Talk:Statue of Ashurbanipal (San Francisco)/GA1

Latest comment: 10 years ago by Another Believer in topic GA Review

GA Review

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Reviewer: Moswento (talk · contribs) 10:35, 5 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Overall, this is a great article. The prose is on the whole of an excellent standard, I just have a few queries below. Most of these queries come from phrases that are quite close to the phrases of the original source. The sourcing on the whole is fine, but I do have one major query on that. Image checks out. The tone is neutral - isn't biased towards either the artist or the Assyrians. Once my comments below are addressed, I will happily promote this to GA! Moswento talky 14:36, 5 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

Thank you. --Another Believer (Talk) 15:58, 5 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for addressing my concerns. This now meets all GA criteria, and I am delighted to promote this. Keep up the good work! Moswento talky 16:30, 8 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
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Background
  • "had studied art at the University of California, Berkeley, but left and relocated to New York," - the source is actually ambiguous about whether he studied at the University of California or not. The fact that he "rejected" the institution could mean that he was offered a place, but turned it down. Do you have another source?
    • I do not (and I did search again just now). But, I changed the sentence to read: "Parhad rejected formal arts studies at the University of California, Berkeley and relocated to New York, where the..." Please let me now if this wording is not acceptable. Thanks. --Another Believer (Talk) 15:58, 5 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for looking for sources. I think this is better wording. Moswento talky 16:38, 7 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
Description
  • "plinth decorated with a lotus blossum design" - this is a verbatim copy of the source and needs to be rephrased. Switching the whole sentence around would work, e.g. "A lotus blossom design adorns the plinth..." The next sentence is also too close to the source for comfort.
    • Changed "decorated" to "adorned". I am not sure how to change the order of phrases within the sentence that would not result in confusion. Regarding the following sentence, is "bronze plaque and rosettes" really a copyright violation? I am simply including two nouns featured on a base (two nouns for which I do not know synonyms). Either way, I changed the order of the two nouns. --Another Believer (Talk) 15:58, 5 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
      • This is now improved. The second sentence was problematic because of the cumulative effect of both sentences together, both of which were very close to the source. This is no longer an issue. Moswento talky 16:38, 7 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
  • "aforementioned" - this is a dangerous word in an open wiki! The text could be carelessly moved by another editor at another point. "the text of the tablet" might be safer.
Reception
  • This is optional, but would be really helpful for readers - is there any way of indicating how large the Assyrian population of San Francisco is? Is it just 2 angry men, or is it a group of protestors drawn from a cast of thousands?
  • "Would not have been in his wardrobe" is not very encyclopedic language - a bit too close to mirroring the creative phrasing of the journalist
  • Any way you could cut back on the length of quotes in this section? I'm sure some could be paraphrased, and the most key bits quoted in full.
  • I'm also wondering if restructuring would be better - e.g. putting both of David's responses together. This is an idea, rather than a request!
  • "the full spectrum of Assyrian culture, from its hunting mastery to its appreciation for writing" - this is too close to the phrasing of the source.
Image
  • No problems here.
References
  • What makes Caroun.com a reliable source?
    • This was good enough for me. The team of editors has worked with cultural organizations and the President has fancy letters behind his name and is a representative of The Canadian Association for Photographic Art in the Middle East and a member of Photography Society of America. Perhaps I am being naive here...? --Another Believer (Talk) 15:58, 5 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
      • For me, the source was borderline, which is why I asked you about it. The page you point to has both positives and negatives. But, it's used in the article only to support one piece of biographical detail, which under GA criteria doesn't really need to be supported at all. So, leave it as it is. Moswento talky 16:38, 7 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for taking time to review this article. Please let me know if any concerns still need to be addressed. --Another Believer (Talk) 15:58, 5 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

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