Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Peer review/Siege of Compiègne
This was Joan of Arc's final military action. Hoping to make this a GA: there isn't much prospect for expansion because other than her capture, the siege was a minor event in the Hundred Years' War (the French edition is a three line substub). A few months ago the page was highlighted on the main page under "...Did you know?" Seeking feedback before submission. Durova 17:55, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Very nice, if rather brief (but I suppose that's not something that can be easily dealt with). A few points to look at:
- The lead should probably have another paragraph summarizing the article in slightly more detail; as it is, it fails to mention such basic points as the combatants involved.
- As regards the combatants: why are Philip and John commanders for England? I was under the impression that the forces involved here were Burgundians in an alliance with the English, not the English themselves.
- There are a number of unlinked names and titles throughout the article (e.g. "the count of Clermont"); these should probably be linked even if they don't currently have articles, as they are likely deserving of getting them written.
- The placement of references outside the article would probably draw significant criticism at FAC, given how strict citation standards have become; but I doubt this will be an issue at the GA level. I would suggest, however, converting the footnotes to the newer cite.php format.
Kirill Lokshin 02:35, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- Thank you, excellent comments. Durova 16:33, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- There is a problem with the footnotes: When I am in the text and I click [2] I go nowhere. When I am in the footnotes and click [3] to go back to the text, I go to the text but to citation [4]. Likewise, when I am in the footnotes and click [3] to go back to the text, I go to the text but to citation [4]. By the way, Kirill is right for the cite.php format.
- The references should be in this article. You may be criticized even in GA Candidacy for linking to another article for references. For instance, when you say "DeVries, pp. 132 - 133.", I want to find right away which is this ref and not search to Joan of Arc bibliography, where by the way I did not find DeVries!
If you fix the lead, the notes and the refs, I donot think you'll have any major problem to make the article GA.--Yannismarou 18:10, 27 August 2006 (UTC)