Talk:The Castafiore Emerald/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 12:12, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Give me a few days on this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:12, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lede

"The book was considered " -by whom?

Reference provided in the "Critical Analysis" section. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:24, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marlinspike Hall -where is this, Belgium, England, Italy?

Technically in Belgium according to the book. I'll add a bit of information on it in the background section. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:24, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr. Blofeld:

Done. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:42, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Plot

"Tintin and Captain Haddock are walking through the countryside" -again, is this Belgian or English countryside?

As per the English version, it's the fictional English countryside of Marlinshire (i.e. like Hampshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire etc.) — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

History

Tintin in Tibet, The Black Island, Tintin and the Picaros, The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko. -Add years in brackets?

Done Added. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Per MOS avoid linking countries like Germany and United States

Done Removed links. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:27, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Critical

Who are Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier and Harry Thompson?

Wrote about it in the Critical analysis section. — Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:31, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:

B. MoS compliance:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:

Excellent job, little to complain about for GA, Fram will appreciate the effort.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:37, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Dr. Blofeld: Thanks, Doc. My first Tintin GA! Yay! The credit also goes to Midnightblueowl (without whose initiative with Tintin articles I might have found the going difficult with this one.) and Prhartcom (For his deeply useful inputs and edits.)

— Ssven2 ^{Speak 2 me} 08:43, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]