Talk:Vlastimil Koubek/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Thine Antique Pen (talk · contribs) 22:24, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

I shall review this article. ⇒ T A  P  22:24, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Feel free to strike the below when done or commenting on it.


 * Lead
 * Entire
 * Please remove references 4 and 5 from the lead as they are used in the article. Per 1b.
 * With references 6 and 7, they are only in the lead. The information should be mentioned in the article, if possible.
 * "Modernist" ⇒ "modernist"?
 * "Postmodernism" ⇒ "postmodernism". Also, could link to postmodernism.

I think its common to see capital letters for this. Request a third party to comment on it.
 * Early Life
 * Paragraph 1
 * Short, but grand.


 * Paragraph 2
 * "of Allied-occupied" ⇒ "of allied-occupied".


 * Paragraph 3
 * "Emery Roth" -> "Emery Roth". Link to correct section on article.

That's not essential but I will do so.♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:12, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Career
 * Paragraph 1
 * "in Clinton, Maryland" ⇒ "in Clinton, Maryland"


 * Rosslyn
 * Grand.


 * Other works in the 1960s
 * "that was the first skyscraper in the city" &mdash; unlink skyscraper, linked in lead.
 * Its customary to link in lead and then once in the body.♦ Dr. Blofeld  08:39, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * "The first major office building to be constructed on the Georgetown waterfront in 50 years,[34] it formerly housed the Henry J. Kaufman advertising firm" &mdash; new sentence in middle?
 * No, the citation is in the middle of sentence after the comma.


 * Works from the 1970s
 * "By the end of 1975, the New York Times was reporting that Koubek's firm had designed roughly half the office buildings built in the District of Columbia since the 1950s" &mdash; link NYT article fully; The New York Times.
 * if you look at the pipe link it already does this.


 * The Willard renovation
 * Critic Paul Goldberger, writing for New York Times declared the renovation ingenious" &mdash; when?
 * 1986. Added


 * Other 1970s projects
 * Grand.


 * Works of the 1980s
 * "He also designed Shockoe Plaza (now known as Shockoe Slip), a seven-building ..." ⇒ "He also designed Shockoe Slip (formerly Shockoe Plaza), a seven-building ..."
 * Changed.


 * Final works
 * Fine.


 * Other activities
 * " In 1990, Czechoslovakian President Václav Havel appointed Koubek to a ..." &mdash; delink Czechoslovakian President, no need.
 * Changed.


 * Later years and death
 * Grand.


 * Design philosophy
 * Fine.
 * Legacy
 * Bit of a list, could be rewritten.
 * Well, it is a list of notable works really so I think its appropriate.

I shall put this on hold until the issues above have been addressed. Thanks! ⇒ T A  P  18:28, 25 June 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:
 * 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 copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Pass or Fail:

Thanks! ⇒ T A  P  15:41, 26 June 2012 (UTC)