Talk:Savika/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: Zanahary (talk · contribs) 09:48, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Sawyer-mcdonell (talk · contribs) 07:06, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

i aim to get through this in the next week or so ... sawyer * he/they * talk 07:06, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Amazing! Thank you so much Zanahary (talk) 21:35, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

apologies for the delay, i've come down with a cold and have long work hours this week. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 12:50, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Hope you're feeling well! Zanahary (talk) 05:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Review

• (not GA criteria, just my feedback) Citations are not needed in the lead, as everything mentioned in the lead should be elaborated on in the body paragraphs (MOS:LEADCITE). ... sawyer * he/they * talk 00:07, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
• There's an unused suggested ref to use on the talk page and a useful source in the "further reading" section - these could be incorporated for better breadth (criteria 3a). ... sawyer * he/they * talk 00:07, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

  I just received that one (in Further Reading) in the mail! I don't have access to the Talk-suggested one, but I imagine its content is all included in the book. Zanahary (talk) 01:31, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

  fair enough! good to know ... sawyer * he/they * talk 04:42, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

• i removed some unnecessary wikilinks and did a little bit of cleanup, but overall the prose is very good! ... sawyer * he/they * talk 01:57, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

  Thanks! Zanahary (talk) 02:34, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

• is the "other bullfighting traditions in Madagascar" section necessary? i think it might be a bit too WP:COATRACKy for this article; you could probably spin it off into Bullfighting in Madagascar and maybe add a summary-style background section to this one. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 01:57, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

  I thought about that, but what I wrote is really the entirety of what sources say about "other" forms of bullfighting in Madagascar, and no sources discuss them all together under one umbrella. There’s also a bit of ambiguity about the relationships between the traditions and whether they are separate or just one practice under different ethnic names. Without enough content for a real spin-off, I think the presence in the article as is is ideal. Zanahary (talk) 02:33, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

  that makes sense to me; it's probably the best way to do it for now at least. in that case; perhaps the section could be either added to an initial "background" section, or moved to the end, almost like a "see also" section? up to you :) ... sawyer * he/they * talk 02:36, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

• not a requirement for GA, but there's a MOS:SANDWICH issue in the "zebu" section - it'd be good to move the images around so there's not text between them. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 03:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
• the sources Eynard 2017, Ratsimbazafy 2011, and Combeau-Mari 2011 could really use page numbers to aid with verification - i suggest template:sfn or template:harvnb with ref tags for this. ... sawyer * he/they * talk 03:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
• regarding criteria 6a, File:Child holding zebu figurine in Madagascar.png doesn't meet WP:NFCC#2, specifically #7 of WP:GETTY, as it's a stock photo and only relevant to one paragraph - it should be removed (which would, incidentally, fix the SANDWICHing mentioned above) ... sawyer * he/they * talk 04:00, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

  Got it, removing :( It will be mourned bitterly Zanahary (talk) 05:19, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

  i know, it's a very cute photo :( ... sawyer * he/they * talk 05:20, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed