Talk:The Aztecs (Doctor Who)/GA1

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Aoba47 (talk · contribs) 22:28, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Grabbing for a review if that is okay with you. Aoba47 (talk) 22:28, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lead and infobox

I am not certain about the usage of the infobox image. It is a non-free image, and I have been frequently advised to keep usage of non-free media to a minimal. I have been told that non-free media for this context should illustrate something to the reader, ideally something from either the production or critical commentary, beyond the prose. I do not see a clear connection in the caption to justify the usage of the infobox image. I would either expand on the justification for the image or remove it altogether.

An image that really shows either the costuming or the set design could work as you include sources that talk about these aspects. Aoba47 (talk) 06:25, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In this sentence (Lucarotti became fascinated by the Aztec civilisation while living in Mexico, due to their obsession with human sacrifice.), the placement of this phrase (due to their obsession with human sacrifice) is a little odd as it could lead to a reading that it connects back to “Mexico” rather than “the Aztec civilisation”. Maybe tighten the wording to (Lucarotti became fascinated with the Aztec’s obsession with human sacrifice while living in Mexico).
Mexico is linked twice in the lead.

Plot

I could not find any major issues here. I will definitely have to watch this episode in the future.

Production

Please unlink Mexico, Aztec, and human sacrifice. They have already been linked in the previous section.
I would add a citation at the end of this sentence (He described them as "a highly civilised and cultured race", and was particularly fascinated by their obsession with human sacrifice.) to make it clear which reference supports the material. It can be a little confusing as the next sentence uses two sources so it would be helpful to clarify this further.

Reception

In the first paragraph, you do mention a little bit of a negative reception. Should this be addressed in the lead? I am on the fence about it as it is a rather small part of the article so I am not sure if it would be giving it too much weight, but I just wanted to raise this to your attention. There is also negative criticism in the second paragraph so it is a little misleading to have the lead only focus on the positive.
For the Digital Spy sentence, I would include the reviewer’s name to be consistent with the rest of the article.

Commercial releases

I would add ALT text to the infobox image.

Final comments

Great work with this. Once my comments are addressed, I will pass this as a GA. Hope you have a great start to your weekend. Aoba47 (talk) 06:17, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, Aoba47! I've gone through and addressed your concerns. I replaced the image with one that better represents an important plot element (specifically highlighting the importance of Barbara in this serial), as well as some of the Aztec architecture and costuming. In regards to the negative reception, it's only really mentioned in one sentence in Reception, so I think it's undue weight to include it in the lead. Let me know if you have any more concerns. Thanks again! – Rhain ☔ 11:30, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Verdict

Thank you for addressing everything! I will ✓ Pass this. Aoba47 (talk) 22:08, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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