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A fact from Suleiman of Germiyan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 August 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Suleiman of Germiyan allowed the Ottoman annexation of much of his territory to pay his daughter's dowry?
I've read the article and it's very interesting. I just made a few copyedits, mainly in the final section where I was slightly unsure about how the two consorts were presented.
I do have one question for you which concerns the statement: Suleiman Shah had to recede to Kula. Are you sure about "recede" here because the context seems to be that he had to "retreat" or "withdraw". I usually associate "recede" with inanimate things like waters or hair.
Next step, per WP:GAN/I#R3 is to select a sample of citations for a verification spot-check. If these are okay, I'll be able to do the rest of the review based on all six of the GA criteria. I'll let you have the sample results later. PearlyGigs (talk) 09:57, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've had to use a translation tool for each of the sources but there is no problem with any of them, and I think the article could actually be expanded quite a bit, based on what I can see in the translations. I accept, by the way, that spellings of names vary but it is obvious in each case who is intended. Sample results:
FN04 (Uzunçarşılı 1969, p. 45) – "Suleiman Shah assisted the Hamidids in recovering their lands lost to the Karamanids. This initiated a rivalry between Ala al-Din and Suleiman Shah".
Verified.
FN07 (Varlık 1974, p. 66) – "Suleiman Shah had to recede to Kula, where he died in early 1387 (before April that year)".
Verified. Note that the translation uses "retreat"; also, Varlık as well as Uzunçarşılı confirms the burial in Gürhane.
FN09 (Varlık 1974, p. 67) – First consort was "a daughter of Umur of Aydın".
Verified.
FN10 (Varlık 1974, p. 64) – Second consort was "Mutahhare Abide Hatun, who was the daughter of Sultan Walad, son of the famous Sufi scholar and poet Rumi".
Verified.
FN12 (Turgut 2017, pp. 17–18) – Offspring and names.
a. Prose. Nothing wrong with the style of writing; everything is understandable. A few minor tweaks were needed but spelling and grammar are fine.
b. MOS. The lead is a good intro and summary — very concise and says what needs to be said. Layout is standard and the other three aspects don't apply.
a. List. Reflist accords with publishing industry standards.
b. Inline. Passed all citation spot-checks (see above).
c. NOR. None.
d. CVP. None.
3. Breadth of coverage.
a. Main. Entirely adequate given that relatively little is known about Suleiman. There is room for expansion, of course, but the coverage is fine for the purposes of this review.
b. Focus. This is one of the article's strongest points, based on what I can glean from the source translations.
4. Neutral. No problems. The information is presented objectively.
5. Stability. No problems.
6. Images.
a. Copyright. One is public domain, the other is an editor's own photo. Both are suitably tagged.
Hi, Aintabli. I'm pleased to say that this article passes the review and I will promote it to GA. It's a very interesting piece of history. I have to admit I'd never heard of Suleiman previously and it's always good to read something new. Very well done. Best wishes. PearlyGigs (talk) 19:30, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thank you for the review. Your edits are all fine by me. Do you have any additional suggestions to improve the article? Aintabli (talk) 19:51, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @PearlyGigs, I wouldn't say that this review is incomplete, exactly, but I see you mentioned that I think the article could actually be expanded quite a bit, based on what I can see in the translations - it's really helpful if you can be more specific, so the nominator has something to work from to improve the article. Thanks! -- asilvering (talk) 20:47, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
asilvering, I can't be more specific, as such, because I could only deal with translations necessary to understand what is in the article now. My observation was based on the scale of the sources which made me think there could be much more information that Aintabli and other editors might possibly use. That would be the editor's choice, of course, but this article as it stands is a good one, and I DO consider the "review to be complete, exactly".
You may as well know that I am taking no further part in your backlog drive and I will have nothing more to do with the arcane GA process which is a waste of time and space. It has no standard because many reviewers ignore the supposed criteria and instructions.
As far as I and other editors are concerned, compliance with the B-class criteria is sufficient for an article to be considered "good". Obviously, a much higher standard must apply to FAC nominations, but the so-called GA has no credibility at all and the site would be well advised to scrap it. PearlyGigs (talk) 22:26, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PearlyGigs, if you have concerns with the GA process and reviewers ignoring the criteria, I suggest you open a topic on the GAN talk page so people can discuss it further. (Though I'd advise you to avoid language like "waste of time and space" if you want anyone to listen.) fwiw, I think of B-class as basically "GA without the formal review", so at least in my opinion, you're basically on track with what you think a GA is. -- asilvering (talk) 23:29, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]