Talk:Thalaba the Destroyer/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: —Ed (talk • contribs) 00:02, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

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 copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   no images

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

   no images

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Excellent article, Ottava. I have a few suggestions for further development, but none that are too difficult to address:

• More wikilinks would be nice :-)
• "While there, Thalaba is invited to feast with the people but is unwilling to imbibe alcohol or be taken in by dancing women. The temptations overwhelm him to the point of him running away. While leaving, he finds one of the women being attacked by a man wanting to have his way with her."
  • While -> while is a bit repetitive, "running away" -> "while leaving" seems odd to be.
• "While wandering, he meets an old woman, Maimuna, who is a sorceress. Using her magic, he is sent to the land of Mohareb, by now an evil Sultan."
  • How did he get her magic?
• "The story depicts how suffering is essential to completing one's destiny. The purpose of the story, however, is to point out the various myths and superstitions that he can. This gets in the way of any moral problems being resolved within the story."
  • Should it be "the poem"? Also, we have "the poem" -> "the poem" -> "the poem"
• "Other images, such as Thalaba's magic sword, are effective symbols. However, these events tend to be minority aspects that are not focused earlier in the story."
  • What? State whatever you are trying to say hear more clearly.
• The "Critical response" section could use a block quote to break up the wall of text/quotes there.
• ISBNs and/or OCLCs would be nice.
• Cheers dude, —Ed (talk • contribs) 00:02, 29 October 2009 (UTC)