Talk:Shanghai Manhua/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: ChrisGualtieri (talk · contribs) 01:54, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Good Article Checklist
 * Well-written -the prose is clear and concise, respects copyright laws, and the spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
 * Verifiable with no original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline; it provides in-line citations from reliable sources 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—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines; and it contains no original research.
 * Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
 * Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each.
 * Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
 * Illustrated, if possible, by images: images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content; and images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.

Comments: The article was short, but I do not think it has hit the focused aspects required for passing GA. There is very little discussion on the content of the publication itself, but it is instead dedicated almost entirely to the cover designs. The Mr. Wang strip should be lists as well as the other details, with some examples provided, to round out the article. The reader manages to get some idea for the work, but it doesn't seem to be particularly both broad and focused. This imbalance extends to the infobox which states, incorrectly, that the final issue was 7 June 1930 when it was re-started in May 1936 with an unknown number of issues, unknown content, unknown producers and unknown final publication. There is nothing on this publication period including the circulation numbers itself. Was this publication the target of censorship, how was its reception? Some of the prose has a few minor issues that need fixing that are arguably fine, just not as strong as they should be. Especially with this being the biggest issue: "Under the leadership of Zhang Guangyu, who recruited sponsors including the wealthy poet Shao Xunmei,[1] the association relaunched Shanghai Manhua on 21 April 1928.[7] It proved very popular: about three thousand copies of each issue were printed, which was considered a large amount for the 1920s.[1]" I'm going to place this on hold for fixes. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 16:06, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Disambig links: OK
 * Reference check: OK
 * Thanks for your review. I just returned from holiday, and have a long backlog of tasks to do right now. It will be a few more days before I'll be able to work on this article. Thanks for your patience. -Zanhe (talk) 06:01, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll hold it for awhile. The article has few issues and it took me awhile to get to this one as well. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 17:12, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll fail it in 48 hours or so if no responses are returned. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:48, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately I haven't had time to work on this article. I've overextended myself and taken up too many projects simultaneously. Thanks for your review and please go ahead and fail the nomination. For the record, most sources consider the magazine relaunched in 1936 under the same name to be a different (though related) entity from the original, and consider 7 June 1930 the final issue of the magazine. -Zanhe (talk) 03:54, 30 January 2014 (UTC)