Talk:Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I)

Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I) has been listed as one of the History good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. Review: January 19, 2018. (Reviewed version).

This article is rated GA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:

Biography: Military / Royalty and Nobility This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles This article is supported by the military biography work group (assessed as Low-importance). This article is supported by WikiProject Royalty and Nobility. Military history: Biography / Middle East / Roman & Byzantine / Medieval This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles Associated task forces: /  Military biography task force Middle Eastern military history task force Roman and Byzantine military history task force Medieval warfare task force (c. 500 – c. 1500) Greece: Byzantine Low‑importance This article is within the scope of WikiProject Greece, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Greek people on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.GreeceWikipedia:WikiProject GreeceTemplate:WikiProject GreeceGreek articles Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale. This article is supported by the Byzantine world task force. Middle Ages Low‑importance This article is within the scope of WikiProject Middle Ages, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the Middle Ages on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Middle AgesWikipedia:WikiProject Middle AgesTemplate:WikiProject Middle AgesMiddle Ages articles Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

A fact from Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 January 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the high Byzantine title of sebastokrator was invented for Isaac Komnenos, who was described by his niece as an "emperor without the purple"? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2018/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I).

This review is transcluded from Talk:Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Iazyges (talk · contribs) 01:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Will start soon. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 01:53, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking the time, Iazyges. Take as much time as you need. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 10:34, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

• No DAB links Y
• No Dead links Y
• Images appropriately licensed Y

• I made a number of edits on the first section, to avoid giving you a lot of tedious suggestions, feel free to review and revert them as desired.
• Would recommend you mention that this is AD in the first date you give in the lede, the first time you mention it in the body, and on all the dates in the infobox. Don't forget to put a {{nbsp}} between the date and the "AD".
• (r. 1081–1118– ) Is the second – a mistake?
  • The {{reign}} was changed in the meantime, so that it requires different parameters. Fixed now. Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• a leading figure recomend switching to an influential figure.
  • Hmmm, not sure. He was not merely "influential", but actually involved in government as a kind of deputy to Alexios, so the present formulation is more correct, IMO. Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Isaac was born to the highest aristocracy recommend change to Isaac was born into an aristocratic family
  • Well, there are different layers of aristocracy; here it needs to be emphasized that he was born to a family that was at the very top of the tier. Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• reinforced through ties of marriage recommend reinforced by marriage ties
  • Hmmm, done, but prefer the "through" rather than "by". --Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• important role in domestic affairs in matters of public order and justice, being called to examine several cases of conspiracy or heretical teachings. Recommend you delete everything after affairs
  • Why? These are the main areas where we have concrete reports of his activity. Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Back in the capital, he quickly gained the favour of the new emperor, suggest adding a While to the front and removing Back.
  • "While" is a bit odd there. I've rephrased slightly to "Once back in...", to give the time dimension. Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• Bogomil leader Basil the Physician. Could be wrong but I believe it's Bogomilist
  • No, "Bogomil" is a noun/adjective, much like "Christian", "Byzantine", etc. I've seen "Bogomilist" used, but far less often. Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• @Cplakidas: That is all of my comments. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 00:12, 12 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

  @Cplakidas: Re-pinging. -- Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 01:38, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Iazyges, thanks for taking the time to review, I'll start working on it later today. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 12:01, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Finished going through your suggestions. Apart from the prose issues, and beyond GAR requirements, do you have any suggestions for further improvement? Any areas that are not easy to understand and might need more background material or details? Cheers, Constantine ✍ 20:37, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The only room for improvement I can see is you may wish to give the name of the Chronicle in the "who according to one anonymous chronicle" part, if it is known. Passing now. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 22:26, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'll see what i can find. Thanks again for your time and suggestions. Constantine ✍ 23:47, 19 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]