When I wrote WP:RECEPTION the best advice I got was to try to keep it to a single screenful. There are two long examples at that page, but someone said that very few people will scroll down, and I'm sure that's correct, so I collapsed them. If there's only one screenful to read you have at least a decent chance people will read the whole thing. So what I'd suggest is that you put in {{cot}} and {{cob}} boxes to collapse each section, with one or two sentences above each collapsed section to give the most important information. For "1. Well-written" for example you might do this (and I'm sure my summary could be improved).
Well-written: read the article carefully and make a list of places where it is hard to read, doesn't make sense, or is too technical. It must meet Wikipedia's style requirements: it should have a lead that summarizes the article, correct headings and layout, and should meet our requirements for writing about fiction. It should not read like a puff piece, and where appropriate should be written as prose rather than in list form.
While reading the article, check to make sure that it's readable and that it makes sense. Make a list of every issue you find so the nominator can fix them.
Is it clear what each sentence is trying to say? Are any sentences vague or confusing?
Is it concise? Do any sentences meander on or use too many words to say something simple?
If the subject is fictional, this should be made clear in the first sentence of the article.
If it's about a work of fiction, it must avoid in-universe perspective (acting like the events of the story actually happened).
When describing what happens in a fictional work, the article should use present tense.
Plot summaries should be brief (usually under 400 words for TV episodes, under 700 words for other works). They should not give undue weight to any one event in the story.
The plot summary must not interpret or analyze the story and its meaning. It should just describe the sequence of events as they appear to the audience.
If you find simple mistakes like misspelled words or missing punctuation, you can be bold and fix it yourself. For anything more complicated, just mention it in your review and the nominator will fix it.
I've added collapse templates to the page. It looks a lot cleaner, though it does feel strange collapsing what's essentially the most important part of the guide. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 16:07, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
