Talk:Nirmala (novel)/GA3

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 12:57, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

I'll complete this review shortly ☠ Jaguar ☠ 12:57, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, Jaguar. The Herald is the lead editor, and I performed the copy editing so let us know if there is anything you need. Atsme☯^Consult 14:59, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Initial comments

• The lead needs better organisation if it were to meet WP:LEAD and the GA criteria. Ideally it should contain at least two paragraphs fully summarising the article. At the moment it contains a lot of short sentences that makes organisation difficult. I would recommend merging the third paragraph ("The melodramatic novel is centered on Nirmala, a young girl who is forced to marry") to the first and thus having the second (larger) paragraph discussing development/reception ✅

• Per WP:LEADCITE, citations in the lead are discouraged unless it's citing controversial information ✅

• "(Munshi) Totaram, Nirmala's husband, a lawyer 35 years old" - how about Totaram, Nirmala's husband, a lawyer who is 35 years old ✅
• "Set against a background of pre-independent India" - link to British Raj itself? ✅
• Can the Background section be expanded, if possible?✅
• Why is the Publication and themes section got the word "themes" in it if the themes are mostly talked about in the Background section? ✅
• I noticed that there is no reception section (usually a requirement for GA), is there any information on what critics thought of the novel?

References

• Ref 10 is missing an access date ✅

On hold

Overall it looks like this article can acheive the GA criteria, with a little work/expansion. My main concern is the organisation of the lead and also the lack of a reception section, but if all of the above can be addressed then I think this has a good chance of passing. I know this the third GAN too, so I'll wait until all of the above can be clarified. If you have any questions please ask! Good luck ☠ Jaguar ☠ 19:46, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi, Jaguar - I completed your suggestions, but The Herald realized the "who is 35" was the wrong tense, and correctly reverted it. I added more to the Background, but because of the age of the novel there doesn't appear to be any RS reviews to fill a section on Reception. Thank you for the time you've invested in reviewing this article. Atsme☯^Consult 03:16, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for addressing all of them! Very impressive that all the progress made has made it reach the GA criteria now. The lead has been reorganised and summarises the article, whereas the other sections have been expandedd. I understand regarding the reception section, it seems to make sense. Anyway well done ☠ Jaguar ☠ 11:19, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, Jaguar! It was a pleasure collaborating with you. Atsme☯^Consult 18:55, 18 April 2015 (UTC)