Talk:2003 Afro-Asian Games

Comments
Frankly as a GA reviewer (I have GA reviewd 20+ articles in the past), I think the article is not close to GA and is a "quick-fail", I suggest a withdrawal.

"Broad in its coverage" in Good article criteria is a fail, as the article does not really discuss the noteworthy medal winners, how many events in each category (say Boxing), men's events, women's events, "Calendar" similar to 2008 Summer Olympics, Broadcasting, how many people attended etc. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 11:30, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Attention
Can someone please assess and review this article?

Your help is needed, and will be greatly appreciated.

Ankitbhatt (talk)

Second look
As requested, I looked at the article again after my recent peer review. Many things I suggested there still need to be done, so first I will copy things from the peer review that still need to be fixed (or have not all been fixed):
 * Article has a lot of short (one or two sentence) prargaphs and sections that need to either be combined with others or perhaps expanded to improve article flow.
 * Article needs more references, for example the stadium sections are largely unreferenced. My rule of thumb is that every quote, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and every paragraph needs a ref.
 * Internet refs need URL, title, author if known, publisher and date accessed. and other cite templates may be helpful. See WP:CITE and WP:V
 * Make sure to provide context for the reader - who came up with the idea for the games originally?

New concerns Once you actually fix things I have pointed out already, I will be glad to take a third look. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 16:51, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * The official website is at least partially on http://www.archive.org - see here for their earliest archived version.
 * Look at the Good Article comments above and fix them too
 * There are several images in the article that seem like they could be used as a lead image

Suggestions
Wow, what a transformation! Great job. But still some things need to be done for GA: -- Redtigerxyz Talk 14:04, 3 October 2009 (UTC) -- Redtigerxyz Talk 14:21, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Figures like dates, amounts of money; quotes need references. Things which are controversial or acn be challenged like "Slow preparations led to indefinite postponement again" need references
 * Highlights still has the expansion. It can be expanded. (not necessary for B)
 * Will examine the references for WP:RS quality and comment here
 * Most references do not have the publisher, author, publication date details etc. Please fill them.
 * Ref 14 references wikipedia. Internal reference to wikipedia is not considered reliable. The references to newspapers like Hindu, Tribune and rediff used here are reliable IMO.

Ruhrfisch comments
As requested I have taken another look at the article. I think it is close to, but not yet at B-class, looking at the criteria [|here]. Here are some more suggestions for improvement:


 * The lead is 5 paragraphs, but WP:LEAD says it should be at most 4
 * The article does not follow WP:MOSNUM consistently on numbers - those ten and under are usually spelled out, as are numbers at the start of a sentence
 * Agree that this needs more references in several places. For example, what does The 1st Afro-Asian Games were the first time that Asia and Africa came together for such a large event. really mean? It has no ref, but needs one (as an extraordinary claim). My guess is that more nations from each continenet attend the Olympics, so the statement needs to be qualified as well as back up with a ref.
 * My rule of thumb is that every quote, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and every paragraph needs a ref.
 * Refs given do not list the publisher (internet refs) in many cases
 * Why does the Calendar section table list Ceremonies twice (first and last row)? Seems like only one row is needed.
 * File:Uhseal.png is Fair use only and needs a WP:Fair use ratrionale to be used here, to be honest I doubt its use here meets WP:NFCC
 * Language needs some cleanup. for example does this sentence really add anything to our understanding of the games Just like the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony of the Afro-Asian Games ended in a ceremonious way.?
 * Also watch out for POV language like surprisingly and dismal in Surprisingly however, a dismal number of athletes trooped into the Stadium for that purpose.[30]

Hope this helps, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 20:05, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Question
What is "Combined Africa"? Geschichte (talk) 20:32, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Comments in accordance to GA criteria
This is NOT the official GA review (I am active member of WP India, with which this article is associated). These are just suggestions in accordance with GA criteria.
 * "History" does not say why was Gachibowli/Hyderabad selected as the venue.
 * If there was no "Games Village" as stated in accommodation, then how is this possible?: "over 5000 city policemen were deployed in various places, including the event venues and the Games Village." -- Redtigerxyz Talk 16:33, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

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 * In 2003 Afro-Asian Games on 2011-05-25 07:29:49, 404 Not Found
 * In 2003 Afro-Asian Games on 2011-06-11 05:29:52, 404 Not Found

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