Talk:Puss in Boots/GA1

Where is the story?

Apart from the very minimal outline in the introduction, I had expected a more fleshy summary of (the main variants of) the tale. Where does the Marquis de Carabas fit in, for instance? Searching for that title brings one here, only to be left dangling. 178.237.74.251 (talk) 13:36, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

GA Review

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Hi. Will be reviewing soon. :) Kaguya-chan (talk) 13:05, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   There are a few sentences that need refs

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Comments:

• I'm worried that the lead is too long. WP:LEAD suggests that for a page around 32 kilobytes, the lead should be around 2—3 paragraphs.
  • Done. Trimmed the lead. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 19:36, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

• Note 1 needs a source
  • Done. The reference for this note is found in the main body of the text at [note 1][15]. Apparently this is the only way to format such a reference. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 19:36, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Will finish up review soon. :) Kaguya-chan (talk) 13:58, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

• "Perrault's "The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots" is the most renowned tale in all of Western folklore of the animal as helper." definitely needs a ref. Or two, since that's an incredible claim.
  • Done. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 19:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
• "The volume contained an additional tale L'Adroite Princesse by Mlle l'Héritier," why not just refer to the author by her full name?
  • Done. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 19:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
• "Since that publication, the tale has been translated into various languages and published around the world." I don't doubt it, but would like to see a ref anyway
  • Done. Deleted as I cannot find my source on this! Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 19:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
• "Perrault's son Pierre Darmancour was assumed to have been responsible for the authorship of Histoires with the evidence cited being the book's dedication to Elisabeth Charlotte d'Orleans, the niece of Louis XIV, which was signed 'P. Darmancour'. Perrault senior, however, long was known to have been interested in contes de veille or contes de ma mère l'oye, and in 1693 published a versification of "Les Souhaits Ridicules" and, in 1694, a tale with a Cinderella theme called "Peau d'Ane". needs a ref
  • Done. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 19:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
• "Perrault's great achievement was accepting fairy tales at "their own level." He neither recounted them with impatience nor mockery, and without feeling that they needed any aggrandisement such as a frame story—although he must have felt it useful to end with a rhyming moralité. Perrault would be revered today as the father of folklore if he had taken the time to record where he obtained his tales, when, and under what circumstances" should probably be rewritten to something like "They felt Perrault's great achievement was accepting fairy tales at "their own level." ..." to be neutral. Same with "Puss is "the epitome of the educated bougeois secretary who serves his master with complete devotion and diligence." "According to , Puss is "the epitome of ..."
  • Done. 19:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

Overall, this is a well written, interesting article. :) I'm putting it on hold to give some time for the issues to be addressed. Kaguya-chan (talk) 19:38, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Awesome. :) Since all the concerns have been addressed, I'll pass the article. Great job! Kaguya-chan (talk) 22:05, 6 August 2009 (UTC)