Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Olga Constantinovna of Russia/archive1

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The article was promoted by GrahamColm 18:13, 20 September 2012 [1].

Olga Constantinovna of Russia

Featured article candidates/Olga Constantinovna of Russia/archive1

Nominator(s): DrKiernan (talk) 12:44, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is largely a translation of the FA-level article on Queen Olga of Greece at the French wikipedia. DrKiernan (talk) 12:44, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sources and images - spotchecks not done

Don't need day of week for newspapers
Russia doesn't have freedom of panorama, so pictures of buildings and other 3D works should reflect licensing of both image and work. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:13, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I've cropped out the frame on the Russian file, but I'm not sure how to handle the Greek grave and plaque. DrKiernan (talk) 15:18, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Excellent article, but would really like to see a couple of points on tone resolved, even though the tone may originate in the sources.

The following sentence was a bit propaganda-ish, and also off-topic. I'd suggest deleting it: "George I respected the Greek constitution and was never influenced by his family when making a political decision". hamiltonstone (talk) 12:34, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"Fortunately for Olga, her domestic was a strong woman who was able to protect her from the crowd of revolutionaries". Whatever that source says, this has the hallmarks of mythologising. One domestic servant protected Olga from a "crowd of revolutinaries". With what? A bazooka? Surely this can't be credited. hamiltonstone (talk) 12:46, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I'm happy to make changes on both those points: [2]. I agree with you that when a story only occurs in one source, I think it's prudent to take a more critical stance rather than accept it at face value. DrKiernan (talk) 13:18, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

SupportI look at all the images and they all have copyright, and a great article, so a yes from me!--Lucky102 (talk) 15:15, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. DrKiernan (talk) 07:43, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comments reading through now. Looking good. Will jot queries below. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:08, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~... the Greek royal family faced unpopularity~~ ~~- hmmm, I think "popularity declined/plummeted/sunk" flows better. I'll let you choose the verb....~~

~~might wanna link old paralytics and consumptives....(the latter to TB obviously..but the former....?)~~

incomeless - hmm, interesting word. Not too fussed but might say "without an income" myself.....not a deal-breaker though

Support on prose and comprehensiveness. Reads nicely - neither of the above are earth-shattering dealbreakers. Not being too familiar I can't exclude other comprehensiveness issues those familiar with the topic might find....Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Changes made on the last two points[3]. I just want to check something in the source before making a change on the first point, which I will do later. DrKiernan (talk) 07:43, 14 September 2012 (UTC) I've changed the sentence on unpopularity to more accurately reflect the sources [4]. DrKiernan (talk) 10:09, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

nice work Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:08, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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