Talk:Old Korean Legation Museum/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MSG17 (talk · contribs) 01:45, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Hello, I plan to review this article over the coming week to evaluate its eligibility to become a GA. I must say, this is a very interesting topic and thanks for making an article about it.

Awesome, thank you. I had never heard of the museum until I searched why there was a Korean flag on top of the building. I also wondered why I had never photographed such an interesting building in that neighborhood and then I figured out why. It was hiding behind trees for many years. APK whisper in my ear 03:37, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Comments

So far, I don't see any major issues. The citations are all from reliable sources and are properly attributed. All statements are backed up by refs, so no original research here. Of course, because the only picture in the article is taken by you, there are no licensing issues. The prose is great - that's what led me to review this in the first place. I don't see any daily changes, let alone edit-warring or anything of the sort. Overall, this is quality coverage of a rather intriguing subject. However, I still have some comments:

• Could you provide more information about the architecture and design of the house, such as the style, major changes, etc? For example, the contrast between the Western architecture and the Korean furniture is noted in the DC Line source.
  •  Done Sure, added some more details from the DC Line ref and Logan Circle HD ref. APK whisper in my ear 06:58, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
• Instead of linking to the wall of scanned plaintext for ref 13, can you link to a specific page of the source and/or include a quotation?
  •  Done That ref is just an extra one to verify the address of the original legation. I had seen it mentioned elsewhere that the building on Logan Circle was the first legation, when it was actually the second. I can remove it if necessary but I think the page number is 196. It's difficult to tell with that type of layout. APK whisper in my ear 05:44, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
    • I see. I found the page and changed the link. I initially included a link from a search for "Corea" so it would highlight that text automatically, but it took too long to load.
• As the JoongAng Ilbo is a newspaper, it should be cited under the "work" parameter in ref 19.
  •  Done APK whisper in my ear 05:44, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
• It's rather repetitive to mention that the Japanese government's purchase price of the building and then quote the contract that states the same thing. I think that for $5 of the sentence before the quote should be deleted.
  •  Done APK whisper in my ear 05:44, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
• Did North Korea ever try to claim the embassy? Has NK or Japan reacted to any of the events involved it, especially South Korea buying the building back?
  •  Done The only reaction I saw was from the Japanese embassy and it was basically no comment. I never read anything about a reaction from North Korea. APK whisper in my ear 06:08, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
• Although it has only been two years since the museum opened, have there been an noteworthy events to cover?
  •  Done This is the only thing I found. APK whisper in my ear 06:08, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
• The clusters of 4/5 citations each are quite unpleasant. Can you rearrange or bundle them?
  • Rearranged most of them. I can remove ref 13 if necessary. APK whisper in my ear 01:07, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
• China demanded that the Korean officials not meet other diplomats or engage in diplomatic business - for what reason?
  • "When Korea opened the Legation in Washington D.C., China strongly demanded that Korea not meet foreign diplomats nor make any agreements on its own. Korean diplomats defied such pressures, networking with the foreign community." The reference doesn't really say why. APK whisper in my ear 00:56, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
    • I did some research and learned that Korea was under heavy Chinese influence at the time, with significant restrictions on foreign relations. This also allowed for the cite placements to be restructured. Now that all my comments are addressed, I will promote this article. Thanks for the fast responses and great job!
      • Thanks for finding that great ref and for the review. :-) APK whisper in my ear 03:15, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Copyright

Earwig is mostly detecting direct quotations from people interviewed in source articles. So, I don't see any reason to believe there are copyvios. This criteria is passed. MSG17 (talk) 03:34, 20 October 2020 (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