Talk:Belgian Congo in World War II/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Cliftonian (talk · contribs) 10:19, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

I'll review this shortly. —Cliftonian (talk) 10:19, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria This article looks in pretty good shape to me from first glance. I'll put comments below as I go through.
 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose is clear and concise, without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
 * Was generally good. I went through and corrected a few issues with punctuation and the like, and did some copyedits. Looks good to me now.
 * B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. Has an appropriate reference section:
 * B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:
 * Just a few issues here. I have put "citation needed" tags some places where we need to put references.
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * Some bits could be perceived as anti-colonial, but I went through and fixed these
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * No issues
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * I feel this is close to GA status. Just a couple places we need references. Well done so far! —Cliftonian (talk) 11:33, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
 * A point—are we using British or American English in this article? Let me know so I can make sure all the spellings etc are consistent. —Cliftonian <b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">(talk)</b></b> 11:37, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't particularly mind with this one. Other Belgian ones I've written in the past have been Brit Eng. Brigade Piron (talk) 07:10, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
 * B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * I feel this is close to GA status. Just a couple places we need references. Well done so far! <b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">—<b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">Cliftonian</b> <b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">(talk)</b></b> 11:33, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
 * A point—are we using British or American English in this article? Let me know so I can make sure all the spellings etc are consistent. <b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">—<b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">Cliftonian</b> <b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">(talk)</b></b> 11:37, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't particularly mind with this one. Other Belgian ones I've written in the past have been Brit Eng. Brigade Piron (talk) 07:10, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't particularly mind with this one. Other Belgian ones I've written in the past have been Brit Eng. Brigade Piron (talk) 07:10, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Comments
Thanks so much for your help here! Just a couple of things I've decided to alter back, if it's OK - I've fixed the ref needed tag by the way. All the best! Brigade Piron (talk) 07:09, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) I've returned the quotes to individual sections. This is OK in the Manual of Style, and is consistent with the other main Belgian-WWII articles.
 * 2) Citation language indication reverted to more common type. I've always seen the -type tages, though I may be wrong.
 * 3) Ethnic/races - Ethnic group (defined by culture rather than anything else) are many in the Congo, even today - the colonial authorities only forbade black/white fraternization.
 * 4) I've removed the unsourced text about a Belgian squadron formed in Nigeria added by another user. It's Belgian-African-WWII related, but I don't believe that it deserves a place in a discussion of the Belgian Congo.


 * I think this meets GA now and am therefore passing. Here are a couple minor points you may wish to look at if you want to develop the article further:
 * "The Belgian colonial military numbered 18,000 soldiers, making it one of the largest standing colonial armies in Africa at the time". I would guess that this was mostly black askaris, with a few hundred whites there as officers. Is this correct? Perhaps we should make this clear
 * "Exports to the United States also rose from $600,000 in early 1940 to $2,700,000 by 1942" $600,000 per annum? $600,000 per month? This would be better if made clear
 * Well done Brigade Piron! I hereby promote the article to GA. <b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">—<b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">Cliftonian</b> <b style="color:white; background:darkgreen">(talk)</b></b> 09:41, 31 August 2013 (UTC)