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To "assassination of Talaat Pasha", to match the biography article of Talaat Pasha. Pinging @Buidhe: as major contributor to the article. - Kevo³²⁷ (talk) 23:45, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose There are different ways of spelling the name, and the single "a" version has become more common in English language print sources, per NGRAMS[1] (t · c) buidhe 00:32, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

understandable and good reasoning, since the name is more common I've withdrawn my request. - Kevo³²⁷ (talk) 07:25, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Buidhe: If you are right, you should start an RM at Talaat Pasha. The titles should not use different spellings. Srnec (talk) 02:40, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Assassination of Talat Pasha/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Guettarda (talk · contribs) 18:32, 24 April 2021 (UTC) This is a fascinating read, and something a knew nothing about. Guettarda (talk) 18:32, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

This is excellent. I have very little to add.

• Neubabelsberg redirects to Babelsberg; I'm not sure if it needs a link to de:Neubabelsberg
  • Removed

• Is Mr. Terzibashian's first name known?
  • No, I checked the original trial transcript and it's not stated. Same with the prosecutor, Gollnick, whose first name is not stated in any source.
• The following section begins with "His wife Christine..." A new section should be more "stand alone".
  • Reworded, thank you!

• I'm curious about the choice to refer to Adolf von Gordon as "Gordon" rather than "von Gordon"
  • I double checked and that's the form both Hofmann and Ihrig use. (t · c) buidhe 01:40, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Tessa Hofmann is linked twice in the body of the article, as is Carolyn Dean.
  • I feel like these mentions are too sparse and far apart so that the reader has likely forgotten who they were before getting to the second mention. (t · c) buidhe 01:40, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Guettarda (talk) 23:13, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Guettarda I believe I've addressed everything above. Thanks for reviewing the article! (t · c) buidhe 01:40, 25 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In the section Other testimony on the genocide, the term "coroner" is used. Is that an accurate translation of the position of the German official? "Coroner" is a specifically English law term, which has been picked up in Commonwealth countries and the US which have been influenced by English law. Is it appropriate to use that term when describing a German official, who may have different duties and powers than the English officer? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:29, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mr Serjeant Buzfuz, Hi, thanks for your copyedits to the article. The cited source (Ihrig) says "coroner". The English translation of the transcript (a somewhat unofficial source) says he is Dr. Schmulinsky, a "Medical Advisor".[2] The original German source says "Zeuge Geheimer Sanitätsrat Dr. Schmulinsky aus Charlottenburg"[3] (t · c) buidhe 03:03, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have no German, so can't help with the translation, but I do know a German lawyer. I'll pass an inquiry on to him. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 03:07, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I know absolutely nothing about this subject but ended up with the Soghomon Tehlirian article on my watchlist due to unreverted vandalism. After the recent spate of bizarre IP edits there trying to note his first assassination, I've gone and copied text from this article to there, keeping the latter page's referencing style (I really don't care which ref style Tehlirian's page uses; I was just copying accepted practice). Any help (or other watchers) there would be appreciated. Graham87 10:14, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The pistol with which Pasha was shot is named a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol in section "Assassination". The brackets on the right from the link are most likely set at the wrong position, which makes the wikilink go to a wrong article. If the weapon used was indeed a Parabellum pistol with caliber 9 mm, which is highly likely, the complete link text should be [[Luger pistol|Parabellum pistol]] with [[9×19mm Parabellum|cal. 9 mm]]. An alternative would be [[Luger pistol|Parabellum pistol cal. 9 mm]]. [This post was strongly edited compared to the first version to make it more understandable]. Pittigrilli (talk) 22:25, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pittigrilli, I think you are right. One of the sources said the weapon was a "9 mm Parabellum" and another said it was a Luger pistol, if I'm remembering correctly. I went and changed the article as suggested. (t · c) buidhe 08:40, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]