I'll take this one. Given the size of the article, I should have this one up in a couple of days if that's ok ☯Jaguar☯ 12:48, 6 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Thank you for taking the time Jaguar for reviewing the article. It is very much appreciated.—
Mentoroso (
talk) 23:22, 6 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Lead
Citations are generally discouraged from the lead unless it is citing controversial information. I think that "Although Kyrgyzstan's accession treaty will not come into force until May 2015, provided it has been ratified,[15][16][17][18]" - is not really controversial (I could be wrong), so why four citations?
Done
Maybe the third paragraph could be switched with the second, as articles generally have the second paragraphs in the lead talking about the history and the third [last] miscellaneous?
Done
Body
"The idea was quickly seen as a way to bolster trade" - bolster trade with who? Western nations or Eurasian?
Comment: The goal is to boost trade in general: to increase mutual trade between members of the union and increase trade with Europe and Asia (the EEU also wants be a transit hub for countries of both continents)—
Mentoroso (
talk) 23:13, 6 January 2015 (UTC)reply
The first paragraph in the Founding Treaties (1990s) subsection should contain at least one source
Done
Some paragraphs in the Geography section are unsourced. Please make sure at least every paragraph is sourced in order for this to meet the criteria
Done
Some flow issues in the Enlargement section. The opening "Tajikistan is interested in joining" should be merged with another paragraph
Done
Budget subsection is very short, consider expanding or merging it?
Done
Would the
European Union be considered 'competition' to the EEU? A mention of "Tensions between the EEU and the European Union (EU) occurred as both have sought to deepen their ties with several former Soviet republics" gives us an idea that there could be some competition
Comment: There's some sort of a competition yes, for countries like
Moldova,
Ukraine and
Georgia. Both unions have tried to sign agreements with those countries for them to pursue integration. Russia wants those countries to remain in its sphere of influence. The EU wants them to pursue european integration. It could probably described as a "tug of war"—
Mentoroso (
talk) 23:13, 6 January 2015 (UTC)reply
"Kazakhstan ranks favorably in terms of miles of road per inhabitant as other developed countries in the world have much less roadway per inhabitant" - big claim! This needs to be sourced?
Done
Second paragraph in the Existing integration projects is unsourced
Does this article use American English or British English? In some cases there are words such as "modernise" and different spelling variations such as "unrecognized" etc
All of these need to be replaced or removed in order to pass some part of the GA criteria. You can check what links are dead at
the toolserver
YCompleted All links have been replaced with the exception of one (no replacement needed as other references are present)
On hold
Overall a comprehensive article, it is broad and well referenced, despite the problems it has now it has a fighting chance of passing the GAN. The major concerns here are the dead references that need to be replaced and some prose/lead issues too. I'll put this on hold for the standard seven days and if they are all addressed we'll take another look. Thanks ☯Jaguar☯ 20:27, 6 January 2015 (UTC)reply
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Jaguar: Hi Jaguar! I have updated and corrected the article in line with your comments. I hope it fits your expectations adequately.—
Mentoroso (
talk) 23:01, 7 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Close - promoted
Sorry for not seeing this as I have been away for a while - thanks for addressing them. After reading through the article again extensively I am happy to say that this article has improved and meets the GA criteria. It passes 1a. of the criteria (well written) and after your improvements, the references should also pass. Anyway, I could go on for a bit, but let's promote this ☯Jaguar☯ 18:25, 11 January 2015 (UTC)reply