Talk:Poems and Songs of Middle Earth/GA1

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Reviewer: Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs) 22:23, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

I am so going to grab this GAN, as part of the June Backlog drive.

Congrats, if there were such a thing as a "quick pass", I'd unequivocably give this article it. What a breath of fresh air; an article that was already ready for a GAN before it was submitted. I thank you so much for that! Granted, I did a quick read of its prose and only checked a few sources, but I find very little wrong about this article. The prose seems solid and well-written. The sources also seem good, high quality, and academic. I also admit that other than reading The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings a few times, the sources strike me as authoritative and well-chosen. The sources also seem to actually support the statements and claims made, which I also highly appreciate because one of my personal pet peeves (and something that seems to plague a lot of WP articles) is when that doesn't happen. What a great contribution to Tolkien studies on Wikipedia! The only suggestion I have is to request another expert to look at it because they'd be in a better postition to seriously evaluate it. (I have a classmate in the English MA program who would qualify, although they're not a WP editor, but if you like, I'd be happy to have them look at it.) Then, run--don't walk--to FAC. In the meantime, I will happily pass this to GA now. Please let me know when you submit this to FAC and I will assist. Best, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

@Figureskatingfan: Thank you very much for your thoughtful feedback (and kind encouragement)! I share your pet peeve re: citations not supporting, with high precision, every claim within the corresponding cited statements, and it's made me a bit of a stickler. I'd be very pleased to have your classmate take a look and provide some specific feedback, if they'd like. I also plan to ping WikiProject Middle-earth, plus one or two other specific editors with established Tolkienology chops, before I'd take this article to FAC. —blz 2049 ➠ ❏ 07:39, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Ah, @Blz 2049: finally--someone after mine own heart; I'm sure there's an appropriate Tolkien quote and I only wish I could pull it out at this time. ;) Anyway, supporting claims with precision is so important in every WP article, but especially the more scholarly ones like this one. Yes, I'll contact my classmate. Again, best to you and your endeavors! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:23, 21 June 2022 (UTC)