Talk:Parliamentary Monitoring Services/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Seabuckthorn (talk · contribs) 21:43, 15 January 2014 (UTC)
Nominator: — Cirt (talk)

Hi! I'll be reviewing this article for GA status, and should have my full review up shortly. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 21:43, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you very much for doing the review, Seabuckthorn. Please feel free to take your time, no rush, — Cirt (talk) 04:43, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! --Seabuckthorn ♥ 15:13, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

1: Well-written

• a. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:
• b. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

WP:LEAD:

Check for WP:LEAD: Check for Correct Structure of Lead Section:  Done Check for Citations (WP:LEADCITE):  Done Check for Introductory text:  Done Check for Provide an accessible overview (MOS:INTRO):  Done Major Point 1: Political research "The company researches the activities of … formerly Huveaux PLC." (summarised well in the lead) Major Point 2: Commentary "Colin Doeg, author of … as a "well-known political lobbying firm"." (summarised well in the lead) Check for Relative emphasis:  Done Major Point 1: Political research "The company researches the activities of … formerly Huveaux PLC." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body) Major Point 2: Commentary "Colin Doeg, author of … as a "well-known political lobbying firm"." (the lead gives due weight as is given in the body) Check for Opening paragraph (MOS:BEGIN):  Done Check for First sentence (WP:LEADSENTENCE):  Done Parliamentary Monitoring Services is a United Kingdom-based political research and publishing company. Check for Format of the first sentence (MOS:BOLDTITLE):  Done Check for Proper names and titles:  Done Check for Abbreviations and synonyms (MOS:BOLDSYN): None Check for Foreign language (MOS:FORLANG): None Check for Pronunciation: None Check for Contextual links (MOS:CONTEXTLINK):  Done Check for Biographies: NA Check for Organisms: NA Check for Biographies of living persons: NA Check for Alternative names (MOS:LEADALT):  Done Check for Non-English titles: Check for Usage in first sentence: Check for Separate section usage: Check for Length (WP:LEADLENGTH):  Done Check for Clutter (WP:LEADCLUTTER): None

WP:LAYOUT:

Done Check for WP:LAYOUT:  Done Check for Body sections: WP:BODY, MOS:BODY.  Done Check for Headings and sections:  Done Check for Section templates and summary style:  Done Check for Paragraphs (MOS:PARAGRAPHS):  Done Check for Standard appendices and footers (MOS:APPENDIX):  Done Check for Order of sections (WP:ORDER):  Done Check for Works or publications:  Done Check for See also section (MOS:SEEALSO):  Done Check for Notes and references (WP:FNNR):  Done Check for Further reading (WP:FURTHER): None Check for External links (WP:LAYOUTEL):  Done Check for Links to sister projects:  Done Check for Navigation templates:  Done Check for Formatting:  Done Check for Images (WP:LAYIM):  Done Check for Links:  Done Check for Horizontal rule (WP:LINE):  Done

WP:WTW:

Done Check for WP:WTW:  Done Check for Words that may introduce bias:  Done Check for Puffery (WP:PEA):  Done Check for Contentious labels (WP:LABEL):  Done Check for Unsupported attributions (WP:WEASEL):  Done Check for Expressions of doubt (WP:ALLEGED):  Done Check for Editorializing (MOS:OPED):  Done Check for Synonyms for said (WP:SAY):  Done Fix "Zetter noted in Public Affairs in Practice: ". What follows is his interpretation, so a verb like "assesses" or "opines". Check for Expressions that lack precision:  Done Check for Euphemisms (WP:EUPHEMISM):  Done Check for Clichés and idioms (WP:IDIOM):  Done Check for Relative time references (WP:REALTIME):  Done Check for Neologisms (WP:PEA): None Check for Offensive material (WP:F***):  Done Check for WP:MOSFICT:  Done Check for Real-world perspective (WP:Real world):  Done Check for Primary and secondary information (WP:PASI):  Done Check for Contextual presentation (MOS:PLOT):  Done

WP:EMBED:
None Prose is preferred over list (WP:PROSE): Check for Tables (MOS:TABLES):

2: Verifiable with no original research

• a. Has an appropriate reference section: Yes
• b. Citation to reliable sources where necessary: excellent (Thorough check on Google.)

WP:RS:

Done Check for WP:RS:  Done Check for the material (WP:RSVETTING): (contentious)  Done Is it contentious?: Yes Does the ref indeed support the material?: Check for the author (WP:RSVETTING):  Done Who is the author?: Doeg, Colin (Springer) Macintyre, James; Nigel Morris (The Independent) (BusinessWeek) Keena, Colm (The Irish Times) Quainton, David (PR Week) Prescott, Michael (The Sunday Times) Nelson, Dean; Jonathan Calvert (The Observer) Obourne, Peter (Evening Standard) Page, Edward C. (Hart Publishing) Kober-Smith, Mark (Routledge Cavendish) Reference & Research Book News staff (Reference and Research Book News) (Reference and Research Book News is a publication of Book News, Inc. that focuses on reference and scholarly works in the social sciences and the ...) Boothroyd, David (Jacket) PR Week staff (PR Week) Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords, HM Government (Parliament of the United Kingdom) Coates, Sam (The Times) Hall, Ian (PR Week) Thomson, Stuart; Steve John (Kogan) Coates, Sam (The Times) (AFX News Limited) Smith, Andrew (Parliament of the United Kingdom) Gregory, Anne (Kogan) Does the author have a Wikipedia article?: What are the author's academic credentials and professional experience?: What else has the author published?: Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?: Check for the publication (WP:RSVETTING):  Done Springer The Independent BusinessWeek The Irish Times PR Week The Sunday Times The Observer Evening Standard Hart Publishing Routledge Cavendish Reference and Research Book News (Reference and Research Book News is a publication of Book News, Inc. that focuses on reference and scholarly works in the social sciences and the ...) Jacket PR Week Parliament of the United Kingdom The Times PR Week Kogan The Times AFX News Limited Parliament of the United Kingdom Kogan Check for Self-published sources (WP:SPS):

WP:MINREF:

Done Check for inline citations WP:MINREF:  Done Check for Direct quotations:  Done "comprehensive service",[3] "Comprehensive service covering the proceedings of Westminster and European Parliaments as well as US Congress."[3] "well-known political lobbying firm".[4] (Lead) "well-known political lobbying firm".[4] (Commentary) "revealed that, for the first time, more Conservatives were educated in state schools than in private schools".[8] "regular remunerated employment" … .[17] "Without parliamentary monitoring, political news and political intelligence no public affairs campaign can hope to succeed."[20] "The Department does not compile personal profiles on MPs. We do have access to parliamentary reference works such as Dods and in order to provide, in a cost-effective way, such reference information to the large number of officials drafting parliamentary answers we subscribe to Parliamentary Monitoring Services Ltd. (PMS)."[24] (Random check on source 24, successful, "Mr. Andrew Smith: The Department does not compile personal profiles on MPs. We do have access to parliamentary reference works such as Dod's and in order to provide, in a cost-effective way, such reference information to the large number of officials drafting parliamentary answers we subscribe to Parliamentary Monitoring Services Ltd. (PMS).") "a political research, publishing, polling and campaigning company".[25] Check for Likely to be challenged:  Done Check for Contentious material about living persons (WP:BLP): NA

• c. No original research:  Done

WP:NOR:
Done Check for primary sources (WP:PRIMARY):  Done Check for synthesis (WP:SYN):  Done Check for original images (WP:OI):  Done

3: Broad in its coverage

a. Major aspects:

Done Check for Article scope as defined by reliable sources: Check for The extent of the subject matter in these RS: Check for Out of scope: Check for The range of material that belongs in the article: Check for All material that is notable is covered: Check for All material that is referenced is covered: Check for All material that a reader would be likely to agree matches the specified scope is covered: Check for The most general scope that summarises essentially all knowledge: Check for Stay on topic and no wandering off-topic (WP:OFFTOPIC):

b. Focused:
Done Check for Readability issues (WP:LENGTH): Check for Article size (WP:TOO LONG!):

4: Neutral

WP:NPOV:

Done 4. Fair representation without bias:  Done Check for POV (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for naming (WP:POVNAMING):  Done Check for structure (WP:STRUCTURE):  Done Check for Due and undue weight (WP:DUE):  Done Check for Balancing aspects (WP:BALASPS):  Done Check for Giving "equal validity" (WP:VALID):  Done Check for Balance (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for Impartial tone (WP:IMPARTIAL):  Done Check for Describing aesthetic opinions (WP:SUBJECTIVE):  Done Check for Words to watch (WP:YESPOV):  Done Check for Attributing and specifying biased statements (WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV):  Done Check for Fringe theories and pseudoscience (WP:PSCI): None Check for Religion (WP:RNPOV): None

5: Stable: No edit wars, etc: Yes

6: Images (None)

Images:

(NA) 6: Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content: Check for copyright tags (WP:TAGS): Check for copyright status: Check for non-free content (WP:NFC): Check for valid fair use rationales (WP:FUR): 6: Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions: Check for image relevance (WP:IMAGE RELEVANCE): Check for Images for the lead (WP:LEADIMAGE): Check for suitable captions (WP:CAPTION):

As per the above checklist, the issues identified are:

• Fix "Zetter noted in Public Affairs in Practice: ". What follows is his interpretation, so a verb like "assesses" or "opines".

This article is a very promising GA nominee. I'm glad to see your work here. I'm putting the article on hold. All the best, --Seabuckthorn ♥ 02:56, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done, changed word, per recommendation of GA Reviewer, Seabuckthorn, above. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 04:28, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

I hope I'm right in this recommendation. WTW are the hardest to judge for me. If you think I've committed a mistake, please feel free to revert. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 04:57, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

OK, everything looks good now. Passing the article to GA status. --Seabuckthorn ♥ 04:57, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks very much, — Cirt (talk) 05:14, 17 January 2014 (UTC)