Talk:Li Rui/GA1

Reviewer: Kavyansh.Singh (talk · contribs) 04:08, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator: Ganesha811 (talk · contribs) at 23:36, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): (Assuming good faith) c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Following terms are linked multiple times in the article. Suggesting to import this script. They should be linked only twice–once in the lead section, and once in the prose:

• Deng Xiaoping
• Great Leap Forward
• Cultural Revolution
• Xi Jinping
  • These issues should now be fixed, thanks for recommending the script! Ganesha811 (talk) 01:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Change the short description from "Chinese politician" to "Chinese politician (1917–2019)"
• The lead is pretty long. Suggesting to trim it to 2 paragraphs.
• Chinese politician, historian — don't link these general terms
• By 1958, he had become the vice-minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, the youngest vice-minister in — repetition of 'vice-minister'
• People's Republic of China (both in the lead and the prose) — why not just China?
• to the attention of Mao Zedong — specify the position of Mao then
• his unwillingness to give preference to the children of influential party members cost him his position — "cost him his position" should be rephrased.
• in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province in — Missing MOS:GEOCOMMA
• in the late 1930s - upon his — should be em-dash (or en-dash, maybe)
• of the Three Gorges Dam - Mao — same as above
• he proved so willing to — I don't get this
• In 1945 Li was made — comma after '1945'
• in China's civil war — "in the Chinese civil war"
• Mao hired Li as his — Well, hired or appointed?
• OK, so after simply criticizing Mao, Li was sent to political exile, his wife divorced him, and he had to teach in mountains! It'll make a nice DYK hook.
  • Agreed, it's quite a story and he must have been quite the guy! Ganesha811 (talk) 01:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• according to the New York Times — should be " according to The New York Times"
• Li personally witnessed — remove 'personally'
• “sharp” — fix the quotes (“ to ")
  • The above issues should all be addressed now, assuming I've understood your comment on "sharp" correctly. Working on the other issues shortly. Ganesha811 (talk) 16:21, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• All good.

• Can/should we use cite book templates in "Publications" section?
  • After hunting through the MoS, I found this section, whose guidance I followed. I think it works better than cite-book, but I don't have a strong opinion on the matter. Ganesha811 (talk) 01:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• suggesting to hyphenate ISBNs in references and publication section; using this tool.
  • Fixed.
• Assuming good faith on verification and reliability of foreign sources.
• Inconsistency in linking news agencies/websites. The Guardian is linked, but The New York Times is not.
  • Fixed.

That is it. Putting on hold. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:09, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• @Kavyansh.Singh: I believe I've addressed all the issues you've brought up, thank you for the thorough review so far. Ganesha811 (talk) 01:03, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Passing! Congrats! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 10:32, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]