Talk:Mecca/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ovinus Real (talk · contribs) 06:51, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

The file https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Holy_capital_(Makkah_City).png, which is used as the "official flag" of Mecca (which there is no source for, by the way) appears to be a copyright violation. I will put the nomination on hold until these copyvios are removed; if they aren't removed within a week or so I will close the nomination. Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 20:25, 31 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Done; but I have kept the emblem.--AccordingClass (talk) 07:28, 1 September 2020 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid the emblem is also a copyvio... by the same person Ovinus (talk) 21:34, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing it out. I've removed it... and thanks for going ahead with the review. --AccordingClass (talk) 22:45, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Of course, it's not your fault we have a prolific copyright violator in our midst. XD I shall proceed in a few hours when I get home. Ovinus (talk) 23:48, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Immediate failure criteria

 * 1) ✅ I ran the copyvio detector, which produced https://madeinholyland.net/mecca/, but that's a copy of this page (not the other way around). The aforementioned copyvios have been removed
 * 2) Not applicable
 * 1) Not applicable
 * 1) Not applicable
 * 1) Not applicable

Shall continue to the full review. Ovinus (talk) 00:05, 2 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Any updates on the review? -AccordingClass (talk) 14:33, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the delay AccordingClass, I'll start reviewing it now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ovinus Real (talk • contribs) 01:46, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Unfortunately, there are some pretty serious issues that need to be addressed before I can pass this nomination. Paragraphs in Architectural Landmarks, Religion, Education, Economy, Geography, Modern history, Medieval and pre-modern times, Muhammad and the conquest of Mecca, and Under the Quraish are undersourced or lack sources. Thus I think I need to fail the nomination. I hope to see this article back here with more references some time. Sincerely, Ovinus (talk) 03:40, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

I have added some citation needed tags to help with locating places that definitely need more sources. Also, the section Ibn Battuta's description of Mecca relies on a single source, and should probably be merged into the rest of the article. Sincerely, Ovinus (talk) 04:26, 6 September 2020 (UTC)