Talk:Johannes van Damme/GA1

GA Review
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Nominator: 14:41, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Reviewer: Ganesha811 (talk · contribs) 16:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi! I'll be reviewing this article using the template below. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask them here. —Ganesha811 (talk) 16:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)


 * @Ganesha811 thank you for making the effort to review the article, I put in alot of effort to cross reference everything that went into it, and if you look back on the edits i have made you will see the incremental improvements over nearly 12 months with reference links to various articles & archived documents backing up each part WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 09:13, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * No problem! Feel free to respond to comments below as I go, or in comments up here. I should be done with my initial review in a couple of days. —Ganesha811 (talk) 11:43, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * @Ganesha811 cool ... regarding "trouble analyzing some sources", i am not sure if you are using an automated tool but quite a few make use of archived newspapers (such as https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/) that contain microfilm images rather than HTML text, so that would obviously affect automated tools, also for articles behind a paywall i used an archive site (https://archive.ph/) to read the full text, however i used the original URL in the so as if the archive site is shut down the link is not lost .... feel free to ask questions if u require any further clarification, i am online almost everyday WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 12:30, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, the Earwig tool will have trouble with those, it just requires some manual spot-checking on my part. —Ganesha811 (talk) 14:14, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * sure thing, i have tried to paraphrase the newspaper reports as much as possible to avoid allegations of plagiarism, also to give a bit of colour to rather dry court reports in some instances 15:46, 2 July 2024 (UTC) WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 15:46, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I'll try and complete the review in the next couple days, but it may be delayed to Saturday due to the US holiday - just wanted to let you know! —Ganesha811 (talk) 04:39, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * no problem, take your time, much appreciated WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 07:06, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
 * regarding my edit "Drug smuggling investigation: reverting to previous heading, so as to match layout of similar articles" ... should i perhaps split into two sub headings under this ? (i.e.) ==Back ground to arrest== // ===American D.E.A. investigation=== / ===C.N.B. surveillance in Singapore===  WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 06:56, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I think that would be helpful, yes. —Ganesha811 (talk) 11:48, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * regarding moving the "revelation" to the Incarceration on Death Row section, i think it is disruptive to the narrative, as the timeline suddenly jumps to after the execution and it also appear in the middle of Van Damme trying to get a retrial (on the basis he is innocent or at the very least not guilty) .... it would be better moving back to original place IMO .... WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 14:11, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * That's fine - I moved it just because it's not really about his execution. However i see your point, feel free to move it back. —Ganesha811 (talk) 14:20, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Also, please check lower/uppercase on "van Bladel" vs "Van Bladel" for the middle of sentences vs start of sentences. I think there's a few that are misplaced. Thanks! —Ganesha811 (talk) 14:21, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * someone changed it to that exact format for Van Damme a while back, i think thats the "proper way" of doing it, so i was just following the rule for van Bladel too WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 14:25, 11 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Putting on hold for a week, as discussed below, to give time for the nominator to make sourcing tweaks. —Ganesha811 (talk) 12:26, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I have updated the ref tags to the best of my ability, please review WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (talk) 10:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)


 * This article now meets the GA standard - congrats to WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker, and anyone else who worked on it! —Ganesha811 (talk) 13:06, 16 July 2024 (UTC)