Talk:7 Independent Company (Rhodesia)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Nick-D (talk · contribs) 07:47, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

I'll review this article over the next few days

General comments

This is an excellent article. I have a few comments and questions though (and I realise that the limited availability of sources might mean that not all of them can be answered)

• Can more be said about what motivated the members of this unit to volunteer for it?

• I've added some more.

• Was the company organised as a standard infantry company, or did it have a specialised structure?

• As a standard company in the Rhodesian Army, but speaking French. I've put this in.

• All uses of '7 Indep Coy' should be replaced with the full '7 Independent Company' to be in line with the conventions used by professional military history works

• Okay.

• Is is correct to think that this unit was inadequately trained? - the article talks of only a 'brief training period', and its performance indicates that it was under-prepared.

• Yes. I have said so.

• How did the police respond to the report of a soldier raping a woman?

• The source isn't really clear. It just says they received the report. I assume that means they didn't act on it, as it would probably say more if they did.

• What caused the discontent among the remaining Frenchmen in February 1978?

• That was bad wording. It was actually bad morale because things were starting to go badly.

• Why were the Frenchmen used to launch a coup given their apparent indiscipline and unreliability?

• I don't know. It doesn't say. I will point out that the guys who remained after the two thirds went home were mostly good guys, so far as I can tell. Perhaps they just weren't that good in Rhodesian conditions, whereas they already had experience in the Comoros.

• What specific acts led to the execution of the two former members of the unit? Nick-D (talk) 00:17, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

• I've put it in there; two of them robbed a café owner and killed him while doing so. —Cliftonian (talk) 07:14, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

• Great work. I hope that you're considering nominating this article for A class status as it should easily meet it. Nick-D (talk) 10:06, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Assessment against GA criteria

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   Clearly written, though I'd suggest a copy-edit before this is nominated for FA or A class.

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. 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:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Excellent work with this article Nick-D (talk) 10:06, 28 January 2012 (UTC)