Talk:2022 Argyll and Bute Council election/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ganesha811 (talk · contribs) 23:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi! I'll be reviewing this article, using the template below. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here. —Ganesha811 (talk) 23:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

This article now meets the GA standard. Congrats to Stevie fae Scotland and any others who may have worked on the article. —Ganesha811 (talk) 21:33, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	As is my usual practice, I've made tweaks myself to save us both time. Let me know if there are any you object to. No major issues, pass.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Pass, no issues.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Pass, no issues.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Is the 'Local Elections Archive Project' a reliable source? What makes it so? Addressed. What's the case for 'Ballot Box Scotland' being a reliable source? Appears to just be one guy's blog. Addressed. Cites 37-42, 46 (BBC Scotland through Campbeltown Courier) should be switched to cite-news from cite-website. Please also check for this elsewhere. Is the Lochside Press a reliable source? Addressed. Issues addressed, pass on sourcing.
	2c. it contains no original research.	Using the 'Notice of election' as a primary source shades towards OR, but I think it's reasonable. However, if there is a secondary source that describes the form of the election adequately, that would be preferred. Assuming good faith that the nominator will replace it if a better source is found, pass.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Earwig finds nothing concerning, hold for manual spot check. Spot check of 3 sources found nothing + sources dealing with "betrayal" checked.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Can't find anything else of substance. "Betrayal" issue wasn't a huge brouhaha.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	No areas of overdetail. Pass.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	"Betrayal" comments seem fairly and neutrally represented. No other things of note. Pass.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Some minor date/format issues being addressed but nothing major. Pass.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	N/A
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Are there no relevant images that could be added, of any of the candidates or party leaders say? Issue discussed, pass.
	7. Overall assessment.

Not sure if you're finished reviewing yet but thought I'd respond to a couple of your queries in the meantime.

• Regarding Ballot Box Scotland and the Local Elections Archive Project, they are both run by experts who have been regularly cited in reliable sources. Ballotbox Scotland is run by Allan Faulds and his recent citations include [1] [2] [3] [4] and [5]. Note that he is referred to as an "elections expert" due to his work in this field. The Local Elections Archive Project is run by Andrew Teale and his work has been cited by both the New Statesman and the BBC. (I'll copy this to the Clackmannanshire review as well so it's available in both for future reference)
• The Lochside Press is a local newspaper in the area and is part of the BBC's Local Democracy Reporting Scheme. Two of the three articles cited were published through the scheme.
• For images, I have been unable to source any that are definitely licensed for use or free to use. There may be an option to take the councillors' official portraits from the council's website as is the case at 2022 East Ayrshire Council election but I'm unsure of how Crown Copyright affects this so I haven't done so (this will also be copied to the Clackmannanshire review).
• Off the top of my head, I don't have a source to replace the Notice of Election source but I will have a look and see what I can find (this will also be copied to the Clackmannanshire review).

I'll work on the changes you've mentioned but if there's anything else, let me know. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:25, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Ok, that all looks fair enough! Thanks for the info. On to the rest of the review. Article is in very good shape overall. —Ganesha811 (talk) 19:38, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Per the note on the other review page, please also switch the names of the newspapers from "Publisher" to "Name of publication" within the cite-news templates here. And then we should be set on sourcing! —Ganesha811 (talk) 20:20, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

That should be all the cite news templates updated now. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 18:27, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

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