Talk:Mercury in fiction/GA1

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 00:19, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Starts GA Review. The review will follow the same sections of the Article. Thank you --Whiteguru (talk) 00:19, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Observations

   HTML document size: 105 kB
   Prose size (including all HTML code): 11 kB
   References (including all HTML code): 18 kB
   Wiki text: 11 kB
   Prose size (text only): 5308 B (886 words) "readable prose size"
   References (text only): 3684 B

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

Article follows MOS for layout and referencing.

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

Lead is an excellent summary.
Reference 1 - the archived link goes to a French version.
Early depictions is well referenced;
Tidal locking has a good summary of well-known SF on the (supposed) permanent Dayside and Nightside of Mercury
Modern Depictions seems a bit thin.
I am not sure of the relevance of section on Vulcan.

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):

Page = "readable prose size"
WP:BEFORE web search brings https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Mercury%20in%20fiction%22+-wikipedia.org of which https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1617431 gives a list of novels, film and television, games and comics.
WP:BEFORE books search brings this [result].
The category Category:Fiction set on Mercury (planet) may also warrant consideration.

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:

NPOV is preserved in this article.

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:

Page created on 14 December 2005
Page has 324 edits by 188 editors
majority of annual edits occurred in 2021
page has 34 watchers
90 day page views = 3,689 with a daily average of 41 views
examination of page history shows steady improvements
page is stable, free from edit-warring and vandalism

It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

File:Orbital resonance of Mercury horizontal.gif = Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

Overall:

This article appears to restrict both its scope and sources to several Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction and one other source on science fiction writers.
My sense is that the scope of this article is not as wide as it could be, considering Mercury appears in film, book, comics and games be they board games or video games.
A rethink about the scope of this article is necessary. It is somewhat restricted. --Whiteguru (talk) 05:17, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Comments moved to the talk page, where they belong. --Whiteguru (talk) 05:17, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Whiteguru, this source is a Wikipedia mirror of an earlier version of this article. TompaDompa (talk) 05:35, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I recommend renominting this. I find the above failing of the article without opportunity to discuss unfair. I think the article is a bit short and doesn't utilize all sources, but I don't see how it is "too limited in scope". What else to add? The reviewer didn't even make any suggestions... _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:48, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]