Talk:Carlos Mesa/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Vacant0 (talk · contribs) 14:19, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi! I will review this article due to the ongoing GAN backlog. --Vacant0 (talk) 14:19, 12 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Rad! I'll get to it once all points are listed. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 15:42, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * There are still things that I haven't gone through yet, I'll try to finish them tomorrow. Vacant0 (talk) 21:32, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm putting this on hold until these issues get fixed. I've gave it a good read, good job. Vacant0 (talk) 13:20, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'll get to it right away. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:26, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Promoted. Vacant0 (talk) 13:14, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Tubular! Thanks for the review. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 14:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem! Vacant0 (talk) 14:46, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

General
(break) templates → eg. Civic Community
 * Infobox: consider adding a caption → eg. Official portrait, 2004
 * I'm not a fan of adding "person in year" captions like that as they feel like clutter. It's also not really the official portrait, so I'm not sure if that'd be accurate. If you still feel that a caption is absolutely necessary, I'd be obliged to add one nonetheless. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * It's totally alright, captions are not necessary! Vacant0 (talk) 13:15, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Implement templates instead of

(2018–present)
 * ✅ ... for most things. Adding it for Civic Community seems to break the treelist. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Early life and education: link political science
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:50, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Journalistic career: "the group secured a small space on the fifth floor of the La Paz House of Culture from which to start their film archive" → "the group secured a small amount of space on the fifth floor of the La Paz House of Culture in order to start their film archive"
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * "The first addition to the collection was a short film directed by Jorge Ruiz Laredo about the violinist Jaime Laredo donated by the pianist Raúl Barragán" → "The first addition to the collection was a short film directed by Jorge Ruiz Laredo about the violinist Jaime Laredo, which was donated by the pianist Raúl Barragán"
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Add "journalism" besides opinion and link it to opinion journalism in the "The pair's presentational style evolved from simple news coverage to commentary and analysis and, finally, opinion" sentence.
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Past tense, Mesa states → Mesa stated
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Vice presidency (2002–2003): "In addition to Cajías, it was composed of a "petite cabinet" made up José Galindo, Jorge Cortés, and Alfonso Ferrufino" → "In addition to Cajías, it was composed of a "petite cabinet", consisting of José Galindo, Jorge Cortés, and Alfonso Ferrufino."
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * In the next sentence: "...which Mesa credits as being..." → "...which Mesa credited to be"
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Presidency (2003–2005): I've noticed that Bs (Boliviano) appears throughout the article, although in the Journalistic career section, I've also seen b$, is b$ a typo or a different currency?
 * The current currency in Bolivia is the boliviano (Bs). However, in the context of 1985, Bolivia was using the peso (b$) which was discontinued the following year precisely due to the hyperinflation mentioned. WP:CURRENCY says to "link the first occurrence of lesser-known currencies" so I've done that for the peso. Should I also do it for the Boliviano? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, that would be good. Vacant0 (talk) 13:17, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 20:07, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Return to politics (2018–present): typo, "In the elections of 18 October, these factors contributed to the victory of the MAS and its candidate Luis Arce in the first round..", two dots appear at the end of the sentence
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Ideology and personality: "Texas A&M political analyst Diego von Vacano states that", states→stated
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * "The 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action" should not be directly linked to a third-party website.
 * Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Filmography: unlink 1995, 2009, and 2016.
 * Could I ask why? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Like "The 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action" they redirect to a third-party website. Vacant0 (talk) 13:19, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Would they be acceptable in citation form? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 20:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes Vacant0 (talk) 20:17, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * All of the sections are structured well, although I would recommend adding below the lede.
 * ❌ Doing so pushes the infobox deep into the text, making the area look cluttered and messy. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem. Vacant0 (talk) 13:20, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Categories: All are alright.
 * Lede: "in which he interviewed the most prominent figures of Bolivian political and cultural life", the is not needed.
 * In the context of "most", yes it is. Should I shorten it to "interviewed prominent figures"? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes! Vacant0 (talk) 13:20, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 20:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


 * "modern liberal conservatism" is unsourced, including on MNR's page.
 * Should I add a citation on the MNR's page? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 18:48, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * If there are any, then yes. Vacant0 (talk) 13:20, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * If I shortened "liberal conservatism" to just "conservatism", would it still require the citation? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 20:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, since I don't see it to be sourced on this or MNR's page. Vacant0 (talk) 20:18, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I've found one for you: 1, although it's from 1988. You can instead replace it with "centre-right": 1, 2 Vacant0 (talk) 20:21, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * "Though Mesa's moderate left-wing sympathies contrasted with centre-right policies of the MNR" for example Vacant0 (talk) 20:22, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the effort! I'll do just that. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 04:29, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Rest of it is alright.

Images

 * Add alt titles to images.
 * ✅ Krisgabwoosh (talk) 19:01, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Images are properly licensed.