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Imtiaz Ali Taj

 * ... that Imtiaz Ali Taj was a 20th-century Urdu dramatist who wrote Anarkali, the romance behind the 1960 Indian feature film Mughal-e-Azam?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Squash mosaic virus

Created by Ipigott (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 13:29, 27 October 2013 (UTC).



Has the article been checked? P.s why is the person Anarkali linked here as if she's a literary work? ♦ Dr. Blofeld  18:13, 27 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Maybe there should be a more specific link to Anarkali? But most of the Anarkali article is about the origin of the legend which also seems pertinent.--Ipigott (talk) 07:42, 28 October 2013 (UTC) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anarkali&action=edit&section=3

Some things:
 * Copyvio and QPQ checks okay.
 * There is a disambiguation link to Persian which needs to be fixed.
 * There are some problematic sources, a Blogspot blog which is cited once, and a Goodreads page which is cited seven times. I don't think we can put an article on the front page which relies so heavily on a problematic source.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 16:54, 28 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the review. We thought that Goodreads is one of the most reliable sources. Which is the other blogshot blog reference which we can address, please?-- Nvvchar . 15:53, 29 October 2013 (UTC)


 * These may be perfectly reliable sources and you are welcome to make a case that they are. Let me explain my opinion that they are not in more detail: Goodreads author data appears to be assembled by volunteers they call "librarians" and this using kind of source is generally discouraged.  See WP:USERGENERATED.  In regards to the blog http://urduadab4u.blogspot.com/, this might fall under the same guideline because it is a self-published blog.  However, if you can establish that this blog is published by an academic or other experienced author, this might be considered a reliable source.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 19:03, 29 October 2013 (UTC)


 * I have deleted both the problem sources and have now added new references and some more text with a list of publications of Taj.-- Nvvchar . 16:08, 31 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Excellent work. I looked at your update to the article in detail.  As I see it, it is ready to go once you address two minor issues:
 * Your "hook" appears in the introduction of the article and is cited to two sources, but neither source mentions a key element of the hook, the specific film Mughal-e-Azam. Per DYK rules, each element of the hook has to be directly cited.  Just add another citation which mentions the film in relation to the play and to Imtiaz Ali Taj.
 * What is "Majlis"? It is not mentioned in the source cited at the end of the paragraph.  Is it a magazine? A publishing house? A book series?  Please clarify for the reader.   Gamaliel  ( talk ) 17:51, 4 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I have addressed the above issues. Added a new reference to "Majlis", a Translation Board.-- Nvvchar . 02:23, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Excellent. I think we're ready to go. Gamaliel ( talk ) 21:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)