Talk:Zhang Heng

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April 27, 2007 Good article nominee Listed

Contents 1 Major Editing 2 GA failed 3 GA Nomination 3.1 Suggestions 4 Images

[edit] Major Editing

Please revise new article, recently updated. Sometimes1must 16:00, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

• Yes i had permission, they require a source cite added and i did that. Sometimes1must 16:01, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

• I do not understand what you are doing. Why did you delete a major portion of the article? Why didn't you discuss this in Talk before you deleted a mjor portion of the article? Please explain.
• Thanks--Ling.Nut 16:23, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Sometimes1must's "article" violated copyright. The new article would not be able to be edited, therefore its invalid. 24.12.8.97 23:02, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I just made some minor edits, additions, and corrections (including the armillary sphere, since he was not the first in China to invent this, but the first to invent the hydraulic-powered one more than a century later). I will contribute more later and use sources of Joseph Needham to beef up this article a bit, since it is nearly a stub at the moment.

--PericlesofAthens 03:17, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

After my latest edits, the article looks much better now, agree? As promised, I also added the reference of Joseph Needham.

--PericlesofAthens 04:40, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA failed

Again, you need more sources than Needham. --Ideogram 10:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Fixed that problem a bit with more sources.--PericlesofAthens 19:18, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Nomination

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   a (fair representation): b (all significant views):

5. It is stable.

   

6. It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.

   a (tagged and captioned): b lack of images (does not in itself exclude GA): c (non-free images have fair use rationales):

7. Overall:

   a Pass/Fail:

[edit] Suggestions

The complaints I am voicing here are pretty much the same as in the last article (Su Song)

• You need to indicate the name of the volumes in addition to the number for the Needham references.

There are several problems with the prose in a few sections.

• There are too many parentheses all around the article. The use of parantheses should be minimized and worked into the prose. When it comes to Chinese translations of terms, many of them can simply be removed.
• You are mixing Wade-Giles and Pinyin romanization. The majority of the article is in Pinyin, but you must convert the Wade-Giles into Pinyin before the article is passed. If you need assistance in this regard please let me know, as I can help convert the stuff.Zeus1234

Update: I fully indicated the names of the Needham volumes, limited the amount of parentheses while rewording info into prose, and the only Wade-giles translations left are in Needham's direct quotes, which should not be reworded.--PericlesofAthens 03:39, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Images

I've just drastically improved the image situation with this article; I think the new pictures fit splendidly. Anyone else have a comment on what could possibly be added?--Pericles of Athens^Talk 10:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)