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I've listed this article for peer review because I want to receive a broader perspective on how this article may be improved before I submit for a GA review. Over all getting this article GA status is the ultimate goal but I would like to see if any problems will prevent it from doing so.
Thanks, Serialjoepsycho (talk) 22:38, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
Brianboulton comments:
- The article is not ready for a full peer review which, as the WP:PRpage makes clear, is "intended for high-quality articles that have already undergone extensive work." The nominator has come to the article fairly recently, and has begun the task of improving it, but a great deal still needs to be done before a peer review is justified. Here are the main problem areas:-
- Images: Sizing, location within article, captions length, licencing. The fair use rationale for the Carter image is inadequate, and seems to imagine that Jimmy Carter is dead. I don't think so. I can see no justification for the free use of this copyrighted image.
- Article structure: at present the article's structure is very rudimentary. Compare this with the detailed structures of well-developed "peoples" articles such as Taiwanese aborigines. These are the kinds of structures that need to be developed if the article is to aspire to GA or FA status.
- Sources: very few sources appear to have been used, yet there are numerous texts listed under "Further reading". A range of high-quality sources should be used to construct the article, incorporating the best recent scholarship.
- Lead does not conform to the requirements of WP:LEAD, in that it is a short introductory statement and not a summary of the main text of the article.
- Referencing: as the cleanup banner indicates, referencing at present is rudimentary. The general rules-of-thumb to be followed are these: (a) every significant fact, and every direct quotation, needs to be cited, (b) every paragraph should have at least one citation, and (c) every paragraph should end with a citation.
- The "See also" section is for links to other WP articles. Links to portals, navboxes etc should be at the end of the article.
- MOS issues, e.g. reference formats - see Wikipedia:Citing sources/example style.
I hope that you have the patience and interest to continue to build up this article, since the subject is interesting and would, when developed, make a fine addition to the encyclopedia. As I am not able to watch individual peer reviews, please use my talkpage if you have any questions arising from this review. Brianboulton (talk) 16:35, 2 April 2011 (UTC)