Talk:Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Magicpiano in topic GA Review
Good articleJean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière has been listed as one of the Warfare good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
June 17, 2010Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 22, 2010.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière (pictured) directed French artillery to fire on an ice-covered lake at the Battle of Austerlitz, helping to win the day for Napoleon?

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Magic♪piano 20:48, 14 June 2010 (UTC) GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteriaReply

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality:  
    The writing is basically decent but not spectacular, and there are a few issues I outline below.
    B. MoS compliance:  
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources:  
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:  
    C. No original research:  
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:  
    Coverage is a bit thin, but adequate. It would be nice to have quotes from his peers, superiors, or Napoleon concerning his performance, if these are available.
    I didn't find any, but if I do eventually, I'll add them. I added a bit more on his activities in Italy. The artillery guys are under covered; they tend not to do exciting charges and what not (like Murat), and some are colorful (like Bonaparte), but for the most part, not much.
    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 copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:  
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:  
    His portrait caption could credit the painter...
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:   Issues addressed.


Prose issues

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  • consistency of spelling in place names (Vilnius vs. Vilna, Koenigsberg vs. Königsberg)
  • more things should be linked: East Prussia, Moscow, and Grand Army, to name just those in the lead
  • The names of several of his commanding officers are piped to last name; this is not useful for people unfamiliar with Napoleonic-era history. A brief indicator of who these people are and their relative importance would be appreciated.

These things should be pretty easy to take care of; I'll place the nomination on hold. Magic♪piano 02:16, 15 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

These should be addressed now. auntieruth (talk) 20:16, 16 June 2010 (UTC)Reply
Looks good; article passes. Congratulations! Magic♪piano 12:54, 17 June 2010 (UTC)Reply