Talk:Andaman and Nicobar Islands/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Relativity (talk · contribs) 23:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Hey, I'll be reviewing this against the GA criteria. I'll be finishing this within this week. ‍ Relativity 23:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Great job. The article is well-written, all concerns have been answered, with adequate sourcing. ‍ Relativity 04:56, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

It was good working with you. Probably one of the fastest GA reviews ever! Thanks! Magentic Manifestations (talk) 05:04, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct: — Please see comments below

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

2. Is it verifiable with no original research?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   B. 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): \

   C. It contains no original research:

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content: — I was questioning [1], but I cannot seem to find an exact match on the web anywhere.

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Copyvio Detection

11.5%— fine

Feedback, Comments

@Relativity Thanks for taking up the review. I will address each of the comments and revert accordingly. Thanks! Magentic Manifestations (talk) 04:08, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

• One of the citations cites [2], which, per [3], isn't reliable.

Have given news sources

• For the picture of the Barren Island volcano, I cropped an existing picture. My crop is available here. It's better quality than the existing picture. Would you rather that be uploaded?

Changed

• In the table titled Symbols of Andaman and Nicobar, are these official symbols? Or are they some other type of symbol?

Official symbols; edited to make it clear

• Indira Point at 6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E at the southern tip of Great Nicobar, is the southernmost point of India— in the lead; remove the comma

Removed

• Per MOS:COMMONALITY, 380,000 is preferable to 3.8 lakhs, but for GA status it's not a requirement.

Edited to mention the accurate number

• Lead: three districts: Nicobar, South Andaman and North and Middle Andaman with the capitals at— add a comma after "Andaman"

Added

• Danish were the first Europeans to arrive in 1755— change to "The Danish..."

Changed

• The part that says which became part of the British Raj in 1868 sounds like it's referring to the Danish themselves. It should specify that it's talking about the islands that were previously a Danish colony.

Split the sentences for clarity

• the three major wings of Army, Air Force and Navy.— in the lead; should be "the three major wings of the Army..."

Reformed the sentence with the correction

• In the Etymology section— Nicobar which was located in the sea route— should be a comma after "Nicobar" and after South East Asia in the same sentence, specifically to South East Asia was known as Nakkavaram

Added

• Etymology— In medieval times— what counts as the medieval times?

Added link and time period

• Etymology— the given name— What is the given name?

Added the name specifically

• Etymology— termed the island as Necuverann while the islands— comma after Necuverann

Added

• Early History—Middle Paleolithic— add "era" after it

Added

• European Colonisation— in the Nicobar Islands— try "on the Nicobar Islands" instead

Added

• European Colonisation— made a Danish colony— try "made into a"...

Added

• European Colonisation— Between 1778 and 1783, William Bolts tried to establish an Austrian colony on the island— wait, which island? I thought there were multiple islands?

Added the island name

• European Colonisation— n 1872, the Andaman and Nicobar islands— captialize "Islands"

Done

• European Colonisation— single chief commissioner at Port Blair— was the commissioner at Port Blair or were the islands united at Port Blair?

Rewrote, clarification given

• European Colonisation— construction of Cellular Jail— try "construction of the Cellular Jail" so we know it's a specific jail

Done

• World War II— Japanese captured Port Blair— try "The Japanese captured Port Blair" or "Port Blair was captured by the Japanese"

Done

• Post-independence—part D state— could there be an explanation on what a part D state is here?

Have given clarity on the administration

• Geography— Indira Point at 6°45’10″N and 93°49’36″E at the southern tip of Great Nicobar, is the southernmost point of India— reword to "Indira Point, the southernmost point of India, is located at (then list coordinates) at the southern tip of Great Nicobar"

Re-worded

• Flora and Fauna— serve as a stopover site for birds— can there be an explanation there what a "stopover site" is?

Re-worded to simpler English

• Demographics— of the population lived in urban— reword to "in urban areas"

Done

• Demographics—Hinduism is the major religion of people of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands— Christianity and Islam in that same sentence both have percentages. Would it be possible to get a percentage of the number of Hindus on the islands?

Done

• Demographics— who spoke Andamanese languages, for thousands of years and were isolated.— reword to "who were isolated and spoke Andamanese languages for thousands of years."

Done

• Demographics— The Nicobar islands which was part of trade routes and was frequented by travellers were populated— add commas after "Islands" and "travellers"

Added

• Demographics— before settled by— reword to "before the islands were settled by"

Done

• Demographics— massive spike in post the 1960s— reword to "massive spike post-1960s"

Done

• Demographics— the population of indigenous people have drastically and were estimated to be— change "have" to "has" and "were" to "was"

Done

• Demographics— and were estimated to be— the estimates are for after the drop, correct? If so, specify that.

Re-worded and split the sentence

• Economy— about 6% of the total land area can be used for agriculture— comma after "area"

Done

• Economy— and radish,— change to semicolon

Done

• Economy— sq.km— space after "sq"

Done

• Tourism— with 94% contribution— reword to "with a 94%..."

Done

• Tourism— islands under National Institute— reword to "islands under the National Institute"

Done

• Tourism— Lime stone caves— change to "limestone caves"

Done

• Education—As of 2023, there are there are 428 schools — "there are there are"?

Removed

@Relativity All changes that have been suggested have been made. Please check the same. Thanks! Magentic Manifestations (talk) 04:44, 13 March 2024 (UTC)