Talk:Worker policing/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 14:04, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Copy-edited.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Lead could be extended to summarize article better. Layout ok. Weasel ok. Fiction n/a. List n/a.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	ok.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	Fully cited.
	2c. it contains no original research.	No sign of OR.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Covers range of mechanisms, and exceptions.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Clear and well focused, even level of detail throughout.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Even and fair treatment throughout.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	No sign of instability. Article is rather new but has involved several editors.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	All images from Commons.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Well-chosen images and captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	An interesting and well-organized article with some surprising evolutionary behavioral twists. The citations in the lead are arguably not needed as they're in the text and aren't likely to be challenged in the lead here. The article should develop in years to come as more species are researched and new worker policing behaviours are identified.

Hi there, thanks for your review and comments! I expanded the lead to give a better overview of the article. Please let me know if you need me to make further modifications. GenesBrainsBehaviorNeuroscienceKL (talk) 20:13, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Would be nice if it also introduced queen policing. A simpler definition along the lines of "policing of reproductives by workers" rather than the current lead which gives a definition followed by exceptions in a later line. ("Not all forms of policing require the presence of a queen" - which incidentally would also raise questions about multi-queen colonies).User:Shyamal (talk) 10:39, 7 December 2012 (UTC)