Template:Did you know nominations/Matrilineal society of Meghalaya


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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 15:58, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

Matrilineal society of Meghalaya

 * ... that Meghalaya, nicknamed "Mädchenland," meaning "Kingdom of girls" (pictured) is said to be one of the largest surviving matrilineal culture in the world?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Padma Vibhushan

Created by Nvvchar (talk) and Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 04:43, 13 March 2016 (UTC).


 * Comment: for Women's History Month.


 * Comment: "-land" means just country or land, not kingdom. Added comma, and am uneasy about the placement of pictured: are girls pictured? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:26, 13 March 2016 (UTC)


 * you're right, as they are women. Furthermore, I've removed the sentence from the article referring to Meghalaya being nicknamed Mädchenland as I could not find scholarly references supporting that. (Mädchenland appears to simply be the name of a project by a German photographer. Sorry for the confusion.) I offer some ALTs in place of the original hook. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:19, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that the Indian state of Meghalaya (Khasi women pictured) has one of the largest surviving matrilineal societies?
 * ALT2: ... that Meghalaya has one of the largest surviving matrilineal societies (Khasi women pictured)?
 * ALT3: ... that the matrilineal society of Meghalaya (Khasi women pictured) has a likely correlation with Mahabharata's Nari Rajya?
 * Thank you. I'll keep this nom in mind but don't need a qpq right now. I like ALT3 best because the article subject comes first unpiped, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:24, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Here I am, reviewing. Interesting topic, on good sources. Some pickiness about the article. The two groups Lyngngam and War come up in the lead, but not in the body. Yes,sourced, but I would still like to meet them again in the body. - "... who have distinguishing features, languages, rites, ceremonies, and habits"- what does features mean here? - Please rethink the first sentence of background. I just understood (from the lead) that Khasi is not one tribe. Where does the million belong. Why only two of five groups mentioned. - Please feel free to link everything on first occurrence in the body, - useful practise in quality articles. - Please give us a bit more about Christian churches and NGOs supporting. The lead should contain a summary,- I see no need for an exception here. - The image is licensed, attractive and pictures the hook well. I'd prefer ALT2, as to the point. - Completely different topic: I need rather desperately a review for a cantata for Sunday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:52, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the review. I think I've addressed the issues you mentioned, either by removing a phrase (e.g. Seng Khasi is a tribal religious practice and I didn't want to redlink it or explain its association with Christianity in this article), copyediting (e.g. 1 million), or changing the format (e.g. quote box). Please let me know if I've missed something or if you'd like further clarification. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:45, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 18 March 2016 (UTC)