Talk:GayFest

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[edit] Some sources

bogdan 11:39, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "The hardest disease"

What did the signs say in Romanian that is translated here as "hardest"? "Cel mai tare"? "Cel mai greu"? Either way, I'd be inclined to guess that we should say in English "the worst disease", because they were probably making reference to the English-language song "Homophobia" by Chumbawamba: "Homophobia: the worst disease / You can't love whom you want to love in times like these." - 07:14, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't know what the signs said in Romania (I can't access the source I used for this anymore) but I agree that "the worst disease" is a much better translation. Thanks! Ronline ✉ 07:48, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Failed GA

Not so much a failure, just a technical violation: its nominator, ROnline, has also contributed significantly to the article — OK for FA candidates but not for GAs. Someone else has to do it.

It's an excellent, well-sourced, well-illustrated article that could well meet the criteria. I suggest lengthening the intro, particularly the second graf, to include some of the material on related news events such as the counterdemos that's in the article. Daniel Case 03:50, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

That's a misunderstanding - you cannot REVIEW your own articles, you can nominate them at will, in fact most of the nominations are from editors, and it is actually even better that way (not that I think this is the right place to expand upon that). So, if you want to give the article a proper review, please do so (provided you haven't contributed to it too). Bravada, talk - 23:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Alright, I have cleared up my musinderstanding and I'm passing this one. With that out of the way, I have no significant objections, just suggestions for improvement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniel Case (talk • contribs)
Nice of you to pass (even if you forgot to sign), but you need to provide a review too, commenting on how it fulfills GA criteria. Bravada, talk - 00:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA Status

The same anon editor who removed the GA tag also added it to the WP:GA list, which was then reverted along with another article he passed that hadn't been nominated as vandalism. As such, I came by to check this out. The GA status of this article is odd- it was passed without a review, and then an editor posted an edit summary saying he was removing said pass, but didn't actually do it. Turns out though, that GayFest was actually already at WP:GA in a different section, so, to clear up any confusion, I'm going to give this article an actual review, so that it doesn't get it's status revoked when the editors that are currently checking up on the GA's come through.

So...

I judged this article on 7 criteria:

  1. Well-written: Pass
  2. Factually accurate: Pass
  3. Broad: Pass
  4. Neutrally written: Pass
  5. Stable: Pass
  6. Well-referenced: Pass
  7. Images: Neutral

Congratulations, it passes. I think the article has a couple of images that are unneeded and are just used for decoration, bu it's not enough that I would fail a nom for it, and it's certainly not enough for me to revoke GA status for. --PresN 17:46, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WHY do homosexuals use the rainbow?

I want to be able to wear the rainbow and not be called GAY! And no, I'm not a homophobe! I just want to be STRAIGHT!

If you read the article on rainbow flag, you'll find out that this flag is not exclusively used by the LGBT community, but also represents peace and some ethnic groups, for example. The reason why this flag is used by LGBT people is because it represents diversity and hope, two important values in the context of gay rights and LGBT culture. Ronline ✉ 07:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)