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Tikal the Echidna

1st peer review

I'm striving for featured article status, so what do you think can be done to improve the article? --71.105.12.115 04:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

It looks good to me - well done. Perhaps expand "personality" just a tiny little bit if possible. RN 05:09, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

• I'd consider converting the refs to the WP:FN system (see also User:Cyde/Ref converter)
  • Note also that references should go directly after puncuation, and never should be preceded by a space
• It might be an idea to reduce the resolution of Image:Tikalx.jpg.
• FA will probably protest the short paragraphs in "personality"
• Try to reduce multiple links to the same article. A given article should not be linked more than once.
• While at it, you might want to adjust links that point to disambiguation pages (such as Archie)
• Have you looked at Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles#Check_your_fiction? Itmight provide useful hints
• Circeus 05:29, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll try to fix those problems. Are there any other suggestions? --71.105.10.216 18:37, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

• This article is a bit list-weighty; in other words, some of the lists should be converted to prose (paragraph form). For example, see "Voice actresses".

• There are a few sections that are too short and that should be either expanded or merged. For example, Voice actresses is/are a bit short.

• Please alphabetize the categories and interlanguage links.
• Can you make Image:Tikeyes.gif any larger? I can't read the caption there.

• The lead of this article may be too long, or may contain too many paragraphs. For an article of this length, the lead should contain 2-3 paragraphs. Please follow guidelines at WP:LEAD; be aware that the lead should adequately summarize the article.

• This article can use copyediting to ensure that the it exemplifies some of Wikipedia's best work. For example,
  • Starting randomly at Personality, has tried to stop her father in amicable ways and have never once have->has
  • In the cartoon, Sonic X, first comma unnecessary
  • also acts similar to her game -> similarly
  • Constrastly to the game, however Contrastly isn't a word
  • and perhaps other copyediting fixes for grammar/spelling are needed.
• Thanks, AndyZ _t 23:42, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll try to fix it. Is there any other advice? --71.118.84.247 04:18, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Every paragraph should have a citation. --Hetar 05:47, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

• Now that would be a bit strict; every section should have a citation if possible, but every paragraph may be a bit extreme, depending upon the nature of the article. AndyZ _t 19:30, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I saw a featured article have four references before (Tikal's article has five)...unless that's not a citation...Anyhow I put references in the right place, reduced multiple links in the same article, adjusted disambiguation pages, expanded sections, merged short sections, alphabetized categories, and copyedited. Unfortunately, I can't reduce the resolution of the Sonic X image or make the Sonic Pinball Party picture any larger. I'm sorry! But that won't stop it from becoming a featured article, would it? --71.104.188.113 05:48, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

So what other improvements can I make to the article? --71.104.189.245 03:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

I really would like to have the article reach featured status - I've been working hard to improve it. So how else can this article be improved? --71.118.80.60 18:04, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Tikal the Echidna

This article is quite stable (except for one time) and has references, notes, and sources. It has pictures, and it has enough information about the subject. Is there anything else wrong with this article? I feel like something might be unencylopedic around the Fleetway and Archie section, though, but I'm not sure. So is there anything wrong with it? --71.104.187.145 20:24, 23 March 2006 (UTC)