Talk:Jan Kaplický/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Hi, I am reviewing this article for GA. Jan Kaplický sounds like an interesting architect and it looks like you have some good sources available. Below are my initial comments, and I may add more as I become more familiar with the article.

Comments

Although the subject's death has been mentioned in the article, and the tense of certain verbs changes to past tense, there is no mention of his death in the lead. Also, in the article his death is buried in a paragraph that starts off on another topic. There should be a clear progression in the article to his death. The reader should not have to hunt for the details.
There should be a section on "Legacy", or "Death and legacy" with some evaluation of his work by others, critical acclaim, awards, etc.
There should be a section on his architecture. For example: Who were his early influences? Did he have a particular style? Were there stages or periods in his style? Some descriptions of his best work, and what made them good etc.
Per WP:LEAD, the lead is to be a summary of the major elements of the article. You have in the lead: "Kaplický was the subject of a Czech documentary entitled Profil (Profile, 2004)". Therefore, there should be a paragraph somewhere in the article on this, if it is important enough for the lead.
The article does not feel very complete. Have you presented the information available about Jan Kaplický?
There is a "citation needed" tag in the article. You can remove the information if you cannot find a citation.

I will place the article on hold for the time being. —Mattisse (Talk) 18:47, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Side note: "Naples Subway Station" in the table, should be named or removed (and by now it must be completed instead of "completion due 2008"). NVO (talk) 06:49, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Can you break up the "Career" part into sections? Perhaps "Early career (with dates)" and "Later career (with dates)" - or in some way you prefer?
And maybe a section listing his awards/honors?
Also a section on his "Legacy" or influence.

The article just doesn't feel really complete. —Mattisse (Talk) 01:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, you've caught me at a really busy period. Will try and work on the article when I can find some time to do so. Thanks for taking the time to carry out a review. — Cheers, Truth's Out There ^–talk– 07:50, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you going to be able to address this issues relatively soon? —Mattisse (Talk) 17:47, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Regretfully, I am going to have to fail this article, as the editor has not responded to work on the article. Please feel free to nominate the article again when you have time to work on it, or to seek reassessment through Good article review. —Mattisse (Talk) 04:16, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'm afraid I won't have time to work on the article for the next couple of days or so. Yes, I will renominate the article later on and drop you a note. Thanks. — Cheers, Truth's Out There ^–talk– 04:55, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]