Talk:The Castafiore Emerald/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 12:12, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Give me a few days on this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:12, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Lede

• "The book was considered " -by whom?

Reference provided in the "Critical Analysis" section. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:24, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

• Marlinspike Hall -where is this, Belgium, England, Italy?

Technically in Belgium according to the book. I'll add a bit of information on it in the background section. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:24, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld:  Done. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:42, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Plot

• "Tintin and Captain Haddock are walking through the countryside" -again, is this Belgian or English countryside?

As per the English version, it's the fictional English countryside of Marlinshire (i.e. like Hampshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire etc.) — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

History

• Tintin in Tibet, The Black Island, Tintin and the Picaros, The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko. -Add years in brackets?

 Done Added. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

• Per MOS avoid linking countries like Germany and United States

 Done Removed links. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Critical

• Who are Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier and Harry Thompson?

Wrote about it in the Critical analysis section. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:31, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Excellent job, little to complain about for GA, Fram will appreciate the effort.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:37, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Thanks, Doc. My first Tintin GA! Yay! The credit also goes to Midnightblueowl (without whose initiative with Tintin articles I might have found the going difficult with this one.) and Prhartcom (For his deeply useful inputs and edits.) — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:43, 2 September 2015 (UTC)