Talk:Louvre Abu Dhabi/GA1

GA Review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

Is it well written?
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
The lead seems very short and it would be best to summarize the entire article, per here.
The lead has been expanded to 678 characters, or two paragraphs. Jor dan ^Contribs 09:14, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 17:31, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
In the lead, a date is formatted to ---> "7 March 2007" and in the Development section you have, ---> "October 9, 2007". There needs to be a consistency with the dates, per here. The article tends to have "red links", if they don't have articles, it would be best to un-link them, per here.
The dates have been fixed, and the red links have been removed. Jor dan ^Contribs 09:14, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 17:31, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
It would be best if the references use the {{cite web}} format. Reference 16 needs to be formatted.
Reference sixteen has been fixed. Jor dan ^Contribs 09:14, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Half-check, the refs. need to use the cite web format. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 17:31, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
C'est finis! I've used the cite web template for all of the references.
Half-check. Reference 2, 12, 13, 15, and 17 are not properly formatted. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 16:04, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like its done now. Jor dan ^Contribs 16:50, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 18:28, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
Does Reference 9 cover all this ---> "The French Museums agency will operate in collaboration with the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), which is behind the transformation of Saadiyat Island. It will be chaired by French financier and member of the country's Académie des Beaux-Arts, Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere, publisher of the periodical Revue des Deux Mondes. Bruno Maquart, the former Executive Director of Centre Pompidou, will take the position of Executive Director"? In the Locations section, is there a source for this ---> "In addition to the Louvre Abu Dhabi these will include: the Sheikh Zayed National Museum, to be designed by United Kingdom-based construction compamy Foster and Partners under the direction of Lord Noramn Foster; the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi contemporary arts museum - the world's largest Guggenheim and the only museum to be located in the Middle East; a performing arts centre designed by Zaha Hadid; a maritime museum with concept design by Tadao Ando and a number of arts pavilions"?
Reference 9 does indeed cover all of that information. As for the unreferenced info concerning new developments on Saadiyat Island, I have sourced it and provided a reference. Jor dan ^Contribs 09:14, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 17:31, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

C. It contains no original research:

D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
Is it neutral?
It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
Is it stable?
It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 22:35, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you to Jordan for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 18:28, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]