Talk:Siege of Taormina (902)

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Zawed in topic GA Review

GA Review

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Reviewer: Zawed (talk · contribs) 00:41, 22 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

I will review this one, comments to follow in due course. Zawed (talk) 00:41, 22 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Lead

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  • Reads OK, no issues identified

Background

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  • launched repeated raids there in the 880s,...: the present sentence structure makes it sound as though the raids were on Syracuse as opposed to the northeast area of Sicily.
    • Fixed.
  • Link Palermo, Constantinople
    • Done.
  • A great number of the rebels...: which side were deemed to be the rebels? Arabs or Berbers? Maybe also clarify which of these held Palermo?
    • Clarified, in that we don't know. The strife had mutated at that point, and although historians propose various interpretations, we don't really have enough info.
  • ...under a certain Michael.: not crazy on the use of "certain". If I understand the context in which you are using it correctly, perhaps "under a warrior/leader (whichever works best with the source) known only as Michael."
    • Changed.
  • Abu'l-Abbas defeated a Byzantine fleet...: you would have probably mentioned it if it was, but for sake of completeness, this is not the same fleet led by Michael?
    • Not known. The sources on both sides are somewhat contradictory, e.g. Michael is known only from a local Calabrian hagiography, which claims that he actually won a naval battle against the Aghlabids. So it is difficult to square that with the reports of the Muslim sources.

Ibrahim II's arrival and the fall of Taormina

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  • link caliph, Ifriqiya,
    • Done.
  • ...at Trapani on 8 July 902,...: no need for year as 902 is already established in previous paragraph
    • Changed.
  • ...the last major Byzantine stronghold on the island.: just to remind reads, suggest "the last major Byzantine stronghold on Sicily."
    • Indeed, changed.
  • ...a certain Michael Charaktos: same issue with use of "certain". Shouldn't the surname Charaktos be used at the first mention in previous section?
    • Not sure that he is the same person. But removed "certain".
  • ...mourned its fall...: suggest "mourned the fall of Taormina"
    • Changed.
  • ...as the rumour started...: no antecedence for the rumour, so should be "as a rumour started"
    • Changed.

Aftermath

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  • Reads OK, no issues identified

Other stuff

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  • Image tags OK
  • No dupe links
  • Sources look OK but no spot checks done. Note that cite #25 refers to multiple pages (pp) but only a single page is cited.

Thanks it for me. Zawed (talk) 04:40, 25 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hello Zawed, thanks for taking this on. I think I've addressed your points (thanks for the suggestions!), unless there is anything else. Constantine 19:16, 25 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
There was one thing missed, which I fixed. This is all good to go now so I am passing as GA as I believe it meets the necessary criteria. Zawed (talk) 09:35, 27 June 2022 (UTC)Reply