Talk:Vanuatu Labor Corps

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Iazyges (talk · contribs) 12:05, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Will start soon. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 12:05, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Failing on account of the fact that the nominator is not a significant (or even minor) contributor to the article. @Catlemur: You are the main contributor for this article, so I thought I'd let you know about this, and suggest you nominate the article, as I think it could pass a review in its current state. I would be happy to take the review. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 23:49, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Iazyges, I'm still bewildered on why you did not accept this article. According to the criteria, you do not have to be a significant contributor for the article to accepted to the good article status. 🌺Kori🌺 - (@) 03:29, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Per the GAN instructions page, "Nominators who are not significant contributors to the article should consult regular editors of the article on the article talk page prior to a nomination." You were neither a significant contributor nor did I find any evidence you consulted an editor of the page. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 15:03, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Iazyges I can nominate it if the only changes required are cosmetic, as I won't be able to expand the coverage.--Catlemur (talk) 13:47, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Catlemur: Yes, there's only a few changes in wording I'd suggest. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 15:03, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Iazyges Nominated.--Catlemur (talk) 16:07, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Iazyges & Catlemur, is there any benefit to having the review take place in a separate nomination (GA2 rather than GA1)? I would think the talk-page edit failing this nomination could simply be undone, and the review continued here now that Catlemur has offered to jump in. --Usernameunique (talk) 16:25, 21 April 2020 (UTC)≈[reply]

Usernameunique & Catlemur, probably not; I've added the review below. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 18:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Criteria[edit]

GA Criteria

GA Criteria:

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1.a Y

1.b Y
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2.a Y

2.b Y

2.c Y

2.d Y
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3.a Y

3.b Y
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4.a Y
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5.a Y
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6.a Y

6.b Y

No DAB links Y
No dead links Y
No missing citations Y

Discussion[edit]

I've made some edits and added some links, feel free to revert any of them. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 18:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prose Suggestions[edit]

Please note that almost all of these are suggestions, and can be implemented or ignored at your discretion. Any changes I deem necessary for the article to pass GA standards I will bold.

Lede[edit]

Suggest expanding lede, perhaps with information about its size or leadership. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 18:07, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Background[edit]

In early 1942, American troops decided to occupy the Anglo-French New Hebrides Condominium in an attempt to halt the rapid Japanese expansion southward which now threatened Australia's marine communication lines. suggest In an attempt to halt the rapid Japanese expansion southward, which threatened Australia's marine communication lines, American troops occupied the Anglo-French New Hebrides Condominium in early 1942.

Y

Service[edit]

Workers were separated into 20-man groups led primarily by a single Bislama speaker. suggest Workers were separated into 20-man groups, led by a single person who could speak the local language, Bislama.

Y

Workers were paid 7.50 USD per month, the wages were purposefully lowered as colonial authorities feared post-war inflation. suggest {{xt|Workers were paid 7.50 USD per month, with]} the wages purposefully lowered as colonial authorities feared post-war inflation.

Y