Talk:Siege of Ak-Mechet/GA1: Difference between revisions

 

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#:a ”(prose, spelling, and grammar)”: {{GAList/check|?}}<br/> b ”([[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|MoS]] for [[WP:LEAD|lead]], [[WP:LAYOUT|layout]], [[WP:WTW|word choice]], [[WP:WAF|fiction]], and [[Wikipedia:Embedded list|lists]])”: {{GAList/check|?}}

#:a ”(prose, spelling, and grammar)”: {{GAList/check|?}}<br/> b ”([[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|MoS]] for [[WP:LEAD|lead]], [[WP:LAYOUT|layout]], [[WP:WTW|word choice]], [[WP:WAF|fiction]], and [[Wikipedia:Embedded list|lists]])”: {{GAList/check|?}}

#It is ”’factually accurate”’ and ”'[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]]”’, as shown by a [[WP:GAN/I#R3|source spot-check]].

#It is ”’factually accurate”’ and ”'[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]]”’, as shown by a [[WP:GAN/I#R3|source spot-check]].

#:a ”(references)”: {{GAList/check|y}} <br/>b ”(citations to [[WP:RS|reliable sources]])”: {{GAList/check|y}} <br/>c ”([[Wikipedia:No original research|OR]])”: {{GAList/check|?}} <br/>d ”([[Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyvio]] and [[Wikipedia:Plagiarism|plagiarism]])”: {{GAList/check|y}}

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#It is ”’broad in its coverage”’.

#It is ”’broad in its coverage”’.

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#:a ”(major aspects)”: {{GAList/check|y}} <br/>b ”(focused)”: {{GAList/check|y}}

#It follows the ”'[[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]] policy”’.

#It follows the ”'[[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]] policy”’.

#:”Fair representation without bias”: {{GAList/check|?}}

#:”Fair representation without bias”: {{GAList/check|}}

#It is ”’stable”’.

#It is ”’stable”’.

#:”No edit wars, etc.”: {{GAList/check|y}}

#:”No edit wars, etc.”: {{GAList/check|y}}

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Nominator: CitrusHemlock (talk · contribs) 05:20, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: TheNuggeteer (talk · contribs) 11:55, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Will review this. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 11:55, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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, as shown by a source spot-check. 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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• “By 1852 the” → “By 1852, the”.

 Done

• “fort, and avoid a” → “fort and to avoid a”.

 Done

• “750 by 750 feet” and “12 foot”: kindly use a {{convert}} template.

 Done

• The lead seems very short. Kindly expand it.

 Pending

• “though he was likely biased due to his opposition of Kokand’s leadership” was this directly said in the source?

From Morrison 2020, No doubt as part of his wider anti-Khudoyar and pro-Qipchaq agenda, Mullah Yunus Tashkandi went out of his way to exonerate Perovskii of this. I have rephrased the section to be more neutral though, as the language I previous used seemed too strong.

• Checked all Killian 2013 sources and there are no issues in these.
• This passes an Earwig check.

• Is there no preparations from the Kokandis?

None that survive in modern sources at the very least, besides strengthening the fort after Blaramburg’s attack. I am only speculating, but the small garrison of only 300 men and the absence of the fort’s main commander seems to imply there were not any immediate preparations.

• Are there any background about the Kokandis?

There are a lot of things happening at Kokand at the time, such as a conflict with the Khanate of Bukhara, but the elements most relevant to the siege such as their taxation of the north and raids of Kazakhs are included. Russia was very much the active side during this conflict and its lead up.

• Criterion 4: Otherwise okay with issues:

• “treating Ak-Mechet like a strong European fortress” this should be put in quotations.

 Done

• Criterion 5: The article looks stable enough.
• Criterion 6: The article is illustrated with images good and related to the subject.

I could not access a major part of the sources, so I will only spot-check the Killian source. Great article! 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 12:21, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Finished review. Placing this on hold. @CitrusHemlock: ping. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 12:21, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]