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Krake has been listed as one of the Sports and recreation good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. Review: June 17, 2013. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from Krake appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 May 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Krake (pictured) was Germany's first ever Dive Coaster? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2013/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Krake.

Units

Whats with the odd units? speeds in km/h, distances and heights in feet? Especially given germany's use of the metric system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.210.174.23 (talk) 15:28, 22 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: QatarStarsLeague (talk · contribs) 21:32, 13 June 2013 (UTC) I have had good experiences with Operation B&M. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 21:32, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Criteria

Good Article Status

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A good article is—

1. Well-written:

(a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and

(b) it complies with the

list incorporation.^[1]

2. Verifiable with no original research:

(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with

the layout style guideline

;

(b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);^[2] and

(c) it contains no original research.

3. Broad in its coverage:

(a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic;^[3] and

(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
^[4]
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as
   audio:
^[5]

(a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and

(b) media are

relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.^[6]

1. Well-written:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (prose)	See below.	Pass
(b) (MoS)	See below.	Pass

2. Verifiable with no original research:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (references)	Excellent.	Pass
(b) (citations to reliable sources)	Superb.	Pass
(c) (original research)	None.	Pass

3. Broad in its coverage:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (major aspects)	Absolutely.	Pass
(b) (focused)	Very much so.	Pass

4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

Notes	Result
Yes.	Pass

5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

Notes	Result
Seems to be stable.	Pass

6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as
   audio
   :

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales)	Yes.	Pass
(b) (appropriate use with suitable captions)	Passes here.	Pass

Result

Result	Notes
Pass	A quality nomination.

Discussion

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Lead & Infobox

Fine here.

History

Pass.

Ride experience

Please convert 700 tons into metric tons.

Tried to use the convert template but I can't figure out what parameters to use (do you know?).--Dom497 (talk) 18:43, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It has been done. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 23:11, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Also, the trains for the roller coaster were manufactured in Switzerland." Is it possible to determine the company of origin as well?

I could be B&M themselves but its hard to know for sure...there is no reliable sources that gives an specifics.--Dom497 (talk) 18:43, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That is fine. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 23:11, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reception

Fine here.

Conclusion

All in all, this is a GA quality article. A few issues need to be mitigated; once this is done, I will pass this article. Congratulations! QatarStarsLeague (talk) 17:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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