Talk:Princess Zelda/GA1

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Reviewer: ProtoDrake (talk · contribs) 21:55, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I'll do my best with this. Hopefully take two of this review will go better than the other. --ProtoDrake (talk) 21:55, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Initial general comments.

The "Characterization" section probably needs merging into a single section, as Shelk is just one paragraph, and the Tetra paragraph also includes later incarnations.
There are several instances of double and triple-linking to games, which feels like some bits were left over from an earlier article draft.
The "Legend of Zelda" part of "Appearances" is a drag to get through, and I think needs some rearranging/rewriting. It also feels like the plot summaries could be trimmed a little, which might help with the feeling of bloat.
Double-check the sources. I saw ScreenRant/GameRant, which are owned by Valnet. There's also a lot of inconsistancy in citation style. --ProtoDrake (talk) 19:35, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fieryninja: This is just some initial thoughts, not detailed. I'll put it On Hold for now, so we can take our time with this article. -- ProtoDrake (talk) 19:10, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ProtoDrake So far I've weeded out some duplicate wikilinks and removed the subheads in the characterisation section. Is it worth keeping the wikilinks in the appearances section or is that too much? Fieryninja (talk) 20:05, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fieryninja: In the appearances section, it's fine. It was multiple links elsewhere that was raising my eyebrows. --ProtoDrake (talk) 20:32, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fieryninja Hey there, I'm just a random passerby editor helping out with articles here and there. I think I am pretty good with Copyedits so I went ahead and did a edit trimming and rearranging that big "LoZ" thing under the Appearances section. Let me know if you require further assistance, I'd be happy to help. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 04:08, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dcdiehardfan Thanks its a good start. I'm not convinced by the subheads though, as there are only two, and they don't break up the text consistently. I'll try to look through it today. Fieryninja (talk) 08:08, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the appearances section is definitely improved now. I will move on to finding better sources to replace the Valnet citations. Fieryninja (talk) 12:36, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fieryninja Yea for sure. I think I'm good with copyedit and did the subheading as kind of a placeholder just so the information can be broken up a bit easier rather than being a bill wall of text. You can of course rearrange the section in a more appropriate manner and I'm glad to see that it's been done. Dcdiehardfan (talk) 22:35, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ProtoDrake I've been weeding out the Valnet sources, but do we need to replace all of them? Am asking because Miyamoto spoke directly to Game Rant about the Sheik spin off game so that would be the main source. I have not used any Valnet sources for the reception. Fieryninja (talk) 18:51, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fieryninja: I think it may be passable as an interview. I'm just distrustful of them on principle. I'd want to double-check it, as it's from 2016 and doesn't list the article's author at all. --ProtoDrake (talk) 19:35, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ProtoDrake I found another interview with Gamekult to replace it, so hopefully that issue is resolved. Fieryninja (talk) 22:00, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fieryninja: That solves the issue admirably in my opinion. The article's much improved. I'll give it another look over, and have any feedback or updates ready in the next few days. --ProtoDrake (talk) 22:10, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fieryninja I couldn't find anything to hold it up, so I'll give this a Pass. If you want to take it further, or further improve things, then checking how many images this article needs realistically, and making sure references are archived. --ProtoDrake (talk) 23:13, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's great news. I'm so pleased. Thanks for reviewing! Fieryninja (talk) 23:14, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]