Talk:Refugee controversy in Sjöbo

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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
March 1, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed
March 14, 2011	Featured article candidate	Not promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 20, 2010.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that in a controversial 1988 referendum, the population of Sjöbo Municipality in Sweden voted in favor of banning Sjöbo from accepting foreign refugees?

Current status: Good article

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Refugee controversy in Sjöbo/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Lord Roem (talk) 23:58, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I look forward to reviewing this article as part of a GAN-clean out campaign ;) - Lord Roem (talk) 23:58, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On a first look - no problems with external links or disambugation pages. :) Lord Roem (talk) 00:03, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Specific notes/comments[edit]

Lead

Confused about the little message on the top about the O. Explain please?
"it was initiated" --> "it was triggered when Sven-Olle Olsson...."
The long quote about Olsson seems out of place. Also this sentence forgets the actual issue. What does it mean by 'refugee controversy'?
What made it end in 2001? Make this "lasted in Sjobo until 2001, when the city let refugees in for the first time in a decade." or something like that.

Background

Bio on Olsson? Not needed. This isn't about him.
Where did the motion go before? A council? Its unclear here.
Need a cite for "an idea Olsson disliked"
Sentence on his fame also seems unclear/unneeded.
Why does it matter that it was hailed by Nazi groups? Seems a bit POV-y here.

Referendum

Period at the end of the image's caption here.
Incorporate the AP quote in. Don't just say: "X said this: ..."
Does Ramel have a last name?
Very long quote from Phili Inquirer. Maybe use some of it throughout this section?

Result

"Fears" --> "concerns" or "feelings" (make it a more neutral term)
Last paragraph here starts with verb agreement issue. "said that...she believes..."

Aftermath

What led to the overturning of the decision?
Why mention Olsson died in 2005? This is not an article about him.

References/External Links/Images/Other

Youtube link? #6 doesn't go anywhere.

Final Thoughts[edit]

Work to be done, but doable for promotion if improved. Regards, Lord Roem (talk) 01:06, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]