# Talk:Avar–Byzantine wars

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When you've added all those, go to an article to check for various messages in its notes and references. (You may need to clear your browser's cache first). The output of User:Lingzhi/reviewsourcecheck is not foolproof and can be verbose. Use common sense when interpreting output (especially with respect to sorting errors). Reading the explanatory page will help more than a little. The least urgent message of all is probably Missing archive link; archiving weblinks is good practice but lack of archiving will probably not be mentioned in any content review. Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 04:15, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Avar–Byzantine wars/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Gog the Mild (talk · contribs) 10:32, 12 March 2018 (UTC)


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Verifiable with no original research:

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Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

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#### Result
#### Discussion
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Ref 24, Curta, is not linked.
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Only 1 of your 13 sources has publisher location. (For information only, not a fail issue at B class.)
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Prose (most of these are just suggestions):

"...while the Persians and Avars siege Constantinople in 626." Should be "besiege" (or "lay siege to") - first caption.
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"conflicts were first initiated in 568". Initiated implies first.
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"The Avars usually raided the Balkans when the Byzantine Empire was distracted elsewhere, usually in its frequent wars with the Sassanid Empire in the East." Replace the second "usually" with "typically"? Or the first.
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"but allegedly sent 10,000 sent Kotrigur Huns"
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"and a further eight of nine cities in 586." This doesn't really make sense. Which 9 cities?
The source doesn't mention the names, unfortunately, just that 9 were sieged and 8 (of the nine) were captured. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 20:05, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
"The next year, in 602, the Antes began to invade the Avars" I am not sure that one can invade a people. "invade the Avars' lands" perhaps?
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"Byzantine naval superiority also made communication between the two forces more difficult." I am not sure that "more is necessary.
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"which remained until their conquest by Charlemagne." It would be helpful to give a date for this event. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:43, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
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Infobox:

"Territorial changes: Balkans annexed by Avars, continually recaptured until final Avar possession." This doesn't match too well with the last section of the article. I can't actually think of a better way to phrase things, but I flag it up in case you can. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:31, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
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@Gog the Mild: I believe I have addressed all of your suggestions. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 20:05, 13 March 2018 (UTC)


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