Talk:Micronation/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Fehufanga (talk · contribs) 05:54, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I'll be reviewing the article. This is my first GA review.

Thank you! I hope you learn a thing or two :) ツLunaEatsTuna (💬)— 21:28, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

@LunaEatsTuna I have left some more comments. —*Fehufangą (✉ Talk · ✎ Contribs) 04:43, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

@LunaEatsTuna Looks good! I will pass this. —*Fehufangą (✉ Talk · ✎ Contribs) 09:01, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Though I am a bit confused on where to categorize this under. I'd appreciate some help with that. —*Fehufangą (✉ Talk · ✎ Contribs) 09:10, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I really appreciate the review! I think Political parties and movements might suit it? ツLunaEatsTuna (💬)— 16:29, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Alright, looks good. —*Fehufangą (✉ Talk · ✎ Contribs) 22:29, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: 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):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Prose

• Micronation as a word has no basis in international law - "International law" is a duplicate link.

• Removed.

• and George Cruickshank of the Empire of Atlantium - In both instances, "Empire of Atlantium" is a duplicate link.

• Removed both.

• an independent constitutional republic called New Atlantis - "New Atlantis" is a duplicate link.

• Removed.

• In 1964, writer Leicester Hemingway - "Leicester Hemingway" is a duplicate link.

• Removed.

• based his sovereignty on the Guano Islands Act of 1856 - "Guano Islands Act of 1856" is a duplicate link

• Removed.

• engage in intermicronational diplomacy - Diplomacy is a replink

• Removed.

• The study of micronationalism is known as micropatriology or micropatrology. - This doesn't seem like it fits in the section "Legality".

• You're right—removed.

• Several intermicronational organisations also exist - No need to link "organisations".

• Removed.

• delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic - "COVID-19 pandemic" is a duplicate link

• Removed.

• held at Dangar Island, Sydney - "Dangar Island" and "Sydney" are duplicate links.

• Removed.

• "with many country pages [on MicroWiki] longer than those of real nations [on Wikipedia]," - Consider adding a ref for this quotation separately.

• Good idea; done.

• They claimed to be the princesses of the historical Sunda Empire - Change the Sunda Empire link (which is actually a link to the micronation), to Sunda Kingdom? I remember when this went viral here a few years ago.

• Changed. I have heard about this from some Indonesian micronationalists who locally call it the 2020 Indonesian micronations shock.

• and hosted by the Principality of Aigues-Mortes - "Principality of Aigues-Mortes" is a duplicate link.

• Removed.

• The documentary explored various micronations around the world, and included - The comma before "and" should be removed.

• Removed.

• off the coast of Scotland, and declared - The comma before "and" should be removed.

• Removed.

• various micronations around the world, and included - The comma before "and" should be removed.

• Removed.

• do not involve terra nullius, and are not subject - The comma before "and" should be removed.

• Removed.

• was founded in 2014, and is run - The comma before "and" should be removed.

• Removed.

• I noticed that the information about Hemingway's micronation in the section "Libertarian micronations and seasteading projects: 1964–1972" is repeated in the "Seasteading" section. The former section also has a hatnote that points to the latter.

• I have revamped the whole section; hopefully it looks better now?

References

• The reference L'État c'est moi: Histoire de... is not used anywhere.

• Nice catch! Moved to further reading.

• From a selection of references:
  • 24 and 25: In either sources, I cannot find 1966 as the date of new Atlantis' destruction
    • Added a source which states it was destroyed "within a few years" by a cyclone. No idea where I got 1966 from.
  • 28: Y
  • 42: Y
  • 47: Y
  • 94: Y
  • 111: Y
  • 118: Y
  • 131: This may be a better link, since it doesn't immediately open the print window.
    • Yep—added!
  • 157: Correct me if I am wrong, but this appears to be a self-published source?
    • Removed. Could not seem to find any RS sources mentioning the acronym.

Copyvio

• Quotation to Collins is cited. There are some unavoidable similarities to book titles, but besides that, no concerns.

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