Talk:Rum and Coke/GA1

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Vami IV (talk · contribs) 00:07, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Opening statement

For replying to Reviewer comment, please use  Done,  Fixed,  Added,  Not done,  Doing..., or  Removed, followed by any comment you'd like to make. I will be crossing out my comments as they are redressed, and only mine. A detailed, section-by-section review will follow after this and my first comment (Referencing). –Vami_IV† 00:07, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Referencing

I have but one problem with the citations on this article: Cite book syntax is repeated for several books. The solution here is to remove a single instance of syntax for the cited books to a "References" or "Bibliography" section and using a short-form citation of your choice.

History

There's nothing especially inspiring about the prose in this section, but it does the job. Here's what I found off with it:

• It is associated with the heavy U.S. presence in Cuba following the Spanish–American War of 1898; Currently?
• It is was associated with the heavy U.S. presence in Cuba following the Spanish–American War of 1898; the drink's traditional name, "Cuba Libre" (Free Cuba), was the slogan of the Cuban independence movement. The semicolon here is an error; I suggest replacing it with "1898, but the drink's original name..." Alternatively, I'd roll the first part of that sentence into the previous. (It became associated with the heavy U.S. presence following the Spanish-American War in 1898 as Coca-Cola was imported into Cuba for the first time.)
• Starting in 1940, the United States established a series of outposts among the British West Indies to defend against the German Navy. Are you referring to this?
• Their presence created cross-cultural demand The American or German one?
  • [...], with American servicemen and the locals developing tastes for each other's products. oh.
    • Suggestion: The American presence created a cross-cultural demand, as servicemen and locals developed tastes for each other's products.
• In 1943, [...] and In 1945, [...]. Two instances of a sentence starting with "In [YEAR]" in a row. Combine?
• (plagiarized by Morey Amsterdam) Expand on this. Any specific (plagiarized) work or date of that plagiarized?

Popularity and reception

• Bacardi estimates that it is the second most popular alcoholic drink. Ever? In a given category? The last sentence was specific where this is not.
• Consider breaking the second half of the second paragraph into its own paragraph. It's not a negative reception, but an observation, and has an independent citation from the rest of the paragraph to support it.

Lead

• [...] and traditionally lime juice on ice. Traditionally, the cola ingredient is Coca-Cola ("Coke"), [...] Two "traditionally"s in a row.

Thanks Vami IV! I've taken care of most of these edits. The book citations are updated. In "It is associated with the heavy U.S. presence...", the intended sense is the origin is associated with the U.S. presence, so I hope that clears it up. I removed the semicolon entirely and split into two sentences. The sources don't specify whether the U.S. presence was associated with the Destroyers for Bases Agreement, so I don't know if it's wise to link that. And yes, it was the American presence that created cross-cultural demand. I have expanded the section on the song "Rum and Coca-Cola". As for the popularity section, I split (and expanded) the final lines from the paragraph. However, the source doesn't offer any more specifics about Bacardi's estimation of the drink's popularity, it just says "Bacardi calls it 'the second-most-popular drink in the world.'" Let me know if you see anything else that should change.--Cúchullain ^t/c 17:14, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Could you find a way to combine the two sentences (Bacardi estimates...)? It's the only thing keeping the article from passing. –Vami_IV† 18:06, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Done. Thanks, Vami!Cúchullain ^t/c 18:55, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

GA Progress

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

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