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Armenian Revolutionary Federation has been listed as one of the Social sciences and society 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.

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January 20, 2007	Good article nominee	Listed
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Paragraph irrelevant to heading

The following is the first paragraph under the heading "Young Turk Revolution":

In the 1890s the party used terrorism against the Ottoman Empire and Russia with the goal of gaining an independent nation, more well known attacks occurred against Bedros Kapamciyan, the mayor of Van who was assassinated in December 1912, and the assassination of archbishop Leon Tourian in New York City on December 24, 1933.

Only the incident in 1912 is relevant to that segment and the source used is by a Turkish nationalist author. I would remove that short paragraph completely but I'd, if it has to stay, at least call for a better source and move it somewhere else in the article. AlenVaneci (talk) 11:17, 1 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Russophilia

Hello, The Armenian Revolutionary Federation cannot be characterized with "Russophilia" as done in the sidebar of the article. The party is far from that, in reality. The party has collaborated with the Russians due to geographic proximity and strategic interests. However, the ARF's main policy is Armenophilia, as the party is created by and for the Armenian people. Its goals are the liberation of lost Armenian lands and justice for the Armenian Genocide. The party has nothing to do with loving the Russians and obsessing with them. I cannot edit this article, but I request someone remove that term. ProtoCS (talk) 01:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA concerns

After quickly skimming the article, I am concerened that it does not meet the good article criteria anymore. Some of my concerns are listed below:

The lede, at 7 paragrphs, is far more than the 3-4 recommended at WP:LEDE.
There are numerous uncited sections, including entire paragraphs.
There are numerous paragraphs that are one line long. These should be merged and copyedited.

Is anyone interested in addressing these concerns, or should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 20:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

These problems are too extensive, I think, to be addressed in a short amount of time. It should probably go to WP:GAR. Best, Revolution Saga (talk) 21:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Template

@Archives908 Hi. I don't think there is a credible reason to restore this template by the blocked user because if you read the article, nowhere does it say the whole ARF collaborated with Nazis, this is what the relevant sentence says: "During World War II, some Berlin-based ARF members saw an opportunity to remove Soviet control from Armenia by supporting the Nazis." So according to the article, only some ARF members collaborated, not the whole organization. Therefore the template should be removed, it doesn't belong to the ARF organization as a whole which this article is about. Vanezi (talk) 18:12, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some ARF members collaborated with the Nazis, which means that the ARF, did, in some capacity, collaborate with the Nazis. Its sourced and therefore its inclusion is warranted. Archives908 (talk) 18:35, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some doesn't represent the whole organization, that's not how it works. ARF has thousands of members, and if ARF organization itself hasn't collaborated in a formal manner, then the template has no place here. Vanezi (talk) 08:55, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Several high-ranking members did formally collaborate, and they did so with full acknowledgment/ permission of the ARF itself. Just because the ARF was not designated as an official "Nazi ally", it does not negate the collaboration between the party elite and the Nazi's. Collaboration does not always have to be "formalized". There is no inclusion criteria which states that only "formal allies" may be included. The Armenian Legion, commanded by Drastamat Kanayan (a high-ranking ARF politician) literally fought in allegiance with the Nazis. Therefore, its inclusion is warranted. Archives908 (talk) 00:20, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Archives908, can you provide a source for the claim that "they did so with full acknowledgment/ permission of the ARF itself"? Best, Revolution Saga (talk) 14:42, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely, (see [1]) which states: "the Berlin-based representatives of Tashnag (Armenian Revolutionary Federation—ARF) Armenians hastily signed an agreement with the Germans promising that Armenian volunteers would fight on the German side against the Soviets." Regardless if the central bureau accepted this or not, collaboration between the ARF and the Nazis (within some capacity) took place. Archives908 (talk) 19:09, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

Armenian Revolutionary Federation

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Bloated, seven-paragraph lede, numerous uncited statements and paragraphs, and numerous one-line paragraphs. Z1720 (talk) 19:00, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delist per nom; Media section is also unsourced and suffers from MOS:PSUEDOHEAD. Queen of Hearts ^talk 08:14, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]