Talk:Resolution (Wilson novel)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Unexpectedlydian (talk · contribs) 16:42, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello! I'll be reviewing this article using the table below. Comments to follow soon :) Unexpectedlydian (talk) 16:42, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the helpful and pleasant review! —Kusma (talk) 19:32, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Lead Resolution is a 2016 historical novel by English writer A. N. Wilson, a fictionalised account of the life of George Forster. Just a suggestion - I think this may read better and be clearer as two sentences, i.e. Resolution is a 2016 historical novel by English writer A. N. Wilson. It is a fictionalised account of the life of George Forster. Split The author justified turning Forster into a fictional character by stating that Forster himself had done so. I had to read this sentence a couple of times for it to make sense. I think the line you have in the Background section relating to this "fiction" point is very clear. Maybe change the line in the lead to The author justified turning Forster into a fictional character by stating that Forster himself had turned his own life into a fiction. Clarified (I hope) Much clearer thanks! Background At the age of 17, he accompanied his father Reinhold, the naturalist on the 1772–1775 second voyage of James Cook. Not sure if the comma is in the correct place here? Perhaps it could read instead: At the age of 17, he accompanied his father Reinhold, who was also a naturalist, on the 1772–1775 second voyage of James Cook. Clarified. When George was 17, it is debatable whether he was already a naturalist. His father was not just a naturalist, but was on board Resolution as naturalist (after Joseph Banks decided not to go because he didn't like the ship) To explain why he wrote a fictionalised account instead of a biography ... For clarity, I'd suggested adding: To explain why he wrote a fictionalised account of George Forster instead of a biography ... Clarified
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Lead There is no short description at the moment. I'd suggest: 2016 novel by A. N. Wilson as per WP:SDEXAMPLES. Went for "2016 historical novel" as "Wilson" is already in the disambiguator and I think we should keep redundancy with the title low. It may be worth saying who George Forster was in the lead. E.g. ... a fictionalised account of the life of the 18th century German naturalist, writer and revolutionary George Forster. Done. General comments Complies with lead section and layout guidance. No words to watch identified. No lists. Happy that the presentation of fiction within the Content section is sufficiently clear.  Done
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Publication and reception Could Ref [17] include the website name, Worldcat? Added.  Done
	2b. 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).	Content with the sources and attributions in the article.  Done
	2c. it contains no original research.	Statements are backed up by reliable sources.  Done
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Copyvio detector brings up nothing of concern. When reviewing the sources, I came across nothing concerning either. All quotations are correctly attributed.  Done
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Article covers the major aspects of the book: Background, content, publication, and reception.  Done
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	All information is relevant to the book. Background section is necessary to give reference to the real-world George Forster.  Done
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Content that the article is neutral. Reception section covers both positive and critical responses to the book without giving undue weight to either side.  Done
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	Majority of edits are constructive edits by nominator. Other edits have been relatively minor or cleanup edits.  Done
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Image of book cover has free-use rationale. Other two images are public domain.  Done
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Images require alternative text. Added; I'm never sure how to best do alt texts, so please do critique/improve. Thanks for adding them. I think they are suitable: succinct and relevant to the image in question.  Done
	7. Overall assessment.	I've done a final read-through and the article looks great. Thanks for addressing my comments so quickly. Happy to promote this to GA. Congrats! Unexpectedlydian (talk) 18:14, 2 June 2022 (UTC)