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GA Review

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Reviewer: Simon Burchell (talk · contribs) 09:01, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I hope to pick this up in the next few days. Simon Burchell (talk) 09:01, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
    B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. Has an appropriate reference section:
    B. Cites reliable sources, where necessary:
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused (see summary style):
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
    B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:

Monroe Doctrine

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Authoritatian governments

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Guatemalan Revolution and Presidency of Arévalo

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Planning

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  • as well as his resemblance to a Spanish nobleman - I'm not really sure what this means, it could do with some clarification. Did he act like a Spanish nobleman, or look like one, or was he from a Spanish noble line? Simon Burchell (talk) 10:09, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I believe it was his physical appearance that the CIA was concerned about. Here is the quote; "But CIA political experts like Howard Hunt rejected Ubico's former henchman as being too reactionary and apt to incur the hostility of both the international community and the Guatemalan people. Ydigoras also resembled a Spanish noble, which agency pundits considered a definite liability. Hunt explained, "There were the little things we had to take into consideration. You don't rally a country made of mestizo's with a Spanish don."" I also realize that my rendering of mestizo as "indigenous people," is not strictly correct, but I don't know if it is enough of a problem to change it; most readers would not understand the term "mestizo." So what would you suggest? I could tweak it to something like "Ydigoras had a physical resemblence to ..." or "Ydigoras had the visage of..." or we could just drop that sentence. Vanamonde93 (talk) 15:22, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Perhaps something along the lines of "his purely European extraction, which was unlikely to appeal to the majority mixed-race mestizo population" - I think we should include the term mestizo, since the aim of an encyclopedia is to educate, after all, and if the term is linked it will be easy enough for curious readers to look it up. Simon Burchell (talk) 15:30, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Castillo Armas' invasion

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Árbenz' resignation

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Military governments

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General comments

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Closing comments

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Well done on another fine article - although I already new the broad details of the coup, I learnt a lot from reading this. AGF on offline sources, but I have seen nothing here that contradicts my previous knowledge of the events. There may be a few things to look at if planning to take this to FA, some of the captions are rather lengthy, and some of the image licences would undergo closer scrutiny than I can provide. Many thanks for all your hard work on an important Guatemalan topic. Simon Burchell (talk) 16:28, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for a very helpful review! I'll address that last point about the references, because it's a good point, even though you have passed this. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:39, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]