Talk:Badajoz/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Smarojit (talk · contribs) 12:05, 9 August 2013 (UTC) Looks excellent, shall review it. --smarojit ^HD 12:05, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

I contributed to this article, so I will be available to assist in the review. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 16:45, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Lead

• " It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid–Lisbon railway." This is not my area of expertise, but "..the Madrid-Lisbon railway" doesn't seem quite right.

Yes, the railway between Madrid and Lisbon.

• Does the cathedral mentioned here refer to the Badajoz Cathedral? If so, please name it.

History

• I would wikilink Extremadura.

• Would also link the reference to the Moors and the "see".

• "Their victory forced the king of Portugal to desert the city and it fell into neglect." No citation present.
• " It's a bit odd that "In 1694, the Hospital de San Sebastián was founded" is mentioned immediately after this sentence: "In 1640 the city was attacked during the Portuguese Restoration War."
• Don't think "freak floods" is a very encyclopaedic phrase.

Geography and climate

• More citations needed for the first two paragraphs of this section.

Demographics

• No citation provided for the 2010 census.

Economy

• What is the A-5? Some explanation needed.
• Not sure why the presence of a water and leisure park is mentioned in this section.

Because it's a significant tourist attraction, quite important to the economy.

Notable landmarks

• I assume that the cathedral referred to in the first paragraph is the Badajoz Catheral. Also, isn't the mosque mentioned the Badajoz Alcazaba? Please mention the names, and wikilink them.
• What's the "Casa Álvarez-Buiza"? Is it a private house too?

Yup.

Culture and education

• Is there more information on the ""Feria de San Juan"? It currently mentioned that it "also includes bull fights". What else does it include?

Transport

• "Badajoz Railway Station, Spanish: Estación de Tren de Badajoz, (IATA: BQZ), s" does not follow the format used for other translations. Needs to be consistent.

References

• The online refs 102 and 103 are dead. Please replace them.

I don't see any more problems as of now. Good job. Let me know when these issues have been addressed. --smarojit ^HD 04:21, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

I believe we've addressed all of your points, thanks for the review!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 09:05, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

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 job everyone. :) --smarojit ^HD 11:13, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Nvv and Smaro!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:45, 11 August 2013 (UTC)