Talk:Al-Ma'arri/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Cerebellum (talk · contribs) 12:19, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello! I will be reviewing this article. --Cerebellum (talk) 12:19, 23 July 2015 (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, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   Article is well-written, and the lead is comprehensive.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   What makes the blog The Abolitionist Approach a reliable source? If it's not reliable, please remove it.
   I'm also concerned about this source. There's no page number given, and when I search for "Adim", one of the historians the source is supposed to be discussing, I don't get any results. It might be in there under a different spelling - do you know the page number? If not, is there any source that has the same information?

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:

   Some claims in the article need citations. They are Still, Al-Maʿarri is sometimes referred to as one of the greatest classical Arab poets. and His monotheism may have contributed to his popularity as people supposed him to be more orthodox than he really was. and It may have also been possible that Al-Maʿarri was expelled from Baghdad for being controversial. The claim in the fourth paragraph of "Life" that "he was a controversial figure" should also be backed up; I didn't find it in the EB article, but I didn't listen to the BBC recording so it may have been there.

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:

   Good article, and very interesting. If you can resolve the issues above I'll be happy to promote it, until then I'm placing it on hold. --Cerebellum (talk) 01:12, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello Cerebellum. I have removed The Abolitionist Approach as a source as it was not necessary. I have also removed this source and replaced it with this one as it contained the information necessary to verify many of the claims in question. The claim Still, Al-Maʿarri is sometimes referred to as one of the greatest classical Arab poets. can be verified in the citation that follows it, specifically "Renowned as one of the greatest poets of classical Arabic literature, al Maarri’s voice has echoed across the centuries." The claim It may have also been possible that Al-Maʿarri was expelled from Baghdad for being controversial. has now been cited. The claim about him being a controversial figure is now backed up by the same source that says he may have been kicked out of Baghdad for being too controversial. The claim His monotheism may have contributed to his popularity as people supposed him to be more orthodox than he really was. can be found in the BBC recording and I am not sure if providing the exact time it was said is necessary.

In addition, I have added some minor information after doing more research, however, the information is not enough for you to do another complete review. Thank you for the review. Cusku'i (talk) 04:12, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Cusku'i Thank you for the quick response, and thorough cooperation! Everything looks good now. This copyvio detector shows a couple of pages with similar text to this article, but they appear to have copied from Wikipedia, not the other way around, so it's not an issue. I'm happy to pass as GA.