Wikipedia:Cleanup Taskforce/Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman_Empire article is too long and disorganized. The length of the text confuses the reader and it is quite a burden on slower connections. Clean-up of useless or conflicting information is needed, and restructuring of chapters, re-paragraphing, the article needs attentions as it dropped from a "Good Article" nomination to "Clean-up needed". The users are very enthusiastic about the article and they have obviously contributed quite a lot, but often layout and guidelines are ignored. Sufitul 12:28, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
I would also like to note that much of the article is difficult to read because of grammar issues. Some contributors are obviously not native english speakers. This would not be a huge concern were it not for the dificulty it lends to understanding. Note particularly the paragraph on "Slavery". I have to call that one paragraph into question anyway, as it seems very like an apologist argument. worlebird 207.170.246.243 16:51, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
- OK I'm taking this article under my wing. David P. A. Hunter 10:46, 2 May 2006 (UTC).
- Added to User:Hunterd/Desk David P. A. Hunter 10:54, 2 May 2006 (UTC).
- Good luck to you! I've tried to do lots of cleanup there, and feel stymied with every attempt. On the surface, it (sort of) looks decent, but when you actually start reading it—and, worse, trying to fix it—you'll realize that it's really an absolute mess. I think I'm going to wipe my hands of the whole thing and let others have their way with it ... and so again, best of luck to you! —Saposcat 14:27, 17 May 2006 (UTC)