Talk:Greater Germanic Reich/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: P. S. Burton (talk) 22:13, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

   I would recommend using Template:blockquote instead of Template:Cquote. But this is not a MoS requirement.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

   Please have a look through the reflist. Ref 4, 5, 7 and 25 lacks page numbers. I recommend dividing the reference section into one section called reference and one called bibliography (see e. g. Saint-Gaudens double eagle). Right now it is a bit messy. For example ref 3. is given before ref. 30. Some books lacks ISBN. Be consistent in the use of "page" or "p." Change "in ger" to "in German". ref 8. is not complete. Indicate language on ref 22 and 45. End all page numbers with a "." Be consistent in "forename last name" or "last name, forename".

What makes ref. 33 http://www.greniergames.com/history/naziempire.html and ref. 40 http://www.feldgrau.com/index.htmla reliable sources? Sanders ref. 65 & 66 seems to be self published.

The Sanders book is an official history endorsed by the States of Jersey Liberation 60 Committee and the Royal British Legion. Feldgrau is run by Jason Pipes, a well-respected military historian. Mvaldemar (talk) 07:46, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

1. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   I think the section "Ideological background" is a little thin. Would like to see a more thoroughgoing explanation of why the idea of the Greater Germanic Reich was pursued. Under the heading "Role of Britain in the Germanic order", can the paragraph beginning "From a historial perspective Britain’s situation was likened to..." be clarify, I'm no sure I understand it.

• Agreed. The article could expand a lot more on the ideological factors such as the perceived racial value of 'Germanic blood' and its background in 19th century Nordic race theory.
• Nazi leaders such as Hitler liked to draw historical parallels and analogies with their own goals and policies as a kind of quasi-historical justification for them. Territorial expansion into Russia for instance was likened to both British ("We must be able to control this land with a small cadre of administrators and no more than 50 or 60 army divisions. We must follow the example of the British Raj, who with only 500.000 men were able to control a population of 500 million.") and American expansion ("The Volga will be Germany's Mississippi. We must treat the natives like redskins.")--Morgan Hauser (talk) 10:55, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

1. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

2. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

3. 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):

   Maybe a picture of Hitler or Himmler could be included.

• Few such approppriate pictures seem to be available. Perhaps something on the Waffen-SS (Wiking Division, for instance) or Germanic SS instead? --Morgan Hauser (talk) 10:55, 12 November 2010 (UTC)

1. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Overall a very good and well written article. Just some minor things that needs to be fixed. Consistent references, I recommend using cite book. And some dablinks that needs to be sorted out. Will pass when this is fixed. Some overlinking could be removed Note: This is the first time I review:)

Pass