Talk:Belgian government in exile/GA1

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Brigade Piron in topic GA Review

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Reviewer: Retrolord (talk · contribs) 11:08, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Comments to come shortly. KING RETROLORD 11:08, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Could you fix the [citation needed] tags please? KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Done Brigade Piron (talk) 19:46, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

"Nevertheless, Belgium was invaded" Not sure "Nevertheless" is the right word here. I can't quite explain it but is there another way to phrase this bit? KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Done!Brigade Piron (talk) 14:13, 20 July 2013 (UTC)   DoneReply

"without warning" I'm not an expert in this area, but where they totally unsuspecting of an invasion? Do your sources say anything about them expecting their treaties to be respected? KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

It's hard to tell for sure, but I imagine they were just a bit naïve; the Netherlands had survived WWII as a neutral country, ditto Switzerland. I'm not sure where I'd be able to find a precise reference to support it though. What I meant in the sentence was that there was no formal declaration of war by Germany before the invasion.Brigade Piron (talk) 19:53, 20 July 2013 (UTC)   DoneReply

I made a few copy edits to the article for minor issues instead of bringing them up here. If you disagree with any of them let me know. KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Absolutely, all fine!Brigade Piron (talk) 14:13, 20 July 2013 (UTC)   DoneReply

Can we have some citations in the two "Government of Four" tables please? KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

There's a citation (Yapou) in the top left hand corner which I think looks neater? It's all covered in the text but has no page numbers so saves just citing the same link multiple times.Brigade Piron (talk) 14:13, 20 July 2013 (UTC)   DoneReply

I think the entirety of the "Changes" section doesn't really comply with criteria 3B. Is it ok if we remove it? KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

The problem with that would be that it would totally neglect the considerable changes which took place. The government, after all, went from two to eight-ish people. The "changes" section exists in order to highlight the difference and because it is possible to do a representative cross section at any one point. What specifically is criteria 3B? I'm working on the other points by the way!Brigade Piron (talk) 14:13, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
  Not done I can understand your point, however I think the section is a bit too long, and takes up a bit too much of the article detailing every change in the government. Would it be possible to turn it into a paragraph, still mentioning the major changes? KING RETROLORD 09:04, 22 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
I can certainly see your point here, but I'm not sure it could be made into text. Apart from anything else, I'm not sure I could draw a distinction between "major" and "minor" changes. It could be moved into two columns (or possibly table format?) if absolutely necessary? --Brigade Piron (talk) 13:49, 22 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
Is it possible to "compress" the table somehow, so it takes up less space? KING RETROLORD 14:38, 22 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
I could make it <"small"> (I guess) but I think that might not be preferable? Brigade Piron (talk) 15:45, 22 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

" In December 1944, a new triparate government was formed, with Pierlot still as Prime Minister. In 1945, having been Prime Minister since 1939, Pierlot was finally replaced by Achille Van Acker. The government in exile was one of the last governments in which the traditional parties which had dominated Belgium since its creation were still present. In 1945, the POB-BWP changed its name to the Belgian Socialist Party (PSB-BSP) and the Catholic Party became the Christian Social Party (PSC-CVP)." Can we add some citations to this please? KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Done Brigade Piron (talk) 19:46, 20 July 2013 (UTC)  DoneReply


Thats all for now, thanks Brigade! KING RETROLORD 11:26, 20 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

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"Relations with the Resistance" In this section you use the word nevertheless twice in one paragraph, could you fix that please? KING RETROLORD 09:00, 22 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Done! Brigade Piron (talk) 13:49, 22 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

"The government was later able to successfully lobby for the creation of a Belgian Section within the Royal Navy, as well as the creation of two all-Belgian squadrons within the Royal Air Force." Could you ref this please? King∽~Retrolord 05:28, 24 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Done!

Apart from that its a pass as far as I'm concerned. King∽~Retrolord 05:28, 24 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Passed! King•Retrolord 08:57, 24 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
Thanks! Brigade Piron (talk) 08:59, 24 July 2013 (UTC)Reply