Talk:The Way We Was/GA1
GA Review
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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
- Is it well written?
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
- In the Plot, you might want to correctly link "bra" to its correspondence article. In the Cultural references section, Image:Shakespeare.jpg needs to be on the right, per here. Same section, italicize "Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act", per here.
- All done except for the Shakespeare picture. Where in MOS:IMAGES does it say that it have to be on the right?
- "It is often preferable to place images of faces so that the face or eyes look toward the text."
- Okay, I've moved the images around a bit now. —TheLeftorium 20:01, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 14:11, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
- Okay, I've moved the images around a bit now. —TheLeftorium 20:01, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- In the Plot, you might want to correctly link "bra" to its correspondence article. In the Cultural references section, Image:Shakespeare.jpg needs to be on the right, per here. Same section, italicize "Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act", per here.
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- In the Reception section, is this ---> "When Homer arrives at the Bouvier house to pick up Marge for the prom, Selma tells Patty "Marge's dates get homelier all the time," to which Patty replies "That's what you get when you don't put out", part of Colin Jacobson's review? If so, might want to add the ref. next to the sentence.
- No, that's part of Dawn Taylor's review.
- Oh, that's my bad.
- In the Reception section, is this ---> "When Homer arrives at the Bouvier house to pick up Marge for the prom, Selma tells Patty "Marge's dates get homelier all the time," to which Patty replies "That's what you get when you don't put out", part of Colin Jacobson's review? If so, might want to add the ref. next to the sentence.
- B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
- C. It contains no original research:
- D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- Is it neutral?
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- Is it stable?
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
- Not that much to do. If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
- Pass or Fail:
-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 18:01, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! :) TheLeftorium 18:13, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- You're welcome and I've responded to your question. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 19:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for having patience with me. ;) Alright, thank you to Theleftorium for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) P.S. Happy Birthday. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 14:11, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you! TheLeftorium 14:24, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for having patience with me. ;) Alright, thank you to Theleftorium for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) P.S. Happy Birthday. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 14:11, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
- You're welcome and I've responded to your question. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 19:54, 17 April 2009 (UTC)