Talk:Flag of Kosovo/GA1

GA Review

Beginning review. Prince of Canada ^{t | c} 22:55, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

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Unfortunately this article cannot be passed due to concerns outlined below.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   Some copyediting will be necessary to go past GA to FA status

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

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

   Refs needed See below.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Seems to be a generally decent summary

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   Appears to be very neutral

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):

   Image use under 'ethnic use' seems presentist; should show all flags used by ethnic groups, if indeed different ethnic groups use separate flags now that there is an official flag, or none

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Refs needed

• Lead

• declaration of independence + date
• "..attracted almost a thousand entries"
• competition rules - it is referenced later in the article, should also be referenced here
• Muhamer Ibrahimi

• Flags used by ethnic groups in Kosovo

• No references supporting ethnic makeup of Kosovo
• Ref 6 does not support the statement made in the section at all

• Flag use during the United Nations administration

• no cite for "no provincial flag"
• no cite for different flag usage of Albanians and Serbs
• A post from Flags of the World is not a reliable source per WP:SPS
• "There is no current or historic national, provincial or regional flag that represents Kosovo's territory." is directly contradicted later in the article

• Competition for a new flag

• "993 entries" and "700 proposals" need to be cited; ref 8 covers the first and should be cited there. However, ref 11 says 997 proposals.
• "Unity Team" needs to be referenced
• ref 10 does not support the statement attributed to it

• The proposals and final choice

• ref 10 does not support the statement attributed to it
• A citation is required for "The flag of Kosovo is only the fourth flag to feature a map"