Talk:A Hero's Song/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Tomcat7 (talk · contribs) 12:15, 9 December 2012 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * File:Dvorak Antonin rodina USA.jpg does not have the full url.
 * Fixed
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * File:Dvorak Antonin rodina USA.jpg does not have the full url.
 * Fixed
 * Fixed


 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Hey, thanks for taking this on. The article is fairly concise, but there are very few sources on this specific topic, so I think I've done my best to meet the GA criteria. Focus (talk) 13:39, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think the article is very comprehensive, considering that the poem is not so famous.
 * Yes, I think the article is very comprehensive, considering that the poem is not so famous.

Nice small article, however:
 * The lead does not fully summarize the article, for example that it was written between August 4 and October 25, 1897.
 * Article now contains every fact in the lead. I have also removed citations in the lead that are used elsewhere in the article.


 * "and was later published in Berlin in 1899" - the exact date?
 * Unfortunately the sources do not contain the date, only the year.


 * No spaced m-dashes, per WP:MDASH
 * Changed to spaced n-dashes.


 * " This reflects the fact that the piece does not attempt to convey a story," - Could be simply "The piece..."
 * I've made it more concise, but I think it should still have some sort of link to the preceding sentence.


 * "poem Ein Heldenleben ( A Hero's Life )" - the underlined should be italicized
 * Done


 * ""I have just received your second work "The Hero's Song"" - "The Hero's Song" should be 'The Hero's Song'
 * Done


 * To avoid the note at the end "(referring to The Wild Dove as "the first").[7]:209" You can reword the quote as following: "I have just received your second work "The Hero's Song" and, as with [ The Wild Dove ], am quite enchanted with it"
 * Done


 * " Dvořák was present at the premier and had planned to conduct it himself in with " - strange wording
 * Fixed


 * "The piece had been been performed the previous day,"
 * Fixed


 * "(see Symphonic poems (Liszt)" - seems to fail WP:YOU
 * I linked Liszt's conception instead, hopefully this is better.


 * I think scherzo should not be italicized as being a common word in the music jargon


 * Done


 * The sources are very good.--Tomcat (7) 16:21, 9 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review; hopefully I've addressed everything. Focus (talk) 18:09, 9 December 2012 (UTC)