Talk:1939 Liechtenstein general election/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: TheBritinator (talk · contribs) 19:40, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: HouseBlaster (talk · contribs) 21:15, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Claiming this review; will start later tomorrow. This is my first "real" GA review which I will not be rubber-stamping, so please let me know if I need to change something. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 21:15, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

@HouseBlaster this review is finished? TheBritinator (talk) 00:22, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Not yet. I should be done by Tuesday, but you are welcome to work through my comments so far. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 00:54, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

I am also fine with you replying inline / crossing things out / doing whatever you need to do to best respond to the comments :) HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Image review

• File:Landtag liechtenstein 1945-1970.svg Y – own work with an appropriate license – too simple for copyright. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 19:57, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
• File:Hoop Vogt Schaedler Marxer 1938.jpg ? – the tag c:Template:PD-URAA indicates that the image had entered the public domain in Liechtenstein before 1 January 1996, which would mean it was published before 1926. I do not think this is in the PD in the US. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 19:57, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Background

• Paragraph 1: The first sentence On 31 March 1938...Franz Joseph II is a run-on sentence. But otherwise looks good! HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:56, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
• Paragraph 2:
  • First sentence does not seem to be supported by the citation. It does, however, seem to be supported by [1] (which is referenced after the next sentence). HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:56, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
  • prevent the VBDL from gaining any seats within the Landtag does not seem to be supported by the references. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:56, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Rest of the paragraph looks good; AGFing on the book which I cannot access. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 01:56, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
• Paragraph 3 (sourcing looks excellent, AGFing for the Nohlen citations):
  • "A compromise for the coalition" – I think this is trying to say that a compromise in the coalition agreement was to introduce such legislation, but it took me several reads to get that from the sentence. If so, "A compromise in the coalition agreement" would be better (in my view). HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
  • "Shortly after, Franz Joseph, in agreement with both parties" – do we have a date for this action? HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Can we paraphrase the law rather than quoting it? I think that would flow more clearly and be more comprehensible. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
  • I feel like the last three sentences ("The elections were only used to distribute..." through "...the VBDL to be able to gain support" are a little unclear in general. Something like "Because an election would potentially allow the bad guys to gain power, they inserted a provision to prevent one [summary (see bullet point above) of how it the law made voting unnecessary]."
• Paragraph 4:
  • "planning to seize control of the government, which was hoped would cause clashes between them and the government" – I am guessing that should be "seize control of the government buildings"? You woulnd't want to fight the government you just seized control over HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:10, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
  • "...German invasion, though the invasion did not happen..." seems a little too important to be a part of a sentence. I would split this into its own sentence. Maybe something like "...German invasion. Ultimately, the invasion did not happen..."? HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Added a tag to the burning swastikas bit. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
  • "The plan failed" – maybe "This plan failed" to make it clear we are talking about the swastika plan, not the coup? HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
• Paragraph 5:
  • The last sentence should probably be split up a bit. HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Would it be possible to expand a bit on what "made a subject via referendum" means? What would the referendum question be? That the election be thrown out? That there actually be a real election? HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 02:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)