Talk:Kerala/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ssriram mt (talk · contribs) 01:03, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Result:❌

The article fulfills criteria 3 (broad and summary-style), 4 (neutral), 5 (stable), and 6 (images). 2 (references) and 1b (Manual of Style) are not fulfilled. Also i don't see any improvements on any of the comments, so failing it. Would be happy to take back review once the nominators fix the issues. Ssriram mt (talk) 03:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Generic

 * All the redlinks need to be removed.
 * Nope, red links do not need removal, even for FA. Red links, in many instances, indicate articles that should be made although not present now. In some cases, however, it may be a result of over-linking; and in such cases only those need de-linking.--Dwaipayan (talk) 14:31, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I doubt if articles would be created with the same name mentioned here like "Madurai Railway Division" compared to the actual "Madurai Railway division". Keeping that in mind, either the links can be removed or correct names be used.Ssriram mt (talk) 23:04, 11 January 2013 (UTC)


 * there are certain places where there are "citation needed" - can be filled up/removed.
 * Subdivisions can be brought under Government and administration section as subdivisions are administrative units.
 * convert template be used for all metrics.
 * montage - possible?

Lead

 * "the Laccadive Sea to the west" - the state government website states Arabian Sea and no mention of Laccadive Sea is seen.
 * "The region had been a prominent spice exporter from 3000 BCE to 3rd century" - BC/AD denotion.
 * Actually, having a certain era style (BC or BCE) is not required for GA, and in fact requesting that an article already established in one era style be changed to another era style goes against WP:MOSNUM, see WP:ERA  14:43, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * i mean the era style is missing in there. Consistency is expected and not the change of style. Ssriram mt (talk) 23:00, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
 * My apologies for misinterpreting what you wrote! Thanks for doing this GAR...   18:01, 13 January 2013 (UTC)


 * "At a population of 33,388,00, the state " - "With a population of 33,388,00, Kerala"? - first sentence in para.
 * "Kerala has the highest Human Development Index" - "The state has the highest Human Development Index".
 * " Kerala Gulf boom" - can year mention be added like " Kerala Gulf boom during the 70s and 80s"
 * "Hinduism is practised by the half of the population, followed by Islam and Christianity, while majority of over 96% people speak Malayalam." - rephrase.
 * "Culture of the state which traces its roots from 3rd century CE is a synthesis of Aryan and Dravidian cultures, developed and mixed for centuries, under influences from other parts of India and abroad." - rephrase mainly the "developed and mixed"
 * " prominent output in the total national output" to " prominent output from the state to the total national output"
 * "as well as in the agricultural sector, coconut, tea, coffee, cashew, spices are important" - can be split from the original sentence.
 * "Kerala is a tourist destination: the backwaters, beaches, Ayurvedic tourism, and tropical greenery are among its major attractions." - can be made a continuous sentence.

Improvements
I dont see any improvements in the article on the first set of review comments. I am putting it on hold for one week before i can proceed further.Ssriram mt (talk) 02:46, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry for the delay (someone passed away who was close to me so I was in blues). I've an entire day free tomorrow and I'll be sure to address the issues in 3 days max. Thanks for the patience and the time. &mdash;  Yash [talk] 12:05, 19 January 2013 (UTC)