Talk:Michele Bachmann/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Midnightblueowl (talk · contribs) 22:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

I've had a fair bit of experience with political biographies here at Wikipedia, so I'll field this one.

• The lede clearly does not summarize the content of the article aptly, and thus does not accord with our Manual of Style policies here. Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

• There is unreferenced text at various junctures within the article. This is possible Original Research. Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

• Some of the sources cited are dead links. Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

• The general structure of the article leaves something to be desired. Whole sections for instance contain nothing but a sentence or two. Far too much space is given over to quoting Bachman and the responses of others to her statements. Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

• This is going to have to be a fail, I'm afraid. There are just too many serious problems here for this to become a GA. Take a look at GA-rated political articles like Nelson Mandela or Fidel Castro to observe their general structure, approach, and use of sources; it should help in future. Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:29, 1 January 2016 (UTC)