Talk:2019–2020 Spanish government formation/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Vacant0 (talk · contribs) 22:06, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello again Impru, I'll be reviewing this GAN as part of the ongoing GAN backlog drive. Please note that this review will take several days. --Vacant0 (talk) 22:06, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Initial comments

 * It is possible that there is copyright violation in the article. Earwig's Copyvio Detector has reported 67.4% in similarity with one reference. Will analyse this in depth later in the review. False positive, the reference in question is for the constitution (first section) which is properly implemented in the article.
 * There are no cleanup banners, such as those listed at WP:QF, in the article.
 * The article is stable. There has not been any edit warring since the article was created up to July 2023. This dispute, however, seems to have been resolved.
 * No previous GA reviews.

General comments

 * Prose, spelling, and grammar checking.
 * No problems were found in the lede.
 * Election aftermath: peripheral nationalists could possible reworded. See the broadness section below.
 * Initial approachments: with the PSOE secured three → with the PSOE securing three
 * June developments: In the last sentence failed → fail
 * First investiture attempt: with the only support of the PRC → only gaining support from the PRC
 * No problems were found in the rest of the article.
 * Checking whether the article complies with MOS.
 * Add alt texts to the images in the article.
 * Possibly add wikilinks for "regional" and "nationalist" parties if there are any.
 * Could rename the Initial approachments section to Initial approaches.
 * Lede should be expanded to give a broader overview of the article.
 * I'd remove recent from recent protests in Catalonia considering that it is listed as a WTW.
 * Add original Spanish text of the quotes in the article that have been translated into English immediately after the quotes in parenthesis, per MOS:FOREIGNQUOTE.
 * Move the choices in Rushed negotiations to notes ( templates) and put them in the table. Add Ref 47 to the notes too.
 * The article complies with MOS:LAYOUT, MOS:WTW, and MOS:EMBED guidelines. There is no fiction here, so I am skipping MOS:WAF.
 * Checking refs, verifiability, and whether there is original research.
 * Reference section with a template is present in the article. When you add notes, follow MOS:LAYOUT.
 * No referencing issues.
 * Listed references are reliable, most of them are news articles.
 * There are 8 primary sources. Find replacements if possible.
 * 152 and 163 are same refs.
 * No dead URLs.
 * Spotchecking will be done on 17 August. See below:
 * Ref 2 and 3 do not mention Izquierda Unida, ECP, and Equo. It is possible that they are mentioned in Ref 2 considering that the rest of the article is subscription-locked. If this is the case, please provide direct quotes here below, and if not, add sources that mention these three parties.
 * Ref 3 does not mention UPN.
 * Ref 165 does not mention Diaz.
 * Spotchecked Ref 4, 11, 12, 26, 28, 31, 43, 47, 49, 57, 65, 71, 81, 88, 99, 102, 118, 124, 127, 141, 162, 166–all verify the cited content. AGF on other citations.
 * Checking potential copyright violations.
 * False positive. The reason why it was picked up is the quote of the Article 99 of the 1978 Constitution.
 * Checking whether the article is broad in its coverage.
 * Election aftermath: Could it be noted what type of nationalist parties? Readers might not know this.
 * Initial approachments: Which nine posts?
 * Rest of the article addresses the main aspects and it stays focused on the topic.
 * Checking whether the article is presented from an NPOV standpoint.
 * The article meets the criteria and is written in encyclopedic language.
 * Checking whether the article is stable.
 * As noted in the initial comments, there was edit warring in July 2023 but this has been resolved.
 * Checking images.
 * All looks good, images are properly licensed.

Final comments
Spotchecking will be done on 17 August. --Vacant0 (talk) 14:02, 16 August 2023 (UTC)


 * The article will be on hold for a week so that you can fix these issues that I've pointed out in the review. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk) 12:35, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, I've fixed of the issues except these ones (which require further clarification or whose implementation I have doubts about):
 * Possibly add wikilinks for "regional" and "nationalist" parties if there are any. Links to the proper regional or nationalist parties are added when due (with some care at following MOS:REPEATLINK and attempting to avoid WP:OVERLINK). Not sure if you mean something more precise though (there is no article on "regional and nationalist parties in Spain" generally; at the most, there is one on National and regional identity in Spain, but I'm not sure if that one is suited for linking here).
 * Lede should be expanded to give a broader overview of the article. The lede is already broad, isn't it? It follows the scheme of 2015–2016 Spanish government formation (already reviewed and elevated to GA status). Nonetheless, specify what do you miss from there and I can add it without any issue.
 * Add original Spanish text of the quotes in the article that have been translated into English immediately after the quotes in parenthesis, per MOS:FOREIGNQUOTE. Not sure how to implement this without looking messy (especially because many quotes have been arranged to blend with the text and look natural rather than quoting the full sentence shown in the source, such as using specific words and such).
 * There are 8 primary sources. Find replacements if possible. Did you take note of which ones? Finding these amid 167 references may be difficult.
 * Ref 2 and 3 do not mention Izquierda Unida, ECP, and Equo. It is possible that they are mentioned in Ref 2 considering that the rest of the article is subscription-locked. If this is the case, please provide direct quotes here below, and if not, add sources that mention these three parties. They don't because the refs already mention Unidas Podemos, of which IU, ECP and Equo were member parties (which is sourced in the main alliance article and in April 2019 Spanish general election). That specific mention you note is a clarification to readers of the main components within the alliance (it's literally said like that: "Unidas Podemos—the electoral alliance of Pablo Iglesias's Podemos, United Left (IU), En Comú Podem, Equo and other minor left-wing parties"), as well as a reminder that Unidas Podemos =/= Podemos in particular. This would fall under WP:BLUESKY.
 * I think the rest has been already solved. Thank you and awaiting for your reply!  Impru 20 talk 09:32, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * For regional I meant adding a wikilink like Regionalism (politics). Nationalism could be left alone in this case. I do not think that this will violate the overlinking guideline because liberalism and far-right are already wikilinked in the same section. This could only help readers in this case, though this is optional.
 * Reading the lede again, it actually can be kept as it is.
 * You can implement the quotes either by using the quote parameter in cite templates or with templates. This is up to you.
 * Most of these primary sources came from PSOE and UP websites.
 * I'll promote the article once you add the quotes. Primary sources can be kept if there are no replacements for them. Vacant0 (talk) 10:11, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, I've checked the article and it seems like you've added the quotes. I'll promote this article to GA now. Vacant0 (talk) 08:24, 20 August 2023 (UTC)