Talk:Franz Kurowski/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: --3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 08:33, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Comments by 3E1I5S8B9RF7:

1. Citations: References No. 1, 6, 22, 23, 24 and 29 should be formatted like the other book references (using a Sfn format), to have a consistent style of citation. Also, Reference No. 6 has a broken url link. Furthermore, some page numbers have a too wide range. For instance, Smelser & Davies 2008, pp. 173–178. That is six pages. This should be narrowed to two pages per refrence, for a more precise citation.
2. Education and career: It would be helpful to add the exact date of his birth, 17 November. Currently, the sentence just mentions he was born in 1923.
3. Ace Series: "In Kurowski's retelling, after fighting unit after unit of the Red Army, Bäke is able to establish a corridor to the trapped German forces, while "wiping out" the attacking Soviets." The sentence is vague and does not say where this allegedly happened.
4. World War II series and Battle of Stalingrad: "The series was edited by right-wing publisher and journalist Gert Sudholt [de], who, at that time, was the chairman of Society for Free Journalism, the largest constitutionally protected right-wing association in West Germany". No citation is given for this claim.
5. Bibliography: "Books by Kurowski published by Stackpole Books" lists as "permanent dead link", though one can access its url link. This should be corrected.

Comments by nom

1. Uniformity of citations is not a GA requirement that I'm aware of. I prefer to keep them as is. I shortened the "pp. 173–178" interval a bit. This cite provides an overview of the Panzer Aces series, mentioning a series of characters, that's why it's wide. --K.e.coffman (talk) 01:00, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

I would really recommend formatting the bibliography references in a consistent manner. It is more of an unwritten rule. They can be referenced either directly (as per article Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877) or using the Template:Sfn (as per article Conquest of the Western Turks). Choose either one of them, but then follow this all the way through.--3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 16:53, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Ultimately, I have corrected these little inconsistencies myself, since there were only a couple of them. Done--3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 10:00, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

@3E1I5S8B9RF7: Thank you for taking care of this. Converting citations is the part I least enjoy, so that was very helpful. --K.e.coffman (talk) 01:00, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

1. Added.
2. This relates to the Cherkassy Pocket. I moved the cite to the correct location, so it's clearer.
3. Removed.
4. Fixed.

--K.e.coffman (talk) 15:49, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Conclusion

I think the article meets the GA criteria. I'm promoting it, accordingly.--3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 10:00, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed