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The Secret Life of the American Teenager was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Season Five

Season five needs editing, as there is speculation included in the description. There is also the line "Let's see what happens with the gang!!" which, in my opinion, is rather unprofessional; a factual, objective article should not be used for promotional means.

Series Summary

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if there was ever a series summary? I think that would be incredibly helpful for the introduction section. I noticed that is a preference on the Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television page.

If we decide we want one, should we restore it from an older version of the page? I'm sure a summary could also be formed through the season 1 recap.

Thanks!

Alliebee26 (talk) 13:05, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Information Included in the Season Recaps

Hey everyone!

I was just copyediting the season recaps, when I noticed the information within them is inconsistent. For example, Kathleen's new marriage is mentioned, but it is never mentioned that they end up getting divorced. Also - it is never discussed that Kathleen and George were ever married, just that they begin dating in season 5. I think, for new readers, keeping this information consistent is so important.

I guess I was wondering: what information are we wanting to include? I noticed there are season pages, so perhaps we should stick with the main plots?

Thanks!

Alliebee26 (talk) 16:30, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Critical Response Positive Reviews

Hi everyone!

There seems to be an imbalance between the positive and negative reviews in the critical response section. Also - the positive feedback only has one source. Is there any way we can expand on the positive response? Especially because the article claims the show had mixed reviews. It is so important to remain consistent with the information we choose to include!

Thanks!

Alliebee26 (talk) 13:25, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, there is only one positive source in this section. It is poor practice to cite only one source and discuss only one opinion that does not seem incredibly valuable to the article.

Let me know what you guys think!

Alliebee26 (talk) 23:52, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Season 4 Graduation Party

Hi everyone!

I noticed that the season 4 description ends with a comment that there were relationships ruined during the graduation party. What relationships were ruined? I think it would be stronger to describe what happened, especially since that season's synopsis is already looking quite short. It also removes the ambiguity from the sentence, which is important for an encyclopedic format.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Alliebee26 (talk) 15:37, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Citation in Ratings Section?

Hi everyone!

I noticed there was a quote in the ratings section without any citation. Can anyone find a source for this quote?

Thanks!

Alliebee26 (talk) 00:08, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]