Talk:Tara Air/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Arsenikk ^(talk) 13:44, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Comments

• Avoid very short paragraphs, such as the first one, which is two very short sentences.
• The second paragraph of the lead reads like an advertisement, using vague terms and weasel words instead of presenting hard facts.
• The lead does not summarize the body. Instead, it supplements by providing information not provided otherplace. See WP:LEAD. In particular, the lead should have a summary of the destinations (what are the secondary hubs, how many destinations), a summary of the fleet.
• The prose is poor; for instance, random words seem to be capitalized, and the use of an ampersand (&) instead of writing 'and' is completely unacceptable. Many sentences also have bad flow.
• For instance "The airlines' activities encompass scheduled & charter STOL operations previously provided by Yeti Airlines Domestic; it's operations focus on serving remote and mountainous Airports & Airstrips." would be much better written: "The airline took over Yeti Arline's domestic scheduled and charter short take-off and landing (STOL) services to remote and mountainous areas." It is shorter, and much easier to read, yet says exactly the same thing.
• The article needs a history section, even if the airline has been around for a short time, there will always be some history. For instance, look at Krohn Air for a very young airline which at least has some history to it. Why was the airline created? Did it start all routes at once?
• A list of destinations is fine, and there are few enough that inclusion in the article is correct. However, a list of routes is not considered appropriate.
• I do not understand this about the charter flights. If they are charter, why are they flow with announced rates? What makes them not scheduled?
• Yeti Airlines is mentioned in the prose, so avoid linking it under 'see also'.
• The majority of the references should be from other sources than the airline itself, for instance newspapers and aviation magazines.
• References need to be formatted with titles, publisher/author, accessdates (if online) and dates of publishing. I recommend {{cite web}}, {{cite news}} and {{cite book}} for instance to get correct formatting.
• File:Taraair.jpg certainly does (because of the star) meet the threshold for originality needed for copyright. It should therefor be deleted from the commons and uploaded to Wikipedia with a fair use rationale.

I am failing the article, as it does not meet the good article criteria. It needs a copyedit, information in the lead needs to also appear in the body, the lead must summarize the article better, and a history section must be made. Once the above points have been seen to, feel free to renominate at GAN. Arsenikk ^(talk) 13:44, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

• Mostly  Done Pol430 talk to me 12:22, 18 December 2010 (UTC)