User:Lee Vilenski/GA Criteria


 * Quick fails - Check for copyright issues. This ones a big one. Do it first.
 * If the article is missing a serious amount of content (where you would expect some), it's not WP:BROAD
 * Referencing - is everything sourced? If not, it's WP:OR, and needs a source. That doesn't neccesarily mean every sentence, but every statement should be cited in some way.
 * Are all the sources reliable? Unreliable sources shouldn't really be in a GA, (there are a couple exceptions, but for now ignore this).
 * Are the references uniform? I like to have the same date format, archive-urls and things like ISBN and doi links exist. There's a few scripts that can do this, and I'd offer them to anyone who asks).
 * Notes, under most circumstances should have a citation too.
 * Prose - the WP:LEDE should be error free. I usually spend most of my time checking through the lede. A weak lede sucks. Things like having citations in the lede is usually a no-no for me.
 * Watch out for WP:INFOBOXCITE. If things are in the infobox, and not in the prose... Why not? (sometimes they can't be put in organically, but things like birth dates should be in there somewhere).
 * Is there bad wording? Spellng mistkes? Point it out in the review.
 * If something doesn't make sense (which can be quite common), point it out.