Talk:Anna Sorokin/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Aussie Article Writer (talk · contribs) 07:01, 17 July 2021 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	I did some very minor copyedits, however the prose is quite clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	The lead (including the infobox) has too many citations. In general we avoid citations in the lead section, because it is just a summary of the content of the article. I suggest redistributing the citations through the article. See WP:CITELEAD. This has now been fixed. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 10:49, 17 July 2021 (UTC) I don't believe there needs to be a subsection in "Trial and conviction" called "Sentence". Perhaps rename it to "Trial, conviction and sentencing". However, I suggest (but for the purposes of the GA, it is not strictly necessary) merging "Post-release" with the previous section. This has been actioned. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 10:49, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Lead and infobox: seems OK, but as above we need to migrate these references into the body of the article. Note: I have switched to {{cite news}} and corrected the url-access parameters for the NYTimes (they are subscription, not merely registration). What is the source for her Russian name, which is Анна Сорокина? Cited to the Komsomolskaya Pravda source. Early life: I looked at the Google translated version of the source that says she grew up in Domodedovo, but it doesn't seem to have this information. I acknowledge that this may be the translation or my reading of it. However, I would request that we add the Russian quote with the translated version via the quote and trans-quote parameters. Sorry, I clearly missed it. Just noticed it in the article. Striking objection. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 09:24, 17 July 2021 (UTC) The Tech Times references this article. I suggest adding "citing" and then list this news article. However, I'm not convinced that The Tech Times is necessarily the more reliable source for this article, can we find a better one? I've removed the Tech Times source as it didn't add anything the Komsomolskaya Pravda source doesn't already have. We don't need to cite that Domodedovo is a satellite town of Moscow separately. Awesome, thanks. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:22, 17 July 2021 (UTC) There seems to be conflict sources for the following: "She attended the gymnasium in Eschweiler and was described by classmates as a quiet girl who had a difficult time with the German language." This cites The Cut However, the Russian news source from Komsomolskaya Pravda quotes a friend that "'Anya and I have been best friends since the second grade,' says Sorokina's classmate Anastasia. - She was an excellent student. Anka was best given foreign languages, Russian and literature. She was very well developed. After school she studied English, German and French additionally, went to dances. She always easily found a common language with everyone. True, people were afraid of her. Anka is very strong in character, not everyone could withstand her. Could easily offend with a mockery. But she always did it very subtly.'" I read that quote as relating to Sorokin's schooling in Russia, rather than her time in Germany - I don't think they conflict directly. There are certainly lots of sources (including some in German FWIW) that describe her as having a hard time with German in Eschweiler and being "quiet", although this could of course be circular reporting. I think in the interests of accuracy, it wouldn’t it be better to expand upon this though? - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:30, 17 July 2021 (UTC)  Done That works for me! - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 17:09, 17 July 2021 (UTC) Due to the NY Times needing a subscription, I'm not sure if the following two sentences are using this source for the following: "Sorokin graduated from high school in 2011 and relocated to London to attend Central Saint Martins, but quit and returned to Germany. She worked as an intern at a public relations company before relocating to Paris to begin an internship for the French fashion magazine Purple." No, that's sourced to The Cut - the source must have gotten lost along the way in rewrites. Restored! Great, thanks for fixing this. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:30, 17 July 2021 (UTC) Life as a fake heiress and fraud offenses What is the source for "During the summer of 2013 Sorokin travelled to New York City to attend New York Fashion Week." and "Finding it easier to make friends in New York than Paris, she opted to stay, transferring to Purple's New York office for a brief time."? It's the "nytsentencing" source, which I've now made explicit. Fixed. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:31, 17 July 2021 (UTC) We have two sources for the following: "Sorokin invited three friends on what she told them was an "all-expenses-paid" journey to Marrakesh, Morocco in May 2017, supposedly because she needed to 'reset' her Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). A few days after arriving at La Mamounia, hotel staff said that they had been unable to charge Sorokin's credit cards, and demanded an alternative form of payment. Sorokin eventually convinced one of her companions, Rachel DeLoache Williams, to pay the $62,000 bill for their stay, with a promise to reimburse her via wire transfer. Williams later paid for other expenses during the trip, including items purchased by Sorokin and a visit to the Majorelle Garden. Despite repeated promises from Sorokin, no wire transfer occurred." We really need to know what statement uses what source, so following the principle of keeping sources close to the text could you clarify this? Hmm - not sure what "nytguilty" is doing there. Removed. Ah, that makes more sense now. Thanks. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:32, 17 July 2021 (UTC) What is the source of "Upon returning from Morocco during May, Sorokin relocated to the Beekman Hotel, again managing to book without leaving a credit card on file. Around three weeks later, having accumulated a bill of $11,518 and failing to pay despite repeated promises, the Beekman also evicted her."? Cited. Thanks. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:34, 17 July 2021 (UTC) Indictment and arrest Again, we have two sources for multiple statements: "A grand jury was convened in August 2017 to consider the charges against Sorokin. It eventually indicted her on two counts of attempted grand larceny in the first degree, three counts of grand larceny in the second degree, one count of grand larceny in the third degree, and one count of misdemeanor theft of services. The most serious charge related to the fraudulent loan application made to City National Bank and Fortress Investment Group, with the other larceny charges relating to the instances of check fraud and the incident in Morocco. The theft of services charge related to Sorokin's failure to pay hotel and restaurant bills". Please clarify what sources apply to what statement. Good catch - tidied up. Awesome, thanks for fixing. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:38, 17 July 2021 (UTC) Trial and conviction - all sources I can read check out, noting that I don't have a subscription to The Times or NY Times Post-release: - all sources check out Media representation: all sources look good (at least with the WSJ I can see the first few paragraphs!)
	2c. it contains no original research.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	There is a book out about this, but I don't see any citations to it except the one I added. I am putting this as a question, but I would think to be complete it might be worthwhile ensuring this got some coverage. You're thinking of My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams. The book is mentioned in the article (in "Media representation") but doesn't really offer much more than Williams' articles do in terms of sourcing (I've read it). In that case, I will pass this criteria :-) - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 13:17, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	"Throughout the trial, Spodek attempted to humanize his client, claiming that she had been trying to pay back all the debt." this is problematic. We cannot say that he was trying to humanize his client, as this is subjective. If someone says that Spodek were trying to humanize Sorokin, then we say that "such and such says that throughout the trial Spodek attempted to humanize his client".  Fixed
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	No images in article, this does not prevent it from being a Good Article. Unfortunately non-free images aren't allowed for BLPs per WP:MUG, and no Commons-compatibly-licensed images of Sorokin appear to exist. Oh! I actually didn't know that! Thanks for letting me know. I seem to write about dead people mostly, so that's why I never knew about this... - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 13:14, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	No images in article, this does not prevent it from being a Good Article.
	7. Overall assessment.

Discussion

• This will not affect the article, but shouldn't we have a decent photo of Sorokin? even one under fair use? Just a general question, with no baring on the GA status of this article. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 09:11, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Just discovered WP:MUG. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 13:15, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
• Firefly I see you have done a few changes already, thanks! Sorry this took so long to review, I am trying to navigate a very confusing bureaucracy called the NSW government relating to lockdown health orders (long story) so I am reviewing whilst waiting for someone to pick up the phone. Anyway, I actually think this is an excellent article, and with some changes it will easily become GA. Ping me when you have done the changes so I can review. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 10:51, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
  • @Aussie Article Writer: I'm glad you liked the article, and thank you for the review. Various tweaks (mostly citation related) made, have a look and see what you think. firefly ( t · c ) 13:08, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
    • @Firefly: I gotta get some sleep (it's 11:12pm here in Sydney, and I have to get to a vaccination appointment tomorrow!), I will try to look tomorrow. Thanks for working on this article, I remember hearing about it ages ago and always wondered what happened! Now I know. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 13:12, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
      • Aussie Article Writer, no problem at all on both counts! :) firefly ( t · c ) 13:15, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
        • @Firefly: very close now! Just one last query in the citations criteria… let me know if what I’m suggesting is reasonable. And no, I can’t get to sleep. Sigh. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 16:40, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
          • @Aussie Article Writer: Done! (Hope you can sleep soon!) firefly ( t · c ) 17:04, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
            • @Firefly: well done, this passes GAN! I added some images for colour. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 17:10, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
              • Aussie Article Writer - thanks! :) firefly ( t · c ) 17:13, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
                • Firefly I strongly suggest submitting to DYK. Fascinating article, and so, so many great hooks. A shoe in for DYKN if ever I saw one. - Aussie Article Writer (talk) 17:18, 17 July 2021 (UTC)