Talk:Cosmos (Sagan book)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hadger 16:01, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I read the article and found a few errors. Here they are:

• In the first sentence of the "Summary" section, "Cosmos" should be in italics since it's the name of a TV show.
  • Okay, this was completed --Hadger 22:05, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
• The last sentence of the summary section should be put in the Critical reception section or the Legacy section, because it doesn't really have anything to do with the summary.
  • Nevermind. This is okay, because in a way, it does describe the show. --Hadger 22:03, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
• The summary section could also be expanded with some more information on the book. You can put information such as what the book teaches the reader. 1 or 2 more paragraphs will be okay.
• In the legacy section the part in the first sentence that says "...(and probably of several subsequent years)..." should be removed, because it is an opinion about when the book was the most popular book.
  • This was also completed. --Hadger 22:05, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
• In the third sentence of the legacy section, the phrase "in its own right" should be changed something that people that don't speak English very well would be able to understand (or the phrase can be removed in all).
  • Seeing your post at the backlog elim drive, I tried to complete this. Buggie111 (talk) 01:11, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

That's about all of the errors that I could find. If you need help fixing them, you can let me know and I'll help. --Hadger 16:01, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Another opinion

As the nominator appears to have lost interest - their last edit was over a month ago. I suggest that this is failed now. As you point out, the Summary section is far too short for a subject such as this rather important book. That fails this on criterion 3: Broad in its coverage. –– Jezhotwells (talk) 01:19, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Result

Since the reviewer seems to have lost interest in the article and won't really edit it, this article has failed. --Hadger 02:39, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

See also section

Hello all - Recently I removed the "See also" section of this article, which had two links - Carl Sagan and Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. That edit was then reverted with the comment "Revert POV edit, take to Talk page."

The reason I cut that section was based on this guideline - "The links in the "See also" section should be relevant, should reflect the links that would be present in a comprehensive article on the topic, and should be limited to a reasonable number. As a general rule, the "See also" section should not repeat links that appear in the article's body or its navigation boxes."

Both of the links I cut appear in the first two sentences of the article: "Cosmos (1980) is a popular science book by astronomer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan. Its 13 illustrated chapters, corresponding to the 13 episodes of the Cosmos TV series on which the book was based, explore the mutual development of science and civilization."

If there is a strong feeling for keeping the See also section as is, then that's fine. But, that was my rationale for deleting it. Thanks KConWiki (talk) 11:56, 21 March 2014 (UTC)