Talk:Battle of Chios (1912)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Catlemur (talk · contribs) 23:54, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

I will begin this review shortly.--Catlemur (talk) 23:54, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

• The lede should make it clear that the island was captured from the Ottomans either on the first or the second sentence.
  • Done, plus some additions.

• "In 1822, the attempt by Greek revolutionaries" - Mention that this happened during the Greek War of Independence.
  • Done.

• "with a garrison comprising the 1st and 3rd Battalions" - comprising of
  • "Comprising" is correct. It is either "composed of" or "comprising".

• "comprising the 3rd battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment" - comprising of. You capitalized the word battalion in a previous instance in the same paragraph so I think it should probably be capitalized here as well.
  • Capitalized, as above for the rest.

• Wikilink Krupp guns, demonstration of force.
  • Good point, done.

• "Patris sailed separately to Mytilene on Lesbos" - Typo
  • Fixed.

• "the Aipos heights only fell after a night attack by 3rd Battalion/1st Regiment" - by the 3rd Battalion/1st Regiment
  • Done.

• "Facing determined and spirited Ottoman resistance," - Since determined and spirited are synonyms, one should be enough.
  • Simplified.

• "while a 200-strong volunteer force was raised at Kardamyla on the northeast, and a volunteer force captured the village of Lithi" - Are those local volunteers that the Greek army armed? Later on there is also mention of Cretan volunteers so it should be specified if it was the Chians or Cretans taking part in the final assault.
  • Good point, clarified.

• "and a battery from Lesbos" - Since Lesbos is only mentioned as a having a big Ottoman garrison in the Background section, perhaps you should mention that it had already been captured by then.
  • Clarified, both there and earlier.

• "comprising a force of four battalions" - Maybe change one mention to consisting of for the sake of variety.
  • Did so.

• Move any strength and casualty figures you have available to the infobox.--Catlemur (talk) 02:39, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello Catlemur, and thanks for taking the time and your suggestions. I think I have taken care of them all. Anything else? Constantine ✍ 18:01, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   --Catlemur (talk) 04:23, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 02:32, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that the Aegean island of Chios was captured by Greek forces during the First Balkan War, ending almost 350 years of Ottoman rule? Source: Summary of the article
  • ALT1: ... that although Greek forces captured the Aegean island of Chios in January 1913, its annexation to Greece was not finalized until 1923? Source: Summary of the 'Aftermath' section; Soucek 1995 p. 891: "Ottoman rule in Chios ended in the same manner as in Lesbos but slightly later (December1912/January 1913), and Greek sovereignty was ratified by the same two treaties (London 1913 and Lausanne 1923)"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Morgoth

Improved to Good Article status by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 17:26, 22 January 2023 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Cplakidas: Good article. Hooks are interesting. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:58, 22 January 2023 (UTC)