Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Cambodian Civil War/Archive 1

Cambodian Civil War
Have just completed a heavy re-write of this article and am looking for any constructive criticism. RM Gillespie 01:13, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Looks good. Could do with links at the end of the article to what came next, for instance, linking Year Zero. Buckshot06 03:17, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Oppose. Under-cited and too opinionated.  If the article is repeating the published opinions of credible historians, journalists, etc., commenting on the events reported in the article, that's fine.  But, I can't tell if that's the case or if the opinions are from the article's editor(s) because of the lack of citations and references.  The article, however, has a lot of good information and is definitely, in my opinion, at GA level. Cla68 10:06, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Comment It is undercited, but only just - the topic of most concern regarding the citations is that they are totally lacking in one or two sections. The prose is high quality (although, as Cla68 notes, it seems a little too opinionated). There are some oddities like "neutralism," and a sprinkling of awkward sentences, but nothing too serious in that regard. The biggest problem is that, given the thinness of the citations in some (not all) areas, it is difficult to tell if the article is either a) faithfully reporting scholarly opinions, or b) in need of NPOV cleanup. (Has this had a proper peer revew? I forgot to look on the talk page.) (I looked. It hasn't, and that might not be a bad idea, as you are more likely to get a thorough critique of the article through that venue.) Carom 05:53, 20 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Support Agree with above comments but I would like to support. The article is well written – which is very important. Although the section entitled - Revolt in Battambang – is unsourced, and is patchy elsewhere, including:


 * Initially arrayed against an armed force of such limited capability was arguably the best light infantry army in the world at the time


 * with over 50 citations this should be enough for A–Class. There are some FAs in the showcase with less than half that number of citations.


 * Some nice, well-placed pictures.
 * Very well sourced
 * Good work. Raymond Palmer 22:21, 20 November 2006 (UTC)