Talk:A Tolkien Compass/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: AryKun (talk · contribs) 15:22, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

• Will do. AryKun (talk) 15:22, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
  • Many thanks. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:26, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

• You don't need to mention "posthumously", since both books were publishes after Tolkien's death.
  • Removed.

• "The literary establishment was largely hostile to the book" You should mention that reception was only initially hostile.
  • Added.

• "Hobbits" should be capitalized.
  • Done.

• Images are appropriately used and properly licensed.
  • Noted.

• The link for "'Rings' comes full circle". USA Today. is broken.
  • Archived.

• Spotchecks:
  • Ref 8: "In Memoriam: Jared Lobdell". Mythlore. 38 (1). verifies all claims made.
  • Nagy, Gergely (2005). "The Road to Middle-earth, Revised and Expanded Edition (review)". Tolkien Studies. Project Muse. 2 (1): 258–261. Verifies all claims made.
  • Bratman, David (2006). "The Year's Work in Tolkien Studies 2003". Tolkien Studies. Project Muse. 3 (1): 241–265. Verifies all claims made.
  • Noted.

• That's all I have. AryKun (talk) 08:25, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
  • Many thanks for the review. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:45, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
• Okay, will be passing. AryKun (talk) 10:47, 1 August 2023 (UTC)