Template talk:Did you know/Garuda Contingent

Garuda Contingent
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 03:24, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that Indonesian peacekeeping forces (example pictured) have served in Egypt, Israel, Bosnia, Somalia, and the Philippines?
 * Reviewed: The Jeremy Kyle Show (U.S. TV series) diff
 * Reviewed: The Jeremy Kyle Show (U.S. TV series) diff

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Hook
 * Length, format, content rules: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:19, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Source: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:28, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Interest: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:18, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Image suitability, if applicable: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:19, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * ALT hooks, if proposed:

Article
 * Length: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:20, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Vintage: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:28, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Sourcing (V, RS, BLP): Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:20, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Neutrality: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:20, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Plagiarism/close paraphrasing:
 * Copyvio: Symbol confirmed.svg--Epeefleche (talk) 20:28, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Obvious faults in prose, structure, formatting:

Comments/discussion:


 * Looks good. My only comment is with regard to blue-linking -- the countries are blue-linked in the article, but not in the hook.  Whatever the correct application of WP:LINK may be (and whether it is the same for Namibia and Somalia, for example, as for Egypt and Israel), it should be applied consistently to both the hook and the article, IMHO.  Others may wish to comment on this point.  Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 20:28, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I think WP:OVERLINK is applied differently to articles and the main page. At the very least, if we link all of the countries in the hook then we will be polluting the main page with unnecessary secondary links. Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:16, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I have just performed what I consider to be a 'bare minimum' unlinking of the article. I feel that linking should always be non-redundant and as specific as possible. Country articles, as link targets, are much abused, and I hope to be able to bring about a general re-evaluation of the benefits (read 'lack thereof'). In this specific case, I feel there is not sufficiently strong a relationship between the subject and each of the countries to warrant this sort of generic country-name link. In similar cases of lists, I would unhesitatingly remove all country links. If for example there were more germane articles, it might be appropriate to pipe a link thus: Côte d'Ivoire . Alternatively, instead of having a sprawling list, separate paragraphs developing what was done in specific operations in specific countries, along the lines of Azerbaijani peacekeeping forces, would be of greater encyclopaedic value for our readers. Having said all that, the current effort as it stands is satisfies all the DYK rules. -- Ohconfucius ¡digame! 01:51, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I included some of the more "listy" deployments in the same paragraphs as others as there was no information about them forthcoming, and one sentence paragraphs look pretty bad. Thanks for the additional review. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:01, 2 August 2011 (UTC)