I've added some information and expanded a few sections, but not all have necessary details. I aim to elevate this article to GA level and welcome input from interested editors to enhance the article. Thank you in advance for your contributions
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 19:31, 18 March 2024 (UTC)reply
The difficulty with a page like this is that Gandhi is prominent enough to receive lots of moment-to-moment news coverage, but not prominent enough to receive the sort of scholarly coverage that is needed to write a truly high-quality biography. Even so, we need to do our best to find long-form coverage where it exists. I salute the effort put into this page, but at the moment it is relying heavily on the daily news, and as such I'm concerned about
due weight. I lack the time to look for sources, though
this may be a starting point. Newspapers outside India have probably done profiles of him at various points in time; that would be another place to look.
Vanamonde93 (
talk) 16:12, 19 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Thank you for responding @
Vanamonde93. I completely agree with you. When it comes to Indian media, it's very tough to find long-form coverage. Could you recommend some citations, generals, or any kind of citations that could potentially help me write it in a GA way?
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 12:43, 22 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I can't do more besides the recommendations I already made; search through prominent foreign news sources. BBC, NYT, WaPo, WSJ, Al Jazeera, and a few others are likely to have written profiles at critical moments. I'm guessing there were a few before the 2014 election, for instance.
Vanamonde93 (
talk) 15:38, 22 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Thanks a lot. I have corrected a few citation formats. Could you please take a look, for example, at the "Bharat Jodo Yatra (2022–2023)" section and let me know if the reference formatting is acceptable?
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 15:06, 25 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I don't see any urgent issues with the article. Given how strictly this article has been maintained for so many years, I believe you can try nominating it for GA.
Capitals00 (
talk) 20:13, 19 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Thanks for responding @
Capitals00. I am afraid it might fail quickly if I nominate it now. I feel something is missing regarding the chronology of all sections. What do you recommend? How should this BLP be lined up in terms of sections?
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 12:49, 22 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Those who review articles for GA will better guide you what to do in order to achieve the GA status. There is no need to make a perfect article in order to seek GA status. You can try nominating this article for GA.
Capitals00 (
talk) 03:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I agree. Even if I make it a perfect article, the chances are very slim that it will sustain given the day-to-day coverage this BLP receives. Could you please assist me with sections like "Electoral Performance" and "Positions Held"? Should I include a couple of sentences or are tables sufficient for those two sections? Thanks
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 15:10, 25 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I've added some information and expanded a few sections, but not all have necessary details. I aim to elevate this article to GA level and welcome input from interested editors to enhance the article. Thank you in advance for your contributions
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 19:31, 18 March 2024 (UTC)reply
The difficulty with a page like this is that Gandhi is prominent enough to receive lots of moment-to-moment news coverage, but not prominent enough to receive the sort of scholarly coverage that is needed to write a truly high-quality biography. Even so, we need to do our best to find long-form coverage where it exists. I salute the effort put into this page, but at the moment it is relying heavily on the daily news, and as such I'm concerned about
due weight. I lack the time to look for sources, though
this may be a starting point. Newspapers outside India have probably done profiles of him at various points in time; that would be another place to look.
Vanamonde93 (
talk) 16:12, 19 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Thank you for responding @
Vanamonde93. I completely agree with you. When it comes to Indian media, it's very tough to find long-form coverage. Could you recommend some citations, generals, or any kind of citations that could potentially help me write it in a GA way?
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 12:43, 22 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I can't do more besides the recommendations I already made; search through prominent foreign news sources. BBC, NYT, WaPo, WSJ, Al Jazeera, and a few others are likely to have written profiles at critical moments. I'm guessing there were a few before the 2014 election, for instance.
Vanamonde93 (
talk) 15:38, 22 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Thanks a lot. I have corrected a few citation formats. Could you please take a look, for example, at the "Bharat Jodo Yatra (2022–2023)" section and let me know if the reference formatting is acceptable?
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 15:06, 25 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I don't see any urgent issues with the article. Given how strictly this article has been maintained for so many years, I believe you can try nominating it for GA.
Capitals00 (
talk) 20:13, 19 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Thanks for responding @
Capitals00. I am afraid it might fail quickly if I nominate it now. I feel something is missing regarding the chronology of all sections. What do you recommend? How should this BLP be lined up in terms of sections?
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 12:49, 22 March 2024 (UTC)reply
Those who review articles for GA will better guide you what to do in order to achieve the GA status. There is no need to make a perfect article in order to seek GA status. You can try nominating this article for GA.
Capitals00 (
talk) 03:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)reply
I agree. Even if I make it a perfect article, the chances are very slim that it will sustain given the day-to-day coverage this BLP receives. Could you please assist me with sections like "Electoral Performance" and "Positions Held"? Should I include a couple of sentences or are tables sufficient for those two sections? Thanks
25 CENTS VICTORIOUS🍁 15:10, 25 March 2024 (UTC)reply