Talk:On Watch: A Memoir/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Argento Surfer (talk · contribs) 22:04, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Argento Surfer (talk) 22:04, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) Is it well written?
 * A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
 * The lead is far too short and does not summarize the complete article. In the second paragraph under Content, a sentence begins "Zumwalt charged". Are the following quotes from the book? Why not replace the colon with the word that? Why are the elements on the list separated by semicolons instead of commas? In the Reaction section, the one-line paragraph for the Kirkus review can be combined with the next one, and the word "however" is not needed.
 * B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
 * Per Manual of Style/Novels, "Reaction" and "Dedication" are not the correct section headers.
 * 1) Is it verifiable with no original research?
 * A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
 * ok here
 * B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons&mdash;science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:
 * ok here
 * C. It contains no original research:
 * ok here
 * D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
 * ok here
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
 * The body of the article never mentions who the publisher is. Is one sentence really all the "Background" there is for this book? Did it ever get a second printing? Was the edition soft or hardcover? How long is it? The lead mentions a second book by Zumwalt - was this the first or second one? What was the other one about? The book was published over 43 years ago - did it have any lasting impact? Do people still care about it?
 * B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
 * Is the death of the man the book was dedicated to relevant to the book? He died the same year, but was it before or after publication? Did he know it was dedicated to him?
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
 * no neutrality issues
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
 * no edit warring or recent major changes
 * 1) Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * rationale provided
 * B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * no caption or WP:ALTTEXT
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * What's here is nice, but this article still needs serious work. Significant information is obviously missing.