back up to 11. Hog Farm Talk 23:09, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
A number of these images can be removed as lacking contextual significance (WP:NFCC#8). Happy to weigh in on any nominated at FFD—just ping me. (not watching, please {{ping}}) czar 23:35, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
I've FFD'd the crushed can image per WP:NFCCP #8, and removed one of the two freely-licensed modern can images for space reasons. Images are a mess in this one. Hog Farm Talk 01:17, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
I don't speak images, but noting that a) this FA was passed in the era before serious image reviews started, and b) most of those images were not in the version that passed FACanyway. The article has an abundance of other issues, and saving its star will take quite an effort. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:43, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

There are literally 12 "citation needed" and 5 "according to whom" templates on the page. This article needs improvement badly, and is not up to modern FA standards. -- Politicsfan4 (talk) 14:23, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Query from talk about authenticity of article re silkscreening: [75] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:30, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

John Brooke-Little[edit]

Notified: RetiredUser2, Evadb, WP Heraldry and vexillology, WP Biography, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject University of Oxford, 2018-2-25 and 2020-12-27

An old 2006 promotion that is not up to the modern standards. Bits of unsourced text as noticed by Chetsford on the article talk page back in 2018, the citation to the "Old Claymoresian Society" doesn't quite look high-quality RS, and there's some stuff on article talk about possible close paraphrasing issues. Not the most decayed I've seen, but this needs some attention. Primary author has made one edit since 2009, so I don't think we can expect help from that direction. Hog Farm Talk 01:48, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

  • Move to FARC No edits whatsoever since nomination for FAR fixing these issues, still not up to modern FA standards. -- Politicsfan4 (talk) 14:19, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC in addition to the above, I notice a lot of citations that aren't properly formatted and a lot of missing ISBNs. Page views are averaging 10 a day; no non-bot activity on the talk page since 2009, and fewer than 50 edits since 2012. It's abundantly clear this one's just gathering dust. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 05:44, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Youngstown, Ohio[edit]

Notified: Daysleeper47, WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Ohio, WikiProject United States, Dec 2020

I am nominating this featured article for review because almost two months ago, Hog Farm noted that "There is unsourced content throughout, a couple of the web sources are dodgy, there are many formatting errors in the referencing, and some of the history and culture material appears to be a bit outdated or missing recent events." There has not been progress in fixing these issues in the interim. (t · c) buidhe 19:58, 5 February 2021 (UTC)


Here are my findings...

Prose
  1. "The city had the prestige of a prestige, albeit second tier, city within the Mid-West in terms of transportation connections." -- unencyclopedic tone, improper spelling of "Midwest". Also this paragraph is unsourced until the very end, where six footnotes are all bunched up in a row, making it unclear what is being cited to what.
  2. "In 2004, construction began on a 60-home upscale development called Arlington Heights..." -- entire paragraph is unsourced
  3. Neighborhoods section has a lot of redlinks. This doesn't seem like it needs to be there, since most of them are unsourced and the rest do not have articles.
  4. "Extensive coverage of Youngstown's economic challenges has overshadowed the city's long entrepreneurial tradition. A number of products and enterprises introduced in Youngstown became national household names." -- unencyclopedic tone
  5. "Entertainment" section is unsourced
  6. "To the immediate north of YSU is the Arms Family Museum of Local History." -- paragraph is unsourced and seems irrelevant
  7. "Mill Creek Park encompasses approximately 2,600 acres..." -- unsourced
  8. "Hockey" -- why is there a table here if it only has one entry? Get rid of it.
  9. "Boxing" section seems to be of dubious relevance
  10. "Other newspapers that print in Youngstown include bi-monthly..." -- unsourced
References
  1. Multiple newspaper sources do not cite the page number(s) or are otherwise incomplete
  2. Citation 1 is a bare URL
  3. Citation 4 (Census.gov) does not credit the work
  4. Citation 6 (Ohio Hometown Locator) does not seem to be a reliable source
  5. Citation 21 (Naco.org) does not seem to be reliable either
  6. Citations 41 and 42 have bare URLs
  7. Much of the "Culture" heading is heavily reliant on WP:PRIMARY sources. A few other sections have this issue as well

So yeah, this one needs a lot. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 05:22, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Tropical cyclone[edit]

Notified: Titoxd, Thegreatdr, Jason Rees, Hurricane Noah, Hurricanehink, WikiProject Tropical cyclone, WikiProject Physics, WikiProject Meteorology, diff 03-09-2020

I am nominating this featured article for review because the article contains a few uncited paragraphs, and the long-term trends section is outdated and poorly structured. Additional minor comments on talk. Some issues have been tackled since the talk page notice, but further progress is needed.

This should be a saver, considering how many TC enthusiasts we have. Femke Nijsse (talk) 16:08, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

My personal feeling with this one is that while it probably is a saver, its probably better to get some thoughts from the FAC community on the article as a whole.Jason Rees (talk) 16:30, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
The lengthiest unsourced passage appears to be the "Derivation" sub-sub-section, which has a textbook-like feel and might originally have been based on a single source. That's probably not too hard to fix. XOR'easter (talk) 16:18, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
Realistically speaking, the entire section about Maximum Potential Intensity was copied onto the article as a merge from Maximum potential intensity, and I'm not sure the tropical cyclone article needs that much detail about MPI. I'm tempted to split it back out. Titoxd(?!?) 23:15, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
I would agree with that. Britannica's article (which seems quite decent) doesn't even seem to mention it.. Femke Nijsse (talk) 22:07, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
FYI, a discussion is taking place on my talk page about the restructuring of the long-term trend section Femke Nijsse (talk) 09:20, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Baltimore City College[edit]

Notified: Bcc07, Golem88991, 67knight, Basic Editor, Amerikasmuse, WikiProject United States, WikiProject Maryland, WikiProject National Register of Historic Places, WikiProject Schools, Jan 10, 2021

I am nominating this featured article for review because there has been minimal engagement on the article since I left a notice. Concerns include the lede which leaves out aspects of the article's body (criteria 2a), the history section which has no information after 1978 (criteria 1b) and non-notable faculty members and principals listed in the article (criteria 4). Z1720 (talk) 21:19, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

  • I added some comments on the talk page as well, but the article could also benefit from revamping and properly sourcing the enrollment section, removing other non-notable individuals from the article (beyond just the faculty members and principals section), and cleaning up particular sections. Hoping there are editors available to help bring this article back to the criteria. Deltawk (talk) 02:09, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
    • I've nixed the redlink notable faculty from that section. Personally, I think it would make more sense to combine the notable faculty and alumni into a single section (after purging mentions of NN people). I think it makes sense to have a list of principals of the school somewhere, but I'm not sure how this should best be done. It's currently located at History of Baltimore City College, and the list here looks incomplete, poorly cited, and otherwise flawed. Hog Farm Talk 17:30, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, issues unaddressed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:51, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, no real progress. Hog Farm Talk 22:31, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, tons of unsourced and missing content. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 06:03, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

The Country Wife[edit]

Notified: User:Bishonen, User:Rezhang1628, User:Mellery, User:Bobamnertiopsis, User:TonyPS214, User:Pmaxred, User:Geogre, User:Deb, Wikipedia:WikiProject Books, Wikipedia:WikiProject Comedy, Wikipedia:WikiProject Theatre, Wikipedia:WikiProject London

The request for inline citations on the talk page has gone unaddressed. -- Beland (talk) 19:46, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

I also noted that. In my opinion, the sections on Plots and Key Scenes contain a lot of what looks like original research. Deb (talk) 07:55, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, page is clearly not being attended to and the lack of footnotes is a big tell. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 23:48, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Spiderland[edit]

Notified: Brandt Luke Zorn, WikiProject Music diff
  • Issues in the lead were mentioned back in July on the talk page and seem to have gone unfixed.
  • I posted the following concerns on the talk page and none were addressed. Also pinged FA editor User:Brandt Luke Zorn who did not respond despite still being active.
  • Among the concerns:
  1. [citation needed] tag in "Background"
  2. [When] and [citation needed] tags in "Production".
  3. "Music" section is very choppy and has a lot of one- and two-sentence paragraphs. Also the last paragraph is uncited.
  4. "Don't Look Back Concerts" (citation 27) redirects to a hotel website.
  5. Genius.com (citation 91) does not appear to be reliable.

Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 21:48, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Let me see what I can do. I'm cleaning up a little bit of trivial info on the background section and replacing some possibly unreliable sources with AllMusic, which is definitely a reliable source. It's slow going, especially since I don't have access to the 33 1/3 book outside of the limited preview in Google Books. Famous Hobo (talk) 02:15, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
These pointers have been handy for a general clean up, though overall the article remains in very good condition.
  1. Have removed Genious.com, and replaced Don't Look Back Concerts with a ref from Pitchfork.
  2. Issue in background removed.
  3. Looking for a source for the 1st two sentences in "Production"...the [when] is gone...its obvious that it was in 1990
  4. Dont agree re the "Music" section being choppy...the short paras are because each discusses an individual song. Having them like this makes it easier for readers to find what they are looking for on a quick scroll through scan.
  5. will update when the Production bit is reffed Ceoil (talk) 21:17, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
  6. oh and the issues with the lead were addressed during last summer. Ceoil (talk) 21:45, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Royal assent[edit]

Notified: WikiProject Law, WikiProject Politics, WikiProject Commonwealth, WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom, WikiProject Canada, WikiProject Australia, 18 December

I am nominating this featured article for review because as RD stated on talk, "This needs work to rise to current FA standards." The original nom has not edited since 2006. (t · c) buidhe 18:28, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

  • @Ceoil: apparently saved it back in 2007, see Wikipedia:Featured article review/Royal Assent/archive1. (t · c) buidhe 18:32, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
    Buidhe, the differences in standards in 2021 vs 2007 are far more stark than between 2007 vs 2004. However, its an interesting topic and hope to reengage during this review. Famous last words, however believe this review is warranted. Ceoil (talk) 18:38, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
    Thanks for offering to work on this article. The review is open as long as improvements are ongoing; it can also be placed on hold if you'd like more time to make any changes. (t · c) buidhe 19:19, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Comment - the "other Commonwealth realms" section should mention the two refusals of Royal Assent in the 19th century in colonial Victoria (which occurred 150 years after the last refusal of royal assent in the UK - source here. Deus et lex (talk) 23:56, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
  • @Ceoil: Are you still intending to work on this? Nikkimaria (talk) 21:16, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    Nikki, yes, in next week or so. However, would like to note that there is very little that is actionable in the nom, apart from somebody complaining about things on talk that probably fall under SO:FIXIT. Is that the extent of Buidhe's concerns, or are there more to come. Unsourced paras are one thing, but a number of the other criteria are subjective. Ceoil (talk) 22:26, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    The original notice posted by RetiredDuke stated,

    There is significant unsourced text, particularly in the "Other countries" section. Malaysia and Thailand are mentioned once and never expanded upon. The Netherlands part is completely unsourced and the Spanish subsection is not much better. There are unsourced, stubby subsections like "Church of England Measures" and "In the other Commonwealth realms". The unsourced single sentence at the end masquerading as a section is conflating royal assent with presidential vetoes in European republican systems (!!!!), which is baffling considering the diversity of European countries that use the presidential veto.

    I know very little about how royal assent has worked throughout history, so I am not necessarily well positioned to judge factual accuracy, comprehensiveness, or neutrality. (t · c) buidhe 22:56, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    I am now more in the dark than before regards expectation. The nom is the very definition of drive-by. Ceoil (talk) 23:04, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    To restrict FAR to nominators familiar with the topic area is incompatible with the goal of reassessing ALL old FAs to see if they meet the current criteria or can be brought up to standard. The reason I nominated this article was that in the state it was in at the time, it clearly did not meet the FA criteria, and I am still seeing issues with uncited content and stubby short paragraphs. I hope RetiredDuke will chime in to comment on what he sees as outstanding issues with the article. I am not sure you are approaching this from the right direction, it is not a forum for editors to make specific complaints about the article and have someone fix them but to determine if the article meets the current FA criteria (do YOU think it does?) and if not, can we get it there? (t · c) buidhe 23:32, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    But you mentioned no criteria, nothing actionable, just handwaving, expecting others to come along 1. interpreted and verbalize the short comings, (2) fix the "perceived" short comings (3) judge the updates against actual criteria. It seems like a whole load of "off-loading" to me; the sucks I know nothing was particularly disappointing, and again the very definition of unstructured, aimless, edit clocking, drive-by. Ceoil (talk) 23:43, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
    OK, so. In my notice, I pointed out: unsourced paragraphs, the stubby subsections that looked like drive-by additions and should be harmonized/integrated into the relevant sections, and one thing that made no sense to me in this context (the Presidential veto paragraph). I see that Ceoil's copyedit has removed the extra small sections and has tightened the prose throughout the article. The veto thing has been removed and the article looks almost there in terms of citations. I'll help looking for sources for the sections that are still missing some (Spain and the Netherlands). Apart from that, the article looks (to me) close to the criteria now. I have stated in some notices that this or that older FA fails the comprehensiveness criteria, when I can see that something important is not covered in the article. In this case I cannot. I think that we must stick to actionable objections in our reviews. I have no further comments apart from the paragraphs that are missing citations. RetiredDuke (talk) 15:26, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
    A pleasure to have your input RetiredDuke. Have seen you around over the years, and agree on all points above as to what needs to done here. To note RD is compiling potential sources in user space. Happy days. Ceoil (talk) 19:08, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Could we get an update on status here? Nikkimaria (talk) 20:53, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
    There has been a lot of progress, with a only a few (3 or 4) remaining paras to be reff'd. Article has been further copyedited. Can we get say, another two weeks before voting? Ceoil (talk) 20:59, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Weymouth, Dorset[edit]

Notified: Rossenglish, WikiProject Dorset, WikiProject UK geography, WikiProject Cities, Talk page notification 2020-10-23

An article promoted in 2006, that has never been reviewed. Issues:

  • uncited text (mainly in History);
  • dated figures;
  • lack of coverage regarding several social issues such as deprivation or teenage pregnancies (You just need to skim through a news article to get an idea of the sort of data that is missing);
  • prose is not of FA standard, for instance Parts of Sandsfoot have fallen into the sea due to coastal erosion. During the English Civil War, around 250 people were killed in the local Crabchurch Conspiracy in February 1645. - in one sentence we're talking about coastal erosion, in the next about the English Civil War;
  • please check the two notes on the talk page, there are more examples listed there. RetiredDuke (talk) 16:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
RetiredDuke several editors (including an IP) have been working on this; update needed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:12, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
It's coming along nicely. There are still some inline citations missing (particularly in the notable people and the governace sections). I spotted close paraphrasing of Thewordtravels, I'll leave a note at the talk page. I's a work in progress. RetiredDuke (talk) 17:40, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

I am currently working on this but have limited time and from next week, when I return to work, will have even less. I am dedicated to saving the article however and hope I will be granted an extension to do so.--Ykraps (talk) 11:54, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

Ykraps There is no rush or deadline at FAR, from what I've seen the FAR coordinators are very flexible with time when there's someone actively improving the article (just check Wii below, for instance, or Earth, that was kept after 2 months). Please ask for feedback here when you feel the article has progressed enough (when everything is cited and up to date), so we can weigh on the smaller stuff. RetiredDuke (talk) 15:01, 29 December 2020 (UTC)

@RetiredDuke and Ykraps: update? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 05:25, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Currently, I am looking for up-to-date sources for the Education section. The Sports and recreation, and the Notable people sections need a copy edit. Apart from that, I think I have attended to User:RetiredDuke's concerns (although I am happy to hear anymore of his thoughts) - I have added a couple of sentences noting deprivation in the Economy section. Which together with notes on the decline of trade and loss of cross-channel ferry services in the history sections, seems reasonable coverage to me. Particularly as the worst deprived areas are in Portland and not Weymouth. I have added missing citations, fixed close paraphrasing and the circular reference, and added updated figures where available.
As there hasn't been any comment from others, I have also been working on things that I think need fixing, such as bringing the history section up to date and adding a Culture section. --Ykraps (talk) 09:01, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Coming along. Some citations still missing in "Notable People" and some minor updating needed. RetiredDuke (talk) 15:06, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Lots of improvement happening, but it is still easy to see lots of problems. As an example, look at the dates of the sources used in the "Economy" section; the "Governance and politics" section; housing prices, crime and unemployment in "Demography"; and "Transport". Yikes; considerable work remains here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:21, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
A week later, no progress in the sections mentioned above. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:32, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
@SandyGeorgia: Can we take this one step at a time and be a little more specific? I've been looking at the demography section and taking into account that the last UK census was 2011, it looks pretty much up to date. Local authorities and the ONS produce mid-year estimates but not for everything. Note how in this example, some of the 2018 mid-year estimates are sourced to the 2011 census.[[76]] If we can agree on the demography section first, we can move onto another section. Thanks for taking an interest in the article, by the way.--Ykraps (talk) 08:23, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
Would you prefer that I tag statements that need attention? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:25, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Hasekura Tsunenaga[edit]

Notified: Per Honor et Gloria, WikiProject Japan, WikiProject Politics, WikiProject Biography Talk page notice

This is a 2006 promotion that has never been reviewed since; the main contributor has not edited since 2011. Issues:

  • the article has several unsourced full paragraphs;
  • the article does not have a consistent citation style, with footnotes used as the main "style", and then random parenthetical citations in the text;
  • the article relies a lot on lenghthy quotes;
  • the prose in the "Hasekura today" subsection is not "FA-level";
  • "Timeline and itenerary" is not needed;
  • The notes and the references need work.

RetiredDuke (talk) 17:47, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

I've started working on cleaning things up, but this one is going to take a while. Once the refs are cleaned up and consolidated (there are a number of duplicate refs that I haven't fixed yet), then we can see more clearly where issues are with existing refs and where we need to add in more. I'll slowly chip away at it as I can.
Regarding your points:
  • There definitely need to be more sources used, though some may already be in the article and not be used fully yet.
  • I'll be cleaning up the citation style so it's consistent and easy to read.
  • I've moved all the quotes into a notes section so they don't clutter up the actual references. If possible, it may be good to see if any of them are on Wikisource, and link to those instead of including large quotes here.
  • As you said, the "Hasekura today" section reads more like an "In popular culture" section right now. I think things could be converted to a "Legacy" section (or something like that), and the language can be cleaned up and made more encyclopedic.
  • I agree, the timeline and itinerary section can be sorted out into the appropriate sections of the article.
  • Already addressed the notes and references.
Thanks for your patience while I carve out time to work on this. You can see my recent work on Manzanar (diff) and Boshin War (diff) to see what I have done before. Diffs are from before I started to when I finished, though others also contributed during those times, so it's not entirely my doing. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 23:30, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for taking on this article. I don't think we are pressed for time at FAR, as long as the article is being worked on. RetiredDuke (talk) 23:47, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
We are working on an AI to automatically identify statement issues around minor POV problems and missing citations. It has identified some statements that need citations on this article. They are given below:
  • He spent his young adulthood at Kamitate Castle (上楯城)[3] that was constructed in Hasekura Ward, Kawasaki City (ex-Hasekura Village), Miyagi Prefecture, by his grandfather Hasekura Tsunemasa (常正).
  • The embassy was probably, at that time, part of a plan to diversify and increase trade with foreign countries, before the participation of Christians in the Osaka rebellion triggered a radical reaction from the shogunate, with the interdiction of Christianity in the territories it directly controlled, in 1614.
  • The galleon, named Date Maru by the Japanese and later San Juan Bautista by the Spanish, took 45 days work in building, with the participation of technical experts from the Bakufu (the Minister of the Navy Mukai Shōgen, an acquaintance of William Adams with whom he built several ships, dispatched his Chief Carpenter), 800 shipwrights, 700 smiths, and 3,000 carpenters. The daimyō of Sendai, Date Masamune, was put in charge of the project.
If the predictions are relevant, and they could have eased the review burden, we appreciate more feedback here to help evaluate our AI and make it robust. More details can be found on the research page. Sumit (talk) 06:05, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Okay, I've cleaned up the refs so they are all using appropriate templates and formatting. Now we can see where we are. @RetiredDuke:, if you will go through the article and add {{cn}} to every place that doesn't have a citation and you think it needs one, that will allow me to know exactly what I need to find. Please ping me here when you've done that. Thanks! ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 23:14, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Oh, my, what a layout, image, MOS:SANDWICH mess. Thank you, again, for taking on a big one, Nihonjoe. Once you are further along, I will volunteer to re-format all the image layout to resolve layout problems. Meanwhile, if you see any that can be deleted ... SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:58, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Went ahead and sorted what I could on the image mess. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:53, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
Yeah, it's definitely a mess (or it was, anyway). ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 19:03, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Hold as work is being actively done, with some discussion on the talk page. Just to give the coords a heads-up. RetiredDuke (talk) 11:57, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
OK, I have now tagged the whole article like User:Nihonjoe asked above. However, I respectfully ask them if they are sure they want to do this. This FAR is going to be a major rescue job, and while I greatly admire the work done rescuing Boshin War and Manzanar, those articles were never this bad. Many of the sources in the Hasekura article are primary sources, documents and letters from historical figures contemporary to Hasekura. The article draws conclusions solely from historical documents in several sections of the article. Lengthy quotes from historical documents are used verbatim as part of the narrative, instead of being paraphrased. I've added 80+ cn tags to the article. At some point this will become a completely different article from the current one. It's like a new FAC. RetiredDuke (talk) 16:32, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
It may take some time, but I think we can do it. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 17:31, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
OK, I will help in what I can, but I truly only realized the scale of the job once I read the article sentence by sentence. There's no rush though. RetiredDuke (talk) 17:48, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

User:Nihonjoe, progress seems stalled. Are you still on this one? Update? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:55, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Progress hasn't stalled. It's the holidays, and I have a lot of other things going on. I'm still working on it as I can. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 17:14, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
Some of the references would be easier to find for people in Spain, Italy, Mexico, or Vatican City. I've pinged the following projects to see if they can help find some of those sources: WP:SPAIN, WP:ITALY, WP:MEXICO, and WP:CATHOLICISM. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 00:26, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Nihonjoe, you may find the Resource Exchange/Resource Request helpful if you're having trouble finding sources. Aza24 (talk) 02:56, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
@Aza24: Thanks. That was going to be my next stop. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 17:19, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Could we get an update on status here? Nikkimaria (talk) 14:48, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
    • @Nikkimaria: I have some stuff next week that I'm preparing for, so I haven't had time to do anything since my last edit. After next week, I should have a little more time to do that. Anyone else is welcome to help, too. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 00:03, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Wii[edit]

Notified: jhsounds, WP Video games, talk page 2020-10-25

This is a 2007 promotion that was last reviewed in 2012, with no major contributors still editing it. It has taken on some cruft since its review eight years ago, and should not be difficult to restore if someone will undertake improvements.

  • WP:NOTPRICE needs review.
  • There are citation needed tags.
  • A MOS review is needed. Samples only: WP:WAW ... The USPTO said they would accept Nintendo's trademark filing if the company disclaimed exclusive rights to the word "remote" in the term and if the word “remote” ... with curly quotes as well. Spaced WP:EMDASHes.
  • In the "Launch titles" section, MOS:DONTHIDE and a footnote
  • Incomplete citations everywhere.

This should not be a difficult restore if someone will undertake the work. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:09, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

    • I'm doing a quick scan related to the prices but I'm not seeing an issue. As a home consumer electronic and particularly with video game consoles, listing the base cost in major release regions is a common practice; the price is noted by most sources and used to compare to other consoles (at the time of its release), so the brief list in the infobox seems appropriate within the context of NOTPRICE. But perhaps I'm missing something elsewhere. Same with noting the typical game price. --Masem (t) 17:13, 8 November 2020 (UTC)
  • These citations are going to need a thorough going-over. I'm not familiar with video game sources, but there's a lot of malformed ones, and references such as "RawmeatCowboy (April 13, 2008). "Korea – Wii launch date confirmed, and more info". Go Nintendo. Retrieved January 17, 2015." look iffy. There's several others I suspect to be blogs. There's a handful of missing citations. I'm seeing sourcing as the primary issue here. Hog Farm Bacon 16:04, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
    • Yep. Big citation cleanup needed, obscuring the WP:NOTPRICE problem. I see at least one press release citing a price. Wikipedia policy (emphasis added) calls for

      An article should not include product pricing or availability information unless there is an independent source and a justified reason for the mention. Encyclopedic significance may be indicated if mainstream media sources (not just product reviews) provide commentary on these details instead of just passing mention. Prices and product availability can vary widely from place to place and over time. Wikipedia is not a price comparison service to compare the prices of competing products, or the prices and availability of a single product from different vendors or retailers.

      but with incomplete citations, it is difficult on a quick glance to determine if prices comply. And, while it is possible that mainstream sources do exist for some of these prices, it is not apparent that they have been used, as most use of prices seems to be either product reviews or press releases, rather than mainstream independent media sources. The use of the template:cite press release would be a good thing. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:39, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
  • I'm working on a major rework that's addressing sourcing problems (lots of sources that today, we'd not accept at VG/S nor as RS) as well as lacking information we know now (eg after Iwata's death, a lot of his involvement in the Wii's development was better known). There's a bit of Nintendo-fanboy-ism in this which needs to be worked out as well. It is an important console to VG history and thus needs good documentation, but there's some of this that gets a little odd in some places, which I am slowly working through. And yes, I will fix the issues on the price sources, I know I can get third-party RSes for that. --Masem (t) 17:41, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Thanks, Masem! Sorry to dump a big one on you; initially I expected this to be a quick save, but am relieved you are willing to do the work. Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:53, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
  • No, when I starting through, this clearly was a FAC from a different era. It's not terribly far off, but it is going to take more than just a few fixes. I am working on it though, so don't rush to demote, please. BTW, I have fixed the prices issue (press releases nixed, and have third-parties to even address the cheaper costs relative to other consoles). --Masem (t) 18:31, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Not to worry-- there is never time pressure at FAR, as long as progress is being made. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:40, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
  • @SandyGeorgia: Obviously I'm still working on this to drastically improve it, but I do have a FAC question to ask related. The current Sales section is currently relatively duplicative (to an extent) of the Wii sales article, but in terms of notability, the latter really shouldn't be standalone. Now, across both there is some additional "fanboyism" elements to strip and focus on the big picture - something I've had to do over at the Nintendo Switch page for comparison. I am thinking of bringing in the Wii sales page into this article as to reduce redundancy, but is there any allowance for the table on the Wii sales page to be started in a collapsed state? Or (and I haven't investigated this in detail), collapsing the middle section and leaving lifetime sales (last row) visible. I know I can show the entire table but I'm curious if there's allowance for collapsing anything. --Masem (t) 22:49, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
  • MOS:DONTHIDE. I'm not aware of a collapse exception (and I hate collapsed info :) Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:59, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
  • @SandyGeorgia: I'm still working on this but one thing I noticed in trying to fix citations is that the Citation Bot link up on the template here (the one I recall using to check for missing/broken refs and to quickly find the ones missing information) is no longer present? Is there a replacement? (This and a MOS check should be all that's left, the CN issues are fixed as well as my overall rework to remove the fanboy-ish coverage). --Masem (t) 20:36, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Unfortunately, best I can tell ... most of that toolbox is now defunct, and we should probably ditch it. Sorry, not aware of a replacement. I will look in here in a bit. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:38, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
  • The external links thing still works for finding dead links. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:17, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
  • That's the tool I remember, for some reason I thought it was something else :P --Masem (t) 21:20, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Masem, do you have User:Evad37/duplinks-alt ? There are way too many duplicate links for me to get them all, and some of them may be needed ... hard for me to tell, but some serious attention to WP:OVERLINKing is needed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Many missing publishers and incomplete citations, sample, "Anniversary Bundles and Wii Remote Plus Confirmed for US". Too many for me to clean up.
  • Forbes all need to be checked. Older Forbes sources are not necessarily non-reliable, as they changed to a contributor model later, but some of the Forbes pieces used are not Forbes staff, rather contributor. WP:FORBES, WP:FORBESCON. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:05, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Masem that is all I have time for right now; I think cleaning up the citations before going in for MOS checks and copyediting is imperative. I am concerned that we might want to ask Miniapolis, who copyedited this article the last time it was at FAR, if they might run through it again, as I am finding too many prose issues. But cleaning up the sourcing and overlinking should happen first. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:39, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping, SandyGeorgia. Let me know when you're ready for the copyedit. Stay well and all the best, Miniapolis 23:50, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Yes, a prose check would help as I have had to take my hand to fix sections (putting in more reasonably appropriate material for an encyclopedia), and I know I suck at first pass writing. I'll ping VG to see if someone else can also check. I will be doing the source check with the EL tool tomorrow, there's too many to check through and verify right now in addition to completing incomplete references. But yes, it is far closer than it was. --Masem (t) 22:59, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
Also will check the dup wikilinks (now have that script, very useful I see). --Masem (t) 23:01, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
@Masem, if you don't get any bites on the copyedit, let me know and I'll make time. My FA chainsaw is rusty but I bet it still works. (not watching, please {{ping}}) czar 00:57, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
Comments from Jaguar

To compliment Sandy's initial points above I am concerned that this article doesn't meet any of the FA criteria and see that the issues are not restricted to its prose. I will list some broad issues found from a cursory scan:

  • The lead doesn't comply per WP:LEAD. It is far too long at the moment and is riddled with cruft. Are the model names "RVL-101" and "RVL-201" important enough to be chucked in there? While it does make a show of summarising the article the prose is not concise enough to allow for snappy information-taking
  • The main body of the article (particularly the history section) relies too much on quotes and doesn't flow well. It all needs rewriting from an historical viewpoint
  • The majority of the article still gives an impression of it being written in 2007 - reading it feels like we're locked in those dismal years of recession! The launch section contains too many precise dates, some sentences remain in the present tense and generally the focus gives too much weight to how much the console was sold for. This benefits nobody
  • The article contains inconsistent measurements and conversions. Even the prices aren't formatted consistently ($ - US$; £ - GB£). Lose the country prefixes if they are mentioned in the context
  • The hardware section is imbalanced and the whole structure far too choppy. Even discounting the cruft there are several unsourced parts
  • The specifications should ideally be in prose format, though I know how much of a pain this is. A FAC reviewer would most likely request it
  • "Built-in content ratings systems" just contains a list of national rating boards. This isn't necessary
  • The Media support subsection is trapped in time, littered with banalities like when things were released
  • The table list of launch titles shouldn't be in the article, if anything it should be in its own or in List of Wii games or the like
  • The reception section needs nuking and rewritten from scratch
  • I believe enough time has passed to warrant a legacy section in this article. The Wii had a profound impact on gaming and yet it's not clear if this article mentions anything
  • The latter half of the article isn't structured well. After the reception section it jumps to legal issues, and it doesn't feel right that the article closes with "Homebrew and emulation". The final stretch of the article should have a Legacy section, and in it could contain its successor and a few points regarding homebrew
  • The images contribute to the cluttering and general disorientation of the article. There are two images of queues outside and inside shops at seemingly random points, poor quality images like someone holding a remote to a TV (you can't even see anything!) and two bland photos of CPUs. I know there are better pictures out there
  • The sources are also formatted inconsistently, many are missing publisher fields and there isn't even a bibliography subsection - two unused references are lumped right above the citations

I think it's a big task to salvage this in the state that it's in right now. If this article was nominated at GAN it would probably be quick-failed. I am willing to help after I've finished with PlayStation (console) but for this to reach the standards of 2020 would require a lot of work, or a multi-editor project. I'm always sad to see an FA delisted, but if it does happen a better future for this article may await. JAGUAR 00:09, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

    • I did get a start on addressing some of these points (mostly on a structural standpoint). I *still* need to hit the sourcing issues. I mean, I rid the Forbes contributor pieces (there's a Forbes staff article in use though), but as I started to parse incomplete sourcing, I'm not very satisfied with the general sourcing used on some sections on the article, which may also be tied to how some of the sections were written. (That said I felt I did already try to re-write the history section beforehand from a historical standpoint, knowing what I knew we had from Iwata's death (his contribution to the Wii) and then what retroactively we knew based on the Switch's design back through the Wii U to the Wii.) But the article was in a far "worse" shape beforehand, while it was FAC passed in 2013, I dunno if standards were lower then or if it was edited since but it wasn't great at all. --Masem (t) 01:08, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
      Masem where do things stand on Jaguar’s concerns? Do you still want to save this one? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 08:16, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
      • Of the issues: I *have* fixed through the monetary conversions, the hardware section (including removing the hardware specs table), reworked the Media section table, removed the launch title table, added a Legacy section (which could still use some expansion), removed some of the images that were in question, and have done a massive rework of the entire sources to get their formatting complete (via prove-it) and/or replacing poor sources with better RSes, which also has basically had me touch most every other section of the article, save for the Lede and the Reception section. (eg in other words, the point about being in 2007 should also be fixed).
        That would only leave addressing the lede, reworking the development section to remove quotes (but I will add I added those in early stages of fixing this and feel those are actually appropriate considering the confusion/nature of the Wii's name), and the Reception section. The point about the console's cost is something that is standard in how consoles are written about and compared to (eg how take into account the NOT#CATALOG aspect), since these are third-party sources discussing the prices and in comparison to other consoles. I did think I took out a few regions of release that were not the major English-speaking regions or Japan since that list could go on. --Masem (t) 14:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
        • (edit conflict) I would hate to pile work on Masem. Comparing this article to other console FAs like Sega Saturn or Mega Drive illustrate that the issues lie in its content, or lack of. This article doesn't just suffer from prose rot but rather it appears to never have had the quality encyclopaedic material to begin with. I will be happy to work on this as a project after I've finished with both PlayStation (console) and my university work (the latter of course takes more time!) but I think the best option would be to nuke some parts and write from a fresh perspective. I'm not an expert on Nintendo however - maybe there are others at WP:VG who could provide pointers on missing content. ♦ jaguar 14:20, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
          Just to add, I have reworked the lede and also just did a rundown on the duplicate links. --Masem (t) 15:04, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
  • No edits since 11 December: @Masem and Jaguar: where do things stand, and should I have another look yet? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:18, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
    • I have a feeling based on Jaguar's comments that while I've been able to correct the issues that brings the state of the article where it was before the FAR was started to where the issues related to all the "mechanical" issues (source consistency and completenss, sourcing quality and trying to improve on various factors), and acknowledging that I know my writing style does tend to some copyediting, we're looking at a content deficiency that was present that had always been there from when the article was first promoted to FAC but which at that point in time a combination of reviewing standards and expected content for VG consoles articles (particularly with the Wii's importance) wasn't identified. Thus as Jaguar has suggested, needs more work in terms of content completion. In other words, I can't see a route that avoids indefinitely delisting this unless more eyes are put onto it soon (I'll ping the VG project again, but I've pinged for help before), but it should at least be seen that if we get editors to help bringing it back to an FA status is not a starting-from-scratch point. --Masem (t) 01:01, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
      • I'm going to be pitching in to assist. I think step one, to make this manageable, must be to divide it among us. If myself, you, and Le Panini work on it, this shouldn't take too long, provided we each have a manageable section of the article to work with. Otherwise, it’s going to be chaos — us misusing our time with too much overlap when we need significant coverage. Let me have a look at the article now. I'm going to move this discussion into the Talk page (where SandyGeorgia and any other observers can join us, if they have any follow-ups. ImaginesTigers (talk) 06:09, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
        • Thanks for helping, User:ImaginesTigers; should you reach that point, please remember that you have two offers to copyedit on this page (Miniapolis, Czar). I will join in when the article has advanced to the point where a review from a non-gamer will help; we aren't apparently there now. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:50, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Could we get an update on status here? Nikkimaria (talk) 03:52, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
Have a look at Talk:Wii#Avoiding the abyss. There's been some good progress. — ImaginesTigers (talk) 08:01, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Thoughts[edit]

Not sure if you're around, Sandy, so if you don't reply within a day or so I'll leave a message on your Talk about this. The hard reality is that this article does not require a significant amount of work. I can earnestly say that History and Hardware are pretty much FA-ready. Hardware could have some tweaks, but is essentially ready. There are very few sources that I'd consider unreliable and, if so, they could be excised at a moment's notice without damaging the article structurally. The rest of the article is looking better. Legacy and Reception in particular seem strong to me. I think this article does still need a bit of a copy-edit, but after that, I'd be fairly comfortable subjecting it to the review process. The main issue now is some issues with referencing style and, honestly, I don't have it in me to go through them all and fix them. You will agree about the issues with referencing (I can even see some errors), but right now I'm in the middle of tearing Dracula apart. I have to at least finish that before I can touch the references here, because I've torn massive parts out of Dracula and I want it fixed before students start using the article for this semester of schooling. I estimate the references would take a single dedicated user about 2-3 hours to fix. Some are fine, some are not. — ImaginesTigers (talk) 01:34, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
I will look in to see if I can clean up references; that's all I can offer (not a gamer). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:42, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Aside from the references, and some minor copy-editing, I think it’s in good shape now, and ready for some interrogation. If you'd rather wait until I have the time to copy-edit it (early February?), I can do that. Otherwise, I'd say you can interrogate it any time you like. If more problems become apparent... I'll post on WP:VG again, but I'm not expecting anything. Thanks, Sandy :) — ImaginesTigers (talk) 01:59, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Nikkimaria what is the convention on wikilinking publishers/websites within citations these days? Am I supposed to link only the first, or all of them? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:32, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Either. The rule is consistency. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:38, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • WhatamIdoing what are your (MEDRS) thoughts on Wii#Health benefits ? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:38, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
    Gonna need some WP:MEDRS adjustments here. These are reviews: SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:54, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
    • Moved list of medrs sources to Wikipedia talk:Featured article review/Wii/archive2. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 04:20, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
      • @ImaginesTigers and Panini!: I am going to have to completely rewrite the Health benefits section; we can't cite that to laypress, or primary studies, and there are GOBS of WP:MEDRS-compliant secondary reviews (see above). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:58, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
        • Ooft! You're a gamer now, Sandy! Let me know if there's anything that you need from me (explanations, anything, really). — ImaginesTigers (talk) 03:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
          • So, hm, that's stinks, huh? I wish I spent my life in medical practices to help you out with this. For now, I'll just stick with the reception section... if you need anything, though, I'm here too. I promise I'm a bigger Nintendo gamer than Tigers is. Panini🥪 03:04, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
          • Oh, hey, while I'm here, I found a source on hardware for ya, Tigers. I linked it on the talk page. Panini🥪 03:07, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
            • I can handle that part, but it will need a complete rewrite. Just letting you all know that I saw that when I was supposed to be cleaning up citations, so didn't get very far yet on citation work. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:06, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
      The first sentence, "seen as more physically demanding", and the non-profit's endorsement statement aren't Wikipedia:Biomedical information. (My, that page is getting a workout today. We're talking about it at Investigations into the origin of COVID-19, too.) The bit about "believed to be the first published research" is technically history, but you should have a MEDRS-style source to demonstrate that mentioning it is WP:DUE. The rest would ideally be sourced to MEDRS-style sources.
      I want to congratulate the authors on not trying to have an extensive section about health. A quick mention of repetitive stress, a note that some exercise is more healthful than none, a little bit about gamifying PT, and that's enough. WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:54, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
      Thanks, WhatamIdoing; I'll ping you after I write it for you to have a look-see. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 04:05, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
      Absolutely not my area of expertise—I barely wanted to touch it. Also, knowing Sandy was going to come back and look over it... Fear is a great tool sometimes! — ImaginesTigers (talk) 04:36, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I've rewritten the Health section, and am now unwatching this FAR, unrelated to anything or any of the participants at FAR, whose work I immensely appreciate. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:36, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
    • I disappear for a day and the world falls apart! Your expertise on Health is much appreciated. Thank you so much, Sandy. — ImaginesTigers (talk) 06:34, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Status update? Nikkimaria (talk) 20:53, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
  • @ImaginesTigers:@SandyGeorgia:@Masem:@Nikkimaria: Status update? X-Editor (talk) 06:07, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Featured article removal candidates[edit]

Kitsune[edit]

Notified: Shimeru, WikiProject Japan, WikiProject Shinto, WikiProject Folklore, WikiProject Mythology, Dec 2020

Review section[edit]

I am nominating this featured article for review because SG's concerns at the talk page (including verifiability, prose issues) have not been addressed. (t · c) buidhe 04:46, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Move to FARC Nothing happening. Femke Nijsse (talk) 19:07, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC Except for the external links, none of SG's concerns have been addressed. Z1720 (talk) 02:25, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and prose. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:55, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist per the complete lack of attention given to anything here. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 05:24, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Bob McEwen[edit]

Notified: PedanticallySpeaking, WP Biography, WP United States, WP Ohio, WP U.S. Congress, WP Politics, WP Conservatism, 2020-11-23

Review section[edit]

Lots of uncited text in what is a BLP, an entire section about namesakes sourced to 2001 sources, the lobbying section looks like it might be out of date, the fact that he's the head of the Council for National Policy, a notable political group, is barely mention, and apparently he plays a significant role in a Southern Baptist Convention group, which maybe should be mentioned. Somewhat out of date, and missing a lot of citations. Hog Farm Talk 00:56, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Move to FARC No substantial edits to prose since the notice was given, no interest on the talk page to fix the issues. Z1720 (talk) 14:57, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC Still no substantial edits. Femke Nijsse (talk) 19:08, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC Still much uncited text, no edits addressing this issue. -- Politicsfan4 (talk) 14:16, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and comprehensiveness. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:56, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Panavision[edit]

Notified: Girolamo Savonarola, WikiProject California, WikiProject Companies, WikiProject Film, WikiProject Media, 2021-01-06

Review section[edit]

I am nominating this featured article for review because the concerns I raised on the talk page have not been addressed. These include updating infobox info from 2008, uncited statements (like a direct quote) and formatting concerns after the merge of Panavision 3D into the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:00, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

  • Move to FARC. Nothing happening. Femke Nijsse (talk) 19:09, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and organization. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:57, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist - nothing's being done for this. GamerPro64 03:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Enta da Stage[edit]

Notified: PDTantisocial, Holiday56, Isento, Forbearance, WP Albums, WP Hip hop, 2020-11-23

Review section[edit]

This 2006 promotion does not meet the modern standards. In particular, we have uncited text, a user-generated source (genius), a blog (Oh Word), and a doubtful-looking source titled the-breaks.com. Additionally, the talk page notice includes examples of failed verification of text-source integrity. Hog Farm Talk 23:43, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

The major issue I had with this article was sourcing. There are several unsourced sentences and some references failed verification; refs 2 and 3 in the background section do not fully cover what is said there, for instance. The only reference in the single chart positions' also does not relate to what's in our table. RetiredDuke (talk) 12:41, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, one edit since nomination. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:37, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, issues unaddressed. Hog Farm Talk 04:44, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section mostly concern sourcing. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist. Unsourced statements, including exceptional claim 'prominent'. Doubts raised over quality of sources. DrKay (talk) 17:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist, none of the problems have been addressed at all. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 05:25, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Nostradamus[edit]

Notified: Jim62sch, PL, WP Bio, WP France, WP Astrology, WP Skepticism, WP Med, 2020-12-16

Review section[edit]

This is a 2006 promotion whose main editors have not edited for several years and that has not been maintained to standard. There has been no response to the 2020-12-16 talk page notification. Other concerns were raised at the previous out-of-process FAR, at Wikipedia:Featured article review/Nostradamus/archive1. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:26, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

I spot a large amount of uncited text here; there are several unsourced sentences and large paragraphs that rely on a single reference at the end. This article was promoted back when inline citations were not compulsory in FAs and it shows; fails 1. c) at the moment, particularly the bit claims... are supported by inline citations where appropriate. Then, we have references to popular culture in the Works section, the Interpretations section, and then again in the section In popular culture; there's repetition and trivia in the article. There has been a lot of fascination with Nostradamus over the centuries and it is unclear to me if all those claims made by unnamed people that are currently listed in the Popular claims section are even worth mentioning. That run-on sentence starting with With the exception of Roberts... reads like a list of trivia. RetiredDuke (talk) 13:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, edits since nomination, no improvement (although we did get one of pet peeves about women who are little more than their uterus). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:39, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC - The editing isn't addressing the outstanding major issues. Hog Farm Talk 04:46, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and coverage. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist. Unsourced statements and paragraphs. DrKay (talk) 17:09, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Caroline Island[edit]

Notified: Sethant, WikiProject Micronesia, WikiProject Polynesia, WikiProject Islands, Nov 2020

Review section[edit]

I am nominating this featured article for review because of Sandy's comments on the talk page. Verifiability and need for updating were among the issues cited. (t · c) buidhe 03:26, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

  • In addition to those, I'm unconvinced of the reliability of altapedia and oceandots, two of the sources used in the article. Oceandots in particular is used a number of times. Hog Farm Talk 03:44, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
  • move to FARC. Two edits since nominations. Outdated and years are not always included in citations. Femke Nijsse (talk) 16:18, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, nothing really happening. Hog Farm Talk 04:45, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and currency. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:51, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Structural history of the Roman military[edit]

Notified: PocklingtonDan, WikiProject Military history, WikiProject Rome, WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome, talk page notification

Review section[edit]

I am nominating this featured article for review because it is an older FA with a number of issues that need to be adressed. For instance:

  • several uncited sentences;
  • "clarification needed" tags in the text since 2013;
  • Livy, Polybius and Tacitus are primary sources, maybe they should be replaced by secondary sources, ie. modern historians?
  • Is that "Strategy Page" reliable? (ref. 28)
  • the lead is divided in "Phases" but I see no reference to this "division" in the text.
  • citations need work, for instance:
  • Sekunda is not defined;
  • I don't think Boak's The Roman Magistri in the Civil and Military Service of the Empire is ever used in the article;
  • typically when we have 2 authors saying the same thing, we use 2 different references; here, every such case is bundled;
  • Explanatory notes are not referenced;
  • Edward Gibbon seems a bit dated.

Hoping to hear from more knowledgeable editors than myself, I'm not familiar with Roman history. RetiredDuke (talk) 20:56, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

That was painful to skim. Plenty of content not cited at all. Of that which is I am not sure whether I find unsupported referencing to Gibbon or to Livy the most depressing, especially when some of it is simply wrong. The fundamental structure is OK, but it's going to take a lot of work to get it up to scratch. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:10, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

  • The bones of the article aren't terrible, but the number of uncited pieces of text is alarming, and the "phase" system mentioned only within the lede is either poorly worded (to sound like these steps were planned instead of organic responses to crises) or straight up OR. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 15:44, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
    The ref system seems very outdated, and is overall pretty frustrating to work with. Will see about moving everything over to Harvard refs, much more servicable for an article this size. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 15:57, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, edits since nomination. (Moving to FARC does not preclude improvements may still happen.) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:12, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section mostly concern sourcing. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:52, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist. Tagged as self-contradictory, needing citation, and needing clarification. DrKay (talk) 13:41, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist per above. FemkeMilene (talk) 20:05, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Adore (album)[edit]

Notified: Brandt Luke Zorn, WikiProject Albums, WikiProject Alternative music, 01-03-2021

Review section[edit]

Hey all. This article was promoted to Fa back in 2007, and it has depreciated a lot over time. I raised concerns on its talk page earlier this month and no one gave any input. While I took care of a few issues before I raised concerns, the article still has a lot of issues that I raised there. – zmbro (talk) 19:03, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Zmbro I am not seeing that the notifications (as listed) were done? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:25, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
SandyGeorgia Done. Very sorry about that! – zmbro (talk) 23:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

I'm unconvinced that several of these sources are reliable, including Addicted to Noise, Smashing Pumpkings Fan Collaborative, Smashingpumpkinsnexus.com. There's also rather heavy use of primary source material from band members Corgan and Aronoff. Hog Farm Talk 00:29, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

I agree. I also noted in ref 2 (which isn't an actual ref) just states "The primary source on the recording climate is a three-part blog written by Billy Corgan in 2005, all three of which are referenced extensively in the body of this article." I don't believe FAs should be self-referential. – zmbro (talk) 16:34, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, I agree on that. It's going to be fixable, as we appear to have the actual Corgan refs to compare, but how much should we really rely on primary source Corgan? There's a lot of work needed here, and it's too far out of my wheelhouse to do this personally. Hog Farm Talk 16:38, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Same here. Before I made comments on its talk page I fixed a few things on my own, including moving refs out of the infobox and modernizing the charts section (before). While I'm a fan of 90s-Pumpkins, I don't have much access to anything non-website related, so I can't be of much assistance in that department. – zmbro (talk) 17:38, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC, zero improvement (one bot edit) since nomination. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:14, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Move to FARC - Issues identified above, and no significant improvements. Hog Farm Talk 16:20, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and coverage. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:53, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist, no significant work since 7 January. Femke Nijsse (talk) 20:44, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist, no work on improvement whatsoever. I would also like to point out that the "personnel" section is entirely unsourced. Ten Pound Hammer(What did I screw up now?) 05:27, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist would need considerable improvements to meet the criteria (t · c) buidhe 09:06, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
  • Delist - no substantive improvements have been made to correct the issues during the course of this FAR. Hog Farm Talk 13:59, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

British Empire[edit]

Notified: Chipmunkdavis, The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick, Wiki-Ed, Snowded, Wee_Curry_Monster, Buidhe, Slatersteven, MilborneOne WikiProject British Empire, WikiProject Military history, WikiProject Commonwealth, WikiProject British Overseas Territories, WikiProject Former countries, WikiProject International relations, WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom, WikiProject WikiProject Colonialism

Review section[edit]

This article was promoted in 2009. It has inconsistently formatted citations. The article also violates MOS:SANDWICH quite heavily, with images on both sides of the text in several places. It also fails to be comprehensive, well-researched, or have a neutral point of view because of it doesn't cover the British Empire's negative aspects properly. Perhaps the most glaring example is that the article doesn't discuss the British Empire's relationship with indigenous people (the phrases aborigine and native american are never mentioned) and doesn't mention the word genocide. Every article about a state should cover genocides the state has been accused of by at least a significant minority of scholars.

The Genocide debate section of the History Wars article is a good example of the kind of discussion that should be in the British Empire article, but isn't. A lot of the information in that article should be in this one. Raphael Lemkin, the originator of the term genocide, considered the Tasmanian genocide perpetrated by the British Empire to be an example of genocide. The Autralian Museum carries articles on its website arguing Aborigines were the victims of genocide. Other editors have argued that such a tiny number of scholars support the idea of the British Empire perpetrating genocide that it should not even be mentioned. That is clearly an unsustainable view.

There are other examples of this article not being comprehensive in its coverage of the Empire's negative aspects. For example, it devotes 247 words to 18th century wars with Spain, but only 80 words to famines in India. It blames the famines on crop failures, neglecting to mention scholars such as Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen who argued that the undemocratic nature of the Empire was the most important cause of these famines. One author went as far as calling these famines the Late Victorian Holocausts. This is a clear WP:UNDUE problem.

In the talk page discussion, Wiki-Ed argued that the article already included all the facts, and my suggested insertions are simply moral judgements by historians that are not necessary. But the article actually omits many important facts about the negative aspects of the British Empire.--Quality posts here (talk) 19:05, 24 October 2020 (UTC)

@WP:FAR coordinators: here is the March 2020 talk page notification. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:13, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
Quality posts here, could you please notify the other WikiProjects listed on article talk? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:16, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
I have now notified all of the WikiProjects listed except version 1.0.--Quality posts here (talk) 19:27, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
  • Some commentary moved to review talk. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:01, 1 January 2021 (UTC) As regards neutrality the article is clearly treating the subject in a neutral manner mentioning topics such as the opium wars, the slave trade and topics such as the Indian famines. So the basis of this nomination is clearly to disrupt rather than improve the article. WCMemail 22:32, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
Comments by Nick-D

This article needs very considerable amounts of work to retain FA status. Some comments on the sections I'm most familiar with:

  • The article seems weighted towards the last period of the Empire, with the section on 'Britain's imperial century' being shorter than that on 'Decolonisation and decline'
  • Language like "In 1770 James Cook discovered the eastern coast of Australia" needs to be replaced - the European explorers were venturing into populated lands, not "discovering" areas previously unknown to humanity
  • The section on the Second World War more or less ends in early 1942. The reconstitution of the Imperial forces and their successful campaigns are worth covering - this included genuinely Imperial efforts like the Empire Air Training Scheme (which underpinned the RAF), the Eighth Army in Italy, the Burma Campaign and the British Pacific Fleet.
  • " on the whole, Britain adopted a policy of peaceful disengagement from its colonies once stable, non-Communist governments were established to assume power. This was in contrast to other European powers such as France and Portugal,[186] which waged costly and ultimately unsuccessful wars to keep their empires intact" - totally false. The UK doubled down on much of its remaining empire during the late 1940s and 1950s, for instance by taking a serious interest in West Africa for the first time given it could produce valuable exports and encouraging Whites to move to the East African colonies. The UK also fought to hang onto its Empire when threatened in the 1950s and early 60s (e.g. Suez, Kenya, Cyprus and Aden). This material repeats a now-discredited myth, and acts to obscure the fact that like France the UK also fought dirty wars to try to stop independence movements.
  • The statement that the UK handed over to "stable" governments is also false as it implies that this was a tidy and successful process - the British in general did very little to prepare their colonies for independence, and most have been plagued by instability or single party rule since independence. Many of the African countries had only a handful of university graduates at the time of independence, for instance.
  • "The pro-decolonisation Labour government" - very simplistic. While Labour wanted to get out of India and was more sceptical of imperialism, it didn't oppose the Empire per-se.
  • " while New Zealand's Constitution Act 1986 (effective 1 January 1987) reformed the constitution of New Zealand to sever its constitutional link with Britain." - NZ only recently replaced appeals to the British Privy Council with its own court system.
  • The decolonisation and legacy sections don't describe or discuss the formal and informal arrangements which replaced the formal empire. For instance, UK companies continued to be very important in the economies of ex-colonies for decades, there are political links, and informal and formal diplomatic and military alliances.
  • More broadly, the article seems to more be a history of the British Empire rather than an article on the British Empire. The economy of the empire, how it was ruled, etc, aren't covered in any coherent way. The Roman Empire article's structure might be a good model.
  • I agree with the nomination statement here that there isn't enough on the impact of empire on the populations which had it inflicted on them.
  • The article is missing a discussion of the historiography of the Empire, with historians views on whether it was a good or bad thing evolving over time and continuing to differ. Some commentary moved to talk. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:01, 1 January 2021 (UTC) Nick-D (talk) 03:54, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
Comments by Buidhe
  • Regardless of whether the nominator is a sockpuppet and/or a POV pusher, I do not think that the article meets the FA criteria, per Nick-D's comments above. (t · c) buidhe 08:14, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
Comments by Wiki-Ed

User:QualityPostsHere has been banging this drum for some time and has consistently failed to make a persuasive argument on the talk page.

  • Inconsistently formatted citations: I'm sure that's easily fixed. UserQPH could have done that in his/her spare time instead of writing the blurb above;
  • Too many pictures: Yes. But easily fixed. As above. I see someone has already adddressed that;
  • "fails to be comprehensive..." It covers a period of 500 years and geographically most of the world - there's a limit to how 'comprehensive' it can be - and generally speaking it reflects the way historians approach the topic. It is also written from the perspective of the central entity, not the other state/non-state entities which it interacted with, which is partly why moden perspectives (e.g. from India) are not a major feature.
  • "fails to be... well-researched..." It draws on at least 80 separate sources for the 262 in-line citations. Comparable articles have a similar amount (e.g. Spanish Empire). Other empires (e.g. Roman Empire) have more, but often multiple references for the same statement, so not sure that counts.
  • "fails to... have a neutral point of view" Which is actually what User:QPH is trying to get to - opinions. His argument seems to boil down to he just doesn't like it and wants the article to become a value-laden opinion piece focused primarily on genocide, famine and the relationship between Britain and indigenous peoples. In the past he has supported this argument with a small number of hand-picked sources -not necessarily reliable mind - to demonstrate that some people have views on this particular subject, but is unable to show that those views represent a sizeable minority (or even a fringe) within the historical community debating the British Empire. And arguably there is a case that analysis and opinion belongs in the separate (but linked) article on the Historiography of the British Empire, not the timeline-structured article we have here. To see the 'quality' - I use the word very loosely - of the language he would like to inflict on this article, one only has to look at the (now deleted) contents of the user's page.

User:NickD's comments are worthy of more considered discussion.

  • Without going through each one individually, I note he is challenging sourced statements with his own opinions. That's not a good enough reason to change the text - in particular I'm not sure NickD's analysis of 'Winds of Change' is correct, so maybe we shouldn't be jumping to change things. However, if the sources don't represent the majority of reliable sources then that's a different matter. And if they synthesise incorrectly then they need to be corrected. This should have been raised on the talk page before now.
  • Points of detail (Labour views; NZ constitution; role of companies) might deserve a mention - maybe half a sentence given relative important to topic itself. FA does not mean set in stone so User:NickD could have made these changes himself previously if he saw a gap.
  • Nuances in wording: Maybe a tendency to cherry pick rather than read the whole paragraph in context. For example, "In 1770 James Cook discovered..." - the previous line includes the relevant caveat ("discovered for Europeans"). And lines like "Britain adopted a policy" (of peaceful decolonisation) does not mean it succeeded in executing said policy or carrying it through successive political cycles/leaders;
  • Balance: No one is ever going to be entirely happy with this. User:NickD says in one line that 'Decolonisation' and 'Legacy' are too long compared to the section on 'Britain's Imperial Century', then in another line wants to add yet more content to them. The Second World War gets a few paragraphs, which is considerably more than the Seven Years War - a few lines - for a far, far more important episode (in my view!). Generally speaking I think it makes sense for more recent history to be recounted in more detail because it has more of an impact on the present, but it's a difficult balance to find. Again, I think this could be discussed on a talk page rather than FAR - it's something that can be addressed with comparatively small tweaks - condensing some sections and expanding others.

That brings me to his final point, that "the article seems to more be a history of the British Empire rather than an article on the British Empire" (drawing a comparison to the article on the Roman Empire). Like the articles on the French and Spanish Empires, this article is deliberately structured as a historical timeline, not an analysis of how 'it' (bearing in mind that 'it' in itself is contentious) functioned, nor is it a review of the historiography. A departure from this approach would be a major undertaking and would likely invite a huge amount of edit warring - something we have mostly resolved here after many years of argument. I note, also that the Roman Empire article is so thin in places that it has attracted 'misleading content' tags, so I'm not sure that's a road we want to go down. Wiki-Ed (talk) 11:51, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

"unable to show that those views represent a sizeable minority (or even a fringe) within the historical community debating the British Empire" - Are there more seminal scholars in their fields than Raphael Lemkin and Amartya Sen? Would the Australian Museum take a fringe position that is not at least a minority among scholars? What process do you suggest for establishing whether an idea is a majority among scholars, a minority, or fringe?--Quality posts here (talk) 17:40, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
I've never heard of either of them and, it seems, neither have the authors of the books sitting on my bookshelf. They - (genuinely) seminal works about the British Empire - do not cite either of those two people. Establishing whether a view is held by a majority, by a minority or by a fringe was explained by Jimbo Wales himself. You can find his guidelines on the Neutral Point of View page under Undue Weight. In practical terms I think he means a source should be cited frequently by a large number of reliable sources (who themselves are cited frequently) on the topic in question. Wiki-Ed (talk) 20:07, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
Let's discuss the bit of WP:DUE you are citing then. We agree the article ought to discuss the views which are held both majorities and significant minorities of scholars, only excluding fringe ideas with little support. Wales' claimed "If a viewpoint is held by a significant minority, then it should be easy to name prominent adherents". Aren't the creator of the term genocide, a winner of the nobel memorial prize in economics, and the Australian Museum prominent adherents? Isn't the debate now whether these sources present views held by a majority or significant minority, rather than whether they present views which are fringe?
The article has a responsibility to represent views that are not mentioned in the books so far cited, if they are at least significant minority views in the academic literature.--Quality posts here (talk) 22:08, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
You may have missed the bit I italicised: on the topic in question. From the WP page on Reliable Sources: "Information provided in passing by an otherwise reliable source that is not related to the principal topics of the publication may not be reliable" [for the subject of the article]. Wiki-Ed (talk) 12:51, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
Amartya Sen doesn't mention the Indian famines in passing. He has devoted a number of academic papers and one book to the subject. If you want a summary of his views, you should look at his letter to Niall Ferguson attributing famines in India under British rule to the exploitative nature of the British Empire's governance. He argues the famines were not natural phenomena. The second paragraph is the most important one to look at.
Nor does Raphael Lemkin consider the Tasmanian genocide in passing. He planned an uncomplete 40-chapter book on the history of genocide. He got around to writing the chapter on the massacres of Tasmanians by the British colonissts in Tasmania. The thesis of the chapter is that this is an example of genocide. You can read a summary of the chapter here.
The Australian Museum devotes an entire article arguing the Aborigines were the victims of genocide here. Can you really argue they mention this only in passing, given it the main argument of an entire article?--Quality posts here (talk) 14:39, 26 October 2020 (UTC)--Quality posts here (talk) 14:55, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
Comments by Wes Sirius

Forgive me for my inexperience, but wouldn't the information on the impact on the subject peoples belong on the relevant pages of those groups? WesSirius (talk) 02:31, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Yes, that's exactly right. Wiki-Ed (talk) 12:51, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Unfortunately no, that would result in a main article with no "bad news." It would be all army, navy, generals serenely becoming Viceroys and then if you dug very deep oh horrors very, very bad things happened! Indeed that is what noted historian Barbara Tuchman found, see quote above. Germsteel (talk) 22:28, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Since when did Wikipedia report "bad" news (or "good" news)? It isn't a soapbox. Wiki-Ed (talk) 20:12, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
Yes, agreed. You can't write about, say, the British Empire in Australia without covering the dispossession and large scale deaths of Indigenous Australians which resulted. However, this article doesn't seem to even mention the topic. Nick-D (talk) 08:29, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
It's an article about the British Empire as a whole, not the British-in-Australia. Wiki-Ed (talk) 20:12, 7 November 2020 (UTC)
Comments by SandyGeorgia

To the original issues:

  • I do not see any MOS:SANDWICH.
  • See also could be pruned.
  • Ditto External links.
  • The Spoken Wikipedia link is six years old; should it be moved to talk, or is it still close enough?
  • Could we please have a clear and simple bullet list of what sources the original poster wants to see included? I am seeing some requests to use museum websites, but I may have missed a piece.
  • The Further reading section contains all harvref errors, so something is off there. And why such an extensive Further reading list; does it need pruning? Oh, turns out that Further reading is supposed to be the source list, so there is a problem there with MOS:APPENDIX naming, and a problem with the citation linking.

Note: since I promoted this article, and there is controversy, I won't be entering any declaration-- just listing things to fix. With a reminder that this article averages 6,000 views per day. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:28, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

I fixed the sandwiching a few days ago and have now pruned the See Also and External Links. On your point about Further Reading could you clarify where the harvref errors are? I can't seem to see any and no-one has made any changes to the article since you posted. Wiki-Ed (talk) 21:18, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
Harvrefs are still a mystery to me. DrKay could you explain why simply doing this made all the red Harvref error links go away ? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:09, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
Sorry, no. I don't see any red error links on the previous revision. DrKay (talk) 18:08, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Yep, they are gone now ... as if the software did not recognize refbegin and refend before my edit. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:31, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
  • WP:MOSNUM review needed, sample, British rule outside the UK itself fell from 700 million to five million, three million of whom were in Hong Kong ... switches from digits to spelling out digits mid-sentence. Sample only, pls check all.
  • MOS:DATERANGE, pick a style, all four digits is preferred ... 1904–05 also limited its threat to the British ... but later all four digits ... the South African Republic or Transvaal Republic (1852–77; 1881–1902) and the Orange Free State (1854–1902).[125] In 1902 Britain occupied both republics, concluding a treaty with the two Boer Republics following the Second Boer War (1899–1902).

SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

    • I've fixed the daterange issues I saw. CMD (talk) 07:03, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
Comments by Georgethedragonslayer

I agree with the nom that the article has deliberately omitted all of the negative aspects of the empire despite the global condemnation of colonization, genocide and exploitation. It needs to be speedily delisted as FA. Georgethedragonslayer (talk) 06:31, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Comments by Chipmunkdavis

I note that in the decade since the last FAR (version), the article has expanded about 20% (past the WP:SIZE guidelines) and gained a few short sections. "Transformation into British Empire" in particular, stands out as something that should probably be removed outright, especially given it only has a primary source. CMD (talk) 07:03, 13 November 2020 (UTC)

Another note is that the lead contains sources not used anywhere else (most were added since the last FAR but some were there then too), implying there is information there not in the rest of the article (eg. "Workshop of the world"). CMD (talk) 03:54, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
Those references are there because those statements seem to attract tendentious/IP editors. I'd argue the very high level summary stuff should not be replicated in the rest of the article, so long as it doesn't imply a conclusion that a reader would not come to anyway. The "Workshop" point is - I think (?) - perhaps the exception that proves the rule (since Britain's industrial progress isn't covered). Wiki-Ed (talk) 21:31, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
My understanding is it doesn't need to be replicated directly, if as you say it's a summary of the article's information. My experience however is that a source used solely in the lead (as opposed to used in multiple places) is often indicative that this is not the case. If that is wrong for this article, that would be great, but it does need to be checked in my opinion. CMD (talk) 14:58, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

FARC section[edit]

Issues raised in the review section include comprehensiveness and neutrality. Nikkimaria (talk) 18:37, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Delist I agree with Nick-D's analysis in that the article is not comprehensive of all aspects of British rule. Focusing on political and military aspects leads to neglect of economy, society, and other important topics: "More broadly, the article seems to more be a history of the British Empire rather than an article on the British Empire. The economy of the empire, how it was ruled, etc, aren't covered in any coherent way." (t · c) buidhe 18:43, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Delist The article is clearly not of featured standard, as it fails to adequately cover its topic, and the editors most involved with the article seem to have no interest at all in improving it. Nick-D (talk) 21:25, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Delist assuming noone (Wiki-Ed?) will be implementing changes detailed above in the near future.--Quality posts here (talk) 23:46, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Keep The comments made by Nick-D and SandyGeorgia could have easily been dealt with on the talk page of the article. They certainly do not justify delisting. Other comments on the article are not relevant and are classic examples of WP:GREATWRONGS and represent a historical revisionist agenda that violates WP:NPOV and WP:NOR. This also does not justify delisting. Finally, the lack of significant outside commentary here is indicative that the article continues to meet FA criteria. WCMemail 02:28, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
  • It would be grand if someone would deal with them, because we should be saving this star. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:53, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
"classic examples of WP:GREATWRONGS and represent a historical revisionist agenda that violates WP:NPOV and WP:NOR" which of the four sources I paraphrase do you argue your criticism applies to?
  • Raphael Lemkin
  • Australian Museum
  • Amartya Sen
  • Late Victorian Holocausts
I disagree that there is a lack of outside commentary here. Taking a glance at FAR, this one has more people commenting in the review section (10) than any other open FAR, and I only recognize 3 from the talk page. It seems like there is significant outside interest in this FAR beyond the talk page regulars like you and I, making the discussions here more valuable than a talk page discussion would have been.--Quality posts here (talk) 02:56, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Question: If there is a consensus that coverage is lacking in non-history areas, could this article be moved to History of the British Empire, which is currently a redirect? That would preserve the work put into this format of the article. CMD (talk) 03:20, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
  • @Nick-D and Buidhe: would that idea address the issues if the MOS-y stuff is cleaned up? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:29, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
It sounds like an acceptable idea. The article is not a comprehensive history of the British Empire, but it's certainly the foundation for one. But what would take the article's place? Is anyone willing to write a replacement article?--Quality posts here (talk) 03:51, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
  • @SandyGeorgia: In short, no. The article does not provide adequate coverage of its topic, and appears to have been written at present to evade coverage of key topics such as the impact of the Empire on indigenous peoples and the messy decolonisation process which are very prominent in the modern historiography on this topic. Nick-D (talk) 03:54, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
If you mean coverage within the topic of the History, I also feel given points made above that that discussion might make more sense within the framework of the moved article. A move will not solve all of the problems, but it sounds like it may solve some of them. CMD (talk) 06:15, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
If the article was moved to (say) History of the British Empire, I think that a new FAC would be needed to determine whether it's a FA on that particular topic. A move wouldn't solve my concerns with the article's unbalanced material on the nature of the Empire. Nick-D (talk) 06:19, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
A different title would create a coatrack for editors who want this title to cover their pet issue, be that the history of a specific region in great detail (India or Australia) or of some other aspect of the British Empire that this article only touches on. There are separate Content Forks on the British Raj the History of Australia, the Economy of the British Empire, the Demographics of the British Empire and the Territorial evolution of the British Empire etc etc. This article is an overview of a historical entity... so it should be about the history of said entity, not other stuff. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:56, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
So to clarify, you suggest the economy, politics, historiography and every other aspect of the subject that isn't history should be in a seperate article, and this one should solely be the history, without even mentioning the existence of the related articles? The more common approach is to give every aspect of the topic gets its own individual article, including history, and then the main article has a top level section for each related article, summarizing them. Why is history more important than the other aspects? A more immediate problem with the article is that the links to related articles are simply listed down at the bottom in the See Also section, without any of their content being discussed anywhere. How can the article be comprehensive if the contents of those articles are never even mentioned?--Quality posts here (talk) 23:19, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
By its nature this is an article about a historical entity, so of course it focuses on past events. There was no single economy or political system, and it evolved in different ways in different countries at different times over the 500 year period. Those are subjects in their own right and the links to those articles are in the sections that touch on those topics (not so much at the end of the article). Some of the BE books (of literally several hundred pages) on my bookshelf don't have the space to cover everything (even at a high level), so why would anyone think an article with an MOS size limit could possibly do differently? Wiki-Ed (talk) 23:42, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
Well with limited space we should summarize everything at as high a level as necessary to fit it in. We can't arbitrarily decide to go into a lot of detail about one aspect of the topic (history) while not even mentioning the others. That is not giving aspects of the topic their due weight in proportion to how they are discussed by historians.--Quality posts here (talk) 00:09, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
It's not artibrary, it's based on how reliable sources approach the topic. And the entire topic is history of one form or another; there are no other aspects. Wiki-Ed (talk) 00:39, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Delist It's such a shame this article hasn't improved much up to now.
  • The legacy section contains one negative aspect as a belated comment, whereas it should be integrated into the section. The section also isn't structured well and should be divided into subsections, such as religion/culture and politics. I cannot find any logic in the paragraph order. Femke Nijsse (talk) 12:43, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
  • I think it's really important the first sentence is understandable to basically everybody who speaks some English. The word comprised is a word I only properly learned when I was already C2 level. Consider replacing with 'was made up of' or something else.
  • Too many commas; had to read this sentence a few times before understanding. Two instances of then close together. A series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England and then, following the union between England and Scotland in 1707, Great Britain, the dominant colonial power in North America. It then ..
  • comma more appropriate I think. Alternatively, drop the so that: to transform Britain; so that by.
  • other territories throughout the world. Consider removing throughout the world. Where else would the territory be?
  • This sentence is cited to a 2000 source. Much of the discussion of atrocities of the British Empire have occurred afterwards. It would be good to have a more modern source confirming that this is the appropriate way of describing decolonisation: Britain adopted a policy of peaceful disengagement from its colonies once stable, non-Communist governments were established to assume power. This was in contrast to other European powers such as France and Portugal if appropriate based on more modern sources, some notable exceptions of peaceful disengagement should be mentioned. (I have no idea whether Kenya should be mentioned.
  • I didn't understand the following sentence without searching throughout the rest of the article. The "wind of change" meant that the British Empire's days were numbered, and on the whole, Britain adopted a policy of peaceful disengagement from its colonies once stable, non-Communist governments were established to assume power This is the first time the wind of change is mentioned, and the wikilink refers to a speech, which feels a bit like an WP:egg, as the sentence refers to the concept instead.
  • Is policing sufficiently important to be mentioned? My impression is that the American and British police system are as far apart as any Western policing system; British police being largely unarmed, whereas American police has become increasingly militarised.
  • The British Empire provided refuge for religiously persecuted continental Europeans for hundreds of years that sentence doesn't feel appropriate to the legacy section, as I presume it happened during the Empire. When balancing the section, this is a fact that could be removed or integrated into a different part of the article. Femke Nijsse (talk) 21:27, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Has anyone worked on the actionable items in Femke’s list? If so, it would be good to indicate that here for the Coords, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:20, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
@Femkemilene and SandyGeorgia: I've tweaked some of the English concerns, but I'm not sure where the balance is with accessibility. I find "comprised" to be an appropriate and concise word, so I think more opinions are needed on that. The Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya is mentioned, along with the Rhodesian civil war. I can't find that wind of change sentence referenced, so I assume someone else has edited it. The first mention is now "At first British politicians believed it would be possible to maintain Britain's role as a world power at the head of a re-imagined Commonwealth,[188] but by 1960 they were forced to recognise that there was an irresistible "wind of change" blowing", which I believe contextualises that the change is away from maintaining power. I have removed the line on policing as the sources cited didn't support the sweeping claim. I have not removed the religious persecution fragment for now, as I cannot access the source in question, but I would agree it does not feel appropriate to its context. CMD (talk) 06:39, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
@Chipmunkdavis: Thanks for your efforts! I think the legacy section is okay in terms of neutrality. I tried to get a bit more input about accessibility asking my partner (he agrees) and using automated tools. The Hemingway app indicates that the lead is now written at postgraduate level, and the Flesch–Kincaid readability test score (using [77]) is 32, indicating college level. The sentences I highlighted are also highlighted by those apps, but they indicate a more radical change may be needed to make the lede accessible. With these scores, I think the articles fails WP:EXPLAINLEAD, which I think is the most important aspect of criterion 1a. Femke Nijsse (talk) 09:58, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
I'm certainly not here to defend the current lead as a whole, I've got my own problems with it. As a comparative point, what do you think about this old lead? The first sentence is almost the same, but what about the rest? CMD (talk) 14:14, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
from an accessibility perspective, that lead was slightly better, but still scoring a 32. It doesn't contain the word hegemon, and A series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England (Britain, following the 1707 Act of Union with Scotland) the dominant colonial power in North America and India. is understandable at first reading. Femke Nijsse (talk) 14:28, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
Another difficult one in the first paragraph: to hold sway; just had to look it up in the dictionary, wasn't 100% sure of its meaning before. Femke Nijsse (talk) 20:08, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Comment
    1. A lot of those commenting delist are stating that the coverage of the topic is inadequate. Please give specific examples, supported by citations of where coverage is inadequate. Bearing in mind point 3 below.
    2. There has been an accusation that the article is deliberately evading coverage of topics. That's a personal attack on the integrity of the editors who have contributed to this article. That comment has no place in a review and should be withdrawn.
    3. This article is intended as an overview of the British Empire, it's not intended to be a complete history. Those suggesting we need to cover additional topics, please can you explain how you intend to address that whilst at the same time reduce the size of the article? WCMemail 16:17, 15 November 2020 (UTC)


Comments by Kahastok

My reading of the original objection is that it is essentially trying to push a particular viewpoint into the article, emphasising particular negative caricatures and tropes rather than applying a neutral point of view. Turning the article into an editorial on how evil the British Empire was would not comply with WP:NPOV.

I find Nick-D's comments more persuasive. I do think we should be able to make more of a reference to the different treatments of indigenous peoples in the Empire, subject to WP:WEIGHT given to the point in reliable sources, the fact that this varied enormously from place to place, and the fact that there is a limit to how much detail we can sensibly cover in a single article. This is all stuff that really needs to be thrashed out at the talk page. Some commentary moved to talk. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:01, 1 January 2021 (UTC) Kahastok talk 22:06, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

I think that the last thing that people can complain about at WP:FAR is time pressure; articles typically stay months parked at WP:FAR if people are actually improving them in the meantime. I still don't see any discussion on the article's talk page about how the article can be improved following this nomination. If you want to see how a very difficult article has recently kept its star at FAR, check out Tyrannosaurus. That article needed an entire Wikiproject working on it, and a complete overhaul to make it reflect current scientific consensus. The difference is, WP:PALEO people jumped into action two days after the review started, whereas in this case people felt slighted that an old FA would even be considered for review (including a comment that thankfully has been removed). Nick's first comment in the Review section is very fair and extremely valuable as it comes from someone who knows very well today's FAC process and is completely removed from whatever issues were going on the article's talk page prior to the nomination. I think that the reluctance in even acknowledging that the article does not meet current FA criteria has led to this. FAs have to be reviewed from time to time, especially essential articles like this one, about subjects that receive a lot of scholarly coverage. Several of these issues were already raised 10 years ago, and the very first thing that is mentioned there is bias. I don't think anyone here wants the article to lose the star, we want issues to be addressed. RetiredDuke (talk) 12:31, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
I agree with User:Kahastok that there are two aspects to this: first, QualitypostsHere's objection to the existing neutral tone/content; second, some of NickD's suggestions, which deserve consideration, but ideally not in what feels like a time-pressured review environment (even if you're saying it's not). Asserting there is "reluctance in even acknowledging [need for change]" is incorrect: editors have been trying to fix legitimate issues when they've been raised. However, I note that most of these issues have been picked out by FAR administrators, not the OP and they're not clearly listed, which makes it somewhat difficult to identify what the problems actually are. And thank you for reminding us that we've been here before ten years ago: the same set of weak POV arguments (made by editors who subsequently earned themselves topic bans) with a few easily-fixed MOS issues. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:23, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
You didn't reply to my comment summarizing the work of Amartya Sen and Raphael Lemkin on the British Empire, above. Do you call that a weak POV argument? I have done work explaining my argument to you.. You just dismiss it out of hand as a weak POV argument. Can you not explain what specifically about these authors' work means they shouldn't be included?--Quality posts here (talk) 23:19, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
You can hunt down my comments all you like, but the onus is on you to understand the Undue Weighting policy and present a valid argument. How many historians have written about the British Empire in the last few centuries? How many of those authors have devoted how much of their page-count to the niche issues you want to refocus the article on to? Wiki-Ed (talk) 00:29, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Keep is what I would like to say but if that would mean introducing POV content and Synthesis then frankly we can do without the little star - adhering to the Core Policies is far more important. For background the article adopts a style used by many general works on the British Empire (many of which are cited), working forward chronologically and covering the most important developments in different geographic regions. Given MOS size limits it does/can not delve into the political/social/economic detail of what happened in each region - each of which was unique - nor provide much analysis of the impact (intentionally so since this would also introduce POV). Insofar as the article does provide analysis, it uses the views of mainstream reliable sources only - on this general topic - and in proportion to the amount of coverage they give those specific issues. In some contentious issues - which we probably shouldn't be touching under NPOV - RS coverage is often minimal anyway (terms like "genocide" don't appear, let alone occupy space) so given the summary style we are using it often means that some issues are condensed into one line (or not even mentioned). There will always be people who are unhappy with this and that is unavoidable.
Going forward I would propose:
  • We separate (a) the original vexatious demand to insert POV content from (b) any genuine issues with the article. And I would propose to the FAR administrators that they should find a more robust system for sifting review applications.
  • Editors with MOS concerns list them clearly and provide time for editors to fix them (it's difficult to track what is being asked for and what has been actioned);
  • Constructive proposals to change the design of the article need proper discussion - presumably on the talk if we cannot debate them here. NB those editors wishing to open a can of worms will need to defend their views, bearing in mind all the other contrary views that people have on this topic (or sub topics) which led to continuous disruption in the time before the article settled into its current, stable, state. Wiki-Ed (talk) 00:29, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Keep. The article is already very long and there is a legacy section. It's not possible to fit everything into one article. This one needs to be a summary of the main points only, and a chronological history is the most sensible way of arranging the information. Celia Homeford (talk) 13:06, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
List
  • I asked at 00:28, 11 November 2020 (UTC) for a clear and simple list of reliable sources that are excluded or not given due weight. There is a lot of verbiage on this page, and I may have missed it, but do not see such list.
  • MOS:SANDWICH has been resolved; I have juggled some of the images right-left to address soldiers racing off the page and men gazing off the page.
  • The HarvRef errors and pruning needed in the appendices is addressed, except:
  • Why do we include a link to the British Empire at Encyclopedia Britannica? FAs are supposed to be comprehensive, with ELs only for items that can't be included. What does Encyclopedia Britannica have that we do not?
  • This is not an article about the art depicting the British Empire: why do we have three links to art collections? (Why do we have any links to art collections)?
  • I indicated at 11 Nov that a MOSNUM and DATERANGE review was needed. Best I can tell, no one has put a diff on this page indicating those issues have been addressed. I will re-check the entire article if I must, but the customary way to address issues raised at FAC and FAR is to indicate what has been addressed ... providing a diff is helpful. (But it clearly has not been done ... eg, the number of people under British rule outside the UK itself fell from 700 million to five million, three million of whom were in Hong Kong ... in a list be consistent about digits or spelling out).
  • The image in "Loss of the Thirteen American Colonies" is confusing ... there is a parenthetical about the thirteen colonies, but the map includes all of British Northamerican colonies.
  • This is the dup links tool: User:Evad37/duplinks-alt. Please run it to address the unnecessary and extreme WP:OVERLINKing everywhere.
  • "Current British Overseas Territories have their names underlined in red." Please review throughout for MOS:CURRENT, and see MOS:COLOUR.
Prose
  • In checking for overuse of however, I come across:
  • With the outbreak of the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739, Spanish privateers attacked British merchant shipping along the Triangle Trade routes. In 1746, the Spanish and British began peace talks, with the King of Spain agreeing to stop all attacks on British shipping; however, in the Treaty of Madrid Britain lost its slave trading rights in South and Central America.
Why the "however" clause is attached to that sentence at all is not explained.
  • What does this "however" add?
  • In practice, however, American anti-communism prevailed over anti-imperialism,
  • There are eight uses of the word subsequent and most are redundant.
  • What does "ultimately" add here?
  • Britain's ultimately successful military response to retake the islands during the ensuing Falklands War was viewed by many to have contributed to reversing the downward trend in Britain's status as a world power.[233]
“By many” could use tightening.

These are examples of prose tightening that could help. I have focused on only the superficial and easily fixed items as I do not intend to enter a declaration on an article I promoted that has become controversial. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:31, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Removed "by many" I saw it in two places, it was simply superfluous. WCMemail 11:10, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Tided up a couple of examples of WP:MOSNUM problems, I have gotten totally confused as it seems a comment I made as I did it has disappeared and I can't figure out where. WCMemail 12:34, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Prose tightening, removed "ultimately" again simply superfluous. WCMemail 12:36, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Prose tightening, removed most "however", I left one as the sentence required it. WCMemail 12:38, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Reviewed used of subsequently, most have been removed as superfluous. One left. WCMemail 12:42, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Reviewed external links, 3 removed, I am beginning to wonder if the other 2 should also be removed and eliminate the section altogether. WCMemail 12:49, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for working on this list of minor items. Has anyone looked at Nick-D’s list posted here at ... Nick-D 03:54, 25 October 2020 (UTC) ? Still pending is for the complaints about POV to be backed by a list of sources excluded or not given due weight. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 12:59, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Yes I responded to it at 11.51 on the same day. There are a number of contentious claims: these need to be supported with evidence that the majority of reliable sources agree and would need to be deconflicted with other articles which assert contrary positions (e.g. Wind of Change (speech)). He has also made some non-contentious proposals to add factual additions - these would need sourcing. His opinions on the balance of coverage of different historical periods... is his opinion. I disagree. No one else has commented. Wiki-Ed (talk) 19:24, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Multiple people have commented, and you are rejecting all of these comments. I've never seen any requirement for FAR reviewers to provide sources, but would suggest John Darwin's recent major work Unfinished Empire which, as a book written by an Oxford academic and published in Penguin's history series, can be assumed to represent a pretty middle of the road modern perspective as key recent source which hasn't been consulted. Regarding my comments, it discusses how the British tried to double down on holding onto the Empire until the 1960s (a good summary is on pages 342-343) and the messy and bloody end of empire in Africa (pp 366-375). This book also describes in some detail the disastrous impact of the empire on Indigenous Australians (see the large number of index entries on page 458). I'd note that all of these topics were covered in a university history course I attended in the early 2000s, so are nothing new and are covered by many other works (the main work for this course was Bernard Porter's book The Lion's Share, which also doesn't seem to have been consulted here). For more specialised works, Caroline Elkins' book Britain’s Gulag led to a major reassessment of the end of empire in Africa, especially the myth that the the British didn't fight dirty wars like the continental Europeans did (see [78]), David Edgerton's work Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War makes the point that the British Empire was a superpower in the Second World War which played a major role in the Allied victory, John Buckley's Monty's Men describes how the British-Canadian 21st Army Group played a key role in defeating Nazi Germany and Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper's Forgotten Armies discusses the very complex, remarkably multi-ethnic nature of the Empire's war against Japan as well as the complex results of this campaign which together illustrate that the current text focusing on the disasters up to 1942 is inadequate and needs to be reworked. All of these are well known and standard works on their topics. Nick-D (talk) 22:37, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
Please don't conflate my coments: Who else has commented on the balance of periodic coverage? At the time I'm writing this - and I insert this caveat because I've noticed at least three other editors retrospectively adjusting their comments above - you are the only one who's indicated a concern that it's too focused on recent-history or that the Second World War isn't covered properly. On the former I think it's natural that the article tells the reader about events which are more likely to be relevant to the modern day. But that's all based on MOS article-size recommendations. If those limits were removed then I'd agree we should be going into more detail on the earlier periods. On the Second World War: I agree it could say more, but again, if we have to make choices because of MOS limits on article size then we can't go overboard. And I'd argue it would need to focus on what the war did to the Empire, not what the Empire did for the war effort (not sure that's where you're going with the sources you've listed there?).
For the contentious claims: I didn't ask for sources, I asked for evidence that the sources being used to argue for change to the tone represent the majority view. And we should be careful with asserting certain sources support certain view points. I find it curious, for example, that you choose to refer to Darwin's 'Unfinished Empire' - a book in which the author is careful not to impose anachronistic value judgements (of the sort User:QualityPostsHere and his sources would impose). In particular, I don't agree with how you're reading the sections you've pointed us to. On Africa Darwin talks (page 366) about an intent to build a "wide zone of influence" - i.e. not an intent to "double down" on the empire through "messy" or "bloody" wars (Algeria, Vietnam, the Congo etc). But he is quite scathing about the thinking behind that approach - arrogant politicians, unrealistic ambitions etc - and its impact on those countries. This does not undermine the existing line in the article ("on the whole, Britain adopted a policy of peaceful disengagement...") which is emphasising intent, not actuality. However, the article does not have space to go into detail on each country (and so it misses the impacts) and the linked article (which should do that) is very weak. So in that respect there's a need for a caveat explaining that although the British did not intend to cling on to a formal empire, the policy they pursued was both misguided and poorly implemented, potentially setting up a few more lines in the Legacy section. I'll have go at drafting something which brings this out neutrally. Wiki-Ed (talk) 01:49, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
As a quick note, this article explicitly contradicts the myth of a peaceful withdrawal, and highlights as an example the use of detention camps during the Mau Mau rebellion, among a few other conflicts mentioned. There's always room to shift things around within size limitations, but the suggestions raised that these sorts of topics are avoided by the article is incorrect. CMD (talk) 02:27, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
Although I agree with the specific points you're making there, the line that appears to be drawing ire is making a contrast between the fate of the British Empire and of other historical empires - many (most?) of which were broken up by force. The British Empire's territories were not conquered by allied coalitions, dynasties were not overthrown, London was not sacked by barbarians. That's not a myth. Citation not needed. We should explain that withdrawal and disengagement was marked by conflict and persecution in many places, but it needs to be put into perspective, as the (balanced) sources do. Wiki-Ed (talk) 14:43, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

For the bazillionth time, please focus on content and stop personalizing. Nick-D suggests the following "well known and standard works" should be represented:

  1. John Darwin's Unfinished Empire (including pages 342-343, 366-375 and index entries on page 458).
  2. Bernard Porter's The Lion's Share
  3. Caroline Elkins' Britain’s Gulag
  4. David Edgerton's Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War
  5. John Buckley's Monty's Men
  6. Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper's Forgotten Armies

(Yes, it has always been required at both FAC and FAR that we use sources to back up claims of POV, lacking comprehensiveness, etc.) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:00, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Wiki-Ed seems to be questioning whether the sources we listed are representative of a significant minority viewpoint, the bar for inclusion in the article. WP:DUE outlines a simple test, naming a few prominent adherents of the view. Some prominent adherents of the view that the British Empire perpetrated genocide and unnatural famines:
Genocide
  1. Australian Museum — The Museum carries articles on its website arguing Aborigines were the victims of genocide.
  2. Raphael Lemkin (creator of the term genocide) — He planned an uncomplete 40-chapter book on the history of genocide. He got around to writing the chapter on the massacres of Tasmanians by the British colonissts in Tasmania. The thesis of the chapter is that this is an example of genocide. You can read a summary of the chapter here.
  3. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada — From the article: "The Commission officially concluded in December 2015 with the publication of a multi-volume final report that concluded the school system amounted to cultural genocide."
Indian famines
  1. Amartya Sen (1998 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences) — He has devoted a number of academic papers and one book to the subject. If you want a summary of his views, you should look at his letter to Niall Ferguson attributing famines in India under British rule to the exploitative nature of the British Empire's governance.
  2. William Dalrymple (2018 winner of the President's Medal of the British Academy) — From Great Bengal famine of 1770, "Historian William Dalrymple held that the deindustrialisation of Bengal[12] and the policies of the East India Company were the reasons for the mass famine and widespread chaos.[13]"
  3. Shashi Tharoor (former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations) — From Shashi Tharoor's Oxford Union speech: "the British never cared about the starving in India, directly mentioning Churchill and the Bengal famine as example.[2][16][14] Tharoor took the examples of Robert Clive as a colonialist who looted India, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and the mutilation of weavers by the British, and concluded that the infrastructure built by the British in India (such as the railways) was not a "gift" to India but a means to loot India even more.[17]" ... "The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at an event in the Parliament of India in July 2015, responded to the debate by saying that "what he [Tharoor] spoke there reflected the sentiments of the citizens of India""
The above are no ordinary sources (e.g. random historians), they are prominent sources. Surely this satisfies WP:DUE enough for inclusion?
I have done some searches on Google Scholar, and a search for '"British Empire" genocide' brings up about 4% as many hits as a search for '"British Empire"'. Not all of these are in support of the idea the British Empire commit genocide, many of them specifically argue against it. But doesn't this imply around 4% of all research papers on the British Empire concern the topic of genocide? What possible tests would convince Wiki-Ed that this is not a tiny minority viewpoint unworthy of inclusion?--Quality posts here (talk) 23:33, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
A google hits count is not and never has been a means of establishing notability. As a means of establishing WP:DUE it is specifically excluded by policy, for many reasons including the fact that it is extremely vulnerable to confirmation bias due to the way searches are framed.
As regards, content, no I don't see anything there that would establish WP:DUE has been satisfied. The article already mentions the famines in India and the fact that the East India company policies contributed to that. Reflecting established scholarship for an overview article I would note we already have covered it appropriately.
As regards, genocide, no, these are fringe views and not included in mainstream literature. As noted at WP:RSN most of The New Republic pieces read as opinion pieces by the author, as such you could use them as sources for the opinion of the author but not as statements of fact. You need to separate fact from opinion. I don't see the space for a detailed treatise on the topic in an overview article about the BE. WCMemail 09:47, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
The modern Australian literature on the history of Australia tends to have a strong focus on the impact of empire on Indigenous Australians, with this stressing that it was disastrous from the outset. 'Genocide' is a minority view, but not a trivial one. I can't think of any work covering the history of Australia since 1788 produced over the last 20-30 years which hasn't included a focus on Indigenous Australians and the devastating effects of the Empire on their society - this is also a strong theme in more specialised works, including regional/local histories, military history, etc. That this article doesn't note the topic at all is a significant omission - I find it really weird to read the material on Australia here and not see coverage of it. Stuart Macintyre's A Concise History of Australia is a good reference as a concise standard work, but literally any book on this topic covers similar issues. Richard Broome's Aboriginal Australians is also well regarded and up to its fifth edition. Nick-D (talk) 10:07, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
On Australia, I agree that the balance of its paragraph should be tweaked. Compare it with the subsequent New Zealand paragraph, which covers the interactions with the indigenous population. Inclusion could be balanced by removing some detail on, for example, Willem Janszoon and Joseph Banks in the three sentences dedicated to discovery and mapping. CMD (talk) 10:34, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
What do you suggest Nick? I don't have the specific Australian texts you mention and having had a quick look they're not available locally to me. I tend to agree the balance of the paragraph could be tweaked but it could do with being drafted by someone with your level of knowledge on the topic - bearing in mind the brevity required for an overview. WCMemail 11:31, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
I would suggest a line after the bit about the Australian colonies being profitable exporters etc - the counterpoint to 'success' being the impact on the indigenous population. However, neutral wording is crucial - it wasn't a policy of genocide from the government in London - rather a frontier/settler mentality also seen elsewhere (particularly the Americas - some historians would argue the colonists wish to take over indigenous land - i.e. in opposition to London's policy - was more important than "No taxation without representation" in leading to the declaration of independence). Wiki-Ed (talk) 23:06, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Such information should go prior to information on becoming profitable exporters, as the interactions with the indigenous population go back as far as Cook shooting a Gweagal man. The displacement of Aboriginal people was part of the expanding British settlement of Australia, which was what led to controlling the land needed to farm wool and dig for gold. I would agree it wasn't a single policy though, it was a combination of disease, individual violence, some policies, land change, and simple numbers. CMD (talk) 02:45, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
There has been a lot of objections to proposed changes based on the idea that there is no room in the article. The article still devotes 247 words to 18th century wars with Spain, but only 80 words to famines in India. This is indefensible.--Quality posts here (talk) 17:42, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Perfectly defensible. The Spanish Empire was the pre-eminent european empire until overtaken and surpassed by the British Empire. The conflict between the two largely shaped the British Empire for centuries. Please refrain from unconstructive comments. WCMemail 18:15, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Also, can an article regular please describe step-by-step in detail how they propose we verify whether a view is at least significant minority view which should be in the article, or a fringe view which should not? All attempts at doing this have simply been dismissed without an alternative method being advanced. I have described two different methods (listing prominent scholars with the view, and Google Scholar statistics), but you disgree with them. Please describe the method you would agree with. This is our most important disagreement. All of our other disagreements stem from this.--Quality posts here (talk) 20:04, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
We can't help you: The reason you are struggling to get your argument across is because you are taking a position at odds with the NPOV core policy. The relevant section says "An article should not give undue weight to minor aspects of its subject, but should strive to treat each aspect with a weight proportional to its treatment in the body of reliable, published material on the subject. For example, discussion of isolated events, criticisms, or news reports about a subject may be verifiable and impartial, but still disproportionate to their overall significance to the article topic..." You are trying to bring disproportionate focus on to a particular set of events (out of all the things that happened across a period of several centuries) in a particular country (one of many that were part of the BE). Even with "verifiable and impartial" (not sure about the latter in this case) reliable sources supporting the position it is not of sufficient significance to this topic (and the main body of reliable sources covering it) such that it deserves more space than it already gets. And your word count is comparing apples and oranges; the relevant stat is that famine gets 80 words out of 430 on the Raj (just over 18.5%), which is a greater proportion than the 435 words (of 18000) in the actual article on the British Raj (2.3%). The argument above does not mean these subjects are unimportant or "minor aspects" (using the language above) of the history of particular countries, but there are separate articles on, for example Famine in India and the History of Australia. Complex and contentious subjects should be explained in detail on dedicated pages where the nuances can be laid out. Whether or not the two articles I've referred to achieve that is another matter. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:35, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
You mentioned earlier that you have on your bookshelf seminal works on the British Empire - what works are those and what proportion of them are devoted to which topic? The question of due weight is best addressed by comparison to standard reference texts rather than other Wikipedia articles, which as you note may or may not themselves be appropriately weighted. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:02, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Just to clarify, I used the word "seminal" in relation to the use of the loaded term "genocide". So, for example, taking Darwin's "Unfinished Empire", which others have recommended: as far as I can recall + from the index + a quick scan of relevant sections he does not use this sort of wording even when he's talking about the "hard racist edge of settler society". To pick two others the article uses a fair bit: Ferguson's 2003 "Empire" is perhaps on the right wing end of the spectrum, so one would not expect him to use such a term; James's 2001 "Rise and Fall..." is more to the centre and also avoids it (I should caveat I've not done an in-depth search just to satisfy User:QPH's interest).
However, I think you're asking about the balance of topical coverage across a range of reliable sources? That's more difficult. I won't pretend to have read every single book or journal article on this subject and even if I had that wouldn't provide specifics of their exact coverage of each topic or the structure. To do that you'd need some sort of sophisticated data-driven analysis which measured frequency of key words, assessed related paragraph relevance and length, took account of (unnecessary) stylistic flourishes etc. Even if that were possible I'm not sure it would be meaningful. What we have to work with is our sense of the approach the authors are taking. My take on this is as follows: The article covers the whole period and the whole geographic extent, so it has a preference for sources which do likewise (e.g. Canny, Ferguson, James, Lloyd, Marshall, Smith), although it sometimes use more specific works for specific topics. The broad-ranging sources often have their own angles and return to similar themes, but structurally they generally work forward chronologically (sometimes jumping back) and almost always use the same marker points (e.g. 1776, 1815, 1914, 1956, 1997), but they don't provide exhaustive coverage of every single event; they usually incorporate new territories into their narrative at the appropriate point in time (but don't try to cover every single country's entry/exit); they all have a huge cast list of people and places, but even so, they do not mention every single country / person; and - most important of all - they rarely examine any one topic in great detail. Obviously the weighting of each topic in each book differs, and some of them are twice the size of others - they have the luxury of several hundred pages to explore issues; we do not. As WCM says above, this is an overview article so it provides headline reporting following the trend of general works, but without offering their analysis (such as it is). Wiki-Ed (talk) 00:46, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
"You are trying to bring disproportionate focus on to a particular set of events". My question was, what method do we use to decide how proportionate the focus should be? It seems Nikkimaria has provided the answer, above.--Quality posts here (talk) 00:43, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
No. The answer is: we already do that. Wiki-Ed (talk) 00:46, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
I certainly don't want us to try to equal those works in length. However, short of doing a comprehensive survey of all literature on the Empire ever, referring to the standard works that cover the whole period and geography provides the best sense of relative coverage for subtopics. Given the scope I would then suggest going down a level from there, for example with Nick-D's standard works on Australian history, to ensure appropriate weighting of subtopics specific to a particular geography or time period. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:09, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
I think that's where it gets tricky. So, for example, if we're writing an article on the History of Australia then we'll align it with the way in which the majority of reliable sources approach that topic. Presumably the ~6% of that article's 28,000 words which covers the impact of European colonisation on indigenous peoples is proportionate to the scholarship. However, in an article on the British Empire the emphasis has to be on how Australia fitted into the Empire, not how the Empire fitted into Australia: we have to give priority to basic facts (when Brits arrived, key events which affected Australia's position within the empire over time (e.g. Gallipoli, Fall of Singapore), and the point at which it became independent of that empire), because we have limited space. Important (localised) issues may well be prominent in all/most scholarship on Australia itself, but the weighting has to change if we're writing about a different subject. To my mind this is where wiki links come in - our advantage over published sources - and hence why I pointed out to those other articles earlier. Wiki-Ed (talk) 15:42, 25 November 2020 (UTC) NB I should say that in this case I do think we have space to mention this particular 'event' - not doing so is not neutral given the rosy picture being painted - but I was talking about general principles of weighting.
Trying to work out where all of this is[edit]

Despite being listed at the top I never received a notification of this disussion so I am coming late to it and there is a lot of reading.

As far as I can see there are three questions:

  1. Should it remain as a featured article and to that the consensus seems to be yes
  2. Should it be renamed as a history and I can't see any consensus to do that
  3. The genoicide issue which comes up time and time again and where the discussion should move to the talk page of the article with this being closed? On that matter my own view is that Australia was defacto genocide, but the balance of sources do not say that so we can't use it. The Indian Famine debate has been going on for years and I can't see anything new here.

If I have it wrong apologies, but just trying to make sense of things -----Snowded TALK 11:39, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

welcome to the discussion!
  1. I don't think there is consensus for either outcome yet. I think however it is doable still to save this article .
  2. I agree with your assessment
  3. Dunno
  4. two more points have been raised. First the difficulty of language. If we get some people specialise in copyediting working with the regulars, the issue of using overly complicated language should be fairly easy to solve. I'm happy if only the lead is improved, I don't mind if the rest of the article is a bit too difficult.
  5. and the second point: the article may not be comprehensive in terms of governance and economics. More difficult to solve. Femke Nijsse (talk) 13:54, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Coordinator comments

Commentary here seems to have reached an impasse and there have been few recent substantive edits to the article. Summarizing where things are at with regards to the FA criteria:

  1. Well-written.
    1. Sandy raised some examples of prose tightening; have these all been addressed?
    2. Femke Nijsse raised concerns around reading level and comprehensibility; where are we at with that?
  2. Comprehensiveness, research, neutrality. Obviously these are the point of greatest contention in this review.
    1. Some editors have concerns that the article neglects areas other than history and military - eg economics. What is the relative weighting of these issues in reliable sources on the topic? What approach is being used here to summarize subtopics?
    2. Femke raised a concern with regards to source datedness. What more recent sources have been consulted, or considered and discounted?
    3. NickD proposed a number of additional sources that could be included (reposted by SandyGeorgia on 21 Nov). Have these been evaluated?
    4. Some editors have raised concerns regarding how the article depicts or does not depict impact of the Empire on Indigenous peoples (including the question of genocide but also including other impacts). What is the relative weighting of these issues in reliable sources on the topic?
  3. Style. Have all of Sandy's MOS points been addressed?
  4. Lead. CMD noted the use of sources only in the lead - has this been looked at?
  5. Structure. Femke raised concerns around how the article is organized - has this been looked at?
  6. Citation formatting. This needs standardization.
  7. Images. Other than sandwiching, has anyone looked at this? Are there issues in this area?
  8. Length. The article is currently slightly over the recommended prose maximum. Where are there opportunities to condense, keeping in mind the comprehensiveness criterion?

(I know the numbering doesn't line up with WIAFA, but if you could cite specific numbers in responses that would be very helpful). Nikkimaria (talk) 16:50, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

1.1 Has been addressed
1.2 Seems to be stalled, I for one am not sure how to proceed on this one.
2.1 Has been addressed in discussion, general consensus was nothing further was required and the topic seemed a bit specialised.
2.2 Source datedness - missed that one in discussion - what is required?
2.3 Nick D was invited to propose some text - the issue I see here is that the topics are in the main covered albeit briefly. I don't think a clear proposal has been forthcoming from Nick.
2.4 Has been addressed in discussion, general consensus is the proposer was giving undue weight to fringe views.
3. Has been addressed.
4. I would propose removing sources from the lede but this is a perennial issue. The article attracts drive by tagging and the motivation is not always for improvement.
5. Structure I think is fine.
6. Citation formatting still needs work.
7. Images have been sorted.
8. Length - seems to be stalled whilst we have some suggesting additional content, until that is resolved, it's difficult to see how to move forward on this.
Overall, to summarise, some minor fixes in formatting are still required but we still haven't addressed the conflict between additional content and reducing size. Is that a reasonable summary? WCMemail 19:02, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
On 2.1 and 2.4, I don't see consensus on these points, and would like answers to the specific questions above. Also looking for an answer on 2.2 with regards to recent scholarship, since this was part of Nick-D's points as well. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:34, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
WCM, just making sure you've seen this ↑. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:15, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
I hadn't seen it. I do think 2.1 and 2.4 have been discussed above - the topic of economics wasn't raised really in regards to economics but rather one posters obsession with fringe views. In general works on the British Empire do tend to focus on the military aspects and as for governance it would be quite difficult to weave that in. The British Empire didn't have the rigid control structure characteristic of the Spanish Empire for example, rather it was a looser set of controls with almost each individual colony having its own, in many cases unique, form of government. As regards 2.2 I did ask what people thought were required, it still isn't clear to me? WCMemail 17:58, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
On 2.2, what more recent sources have been consulted, or considered and discounted? On 2.1 and 2.4, yes they have been discussed, but I don't see a strong consensus on these issues, which is why I'm hoping you (or other respondents) will have specific answers to my questions to help sort out what's a fringe view and what is not. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:38, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Ref 2.2 if you look below, we've made some additional material on the specific topic under discussion. WCMemail 00:37, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
1.2. Shorter sentences, easier words. We have some prose geniuses running around on WP. Can we ask them?
2.2. This was a side comment in the discussion about neutrality; I'll leave that to the experts.
5: it was specifically about the structure of legacy; has been addressed. Femke Nijsse (talk) 19:25, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
While there have been improvements along the lines I've suggested, I'm a very firm delist due to the inadequate response to my comments - especially the utter failure of the article to cover the impact of empire on Indigenous Australians despite this being a central issue (arguably 'the' central issue) in the literature on the British Empire in Australia since the 1990s. The request that I provide text is insulting given the dismissive response I received to my comments above. Nick-D (talk) 00:11, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Nick, see WCM's point re 2.3 above - was that something you were planning to work on, or no? Nikkimaria (talk) 00:34, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
I have tried to reach out to Nick on his talk page but he blanked my message. I've known Nick for a number of years and he has been my mentor for some time over difficult issues. Hence, I am somewhat perplexed by his response.
To answer the question on content, the article is supposed to be an overview on the British Empire, as such is covers topics at a fairly shallow level. As such coverage of a fairly specialised topic such as the impact of colonisation on aboriginal australia is difficult to cover appropriately. I have tried to do some searching on google and google scholar but I found that many of the top items are advocacy websites and it is difficult to find neutral academic texts. I then looked at wikipedia [79] as a guide. As such I could propose:

"Colonisation had a disastrous impact on indigenous Australia, the introduction of diseases such as smallpox to which the indigenous people had no immunity combined with conflict over land, led to a massive reduction in the population."

Thoughts, criticism, suggestions? WCMemail 18:22, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
I had a brief look at this last year but didn't find sourcing and wording match I liked. I think it should lean more towards the conflict than the disease, and be worded to fit in between the Joseph Banks sentence (which should be trimmed) and the end of convict transport sentence, to place it within the chronology of settlement rather than as an outside issue. CMD (talk) 03:08, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
A suggestion: "Unusually, Australia was claimed through proclamation. Indigenous Australians were considered too uncivilised to require treaties,[1][2] and colonisation brought disease and violence that together with the deliberate dispossession of land and culture were devastating to these peoples.[3][4]" CMD (talk) 13:09, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm ok with that, with one exception, was it unusual? WCMemail 00:07, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
The sources contrasted Australia to other areas with existing populations, such as North America, where sovereignty was established through treaties with the natives, so I added unusually to reflect that point, and with regard to the importance the Terra nullius claim had on the the topic. In our text the next paragraph on New Zealand includes a treaty for contrast. CMD (talk) 00:31, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
Then I'm OK with adding it. WCMemail 11:30, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
I am not weighing in, per perception of conflict that could arise when there is controversy on an article I promoted. Although we are fast approaching a time where what FAC used to be versus what it is now is no longer relevant, and I may decide to no longer worry about that. For now, I am abstaining. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:28, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
Delist – I'm not convinced this article is the appropriate format for an "empire". Look at other empire FAs for example, the Han dynasty, has sizable sections on Culture and society, Government and politics, Economy, Science and technology; and similar formats appear in the Parthian Empire or Byzantine Empire. These are all concerns that have been brought up by multiple editors. As unfortunate as it is, this article is a "history of British Empire" or a really well made timeline. Aza24 (talk) 23:31, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
The "appropriate format for an empire"? Could you point us to the FA criteria setting out the mandated structure of an article on an empire? We seem to have missed it. And so have all the sources: they don't talk about a consistent empire-wide culture, society, government, or economy (etc) - because there wasn't one - but they do focus on the history. Wiki-Ed (talk) 21:33, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
Hi Wiki-Ed, I am referring to criteria 1b and 1c of the FAC criteria. When a host of other empire/major civilization FAs (Vijayanagara Empire, Chalukya dynasty, Maya civilization, Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Norte Chico civilization, Parthian Empire, Ancient Egypt, Tang dynasty, Han dynasty, Song dynasty, Ming dynasty as just a start) have far more than just a history section, one begins to think that perhaps the fault lies with the odd one out. No section on how the largest empire in history governed itself? Oxford bibliographies, with just a small 100 years of the empire already has significantly more topics referred to than here. And where is the section on decolialization? The most consequential part of the empire effecting out modern world is barely explored. The word "imperialism" or "nationalism" are absent from the article — Oxford bibliographies: The massive literature on the British Empire breaks down roughly into three groupings, dealing first with general overviews of the empires growth or its role in the international system over time, thereafter with British imperialism in regional context, in which British India and British colonialism in Africa account for much of the literature — not a single reference they recommend is included; and I haven't even look at their sections for British India/Africa. Another; what about Demographics of the British Empire, Economy of the British Empire or Historiography of the British Empire? Aza24 (talk) 18:49, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
Aza24, without wishing to sound rude, we have discussed a fair bit of this already (above). That said, discussion is not the same as agreement and so I think the onus is on FAR administrators to reconcile some of the inconsistencies between FA criteria and WP Core Policies (particularly weighting) and MOS guidelines (particularly article length). I'll break down what I think you're arguing:
(1) Comparators: You're pointing to FAs for countries, dynasties and civilisations. For ancient examples (of the sort you've cited) 'empire' and 'civilisation' might be one and the same, but that does not hold true for modern empires (British, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portugese etc) which did not (horribly generalising here) have uniform social/economic/cultural (etc) characteristics across their entire territory or entire lifespan. For example, I cannot think of any way to summarise the 'government' or 'military' of the British Empire in a few short parapraphs in the same way as the Parthian Empire. Summarising such things in an overview article would almost certainly be misleading (and even authors with hundreds of pages to play with eschew this). The comparator articles for this topic are modern Empires, most of which adopt a similar 'timeline' overview approach.
(2) Other sources: You're cited Oxford Bibliographies. I don't have access to that so I can't see what you're referring to. However, I think the point you're making is that a tertiary source has organised its information differently to Wikipedia. We are not using that model - perhaps for good reason if the section you've quoted is representative of the quality overall - we are using a style adopted by a large number of secondary sources - your source refers to them as "general overviews of the empires (sic) growth".
(3) Content balance: You've suggested there isn't enough material on certain topics (incidentally, you'll find decolonisation in the section entitled "Decolonisation and decline"). Other contributors have also said similar, but about different issues. This article cannot cover every single thing that happened in every single country that formed part of the British Empire: "regional context" (your source's point) is too complex to summarise in an overview: there are separate (lengthy) articles on topics like the British Raj and colonialism in Africa; historiographical concepts live in the historiography article. You've spotted a few others. I would note that many of those articles are quite poor - weak sourcing, undue weighting, partial coverage - perhaps reflecting the argument I made above that it is very difficult to summarise these topics in a full-size book, let alone an article, let alone a paragraph within an article.
(4)FAC vs article length: Finally, you refer to the FA Criteria. Being "comprehensive" seems to be at odds with the MOS article length guidelines. None of the contributors to this discussion seem to be able to resolve their demands for content on topic XYZ with the fact we cannot (a) cover everything and (b) reliable sources do not consistently weight some of those topics them as importantly as those WP editors, so the topics shouldn't be taking up space. Wiki-Ed (talk) 14:16, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
OK, you do have access to Oxford bibliographies in the WP library. I don't know how having discussed this earlier means anything other than validating my concerns—the fact that I came here noticing the same things that other editors have brought up only reinforces the issues(s) (unless of course, you were just telling me to "go away"). When I'm talking about a section on decolonisation, I'm talking about the aftermath, i.e. the unstable countries that the British Empire left; the absence of this, and the extreme lack of information of imperialism or nationalism makes me think this article is seriously POV pushing. I look up in the FAR and see that users have been complaining about the lack of information on Indigenous Australians, the POV pushing is evident on three fronts now. I mean come on, slavery/imperialism/genocide aren't even mentioned in the lead? I've given you two/three links to a professionally curated website which discusses literature pertaining to imperialism. All of this said, I'm still blown away that there is no economy section.
In general, I'm not convinced this article is one of the "best articles Wikipedia has to offer"—I look at the past FAR and see extremely divided editors, bringing up similar ones as here. If 10 years apart an article is still receiving the same criticism, there is something wrong with the article, not the editors commenting on it. I am not a hard editor to "please"—but I don't know if there is much hope here, defenders of the article seem too occupied on defending the article's current state, then considering what it would look like were other editors complaints explored. Aza24 (talk) 21:16, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Re Oxford Bibliographies: maybe you've forgotten (?) you had to go through a process to acquire access. It is not automatic so no, I don't have access.
Re earlier discussions, both here and in previous FARs: Small numbers of persistent editors do not decide content. That's why we have core policies and they (particularly WP:NPOV) state that content is determined by the relative weighting of coverage in reliable sources. We're using a structure based on sources providing a general overview of the British Empire - not those examining niche issues, modern historiographical terminology or specific countries (etc). If they do not choose to focus their coverage on imperialism, or nationalism, or Australia, or famine, or the history of all the countries in the world since the British left... then we don't either. That's not to say those topics don't deserve their own article. It's not to say issues don't get a name drop here. But if editors cannot prove it is a primary focus in the sources then we don't make a big deal of it in this article: The onus to achieve consensus for inclusion is on those seeking to include disputed content. So on that note, since you're "blown away" by its omission, perhaps you could try to write a short (1-2 para), verifiable, comprehensive, and neutral summary on the economy of the British Empire? There seem to be a lot of critics here, but it's difficult to explore complaints - as you put it - if it's not clear (to either side) what new content might look like. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:15, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
I'm fairly certain the library now has an instant access program for 25 specific sites, Nikkimaria please correct me if I'm wrong or it's more intricate than that. Wiki-Ed, I sympathize with the predicament at hand, and regrettably, I'm too entrenched in other articles right now to write something for this one. If more editors share opinions on the matter contrary to mine, please let me know and I will see if that makes me revise my impressions. Best - Aza24 (talk) 23:39, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Correct, it's available to everyone who meets basic experience requirements automatically, which I expect would include most if not all editors here. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:13, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

Comments I am not convinced by the arguments that the article lacks comprehensiveness or neutrality. The argument on comprehensiveness seems to be an argument for a page move rather than a delist and is countered by the argument that the article does contain the major facts and places the subject in context. The economy and demographics are covered in the lead, so it's an argument over structure not content. The argument on neutrality is countered by arguments of length and representative literature. On prose, though, I think improvements are possible. Considering the lead:

1. First paragraph: redundancy, At the peak of its power, the phrase "the empire on which the sun never sets" was often used to describe the British Empire as the Sun was always shining on at least one of its territories. Change it to the simpler: At the peak of its power, it was described as "the empire on which the sun never sets" as the Sun was always shining on at least one of its territories.
2. Second paragraph: overly-complex prose, A series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England and then, following the union between England and Scotland in 1707, Great Britain, the dominant colonial power in North America. [note also raised above by Femke] Change it to the simpler: A series of wars in the 17th and 18th centuries with the Netherlands and France left England (and Britain after the Union of England and Scotland in 1707) the dominant colonial power in North America.
3. Third paragraph: redundancy, The independence of the Thirteen Colonies in North America in 1783 after the American War of Independence resulted in Britain losing some of its oldest and most populous colonies. [repetition of independence, repetition of colonies, repetition of America] Change it to the simpler: The American War of Independence resulted in Britain losing some of its oldest and most populous colonies in North America by 1783. Remove redundant soon, remove redundant and unidiomatic across the globe, remove redundant in Europe and the world
4. Fourth paragraph: redundancy and repetition: During the 19th century [already covered by of the 19th century in the preceding paragraph] Remove the opening clause and join the third and fourth paragraphs together as one paragraph. Lead should not be more than 4 paragraphs anyway per WP:LEAD
5. Fifth paragraph: redundancy, the military, financial, and manpower resources of Britain simpler as its military, financial, and manpower resources; Although the British Empire simpler as Although the empire.
6. Final sentence, strays off-topic into relatively minor point. Hardly anyone knows about the realms and most histories don't use the term. Either cut the final sentence completely or merge the final and penultimate sentences into the easier: After independence, many former British colonies joined the Commonwealth of Nations, a free association of over 50 independent states, 16 of which retain a common monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. DrKay (talk) 22:35, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
These have been broadly done, with some adjustments, and I made some other lead changes to deal with the extraneous material I mentioned above. Upon checking, I believe the issue I raised (which became Nikkimaria's point 4) has now been dealt with. CMD (talk) 02:22, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Macintyre, Stuart (2009). A Concise History of Australia]. Cambridge University Press. pp. 33–34. ISBN 9780521516082.
  2. ^ Broome, Richard (2010). Aboriginal Australians: A history since 1788. Allen & Unwin. p. 18. ISBN 9781741765540.
  3. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (2018). Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture. Magabala Books. ISBN 9781925768954.
  4. ^ McKenna, Mark (2002). Looking for Blackfellas' Point: An Australian History of Place. UNSW Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9780868406442.
"the article does contain the major facts and places the subject in context". A number of reviewers have argued otherwise. Even if the article were moved to History of the British Empire, it would also have to be delisted. This is because the article never mentions Aborigines, Native Americans, or the word genocide, despite these three terms being the heavy focuses of literature on the British Empire in Australia and North America. The article's coverage of the Indian Famines is also simply inaccurate.--Quality posts here (talk) 10:16, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Coverage is based on reliable source, not on a small number of Wikipedia editors' personal views. Those topics are not a major focus of general histories of the British Empire and sometimes don't even get mentioned. You have had multiple opportunities to prove otherwise. Your failure to do so speaks volumes. Wiki-Ed (talk) 21:39, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Nick-D has shown Aborigines are a huge focus of works on the British Empire in Australia, above. Also, if those books don't touch on the fields of anthropology, economics, etc. then they are simple historical narratives rather than comprehensive summaries of the British Empire.--Quality posts here (talk) 23:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Key words there, British Empire in Australia and this is a generalised article covering all of the British Empire not just the British Empire in Australia. Emphasis added to make the point. WCMemail 23:25, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
@Wiki-Ed and Wee Curry Monster: Could you please identify specific general histories of the British Empire and outline their relative weighting? At the moment I do not see consensus on the issues I identified under point 2 above. Also Wiki-Ed, I wanted to make sure you saw that you do in fact have access to the site cited by Aza24 above; if you disagree with that source, could you please provide specific sources that conflict with it and a rationale as to why they are preferable? Overall, I'm seeing several commenters advocating delisting identifying specific sources to support their views, and commenters advocating keeping referring to "general histories of the British Empire" but not specific works to counter. Also, some of the other issues raised above remain unaddressed, such as citation formatting which is still a bit of a hodgepodge. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:21, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
CMD, with your comment above, are you now of the opinion that the article should be kept, or do you believe delisting is warranted? Nikkimaria (talk) 15:21, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
With the caveat that I am still gaining experience at FAC/FAR, at the moment I lean towards keep. I feel tensions between the inclusion of information and article size will exist even in Featured Articles. The debate about article format, whether more a country-style page or more a History page, are interesting, but I feel that is potentially more of a title issue than a content issue, if that makes sense. Reformatting it to a more country-style format would be a massive undertaking and would create a completely different article to the one currently under discussion. Inputting on the Wiki-Ed library access point, I also do not have access to the OAuth service, as clicking that link brings me to a page asking me to provide access to my account. It is possible Wiki-Ed has not given permission either. On citations I have fixed some, and have the others on my to do list. CMD (talk) 16:29, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
I've looked at the Oxford Bibliographies and the first general work I would have cited is listed:
  • Louis, William Roger, ed. The Oxford History of the British Empire. 8 vols. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998–1999.
I think you'll find this was a significant source used when the article first achieved FA status. The other I would have listed would have been:
  • James, Lawrence The Rise and Fall of the British Empire. Abacus. 2001
One of the reviews of "The Rise and Fall of the British Empire" is helpful here:
The above isn't listed but I note that other works are e.g. James, Lawrence. Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India. London: Little, Brown, 1997
In terms of weighting, if you do a comparison, then the article as it stands compares favourably. I also checked the sources used in the article, they do reflect the Oxford bibliographies rather well. e.g. examples I gave above are represented. So I would venture to suggest that criticism is unfounded.
I note one of the criticism of the article is the claim that imperialism isn't mentioned. I just checked, it is mentioned 31 times. Again I'd venture to suggest that criticism is unfounded.
I note also the claim that nationalism isn't mentioned, again referring to the article it is, 25 times. A pattern is emerging here, I'd venture to suggest that criticism is unfounded.
Next turning to the comparison with other "Empires", a criticism I would say is largely comparing apples with oranges. The suggestions of various editors are for sections on Government, law, Culture, Demographics. Such suggestions seem to me to be rather naive.
Lets us for starters, consider Government. Generalising somewhat, Empires, such as the Spanish Empire. had rigid social structures and were centrally controlled. The British Empire is the odd one out here, it didn't ever have an easily defined form of government and perhaps the best generalised description is a loose federation of a diverse and disparate state entities whose relationship with the mother country varied considerably over the span of the empire. For example Canada started out as a series of colonies, that gradually transitioned to a self-governing Commonwealth and ultimately independence. India started out as a series of nation states, each came under control of the British East India Company, was gradually amalgamated into a single entity and after the Indian mutiny came under direct a Viceroy and was managed via the Indian Civil Service and became independent after a nationalist movement that ultimately split the Raj along religious divides. Others were protectorates and then there is the League of Nation mandates, which it is debatable whether they were part of the British Empire. Each colony was almost unique and was governed in a different manner. The description we give to the British Empire is "The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states." Any reasonable summary on government of the Empire would end up larger than the current article. If anything it's something for a specialised article..
Next law. Every element of the British Empire had it's own laws and judiciary. About the only example I can think off, where the UK itself imposed law on it's Empire was the abolition of the slave trade.
Culture and demographics, the British Empire was so unbelievably diverse I can't even begin to comprehend how you would cover such a broad topic.
If you look at books on the British Empire, they don't try and tackle these, rather where it is tackled, it is a specific topic that is captured eg Economics of the Raj.
So what is being suggested is pretty impractical for any summary article on the British Empire and I would venture to suggest that perhaps such suggestions hadn't been fully thought through. People really are not thinking practically about the tension between article size and the inclusion of more information.
Finally, tackling the elephant in the room. Some elements of the criticism of this article are concerned with what the editor considers the WP:GREATWRONGS of the British Empire. They're not writing from a neutral perspective and are quoting from revisionist historical works. Their criticism that such material isn't included is unfounded, in all cases the material that they suggest is already covered. The difference is that the article doesn't use the loaded words they wish to see. As such I firmly believe their comments to be irrelevant for a FAR. WCMemail 18:53, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
You claim the government, economy and society of the British Empire can't be summarized, then immediately summarize them.--Quality posts here (talk) 06:46, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Nikkimaria We’ve discussed this before and I’ve already provided a list of general histories (see late Nov above). The onus is on those advocating undue emphasis to explain why they think some exception should be made to Wikipedia’s core policies on balancing, not on the rest of us to defend that position.
Regarding the Oxford Bibliographies: as I said previously and User:CMD has confirmed, would-be visitors have to provide access to account details. I had wanted to avoid this, but equally I don’t like arguing in the dark. So, having now had a poke around, I would make three observations about using it:
(1) Searching the corpus for “British Empire” returned 2,182 separate bibliographies. I’m assuming that User:Aza24 clicked on a single bibliography - selectively quoted above - that most closely conformed to his or her conception of what the subject should be about. However, the reality is that while all 2,182 entries are legitimate perspectives, (a) we cannot cover them all in one article and (b) those perspectives are often far too narrow to be relevant for an overview article which is already too long by MOS standards.
(2) Following on from that, none of the top entries are covering the same scope as this article (different date range or geography; or narrow focus on one theme) so they are not a reliable indication of weighting (which is the only reason we should be using a tertiary source anyway).
(3) And, as User:WCM has already pointed out, despite taking a partial view of the topic the bibliographies I’ve skimmed all seem to revert to citing the same sources that we do here (as per my Nov comments: Canny, Ferguson, James, Lloyd, Marshall, Smith etc) in order to provide the general background. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:24, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Citation formatting (summary point 6: Citation formatting still needs work): All book and journal sources have been edited to fit the standard formatting, and the others have been made more consistent. Hopefully if there is anything left for this it is minor. CMD (talk) 13:47, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
  • I've withdrawn my delist. The prose quality of the lede has improved after DrKay's comments in terms of understandability. My concerns about the structure and neutrality of the legacy section had been addressed before. I will not declare a keep because my knowledge of the topic is limited. Femke Nijsse (talk) 13:21, 10 February 2021 (UTC)