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Goosebumps

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I'd like to get this article to GA class. Please offer suggestions. Thanks. Fearstreetsaga (talk) 22:36, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

From Philcha

I'll have go. Please don't respond until I say so - I may have 2nd thoughts about some of my comments as I review more of the article. --Philcha (talk) 17:04, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Before going further, I think we should discuss whether the title "Goosebumps" can refer to the first series, itself called "Goosebumps", or to the whole collection of books, TV series, video games, etc. --Philcha (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Coverage:

• If I'm not confused, the title "Goosebumps" can refer to the first series, itself called "Goosebumps", or to the whole collection of books ("Goosebumps", "Goosebumps Series 2000", "Give Yourself Goosebumps", etc. - see List of Goosebumps books), the TV series and video. If I've got this right, I think this article should be split into one for the first series and one for the whole collection. The one about the first series would be the easier to improve and maintain as the whole collection may be extended, e.g. Goosebumps HorrorLand has not concluded and there may be more stories in that or later series.

• Comment: This Goosebumps article refers to the whole collection of books (or the full series). As for your suggestion, I think it's a good idea; although I think it'd be better if I just split the first section up into two categories, one for the original series and one for the spin-offs. For example:

--Structure, genre and format--

-Original Goosebumps series-

-Spin-off series-

How does that sound? Fearstreetsaga (talk) 00:34, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• I think you'd be better off if you make Goosebumps cover only the first series, and make a separate about the "series of series" - Goosebumps, Goosebumps Series 2000, Give Yourself Goosebumps, etc. Otherwise it's hard to see what should go here and there's a risk of duplication between the various WP articles, which would probably cause inconsistencies. I think it would cause unnecessary work to get the current structure to GA and then split it.
  • What goes where:
  • The "series of series" can cover the sales of all the books both in USA and worldwide, including the inevitable comparisons with the Harry Potter series.
  • Goosebumps and Goosebumps Series 2000 had 1 story per book, while each of the Give Yourself Goosebumps and Goosebumps Triple Header books consisted of several shorter stories, and the Goosebumps HorrorLand books usually had 2 stories per book.
  • Any spin-offs based on more than 1 series.
  • On the other reviews, spin-offs, and production and marketing based about on Goosebumps should mainly be covered in Goosebumps. --Philcha (talk) 16:50, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Structure:

Images:

• The lead image is of Stine's autobiography and would be more appropriate to R. L. Stine. Could you find a image from one of the "Goosebumps" books - ideally the first one, Welcome to Dead House. --Philcha (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

•  Done. I also moved the image from Stine's autobiography to another section in the article. Fearstreetsaga (talk) 00:34, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• The photo of Stine is fine. --Philcha (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Links and DABs

• I'll use the link checker and DAB checker when the text is stable. --Philcha (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Lead

• I'll do that last, as the lead should have nothing that is not in the main text. --Philcha (talk) 18:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)