Talk:Australian magpie/GA1

GA Review

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Hi Cas, I seem to be making a lot of comments on bird articles recently, so this review will keep the avian momentum going. Shall I give it the pre-FAC nitpicker's special, or just stick to the GA criteria? :)

I took the liberty of making several changes: increasing the linking to (what I thought were) relevant & helpful terms; minor changes to grammar and prose; formatting the article according to MOS style (i.e. use of ndashes where appropriate, some non-breaking spaces, etc.). In terms of content, the article has everything I would expect to see (I compared with other bird FA's and GA's to make sure). I placed a fact-tag on one sentence I thought could use a citation ("Subsequent studies have revealed this group to be closely related to the woodswallows.". Sasata (talk) 08:29, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

The article meets all GA criteria, so I will promote it.... good luck at FAC! Sasata (talk) 07:07, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

Prose is well-written. Article complies with MOS.

1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c(OR):

   Needs one citation. All citations up to speed. Sasata (talk) 07:07, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

2. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Convers everything I'd expect to see for an bird article at GA-level.

3. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

4. It is stable.

   No edit wars etc.:

5. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   All images have appropriate free use licenses.

6. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

P.S. Just noticed this recent paper which could be mentioned in the article if it's headed to FAC: Baker MC. (2009). "Information Content in Chorus Songs of the Group-Living Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen dorsalis) in Western Australia". Ethology 115(3): 227–238.

Thanks for the link - will incorporate it. I have added a ref for the first time the cracticids and artamids were linked closely (1985 via DNA). Still waiting on a map for FAC push, and was wanting to hunt down some more photos too. Casliber (talk · contribs) 05:45, 15 April 2009 (UTC)