Talk:Minute to Win It (American game show)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Bilorv (talk · contribs) 22:14, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

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

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. 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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Comments

Infobox

• The image rationale is fine.

• Great! --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• The executive producers are not cited, or mentioned elsewhere later in the article. Do they need a citation? Same thing with the production company.

• I guess the citations can be the end credits of the respective episodes; Millionaire has a few refs like that. Should I do something similar here? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Sounds good. I was looking at the Millionaire article for comparison when I made the comment. — Bilorv ^(talk)_(contribs) 23:12, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Add a |genre = Game show parameter.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Format

• However, they elect to play the game ... — should this be "However, if they elect ..."?

•  Fixed --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Are the three lives for each challenge, or for the entire game?

• Game,  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Fouls? Like what?

• Illegal moves, etc.  Done

• I was really surprised at the complete omission of any examples (or even a full list) of challenges. Other than the mention of "common household items" in the lead, there is nothing said about the actual tasks themselves.

• See this. If there is anything else I should do to tweak, let me know. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• I understand not every task should be described in detail but couldn't an example, or perhaps a recurring theme in challenges (e.g. balancing objects?) be included? Is there a notable review of the show which comments on the challenges? Other than it being vaguely similar to The Cube, with a time restriction and something about household objects, I have absolutely no idea how the challenges work. — Bilorv ^(talk)_(contribs) 23:12, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• ... other various special editions ... — the word "various" is clunky and redundant; remove it.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• The bracketed (milestone) doesn't seem to make much sense to me — can it either be integrated into the sentence, or removed?

• I can't seem to find this in the article. I'm probably just overlooking it, but could you tell me exactly where it is? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Under Special editions: ... the first team to four points wins $50,000 (milestone) ...

• Is Supercoin the name of one of the challenges?

•  Removed --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• The heading "Payout Structure" should be changed to"Payout structure".

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• For clarity, can the word "milestone" (used earlier on) be used in the "Payout structure" section?

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Did any celebrities worthy of mentioning in the article appear on the show? Did any reviews of the show mention them?

• No celebrity really did anything spectacular enough (such as winning $1,000,000) to merit any major recognition. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 22:59, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Production

• How many episodes were in each season?

•  Done with the episode guide as a source. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:11, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Merchandise

• The challenges (e.g. "Bucket Head") have quotation marks, while Supercoin (which I assumed is a game name) mentioned earlier on is in italics. Change all to one format for consistency.

•  Removed, let me know if you would prefer it differently. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:11, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

See also

• The Cube has a description following that doesn't seem necessary (and Beat the Clock, which seems like it would suit an identical description, is listed without an explanation). Just the link suffices.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:11, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Lead

• The program features contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house. is a complete redundancy — the only piece of information not mentioned earlier in the paragraph is "60-second", which can be inferred from the title of the show.

•  Removed --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:11, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• ... airing the first two episodes back-to-back — this isn't mentioned later on in the article. Either repeat the information under the Production section or remove it from the lead.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:11, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

— Bilorv ^(talk)_(contribs) 22:14, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Okay, I think everything is  Done. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:48, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

• Yep. Pass for GA. — Bilorv ^(talk)_(contribs) 09:55, 21 December 2014 (UTC)