Talk:Fortress of Humaitá/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: LT910001 (talk · contribs) 21:25, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

I will take this review. I am sorry for how long you've had to wait. I've reviewed 60+ other articles, including some long and complex ones, and will review this article against the 6 good article criteria. I'll read over this article and have a think, then start the review in 2-3 days. --Tom (LT) (talk) 21:25, 11 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you for agreeing to review this, Tom. In case you'll have comments I am away in France on a flying course at the moment so I don't have access to my books, but I'll be back home at the weekend. Ttocserp 09:36, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Summary
A fascinating article, you've clearly put a lot of work into this article and the layout and content reflects your enthusiasm for the topic. I will go through this article again briefly. There are a few areas that lack citations, impacting on verifiability, that will need citations. Other than that I see no other barriers to good article nomination. I am yet to: check for plagiarism, check some sources, and check images. --Tom (LT) (talk) 06:43, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
 * no copyright problems, no image problems. --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:06, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Needing citations: --Tom (LT) (talk) 00:06, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * "and he understandably feared the machinations of his powerful neighbours."
 * "Although Carlos López was astute enough to know when to back down, he resolved to make Paraguay immune to foreign attack in future."
 * "chains twisted together, passed diagonally through a kind of brick tunnel. It was made fast to a windlass supported by a house about 100 yards from the bank. Nearer the battery stood a still larger capstan."
 * "Lopez explained his seizure of the Brazilian ship by saying "with more candor than discretion" that only by a war could the attention and respect of the world be secured to Paraguay; that although Paraguay was a small power in comparison with Brazil, she had "advantages of position" that gave her an equality of strength; and that the Paraguayan troops would be already "fortified and intrenched" before the Brazilians could arrive in any considerable numbers."


 * Thank you indeed Tom. I really appreciate it that you have taken all this trouble to check this.


 * I have references for each of the four points you mention. (In fact two of them are covered by existing references, which goes to show I didn't put the footnotes in the right places.)   I'll try to do these tonight. Ttocserp


 * Hi Tom, I've finished these now. If you have any other points or queries, I'd be glad to address them,  Thank you for the trouble you have taken already. Ttocserp 18:57, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Many thanks for your edits and responsiveness. This is a great article to read and I am passing it as a GA. I would guess this is probably the most thorough resource on this topic around, you should be proud of your work and I hope it is also a delight to read for interested readers. Well done, --Tom (LT) (talk) 23:50, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Addit: I've added this to Good_articles/History, --Tom (LT) (talk) 23:52, 20 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Tom, I'm delighted.
 * Any chance the coveted green cross symbol can appear at the top of the Arti le page? Ttocserp 16:57, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Most definitely. From what I understand a bot will do it shortly.So maybe give it another 24 hours, and if not I'll add the coveted trophy myself.--Tom (LT) (talk) 06:02, 22 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Stil no coveted trophy!  :=(  Ttocserp 13:40, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Done :) --Tom (LT) (talk) 17:34, 25 April 2016 (UTC)