Wikipedia:Peer review/South India/archive1

South India
I came across this page today while looking for information on Diwali and I'm very impressed. In my opinion it's already featured-article material, but it's good to get some other people's feedback first. --Angr/undefined 20:39, 30 October 2005 (UTC)


 * It is good, yes. Some parts may be overstated and therefore subtly POV. For instance, "The south Indian people have a world view which is organic and celebrates the generative ethos of the natural world." Well, there are Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Sikhs in South India. It's probably overstated to ascribe a single worldveiw to all people in the region. And again "The South Indian world view is essentially, the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the body and motherhood." Sounds a bit too simplified. Also, I think the diet part could be expanded upon. I would merge the "South Indian heritage" subsections, since they are very short. The History part should be longer, and perhaps other parts (like info on the 5 states) should be shortened. There are little ways that it could be better organized or standardized: like saying "Main article: whatever" where there is one, instead of "More information on. . .". It's close though. People will also predictably complain that there are no references. So find places that make a verifiable statement of fact (e.g. "the most species-abundant ecoregion of the Indian peninsula" or "Some of the main crops cultivated in South India include. . .") and cite specific sources. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 21:21, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Very well done with nice images, Two of the images in the "Tamil Nadu" section dont seem to be working though. Havent got rid of them in case its just my computer Astrokey44 12:58, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
 * You're right, two images were deleted because they lacked source information. I've removed the links to them. --Angr/undefined 14:54, 2 November 2005 (UTC)


 * For your references (notwithstanding the bibliography), you should use the style in the FA Angkor Wat or the FAC Mandan as a good model and example. You should import that article's style of inline citation and standardized listing of references. Also, references should be categorized by type (book, online news, documents, etc.). Saravask 10:49, 4 November 2005 (UTC)