Talk:Alexios Komnenos (governor of Dyrrhachium)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Gog the Mild (talk · contribs) 09:37, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi. Will this one be going further, or should I just give it a straightforward GA assessment? Gog the Mild (talk) 17:11, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi Gog the Mild, I don't think it has the wherewithal to go much further, but if you want to review beyond strictly GA criteria, go ahead. Anything that helps improve the article is welcome. Constantine  ✍  17:14, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I thought that you would say all of that, but I wanted to ask.
 * I have had a second read through and made a couple of copy edits. Could you check and flag up anything you're not happy with. I hope to have a third run through tomorrow and tackle most of the review then.
 * Gog the Mild (talk) 21:04, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Copyedits look good, thanks a lot :) 17:55, 13 September 2018 (UTC)Constantine ✍


 * When you first mention the foreign language word "sebastokrator" could you explain it in the text, as you do with "sebastos" and "doux". Or, at a push, in a note. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:47, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, unlike with doux, there is no direct translation or concise description other than it being a high title, and I cannot think of a way of introducing a description to this effect that does not make the text convoluted. Constantine ✍  17:55, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Rereading, I am not sure why you have included it. Does it not largely duplicate "older brother of Byzantine emperor..." immediately after his name. Ie, it is telling the reader that Isaac was a very important person, which they should gather even if this was deleted. I agree that inserting something like "a senior sub-emperor rank specially invented by his doting brother" is a bit much. But would not something like "who was granted a uniquely high rank" or similar do the job better for all but the <1% of readers who are Byzantine nomenclature aficionados? Gog the Mild (talk) 22:15, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Hah, you do have a point. However, I do feel that including it is better than not doing so. For one, this is the common way of referring to senior officials or noblemen, i.e., title + name. This is equivalent to saying, for a Western nobleman, "son of Duke X", or "son of the chancellor Y". Furthermore, I am generally not in favour of removing technical terms, when they are warranted. Those who know the term will understand; those who don't but follow the link to the title will learn; those who don't care will simply ignore it. Constantine ✍  07:01, 14 September 2018 (UTC)


 * And ha! back., I am going to be away for several days, so I am going to pass this. It is a fine little article. However, I would like to delve into the "sebastokrator" issue a little further, so I hope that you will humour me once I am back. Good work. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:12, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and no problem. Your comments and insight are always welcome. Constantine ✍  07:47, 15 September 2018 (UTC)