Talk:Fyodor Dostoevsky/GA3

GA Review
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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 15:24, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Allow 72 hours, I'll try to start the review on Sunday.♦ Dr. Blofeld  15:24, 12 October 2012 (UTC)

Quickfail
This article meets quickfail criteria as per WP:GACR:


 * 3. There are cleanup banners that are obviously still valid, including cleanup, wikify, POV, unreferenced or large numbers of fact, citation needed, clarifyme, or similar tags. (See also QF-tags.)
 * See: Fyodor_Dostoyevsky
 * 4. The article is or has been the subject of ongoing or recent, unresolved edit wars.
 * See: Talk:Fyodor_Dostoyevsky

There is also the disturbing issue of this article's renomination within hours of its failure without any effort being made to address failure criteria. ~ Alcmaeonid (talk) 15:43, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
 * All resolved now. Regards.--Tomcat (7) 08:13, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * Needs a copyedit/rewrite
 * The article was copyedited two times. Please state examples.


 * B. MoS compliance:
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * Contains numerous unreliable sources
 * I used high-quality sources only. Could you give me examples of sources you feel are "unreliable"?


 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * Needs improvement
 * Elaborate please.


 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * Some concerns have been raised by other editors
 * Which are resolved.


 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * History of edit warring and dispute
 * No more edit wars. The atmosphere was peacefully when suddenly an editor jumped in.


 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:

Given the issues surrounding this I don't feel I am able to pass this. The prose could also do with a polish.♦ Dr. Blofeld  16:36, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your, ehm, comments. And not really in due time. Regards.--Tomcat (7) 18:36, 19 October 2012 (UTC)