Talk:Ganges/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ankit Maity (talk · contribs) 15:46, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   • There is a real need for copy-editing.
   • Short paragraphs are discouraged.
   • Wikilinks should only be made if they are relevant to the context. Common words do not need wikilinking.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   • Add references wherever marked {{cn}}.
   • Book references need the author, publishing date and page number.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   • An image caption should only end with a full-stop if it forms a complete sentence.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Can the reviewer or other fellow users offer a more explicit description of what has to be done and in a brief way by suitable examples if possible. Thanks VIVEK RAI :  Friend?  16:39, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Examples, huh? Why need 'em, just search for 'em. Okay here are 'em.

• Common wikilinks like waxing moon, India, confluence, etc. should be eliminated.
• And about the captions, see – "Bhagirathi River at Gangotri." should be changed to "Bhagirathi River originates at Gangotri." if you want to make it a complete sentence or just remove the full stop from the current caption.
• And as for the short paragraph, I refer to the first paragraph of "Irrigation".--Ankit Maity^Talk_Contribs 11:52, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

My two cents

Not all of the following opinions need not satisfy the GA criteria.

1) Please specify the language in which the river is called Ganges or has been referred to Ganges. (Lead Section-First line)
2) "It has also been important historically: many former" should be "It has also been important historically with many former".
3) "The Ganges basin thus formed". Don't use the word thus in the sentence. Omit it.
4) Where actually is Ramganga. Please mention the state or the city through which it flows or about the whereabouts of the location where it merges with Ganga.(Section- Course 4th paragraph)
5) "The headwaters of the Alakananda are formed by snowmelt from such peaks as Nanda Devi, Trisul, and Kamet." The usage of the words such as signify that there are more peaks other than those mentioned. Please provide the names of other peaks as well.
6) The coordinates of the confluence of the two rivers could be provided at the top of the article as well.
7) Please act upon citations needed tags.
8) Please remove unwanted blue links from the text used to describe the images. Many of the Blue links have already been referred to previously in the article.(Examples:The Ganges, Bhagiratha, Varanasi,Shiva etc.)
9) In many places, the images have not been described properly, or could be more meaningful.(The birth of Ganges)
10) You should also mention in the article the water sharing agreements between India and Bangladesh.
11) Please provide references and citations for all the metrics used in the infobox.
12) The river has been referred to as 'Ganges'. It should be attached with the prefix 'The' in those situations.

I will provide further inputs soon, on this very page.

Regards, theTigerKing 14:55, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

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