Talk:Igbo literature

Igbo literature has been listed as one of the Language and literature good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: September 26, 2023. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Igbo literature appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 November 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that History of the Mission of the Evangelical Brothers in the Caribbean by C. G. A. Oldendorp was the first book to publish Igbo-language terms in 1777?

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GA Review

Passed. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 18:49, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Igbo literature/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Vanderwaalforces (talk · contribs) 09:58, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I plan to review this article, good luck to both of us. This might take some time but would definitely be timely. :) Vanderwaalforces (talk) 09:58, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'll address your concerns. Goodluck to us both. Best, Reading Beans (talk) 14:10, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article review progress box

Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()

3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()

Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Comments

1—Well-written

1a—prose

Prose is okay, although I had to fix some grammar errors like Chants and poetry were sang during rituals, child birth ceremonies. → Chants and poetry were sung during rituals and childbirth ceremonies., These chants—although sometimes rare—were accompanied by horn players. → These chants, although sometimes rare, were accompanied by horn players. and so on.

I have no problem with fixing the grammar errors I find.

1b—MOS

Lead: Lead is okay per WP:LEAD and WP:LEADLENGTH. It also summarises the article and I am satisfied with it.
Layout: Layout is fair
Words to watch: There are few flowery/weasel words and I will remove them as I keep going. Words in sentences like These oral types of storytelling may be simply recited by individuals or by groups of persons, or they may be accompanied by singing and musical accompaniments, thus transgressing the theoretical definition of literature and music. notice the thus transgressing the theoretical definition of literature and music which is not suitable and needed per WP:FLOWERY and WP:Words to watch.

2—Verifiable with no original research

2a—reference section

This is okay. The article contains a list of all references, presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.

2b—reliable sources

Sources are mostly journals and books which are reliable. No issues with the reliability of the sources at all.

2c—OR

No original research detected.

2d—copyvio and plagiarism

No copyright violation and plagiarism, not from the recommended tools, not from my personal review.

3—Broad in its coverage

3a—major aspects

The article current covers the main aspects of the topic. Although, the Notable Igbo writers section can still accommodate more Igbo writers that I know of and are currently not listed there. It could be expanded later, afterall, this is not a featured article and The "broad in its coverage" criterion is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles.

3b—focused

If focuses greatly, there was no deviation and no unnecessary details.

4—NPOV

This article represent all other views fairly, proportionately, and without bias.

5—Stable

Article is stable and free from edit wars.

6a and b—appropriate use of images with suitable captions

There is one image on the article and I have no problems with that at all. Since it better to have one appropriate one than many inappropriate ones. Per WP:RGA, "images are encouraged but not required."

Caption on the image is suitable per MOS:CAPSUCCINCT, and the image is in the public domain.

7—Overall

Pass/Fail:

Very cool article and I'm happy to quick pass as a GA. If you want to improve the article further, please work on expanding the notable writers section and use the ones I mentioned below as a clue of what I am trying to say

Discussions

@Reading Beans: There are notable Igbo writers that are currently not mentioned at all on the article, people like Buchi Emecheta, Cyprian Ekwensi, Flora Nwapa, etc. Please if possible, mention them and their works. Thanks! Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:21, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, George Basden, the Christian missionary, who made significant contributions to early Igbo literature with his work Among the Ibos of Nigeria Published in 1921, and Chukwuemeka Ike who published Toads for Supper and Sunset at Dawn. These are significant contributors who you could mention on the article generally. Although I have passed it coverage since I am satisfied with it. Just for the records. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:48, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 02:01, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Article history

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... that History of the Mission of the Evangelical Brothers in the Caribbean by C. G. A. Oldendorp was the first book to publish Igbo language terms in 1777? Source: Oraka, Louis Nnamdi (1983). The Foundations of Igbo Studies: A Short History of the Study of Igbo Language and Culture. University Publishing Co. p. 21. ISBN 978-160-264-3.
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Improved to Good Article status by Reading Beans (talk). Self-nominated at 20:07, 26 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Igbo literature; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

I shall review this. Storye book (talk) 09:49, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Good to go. Thank you for this excellent and worthy article. (I wish we had a bit more about the two academics spitting feathers, but that's just me). A few points:

~~QPQ pending.~~ I understand from the creator's user page that they have two DYKs, so there is no need for a QPQ this time.
Article was promoted to GA 26 September 2023.
All paragraphs have a citation at the end, except one introductory line, which does not need a citation.
Although Earwig finds some similarities, they are only common phrases and one quotation, so no problem there.
Hook citations are offline. I take those in good faith.
I find it exciting that since oral Igbo language has become also a written Igbo language, Igbo speakers have been writing novels. If you would like to create a ALT1, that aspect would perhaps be better than the idea of a "first". There is nothing wrong with ALT0 (it's just a bit samey), and there is no obligation to write a ALT1 - it's just my opinion. Storye book (talk) 10:31, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]