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GA Review

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Reviewer: Serial Number 54129 (talk · contribs) 16:05, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll have a look at this in a day or two. SN54129 16:05, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks for taking it on Mujinga (talk) 17:22, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
  1. Is it well written?
    A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
    B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
    Suggest a citation for the attack being called a pogrom in RS as a possible WP:WTW.
    changed Mujinga (talk) 10:08, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Is it verifiable with no original research?
    A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
    B. All in-line citations are from reliable sources, including those for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines:
    Kerry Chance is a 32-page report rather than a book; while not intrinsically unreliable, who is she and is the fact that it was published by a presumably reputable academic press sufficient to get it over the edge? Also, am not sure about Scoop.co.nz, and have asked elsewhere. I'll say now, though, that unless it's a resounding no from those chaps, since it's only been used a couple of times, I'll happily accept it. I'd ignore it completely on those grounds usually, but the claims it is referencing are pretty strong.
    Everything else looks generally OK—university presses, reputable news outlets, peer-reviewed hournals etc—but FYI, if you do take this further, with the closer scrutiny they might receive, sources such as Des informémonos and Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign might be questioned as to neutrality.
    Again, a comprehensive treatment isn't necessary for GA, but further on you might want to mine Hall et al.'s Learning and education for a better world : the role of social movements (available at the Internet Archive; also Bryant has a lengthy piece in Alexander & Pithouse (eds.), Yonk 'indcnvo umzabalazo uyasivumela: New work from Durban (Durban, 2006) is probably essential.
    Formatting: Tissington needs location of publisher.
    Chance is now an anthropologist and has published the book on U of Chicago press which is also cited, so she can probably be considered a subject area expert. Mujinga (talk) 10:12, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for asking at RSN, we can see if anyone else replies Mujinga (talk) 11:24, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Think we can take it that scoop.nz is OK then.
    Saying this makes me realize the book refs are [edit: NOT] page-cited! So I'll sort that out Mujinga (talk) 10:25, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    done Mujinga (talk) 11:59, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the extra source suggestions!
    Fixed Tissington
    Stopping for now Mujinga (talk) 10:43, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    C. It contains no original research:
    D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
    Neither google nor Earwig indicate any major close paraphrasing issues.
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
    B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
  4. Is it neutral?
    It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
  5. Is it stable?
    It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
  6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
    B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
    N/A; are none are available, even with a FUR?
    Hall
    Hall
    AbM banner
    AbM banner
    Had another look around, didn't find much. The article on Kennedy Road, Durban has a location map I could add I suppose. It also has a picture of a hall, which might be the hall in question, but we don't know for sure. And there is a pic of an AbM banner. Mujinga (talk) 10:30, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I think the map would be of intrinsic use; the other two less so? The hall not, if we don't think it's the same one, and the banner if it's a different protest?
    Agreed on map, I'll add it Mujinga (talk) 09:04, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    Passing now, as everything above is done and there's plenty of time for that below. Great article. Ping me to the FAC  :) SN54129 14:59, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the careful review and the additional comments! Mujinga (talk) 09:04, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Suggestions

For the future. Also, I did a light copy-edit; feel free to reverse anything you disagree with. Particularly as I am not expert in SAEng.

As I said, the GA stuff is in the boxes above; this is more for future reference. SN54129 16:50, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.