Talk:Valeri Polyakov/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Astrocog (talk • contribs • count) 14:17, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be reviewing this article today and tomorrow. Please be patient. AstroCog (talk) 14:17, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

I'm putting this on hold for now so that editors can expand the article to give it broader scope and to try and find appropriate images.

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
Looks pretty good. No red flags.
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
Seems fine thus far. There's a reference in Russian, which of course I can't read to verify, but it appears legit.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
Article is pretty small, only focusing really on this person's long-duration flight. What about the other aspects of this person's life. How are they received by their country? Do they contribute anything else worth writing about besides the long-duration flight? Information about pre-cosmonaut days and personal life are very matter-of-fact, without giving a broader context for this person. I guess I would like to see some expansion of this article for it to feel "broad in coverage" to me.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
Seems fine.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
Seems fine.
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
No images in main article whatsoever. I'm sure there's appropriate images somewhere of this cosmonaut, his spacecraft, the launch, etc.
Overall: All issues resolved and article has been improved since review.
Pass/Fail: