Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Recruitment Centre/Recruiter Central/Archives/Stratocaster27

 Status:  Abandoned

 Date Started:  21:05, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

 Date Ended:  13:05, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

 Recruiter: Khazar2

Hi Stratocaster, thanks so much for offering to be a GA reviewer--it's a vital contribution to keeping things running.

Though you're technically a new account, you're hopefully bringing some basic familiarity with Wikipedia policy into this from your previous experience. I'll trust you to brush up where you need to: check out the GA criteria, and click through to read any policies you're not familiar with there. (I'd particularly recommend brushing up on WP:LAYOUT and WP:WTW, which have a lot to remember).

Equally useful is the essay on What the Good Article Criteria are Not. Many GA reviews go wrong because a reviewer is too strict on a criterion, or imposes requirements outside the criteria; this essay helps guide you away from that. You'll find this balance as you go, though, and there's always plenty of people to ask for second opinions. Ultimately reviewing is an art and not a science, so occasionally even experienced editors will disagree.

Whenever you're ready, I've got a brief "open book" quiz below. Some of these have more than one right answer; this is just give us a jumping off point for discussing the criteria. Just answer yes, no, or write more nuanced answers below as you see fit, and feel free to refer to WP:GA? and WP:GACN as you work. Once you've filled it out, you can click here to see my own answers with an explanation of each, and then we'll move on to the next step.

Thanks again for your interest in this. I hope you'll enjoy the process. -- Khazar2 (talk) 21:18, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Quiz
Can an article pass GA if the article...


 * 1. includes a dead link?
 * 2. makes heavy use of the word "claimed"?
 * 3. makes heavy use of non-gender neutral language, such as "mankind"?
 * 4. makes heavy use of the word "currently"?
 * 5. violates WP:OVERLINK?
 * 6. has no discussion of the childhood of a biographical subject?
 * 7. includes a paragraph with no inline citations?
 * 8. includes a sentence with no inline citations?
 * 9. includes a quotation with no inline citation?
 * 10. is only six paragraphs long?
 * 11. has four paragraphs added by a new editor during the review process?
 * 12. includes a photograph of a 19th-century British soldier with an EU public domain copyright tag?
 * 13. fails to present all viewpoints as equally valid?
 * 14. includes a red link in the text?
 * 15. includes a link to a YouTube video of unknown copyright status?
 * 16. has inconsistently formatted citations?
 * 17. includes a spelling error?
 * 18. is based on only three sources?
 * 19. includes the statement "The amusement park also has a roller coaster named Fireball", sourced to a blog with no obvious claim to expertise?
 * 20. has an amusement park as its subject, but fails to discuss one of the park's roller coasters?


 * Some possible answers (click here when finished)

That quiz was quite helpful, thanks. I'll definitely visit those pages you suggested. Stratocaster27 (talk) 21:29, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Great. Take your time on that. I realize it's a lot of policy to digest, so some you may have to learn by doing, but the more you know to start off, the easier it'll be. -- Khazar2 (talk) 21:35, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Step 2: Some sample reviews
Step two, when you're done with the quiz, is for you to look at a few sample reviews. Here are a few I've done recently. You can see a ton more at User:Khazar2/GAR, if you're interested. Take a quick look and let me know below if you have any questions on these. -- Khazar2 (talk) 21:35, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
 * A pass with very minimal work: Talk:Rain in England/GA1
 * A pass with minimal work: Talk:Nazi Germany/GA1
 * A pass with substantial work: Talk:Feminist Improvising Group/GA1
 * A fail: Talk:Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss/GA1

Step 3: Pick out a review
When you're done with the above, take a look at the list of at "Nominators That Are OK With A Recruitee Reviewing" at WikiProject_Good_articles/Recruitment_Centre/Recruiter_Central. Does anybody on that list have a nomination you might be interested in reviewing? Don't start one yet, but take a look over the list at WP:GAN and let me know. Ideally, a short article with a narrow scope would be best for your first review. -- Khazar2 (talk) 21:35, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I looked at your GA nominations, and I liked what I saw with the Psychedelic Music nomination. Since its one of my major interests (have you been to my user page?), I think it would be a good fit. Thoughts? Stratocaster27 18:40, 7 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Sounds good--it's a broadish topic but you sound like you can handle it. Go ahead and begin the review whenever you're ready. To do this, just make an edit to the review page announcing your intention to review. The bot will fill in the rest.
 * Every reviewer does things their own way, but FWIW, my advice is to begin with a slow, close read of the article, noting points as you go. I usually start out by thanking the editor once or twice for their work; if they feel appreciated to begin with, regardless of the quality of the article, things always go smoother down the road. It's important to keep the reviews from getting contentious, because then collaboration becomes difficult. This is also one of the only times many users will get evaluated, acknowledged, and thanked for their work on Wikipedia, so it's worth remembering that the review is a much bigger day for them than it is for you--it's an important step in volunteer encouragement as well as quality checking.
 * So feel free to start whenever you're ready; I'll watch the page and will chime in at some point myself. Feel free to ask here or there anytime you have a question. The only thing I ask is that you not close the review as a pass or fail before I've had a chance to double-check. Good luck, and thanks again for your interest in this! -- Khazar2 (talk) 19:05, 7 July 2013 (UTC)


 * I will be pretty busy over the next couple of days, but when I get a chance, I will definitely do as you suggest. Stratocaster27(talk)
 * Sounds good. -- Khazar2 (talk) 22:47, 8 July 2013 (UTC)