Talk:Anna Akhmatova/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Tea with toast (talk · contribs) 01:42, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Issues needing to be addressed[edit]

There are a few things that need to be sorted out before I can pass this article:

General items:

In the quote box given in the "Works and themes" section, proper attribution needs to be given – I do not believe that a footnote is sufficient, you have to give the reader some sort of context for the quote.
In the 2nd paragraph of the "Last years" section, the term "both Russias" is used, and it is a big ambiguous. I assume it means Soviet and pre-Soviet, but some readers may be confused by this, so some clarification would be helpful.

In the "Accursed years", Marina Tsvetaeva is said to be Akhmatova's "sister poet". What is meant by this? She is not her real sister, correct?
Being that Akhmatova was having affairs before her son was born, was there ever suspision that her husband was not the father? This is not a question that necessarily has to be answered for this article to pass GA (since I do not know if there are any sources available to address this), but it is just a question that I have that I'm sure other readers may have too.

Reference: (Ref# are as of this version)

References needing full citation: #8, 11, 17, 20, 33, 52
- 33 is a dead link. INeverCry 20:09, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Several items in the list of the Sources are lacking an ISBN. There are a few others in the references section needing an ISBN: #28, 50, 56, 57
- I've added isbns for the sources section - the first source is a 1973 book with no isbn, only an asin. INeverCry 20:19, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - I've fixed 28, 50, and 57. 56 has no page number, and it seems a bit strange that the Oxford Companion to English Literature would be a ref on Akhmatova. INeverCry 20:09, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Ref#30 needs to be cited like #40 with Akhmatova as the author and the translators noted as such.

I will put this article on hold until these items can be addressed. Happy editing! --Tea with toast (話) 03:04, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixes[edit]

I think that between us we have addressed the points above. On ref #20 as was, the New York Times article, I am not sure what other information is needed. Span (talk) 21:44, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Final assessment[edit]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
My thanks to the editors who addressed all the items previously mentioned. I enjoyed reading this article. Great work!--Tea with toast (話) 18:22, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]