Talk:Gregory of Narek/GA1

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Reviewer: An anonymous username, not my real name (talk · contribs) 23:40, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This needs some significant work. Reading through it as someone with minimal background knowledge:

The intro needs to be completely rewritten. It is way too short for the article's length and what it does mention doesn't give readers a good idea of his life or who he was.
Gregory's birth and death dates are placed by scholars circa 945–951 and 1003 or 1010–11, respectively. This statement doesn't need six citations.
He lived in the Armenian Kingdom of Vaspurakan, which is "notable for the high cultural level that it achieved." Explain what exactly the Kingdom of Vaspurakan was.
His father was suspected of pro-Byzantine Chalcedonian beliefs and was eventually excommunicated by Catholicos Anania Mokatsi for his interpretation of the rank of Catholicos as being equivalent to that of a bishop, based on the works of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. This could be given much more elaboration.
The latter was his maternal great-uncle and a celebrated scholar who had elevated the status of Narekavank to new heights. How did he elevate it "to new heights"?
Arshag Chobanian and Manuk Abeghian believe he did, while Hrant Tamrazian... Some explanation is needed as to who these people are. Also, the text for "Hrant Tamrazian" links straight to Armenian Wikipedia with no warning.
...when the monastery was destroyed by the Turkish authorities... Why was it destroyed?
...and the "most beloved work of Armenian literature."... Who described it as that?
Any information about the Book of Lamentations' popularity outside of Armenia?
In the Other works section, many parts read more like an essay than encyclopedia article.
According to Hrachik Mirzoyan, Gregory created up to 2,500 new Armenian words, although many of which are not actively used. How about naming a few examples?
Fix the clarification tag.
Armenian-Russian critic Karen A. Stepanyan... Again, another direct link to Armenian Wikipedia.
The latter describes the Book of Lamentations as "the most immoral, unhealthy, poisonous book, a work that had debilitated the Armenians as a nation. The Armenians remain defeated in trying to emulate Grigor's miserable, maimed soul." What was his reason for saying this?

That's all I've noticed for now, but I will continue scrutinizing. Don't be discouraged; this article definitely has potential.

@Kevo327:, are you going to address these issues at some point? It's been a while, and you have neither improved the page nor acknowledged this review. --An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 15:50, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An anonymous username, not my real name, I'm sorry for not addressing the points as I didn't see them until the ping, I'm now looking into these. - Kevo³²⁷ (talk) 15:59, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's completely okay. Thank you for getting started. --An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 16:27, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]