Editors involved: Yannismarou (Diplomatic history, involvement of European countries, MoS and Referencing consistency), Damac, Grk1011, Michael X the White,(more editors are expected to add their names here!)
Initial status: The lead is not a proper summary; the citations and references need further formatting; is the massacres section accurate? The photo gallery should be removed etc. etc. etc.--Yannismarou (talk) 08:21, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Current status: Thanks to the efforts of many users (in particular Kyriakos, Damac, Pel Thal, Grk1011, and Michael the White) the article has been improved: sources have been added, copy-editing took place, pictures were added etc. But there is still work to be done. Specifically:
The lead needs some expansion per WP:LEAD, in order to constitute a comprehensive summary of the article.
In citation 5 I read: "Clogg, Concise History of Greece (Greek edition)". Could we stick to one version of the book, preferably the English one?
There is no reason the quote in citation 2 to be so long. I trimmed it a bit.
"In 1603, an attempt took place in Morea to restore the Byzantine Empire." What do we mean by "restore" exactly?
I replace Paroulakis, wherever I can.
I did some cleaning in the "Background". There are MoS problems throughout the article (dashes, for instance), and consistency problems in the citations and references.
Unfortunately, I do not have time today to continue after "Background". The article is obviously improved, but I am not sure it is ready yet for GAC. I think we should give it two more weeks (until October 15), and then re-evaluate its status. More comments of mine will come during the next days.--Yannismarou (talk) 12:22, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that the article looks better. However several sections still need expansion and improvement. These include: Peloponnese, Central Greece, Crete, Greek infighting and parts of the European intervention. I'll also try and improve the lead if I have time in the next few days. Kyriakos (talk) 13:14, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Status as of October 2008: on Hold:After Yannis' semi-retirement, the entire mission is on hold, till he returns or the rest of us make a decision about it.--Michael X the White (talk) 12:38, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
8 December 2008: After Yannis's return the mission continues! We are close to nomination now.--Michael X the White (talk) 16:27, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
24 December 2008: The article is definitely much improved, but in order to be sure that it will pass GAC, there are some things we should still fix:
In "Danubian principalities" I don't see why we should have O.S. dates.
Second paragraph of "Central Greece" needs some citing. "Crete" has no citations.
"War at Sea" is undercited.
"Greek Infighting" completely uncited.
I'll today work on the last paragraphs of "European Intervention".
"Massacres" should be revised and properly written to make sure it is neutral and NPOV.
We should get rid of "Gallery" after we decide if we want to keep any pictures within the main article.
After all that, a final copy-editing by a skilled native English editor is recommended.--Yannismarou (talk) 14:42, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with Yanni. Once things are done. then the article will be ready for the push to greatness. Also Xronia Polla everyone. Kyriakos (talk) 23:36, 25 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
"Greek Infighting" is also non-comprehensive. It does not adequately describe the events related with the two civil wars during the Revolution.--Yannismarou (talk) 17:24, 26 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
True. Thaat section probably needs the most work. Kyriakos (talk) 01:08, 27 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
