Talk:American premieres of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MyCatIsAChonk (talk · contribs) 00:41, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

A fascinating article, and I appreciate its origin story- will review soon! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 00:41, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * , some concerns below- I'll read through it entirely when you're done- fantastic work so far! Also, ref 5 is broken. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 01:08, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * My hands are full at the moment, so please give me until September 10 (PDT) to answer your concerns in detail and to start the article clean-up. Thank you as always! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 01:30, 8 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your patience! I'll be editing according to your review in a bit, but wanted clarification on a few points. A number of sections of the review are rated "don't know"; specifically dealing with the sections on prose quality, adherence to the MOS, no OR, and whether or not the article is sufficiently broad, neutral, and on-topic. However, there is no explanation as to why these are rated as such. May I please have explanations so I can fix these problems? Thank you again! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 18:37, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry for not answering this concern previously: my reason for the inconsistency in image sizes is for concern with how text looks in desktop and mobile views. I experimented with different sizes and placements prior to the final versions, but found these caused the article text to be distorted. However, I can resize them in a consistent manner if you believe this to be better. Please let me know! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 18:42, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @CurryTime7-24, no worries- those are unmarked because I haven't assesed them yet. I was waiting until the blockquote issue was fixed to thoroughly read the prose, in which I'd look at 1, 2c, and 3-4 MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 21:16, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I see you've fixed it now, thanks- I'll look through it soon! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 21:17, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @CurryTime7-24, done with the review. Comments on the prose are in the table- very good work on the prose! I made some small phrasing/comma changes, hope you don't mind- if you oppose any, don't hesitate to revert and discuss! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 01:16, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @CurryTime7-24 Very close now! I rephrased the soon after sentence, take a look- as for quotes in leads, see WP:WHENNOTCITE: "... quotations and controversial statements, particularly if about living persons, should be supported by citations even in the lead." MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 00:43, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @CurryTime7-24, just waiting on lead citations :) MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 02:07, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I'll be back to continue tomorrow (PDT)! Thank you for being patient. :) —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 06:41, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Just one more day, please. Work is keeping me extra busy, but I promise to return tomorrow in the afternoon (PDT) and finally get this thing to the finish line! Thank you as always!! :) —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 00:26, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * No concern over the timetable for this, I don't quite believe in cutting off GA reviews due to time (within reason, of course, and you've been entirely reasonable) MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 01:38, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @MyCatIsAChonk Thank you so much for being patient. I really appreciate it. Was not trying to slack off with this GA nomination, but my real-life duties have been piling on as of late. So about the lead citations: are these necessary if they are cited within the article body? My understanding, which might be wrong, is that as long as the material is cited in the body, it does not also need one in the lead. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. Thank you again! :) —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 21:46, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @CurryTime7-24: per WP:WHENNOTCITE: "... quotations and controversial statements, particularly if about living persons, should be supported by citations even in the lead." Thus, citations must be added for all quotes, regardless of their place in the article. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 22:18, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Got it! Thank you. Let me fix this in a few... —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 23:14, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I rewrote the lead and removed all quotes. Let me know what you think! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 23:27, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * All good now- ready for promotion MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 00:53, 21 September 2023 (UTC)