Talk:Siege of Constantinople (674–678)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 16:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

I'll get to this later this weekend.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
 * Need places of publication for El-Cheikh, Haldon, Howard-Johnston and Turnbull
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Nicely done. BTW, I once took a class on military strategists from Walter Kaegi.
 * Thanks for taking the time! I've added the missing publisher locations, but is there really nothing more? Wetman made some comments about "historicity" in the talk page, but I couldn't exactly catch his drift. Whatever criticism or suggestions you have, please make them, no matter how minor. PS, I like Kaegi a lot, his analysis is always insightful and concise, but judging from his book on Heraclius, he can get very repetitive when going for detailed description. I don't know about your experience with him, but I think I'd enjoy having a class under him. Constantine  ✍  18:01, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Interesting guy, but better in person than in the classroom. That was a long time ago, so he's probably retired from active teaching by now. I don't really understand Wetman's issues either, but I found the article pretty complete. To be fair I know a little bit about the Byzantines, so I may not be the best person to catch places that might be lacking, but again, I thought you did a good job summarizing what the chroniclers said and trying to reconcile their accounts.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:12, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Nicely done. BTW, I once took a class on military strategists from Walter Kaegi.
 * Thanks for taking the time! I've added the missing publisher locations, but is there really nothing more? Wetman made some comments about "historicity" in the talk page, but I couldn't exactly catch his drift. Whatever criticism or suggestions you have, please make them, no matter how minor. PS, I like Kaegi a lot, his analysis is always insightful and concise, but judging from his book on Heraclius, he can get very repetitive when going for detailed description. I don't know about your experience with him, but I think I'd enjoy having a class under him. Constantine  ✍  18:01, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Interesting guy, but better in person than in the classroom. That was a long time ago, so he's probably retired from active teaching by now. I don't really understand Wetman's issues either, but I found the article pretty complete. To be fair I know a little bit about the Byzantines, so I may not be the best person to catch places that might be lacking, but again, I thought you did a good job summarizing what the chroniclers said and trying to reconcile their accounts.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:12, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking the time! I've added the missing publisher locations, but is there really nothing more? Wetman made some comments about "historicity" in the talk page, but I couldn't exactly catch his drift. Whatever criticism or suggestions you have, please make them, no matter how minor. PS, I like Kaegi a lot, his analysis is always insightful and concise, but judging from his book on Heraclius, he can get very repetitive when going for detailed description. I don't know about your experience with him, but I think I'd enjoy having a class under him. Constantine  ✍  18:01, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Interesting guy, but better in person than in the classroom. That was a long time ago, so he's probably retired from active teaching by now. I don't really understand Wetman's issues either, but I found the article pretty complete. To be fair I know a little bit about the Byzantines, so I may not be the best person to catch places that might be lacking, but again, I thought you did a good job summarizing what the chroniclers said and trying to reconcile their accounts.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:12, 30 July 2012 (UTC)