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Current requests[edit]

As part of this competition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:2024_Developing_Countries_WikiContest/Eligible_reviews), I'd like to review this article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tamil_culture/GA1). As this is my first review, would someone be willing to offer me advice as I get started?

LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 03:17, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi LeónGonsalvesofGoa, thanks for signing up for the contest and volunteering to review a Good Article Nominee. You've bitten off quite a big bite with this first one! Tamil culture is an immensely complicated topic, and as a first review it will certainly be a challenge. I am sure that myself and the other GAN Mentors would be happy to help you, but I just wanted to make sure you understand the requirements of the Wikipedia:Good article criteria, and have perhaps looked at some other reviews of similarly complex topics before you dive into this one. Fritzmann (message me) 16:23, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The topic is of interest to me, so I'm willing to put in the time to do a proper job. I reviewed the six Good Article criteria and recent reviews (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_articles/recent) and had a few questions.

1. 1 To identify plagiarism, do I need to check that all cited content matches the reference?
2. 2 How can I add this template (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Karl_Freiherr_Haus_von_Hausen/GA1)? I think it will help me ensure I don't overlook anything.
3. 3 Can multiple people review an article simultaneously? What if they disagree? LeónGonsalvesofGoa (talk) 17:48, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

1. Not necessarily. I use Earwig as a first sweep. Then, I usually "spotcheck" several carefully, looking for plagiarism or close paraphrasing. For this article, I would check at least 5-10. If you don't find anything major, it should be fine. If you find no issues, then that is sufficient. If you do find any plagiarism or have other concerns, then doing a larger number of reference checks is probably warranted.
2. See Wikipedia:Good article nominations/templates for a bunch of different ones like that. Pick your favorite one, and then copy/paste into your review.
3. Typically one person reviews a GAN at a time. Reviewers can request second opinions, or mentors can help guide the process. However, the burden of the review largely falls on one person. If someone passes a review, and another editor comes in and disagrees with that pass, it usually airs on the side of not promoting an article. It is a lot less work to re-nominate a failed article than it is to GAR a passed article that does not meet the criteria.

Hope that clears some things up, Fritzmann (message me) 22:28, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also keep in mind that Earwig can have false positives, so if it warns about a copyright violation, take a look to make sure it's not flagging something that should be the same like names or quotes. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 22:40, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]