Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Dolores del Río/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 08:53, 17 May 2018 [1].

Dolores del Río

Nominator(s): TheBellaTwins1445 (talk) 23:19, 13 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

One of the most important Mexican figures and actress probably in history, Dolores Del Río. The information on the article is very concrete and very well-edited to received the featured article honor. TheBellaTwins1445 (talk) 23:20, 13 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose:

A substantial effort has gone into this article, but it is seriously underprepared as far as FAC is concerned. It appears to have no previous review history: no peer review, no GAN, no talkpage discussion for three years. FAC is simply not the place at which to start the article review process.

The nominator is not the principal editor; another has responsibility for 79% of the text and 49% of total edits (the nominator's figures are 4.3% and 7.4% respectively). I can't see any evidence that the principal editor has been involved in any consultation or discussion about the nomination.

From a swift glance there are various problems within the text. The subject is variously referred to As "Dolores", "Dolores del Rio" and "del Rio"; several paragraphs end with uncited statements; there is inappropriate italicisation of quoted comment; there is a prevalance of short, single-sentence paragraphs; also, overuse and poor presentation of quotations in the "Image" section. These are examples of issues that require attention; I have not attempted to study the prose in detail, but I did notice this odd non sequitur in the lead: "After a period of inactivity and ill health, del Río died in 1983 at the age of 78. She is also considered the pioneer of the two piece swimsuit."

Suggest withdrawal, followed by consultation with the main editor, and a review schedule that includes, minimally, either peer review or GA, possibly both. Working with a mentor (see WT:FAC) should also be considered. Brianboulton (talk) 15:28, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Coord note:

I'll be archiving this nom shortly. BellaTwins, please take note of Brian's comments, and also of the FAC instructions, which include that you cannot nominate any article (this or another) here for a minimum of two weeks. Tks/cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 21:54, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Ian Rose (talk) 08:53, 17 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.