Talk:Claude Philippe/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 15:38, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Interesting article. I'll have this one to you within a day! ☯ Jaguar ☯ 15:38, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Yes, a colourful character, not much about him biographically though, it's very comprehensive considering what can be found!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:51, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to 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 tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

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

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Initial comments

• "Tall, dark and suave, with an often sharp tongue" - I read this out as a little bit unencyclopaedic, but if you would like to keep it in I would be fine with it. I just thought it could be re-worded?

I included something of that effect as a number of sources describe him as such and we cover it in the personal life, I've shortened to just "The suave".

• "He was investigated for tax evasion in 1958 and admitted guilt one count" - admitted guilty?

No, he admitted guilt, not he was admitted guilty.

• The lead summarises the article well, so this meets the GA criteria
• "After being changed to October, it often marked the start of the US fall social season" - am I right to assume that this means autumn!?

Yes, but it is an American article so "fall" applies more than Autumn!

I actually like American English and I think in most places it's the best variant of English to be spoken verbally, but 'fall' = 'autumn' is ridiculous! ☯ Jaguar ☯ 19:09, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

• "The ninth dinner, c. 1955" - is there any need for the 'c'? It seems very accurate if it lists it being in the year 1955!

Yes, the date is best left out.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:54, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

• "Philippe was described as being tall, dark and lanky of frame, with an aquiline nose, long bony fingers and an acid tongue" - is this taken out from a quote of someone?

Yes, hence "was described".

References

• Toolserver picks up no dead links, and all of them appear formatted
• The References section should be split into two columns as it exceeds the usual limit - done it myself! Too small to mention in a GAN

On hold

That's all I could find with the article, otherwise for a lack of information on somebody like this, it's well written and as comprehensive as it could be! This should be a relatively quick review given the accuracy and broadness of the article. If all of the above are clarified then it should have no problem passing ☯ Jaguar ☯ 18:29, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Jaguar Thanks for the review! Should all be addressed. We were lucky to find what we have on him, I think he's one of those who are OK for GA but unlikely ever to have the material to really go further.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:55, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your speedy response, doctor! It's amazing that so much information is here in the article as the sources are scarce. A very deserving GA! ☯ Jaguar ☯ 19:09, 30 January 2015 (UTC)