Talk:Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 22:59, 8 May 2023 (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):

   Not much to do.

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

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

   Appreciate the use of a separate section to "cite the book" for its summary.

   c. (OR):

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

   Earwig mostly catches long book titles.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   Only eight references besides the book itself, but it doesn't seem there is much additional coverage to be had of anything missing.

   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 non-free use rationales):

   Book cover has NFCC.

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   Encouragement: Add alt text.

7. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

   This will not take long to fix up.

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Copy changes

• It is one of few works on micronational movements, and one of the earliest published books to focus largely on the legal aspects of micronations. Remove comma: User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences
• Use logical quotes by moving the punctuation outside of quotes here:
  • "Prince Leonard Prepares for War," (occurs 5 times in Content)
  • "should be welcomed as a building block for research into micronations as it provides an in-depth examination of this phenomenon." (This is a sentence fragment, thus period outside quotes.)
  • "lively and accessible style, avoiding losing itself in technicalities and legal terminology," ... "narrows the subject matter and avoids conflations."
  • "another important contribution to the growing body of literature on the diversity of sovereign forms and the multiplicity of pathways to and types of statehood," This comma will need to go for another reason...
• Jack Corbett, reviewing the book for Small States & Territories, wrote that Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty is "another important contribution to the growing body of literature on the diversity of sovereign forms and the multiplicity of pathways to and types of statehood," however disliked that the work offered only a surface analysis on the definition of sovereignty while mostly implying the subjectivity of statehood. This sentence clamors for a semicolon. Jack Corbett, reviewing the book for Small States & Territories, wrote that Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty is "another important contribution to the growing body of literature on the diversity of sovereign forms and the multiplicity of pathways to and types of statehood"; however, he disliked that the work offered only a surface analysis on the definition of sovereignty while mostly implying the subjectivity of statehood.

Spot checks

• 2 (Shima): Attributed and accurately reproduced quote. Y
• 5 (Corbett): Attributed quote and well-reworded version of his analysis. Y
• 8 (Sydney Morning Herald): A review of the follow-up book which was published by NewSouth (apparently a subsidiary of UNSW Press). Y

@Sammi Brie: Thanks for the review! I believe I have addressed your points and added the alt text. ツ LunaEatsTuna (💬)— 04:30, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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