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Germanic languages map

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File_talk:Germanic_languages_in_Europe.png Lguipontes (talk) 20:36, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Note at WikiProject Books

I saw your post at WikiProject Books [1] Try to keep the summary to about 5 paragraphs. It is actually more about balance with the remainder of the article, more than number of paragraphs. There are some Featured and Good articles on non-fiction books on my userpage that you can look at as examples. From what I've read at Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors, the "Origin of humans and language" sub-section is getting rather excessive. You can describe what the chapter is about without explaining how the author got from point A to point B to point C. When you get to the point when you would like to go for the Good Article class, let me know and I will provide any help I can. maclean (talk) 05:32, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. At this point I'm aiming for less than ten paragraphs, and I have cut back the "Origin of humans and language" section from four paragraphs to two. I'll do my best to condense the summary as I go. Thanks, I'll let you know! Hayden120 (talk) 05:46, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Before the Dawn review

I've begun the GA review for Before the Dawn. It looks strong to me so far, but I'd like your thoughts on a few points. Thanks for all your work on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 17:04, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much for reviewing the article! I've replied on the talk page. Hayden120 (talk) 15:18, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Great--I should be able to take a look tomorrow. -- Khazar2 (talk) 01:45, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Good Article Barnstar
		For bringing Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors from scratch to Good Article status in only a week's time. Thanks, and keep up the good work! Khazar2 (talk) 16:28, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, and thanks again for your excellent review! A barnstar for you on your talk page too. Hayden120 (talk) 16:54, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Really interesting article, thankyou, and congrats on your well-deserved GA! Keep up the great work! ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:45, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks ! It's a very interesting book, and I definitely recommend it if you enjoyed the summary. Thanks again, Hayden120 (talk) 12:56, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

I think it has FA potential. If you are interested in taking to FA at some point I'd be happy to help you.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 13:58, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, that would be excellent! I'm slightly intimidated by the FA process; do you think the article would need to change at all/much to pass? Hayden120 (talk) 15:07, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Yes, FA is gruelling, a lot of editors will throw everything at you and you'll find yourself bending over backwards on the most trivial of issues. However, it is very rewarding if you go through the process working with others and earn an FA at the end of it as so few articles make it. Mother India is my next FA nom. For FA it needs to be as comprehensive and widely sourced as possible, as I haven't researched the book I wouldn't know just how many sources are available but the coverage of the book is more than adequate. Perhaps for FA it would need a bit exploration and analysis of some of the issues discussed in the book from a scientific perspective, I'm not sure, but my own feeling is that this has potential for FA without too much further work and I'm usually right when I've taken articles to FA. I'll ask Tim riley what he thinks, it might be a good idea to peer review it to get some suggestions.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 10:20, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Excellent. I have scoured the internet for sources on Before the Dawn, and I believe that I have included all of the reliable ones available. Before the GA review, I originally included a bit of a background on the issues discussed in the book. The GA review found it to be a synthesis, though, which I think is true in retrospect. To write about issues in the book from a scientific perspective would require that the issues and the book be explicitly mentioned together in scientific sources. Since so few sources are available, it probably would not be feasible. Thanks, Hayden120 (talk) 10:37, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

I've spoken to Tim but he confesses to not be knowledgeable of scientific book FAs and feels it is probably best left at GA for now. However, in light of what you've said, and my own opinion of it and awareness of the standard of other books we have on here I'd say it would be worth opening a peer review and requesting wider input.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 14:53, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Ah, okay. For now I'm quite happy with its GA status, but I'll consider opening a peer review when I'm less busy outside Wikipedia. Many thanks for the help, Hayden120 (talk) 04:27, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Template:Swedish language topics

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Good article reassessment for Switzerland

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