Talk:Agacher Strip War/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Catlemur (talk · contribs) 21:21, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

I will start the review shortly.--Catlemur (talk) 21:21, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

• "100-mile long portion of land"→ Convert to km.
  • Done.

• Wikilink West African Economic and Monetary Union, francophone, Ghana, Libya, Senegal, Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria. Wikilink National Police to Law enforcement in Burkina Faso and Radio Mali to Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali.
  • Done.

• Clarify which ethnic groups you mean when you mention "Mali relied on ethnic arguments", if possible. From my understanding Mali is not an ethnocracy.
  • It's not, but Mali was essentially saying that the people living there had come from Mali so it should be Malian territory (Fula people I think, though they live in substantial numbers in both countries). The literal words used by the source are "The Malian claim is based on ethnic grounds".

• MOS:ENGVAR is not entirely consistent throughout the article. E.g. labor unions and mobilisation.
  • Should all be Anglicanized now.

• "About Malian Army 150 tanks"
  • Fixed.

• "Burkina official media also claimed that white soldiers fighting with Malian forces."
  • Fixed.

• What were the strengths of each side in manpower?
  • No sources really give good numbers on that (there are a few conflicting rough estimates), especially in regards to how they were deployed during the war, though there seems to be consensus that the Malian Army was larger. Harsh gives the average size of the Burkina army throughout Sankara's tenure in his brief discussion of the war, but this is complicated by the fact that Burkina bolstered its forces in the conflict with police and militia units, for which there is no exact number. Cooper does give an analyses of the opposing sides' air forces though (he's an aircraft nut).

• "groupement"→should be written in italics since its a French word.
  • Done.

• Remove Category:Military history of Mali.--Catlemur (talk) 19:29, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Done.

• The name Christmas War is only mentioned in the lede and is unreferenced.
  • Added that this is primarily what Burkinabes call it with reference.

• Does the map depict the entire Strip or only the part awarded to Burkina Faso after the war?
  • I think it's meant to depict the entire strip.

• A reference needs to be added to the map on Commons to confirm that its accurate.
  • The map fits with written descriptions of what the Agacher is, but I've found no authoritative maps delineating the region, so that might not be possible. In which case it should probably be removed, unfortunately. I've replaced this with a CIA map which is vague but points to the disputed region. I've replaced this again with a more detailed US Department of State map.

• Some references have the publisher's location while others don't. Either remove them or add them for each printed source.--Catlemur (talk) 11:15, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
  • Added.

• @Catlemur: I've responded to your comments. -Indy beetle (talk) 11:51, 24 November 2020 (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): 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): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): 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 fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail: --Catlemur (talk) 16:23, 24 November 2020 (UTC)