Talk:Cosmic microwave background/GA1

GA Reassessment

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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This review is part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps, a project devoted to re-reviewing Good Articles listed before August 26, 2007.

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   Prose is generally ok for a Good Article, a little technical at times, but that is to be expected. There was a {{technical}} template on the talk page, but I removed it because it belongs on the article page. However I disagreed with the assessment that this article is too technical for a general audience and presents just enough technical detail for those who are knowledgeable.

   B. MoS compliance:

   Introduction is a good length (WP:LEAD).

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   I started out with such high hopes. Everything was well-referenced at first, but then there were whole sections without one citation. A large number of the links are also dead.

   C. No original research:

   Unsourced statements may contain original research.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Article will be placed on hold until the references issue can be addressed. If an editor does not express interest in addressing these issues within seven days, the article will be delisted and reassessed as B class. --ErgoSum•talk•trib 22:19, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

I fixed the deadlink, updated one, and standardized references. That being said, this is about the extent of what I can do. Asking the Astronomy project directly would probably yield editors who can reference the unreferenced sections.Headbomb {^ταλκ_{κοντριβς} – WP Physics} 19:21, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

Article has been delisted and reassessed as B-class. Feel free to renominate once these issues have been addressed. --ErgoSum•talk•trib 20:48, 13 July 2009 (UTC)