Talk:Cosimo III de' Medici/GA1

GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   Very well done.

   B. MoS compliance:

   Consistent and stable prose. Again, very well done.

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   Yes. Just for future reference, the first time that a source or citation is listed on the references list, it should be written out in it entirety. That must be done for nearly all of the references given. Second, you rely heavily on Acton for information, and a substantial majority of the article's citations are from his book. While this is somewhat fine for GA-class, it needs to be greatly diversified to pass an A-class or FA-class assessment.

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   Yes, all quotes, statistics, and facts likely to be challenged have been cited.

   C. No original research:

   None.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   Covers the major aspects of his life.

   B. Focused:

   Covers the minor and detailed aspects of his life.

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

   Generally, however, see my second point on 2A for my analysis.

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

   No edit wars whatsoever. Quite stable editing pattern.

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   Everything's in order.

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

   Pictures show his life story well.

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Overall, a very good article and I am glad to pass it as a Good Article. The only two major problems I've had with it both regard references, the lack of writing out sources in their entirety the first time they are listed and diversity in references and citation. Fix these, and this article should be able to pass an A-class assessment. However, I would suggest a Peer Review beforehand, just to make sure that the article is up to snuff. Passed! Laurinavicius (talk) 17:11, 18 October 2009 (UTC)