# Talk:Zhemao hoaxes

This review is transcluded from Talk:Zhemao hoaxes/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: ThadeusOfNazereth (talk · contribs) 16:53, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

I will be starting my review soon. Please note this is my first review so additional comments are more than welcome. ThadeusOfNazereth(he/they)Talk to Me! 16:53, 11 September 2022 (UTC)


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This is an easy pass for me. The article is well-written and engaging, but doesn't overstay by delving into any WP:OR territory as is common with articles focusing on inter-Wiki controversies. The images are good and contribute to the article as a whole, as does the quote box. Overall, fantastic job! ThadeusOfNazereth(he/they)Talk to Me! 17:07, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Should we have more external links here, such as Wikipedia:Fabricated articles and hoaxes of Russia in 2022? — VORTEX3427 (Talk!) 05:43, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

I didn't think that page, as an external link, added much value for a general reader. I'd sooner link its equivalent zhwiki page, which is more detailed, but honestly both versions seem like inside baseball to be a useful resource for our audience. czar 07:04, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

Some Polish soruces describe Yifan as a she, this one calls her "Nancy Yi Fan". We cite Vice, where Yifan is called a "he". Who is correct? Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:20, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

All of the sources in the article (which I found to be the best sources on the subject) use the male pronoun for Yifan, including the Chinese Sixth Tone, so it would need a strong source to say they're all wrong. czar 15:24, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
Here is Yifan's account on the web novel website, marked as male. BlackShadowG (talk) 11:46, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
伊凡 (Yifan) might come from the Slavic male name Иван (Ivan). --Lopullinen 06:57, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Weng, Rongrong; Liu, Yuanyuan (September 3, 2022). Li, Muyan (ed.). "谁在编造古俄罗斯历史？" [Who is falsifying Russian history?]. Southern Weekly (in Chinese).
This Chinese source is more comprehensive. BlackShadowG (talk) 11:59, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Is there anything major behind the paywall that the article is missing? Above the fold, we're already covering everything in this article. czar 14:33, 22 February 2024 (UTC)


### Zhemao hoaxes
I removed the hatnote pointing people to her username - we don't even have those on articles for people like Jimmy Wales, so having one for a very low-profile individual involved in a serious controversy just feels like its inviting harassment to her userpage/talk page. GreenLipstickLesbian💌🧸 06:59, 18 November 2025 (UTC)