Talk:Manche Chʼol/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Zanimum (talk · contribs) 12:20, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Looks strong, so I'll take this review on. -- Zanimum (talk) 12:20, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

Passing "Language", "Territory". The latter is a long paragraph, at least within Wikipedia, but I think it works without a break.

Passing "Organisation and commerce". -- Zanimum (talk) 15:00, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Passing "Spanish contact"-- I fixed an issue in alcalde mayor, but nothing to fix/suggest in your article! I feel so un-useful, this is so polished. :)

"Extinction": Dying of melancholy... I'm presuming this refers to major depressive disorder? Do Caso Barrera and Fernández quote that term from a period document, or is that actually the term that they use?

Melancholy is used in inverted commas by Caso Barrera and Fernández, who source it to a modern (Spanish-language) reprint of a Spanish Colonial document - I have a PDF of the scanned colonial document, but the page references don't match so I can't pin down the sourcing. However melancolía appears to have been a term in use in the 16th century. There's an article at melancholia, and a better one on the Spanish wiki at Historia de la depresión, but I really don't know enough about mental disorders to give an opinion. I assume it refers to the psychological impact of defeat, and the radical change in circumstances, perhaps akin to culture shock. Simon Burchell (talk) 17:48, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

"Lead": the factoid about being the "last group of eastern Cholan-speakers to remain independent and ethnically distinct"... does that get repeated in the article? I don't remember reading it elsewhere. (I read the lead last). Otherwise, it seems to be a solid summary of the topic.

No it doesn't appear elsewhere, which is why I gave a cite after that sentence. Simon Burchell (talk) 17:50, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Passes Checklinks. Very strong Notes/References/Further reading.

@Simon Burchell: The article is strong enough that I want to put the GA icon on right now, but I'll give you a chance to comment on these two small queries. -- Zanimum (talk) 15:16, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Many thanks for the review. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 17:50, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

GA! Congrats. -- Zanimum (talk) 21:24, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks again, all the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 21:47, 2 August 2014 (UTC)