Talk:Hundred Years' War/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ykraps (talk · contribs) 17:40, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

I'm tempted to quick fail this - There are lots of paragraphs without citations and a mixture of English variations. If I see some work being done, I will continue with the review.--Ykraps (talk) 17:40, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar):

   The prose is of good standard and flows nicely but there is a mixture of American and British spelling throughout. Examples of this include:

   favored (Am)

   favour (GB)

   neighbouring (GB)

   democratisation (GB}

   neutralizing (Am)

   recognize (Am)

   southwest (Am)

   outmanoeuvre (GB)

   capitalise (GB)

   defences (GB)

   honor-bound (Am)

   honourable (GB)

   armour (GB)

   centralise (GB)

   reorganise (GB)

   centralised (GB)

   organised (GB)

   armored (Am)

   armoured (GB)

   unarmoured (GB)

   outmaneuvered (Am)

   The article should follow the English variety used in the first non-stub version (see WP:Engvar).

   b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): -

   The lead does not follow the manual of style and is too long.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section):

   b (citations to reliable sources): -

   There are far too many paragraphs without inline citations:

   The first paragraph of the 'Origin of Conflict' section is uncited, and although some of these points are discussed later in the article, much of it isn't cited there either.

   Paragraph beginning, "Charles IV died in 1328, leaving a daughter and a pregnant wife. If the unborn child was male..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "Eventually, Edward III reluctantly recognized Philip VI and paid him homage for his French fiefs. He made concessions in Guyenne, but..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "Tensions between the French and English monarchies can be traced back to the 1066 Norman conquest of England, in which the English throne was seized by the Duke of Normandy..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "The dispute over Guyenne is even more important than the dynastic question in explaining the outbreak of the war. Guyenne posed a significant problem to the kings of France and England..."

   Paragraph beginning, "During the War of Saint-Sardos, Charles of Valois, father of Philip VI, invaded Aquitaine on behalf of Charles IV and conquered the duchy after a local insurrection..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "The King of France agreed to restore Guyenne, minus Agen. But the French delayed the return of the lands, which helped Philip VI. On 6 June 1329, Edward III finally paid homage to the King of France..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "In July 1346, Edward mounted a major invasion across the channel, landing in Normandy's Cotentin, at St. Vaast. The English army captured the completely unguarded Caen in just one day..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "After the deaths of Charles V and du Guesclin in 1380, France lost its main leadership and overall momentum in the war. Charles VI succeeded his father as king of France at the age of 11, and..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "With France facing widespread destruction, plague, and economic recession, high taxation put a heavy burden on the French peasantry and urban communities. The war effort against England largely depended on royal taxation..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "Difficulties in raising taxes and revenue hampered the ability of the French to fight the English. At this point, the war's pace had largely slowed down, and both nations found themselves fighting mainly through proxy wars..." - uncited

   Paragraph beginning, "The Hundred Years' War was a time of rapid military evolution. Weapons, tactics, army structure and the social meaning of war all changed, partly in response to the war's costs..." - uncited and smacks a bit of WP:Original research

   c (OR):

   d (copyvio and plagiarism): -

   The lack of inline citations makes this difficult, however earwig's copyvio tool suggests that plagiarism is unlikely. [[1]]

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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales):

   b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

There is more but as I'm not confident that the new user who nominated this article is going to return to address the issues, I'm going to put on hold.--Ykraps (talk) 07:28, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

It seems obvious that the nominator doesn't intend to work on getting this article to GA standard so I am failing for the reasons given above. This is not a full review however and there may be other problems.--Ykraps (talk) 06:07, 29 October 2018 (UTC)