It appears that some major faults found in the FAC review have been addressed although, I think a copy-edit by an independent editor would be good.
reported that prostitution in clubs is tolerated by authorities ?
Reply Clarified wording. This is reported by a PBS Frontline episode. This is the reality versus what is professed.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
The result of sewage dumped into storm drains is that it flows directly into the Persian Gulf, near to the city's prime swimming beaches. ?
Reply This has been reworded to "Sewage dumped into storm drains flows directly into the Persian Gulf near to the city's prime swimming beaches." This is the state of a country ripped into the 21rst century.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
Etisalat uses a proxy server to filter internet content that is deemed to be inconsistent with the values of the country, that provides information on bypassing the proxy, dating, gay and lesbian networks, pornography, sites pertaining to the Bahá'í faith and sites originating from Israel. Confusing
Emirati culture mainly revolves around the religion of Islam and traditional Arab, and Bedouin culture. Being a highly cosmopolitan society, the UAE has a diverse and vibrant culture. Contradictory statements.
Two dead links found and tagged, some references don't have publisher or publication date details.
ref #84
[3] doesn't appear to be RS; also #94
[4]; book references need page numbers;
Reply The two dead links are not dead but are "server timed out" links. Since the are government links that did work previously with no problems, I would like to make should that this is more than a temporary problem before removing them. However, I commented them out, along with the info they referneced. Removed ref 84 along with the information. Ref 94 is not a book.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
OK, the major issues have been addressed, but the prose could do with a throrough copy-edit. I am happy to let thuis remain as a GA. ––
Jezhotwells (
talk)
21:02, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
Hi, I am the GA reviewer that passed this article and I feel guilty that it has to have a reassessment. I don't think the article's editor knows, so I have notified him.
Dead links - Could you identify them? I only see two servers that timed out at
[5] and since they worked until very recently, this most likely is temporary. I thoroughly went through the references over and over when doing the review.
Some links do not have completely information, such as author for example, or location or date, but if you look at them they appear ok. I figured in my review, since this is a GA review and not a FA review, that some slack could be cut for references that appear neutral and authoritative but do not have complete referencing information for a country like Dubai. None of these references are sourcing controversial information. Best regards,
Xtzou(
Talk)21:42, 5 May 2010 (UTC)reply
References need to be attributed, some are just straight html, need author, publication date and publisher as appropriate. Books need page numbers, some are not RS as per above. ––
Jezhotwells (
talk)
22:05, 5 May 2010 (UTC)reply
I don't think any are bare urls. I can remove all the info plus the references that are inexplicable timing out today. Should I do that? Also, I can remove the information plus the links of any you deem unreliable. I spent a lot of time on the references, and they have all the information available on them. So tell me which to remove.
Xtzou(
Talk)22:30, 5 May 2010 (UTC)reply
Reply. I have addressed all your concerns, and removed information and links where necessary (or commented them out). I hope the result is satisfactory.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
It appears that some major faults found in the FAC review have been addressed although, I think a copy-edit by an independent editor would be good.
reported that prostitution in clubs is tolerated by authorities ?
Reply Clarified wording. This is reported by a PBS Frontline episode. This is the reality versus what is professed.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
The result of sewage dumped into storm drains is that it flows directly into the Persian Gulf, near to the city's prime swimming beaches. ?
Reply This has been reworded to "Sewage dumped into storm drains flows directly into the Persian Gulf near to the city's prime swimming beaches." This is the state of a country ripped into the 21rst century.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
Etisalat uses a proxy server to filter internet content that is deemed to be inconsistent with the values of the country, that provides information on bypassing the proxy, dating, gay and lesbian networks, pornography, sites pertaining to the Bahá'í faith and sites originating from Israel. Confusing
Emirati culture mainly revolves around the religion of Islam and traditional Arab, and Bedouin culture. Being a highly cosmopolitan society, the UAE has a diverse and vibrant culture. Contradictory statements.
Two dead links found and tagged, some references don't have publisher or publication date details.
ref #84
[3] doesn't appear to be RS; also #94
[4]; book references need page numbers;
Reply The two dead links are not dead but are "server timed out" links. Since the are government links that did work previously with no problems, I would like to make should that this is more than a temporary problem before removing them. However, I commented them out, along with the info they referneced. Removed ref 84 along with the information. Ref 94 is not a book.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
OK, the major issues have been addressed, but the prose could do with a throrough copy-edit. I am happy to let thuis remain as a GA. ––
Jezhotwells (
talk)
21:02, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply
Hi, I am the GA reviewer that passed this article and I feel guilty that it has to have a reassessment. I don't think the article's editor knows, so I have notified him.
Dead links - Could you identify them? I only see two servers that timed out at
[5] and since they worked until very recently, this most likely is temporary. I thoroughly went through the references over and over when doing the review.
Some links do not have completely information, such as author for example, or location or date, but if you look at them they appear ok. I figured in my review, since this is a GA review and not a FA review, that some slack could be cut for references that appear neutral and authoritative but do not have complete referencing information for a country like Dubai. None of these references are sourcing controversial information. Best regards,
Xtzou(
Talk)21:42, 5 May 2010 (UTC)reply
References need to be attributed, some are just straight html, need author, publication date and publisher as appropriate. Books need page numbers, some are not RS as per above. ––
Jezhotwells (
talk)
22:05, 5 May 2010 (UTC)reply
I don't think any are bare urls. I can remove all the info plus the references that are inexplicable timing out today. Should I do that? Also, I can remove the information plus the links of any you deem unreliable. I spent a lot of time on the references, and they have all the information available on them. So tell me which to remove.
Xtzou(
Talk)22:30, 5 May 2010 (UTC)reply
Reply. I have addressed all your concerns, and removed information and links where necessary (or commented them out). I hope the result is satisfactory.
Xtzou(
Talk)15:29, 7 May 2010 (UTC)reply