Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Olga Constantinovna of Russia/archive1


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The article was promoted by GrahamColm 18:13, 20 September 2012.

Olga Constantinovna of Russia

 * Nominator(s): DrKiernan (talk) 12:44, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

This is largely a translation of the FA-level article on Queen Olga of Greece at the French wikipedia. DrKiernan (talk) 12:44, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Sources and images - spotchecks not done
 * Don't need day of week for newspapers
 * Russia doesn't have freedom of panorama, so pictures of buildings and other 3D works should reflect licensing of both image and work. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:13, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I've cropped out the frame on the Russian file, but I'm not sure how to handle the Greek grave and plaque. DrKiernan (talk) 15:18, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Support. Excellent article, but would really like to see a couple of points on tone resolved, even though the tone may originate in the sources.
 * The following sentence was a bit propaganda-ish, and also off-topic. I'd suggest deleting it: "George I respected the Greek constitution and was never influenced by his family when making a political decision". hamiltonstone (talk) 12:34, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * "Fortunately for Olga, her domestic was a strong woman who was able to protect her from the crowd of revolutionaries". Whatever that source says, this has the hallmarks of mythologising. One domestic servant protected Olga from a "crowd of revolutinaries". With what? A bazooka? Surely this can't be credited. hamiltonstone (talk) 12:46, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'm happy to make changes on both those points: . I agree with you that when a story only occurs in one source, I think it's prudent to take a more critical stance rather than accept it at face value. DrKiernan (talk) 13:18, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

SupportI look at all the images and they all have copyright, and a great article, so a yes from me!--Lucky102 (talk) 15:15, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. DrKiernan (talk) 07:43, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Comments reading through now. Looking good. Will jot queries below. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:08, 13 September 2012 (UTC)


 *  ... the Greek royal family faced unpopularity - hmmm, I think "popularity declined/plummeted/sunk" flows better. I'll let you choose the verb....


 * might wanna link old paralytics and consumptives....(the latter to TB obviously..but the former....?)


 * incomeless - hmm, interesting word. Not too fussed but might say "without an income" myself.....not a deal-breaker though


 * Support on prose and comprehensiveness. Reads nicely - neither of the above are earth-shattering dealbreakers. Not being too familiar I can't exclude other comprehensiveness issues those familiar with the topic might find....Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Changes made on the last two points. I just want to check something in the source before making a change on the first point, which I will do later. DrKiernan (talk) 07:43, 14 September 2012 (UTC) I've changed the sentence on unpopularity to more accurately reflect the sources . DrKiernan (talk) 10:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
 * nice work Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:08, 14 September 2012 (UTC)


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