Talk:Christian meditation/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:22, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

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

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

• File:JohnCross.jpg does not have a source/author to validate its 17th century date and resultant PD license.
• Format reference Parry, Ken; David Melling (33) in format used in other references for consistency.
• Add author, publisher, date for web references - 22, 29, 34
• Add publisher info for all books.
• Can an infobox be added?
• Add a summary of History, Approaches to meditation and Denominational issues to summarize whole article per WP:LEAD
• Context and structure: Though Teresa's notability of views can be grasped by her St. prefix, explain why should the views of others be considered notable. e.g Hans Urs von Balthasar is notable because he is a theologian and priest. So reword "Hans von Balthasar explained the context of Christian meditatio" something like "Swiss theologian Hans von Balthasar explained ... "
• Are so many quotes necessary in Context and structure? It tends to be a WP:QUOTEFARM.
• For consistency, I have replaced haga with hāgâ. Please check.
• Jargon: For someone like me, who does not know the details of the Bible; Psalms, Joshua, Romans etc. are jargon. Explicitly say how they relate to the Bible. Also, Book of Joshua is a better usage than Joshua. Same applies to Romans. Romans 10:8 confused me. I related Romans to the Roman people.
• "According to Jean Leclercq, OSB, the founders of the medieval tradition of Lectio Divina were Saint Benedict and Pope Gregory I in the sixth century." What is Lectio Divina? Why is Jean Leclercq, OSB notable? What is OSB? Jargon alert. Move "a quiet prayerful reading of the Bible" description up or reorganize sections. Explain every jargon term at first instance --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 14:13, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
• "Saint Benedict in his Rule (chapter #48)" What Rule, chapter?
• tags added
• "Guigo II, a Carthusian monk and prior of Grande Chartreuse in the 12th century." I liked you giving a short description of Guigo, but what is Grande Chartreuse?
• How is St. Ignatius of Loyola related to Jesuits
• "at times asking questions from Christ on the cross, during crucifixion." Did you mean "asking questions to Christ". change into active voice for clarity
• "by Francisco de Osuna" who is he? Also dates like "St. Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)" for all authors in all sections will add context to them.
• What is # 2705 etc. Catholic church par.

ON HOLD --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 14:36, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Though I still think that publishers are needed for book references, following international convention, all other issues are resolved and this minor issue does not stop me from passing this article. Congrats. Good work GA PASS. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 13:40, 14 April 2010 (UTC)