Talk:David Macaulay/GA1
GA Review[edit]
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Reviewer: Barkeep49 (talk · contribs) 23:03, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
Criteria[edit]
- It is reasonably well written.
- It is factually accurate and verifiable.
- a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
- a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
- It is broad in its coverage.
- a (major aspects): b (focused):
- Editorial effort needs to be made to bring attention to what is noteworthy and to place it in context of less noteworthy efforts.
- a (major aspects): b (focused):
- It follows the neutral point of view policy.
- Fair representation without bias:
- Given other issues, sources were not looked at to evaluate any possible issues with NPOV.
- Fair representation without bias:
- It is stable.
- No edit wars, etc.:
- No edit wars, etc.:
- It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
- a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
- a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
- Overall:
- Pass/Fail:
- Pass/Fail:
Discussion[edit]
@Occono: Black & White blew my mind when I read it as a child. Happy to see this nominated. Will start review in the next couple of days. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 23:04, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- I actually wasn't even familiar with him, but I was just improving it after watching an LGR video about The Way Things Work CD-ROM and ended up being able to cite nearly everything on the page, so I felt motivated to nominate it just because I somehow ended up spending the day doing that. That confessed, I now want to help improve it further to get it to GA status if possible, and I plan to actually find his books now. Incidentally, the actions taken over GDPR regulations by some outlets are making it harder to source articles when you aren't American, I've discovered. I also don't have JSTOR and other database access now that I've left college, sadly.--occono (talk) 23:29, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Occono: So after reading through the article, I can tell you that it is a fair distance away from GA quality and cannot pass it at this time. As an example of a GA quality writer I can point you to Margaret Atwood a GA review I recently completed. I hope you take the time to improve it - given Macaulay's prominance I would hope the sourcing would be there. You mentioned issues as a European reviewer. Have you thought about exploring WP:LIBRARY and requesting access to sources that way? Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 16:31, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- Okay, results noted. As my contributions were just finding references for what was already there (see the edit history) I'm happy that that part was reviewed well. I can try rewriting the article over the next few days to make it more readable and well-written.--occono (talk) 16:42, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
- @Occono: So after reading through the article, I can tell you that it is a fair distance away from GA quality and cannot pass it at this time. As an example of a GA quality writer I can point you to Margaret Atwood a GA review I recently completed. I hope you take the time to improve it - given Macaulay's prominance I would hope the sourcing would be there. You mentioned issues as a European reviewer. Have you thought about exploring WP:LIBRARY and requesting access to sources that way? Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 16:31, 11 June 2018 (UTC)