Talk:Dream of the Rarebit Fiend/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: GreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs) 08:29, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   Too many relative pronouns in the lead

Done. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. Too many commas in "McCay had begun cartooning in the 1890s, and quickly became known for his lightning-quick ability to draw, which he often displayed in chalk talks on the vaudeville stage, alongside the likes of Harry Houdini and W. C. Fields." Perhaps remove the one ahead "alongside"?

Done. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. Link "Psychoanalysis"

Done. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "Gigantism also appeared frequently in the strip, with characters being overwhelmed by rapidly growing elements, which may have been compensation on McCay's part for a sense of smallness.[8]" - I think this can be reworded in a more simpler structure. Also link "Gigantism"

The problem with that is that Gigantism is an article on a biological disorder. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. To avoid the ", and" format, reword the sentence to something like this: "Themes of insanity are also frequent in the strip, as his brother, Arthur, had been put away in a mental asylum.[9]"

Done. It's not clear that his brother was actually the inspiration for that. I've reworded it in a different way. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "in the originally proposed strip, a "dope stick" fiend finds himself at the North Pole, unlike to secure a cigarette and a light." - not sure what this means

Done. "unlike" was a typo for "unable". Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "he awakens to find it all a dream" - ?

Done. I've named names to make the paragraph clearer. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "until the dreamer awoke" - awakes perhaps?

Done. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "the Fiend " - who?

Done. Clarified earlier in the paragraph. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "our darker selves" - should it be "one's" as per WP:YOU?

I'm pretty sure that would completely change the sense of the sentence. It is meant to include the readers as a collective. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "Comics scholar Jeet Heer called Rarebit Fiend "perhaps the most bizarre newspaper feature in American history".[3] Its has presaged ideas and scenes in the media." - something is wrong here

Done. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. "One can find scenes in Rarebit Fiend in which a man kicks a dog, " - There are scenes in ...

Done. Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:42, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. Lead and Background needs a copyedit.--Kürbis (✔) 09:08, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

How is it now? Curly Turkey (gobble) 10:53, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

1. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

2. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

3. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

4. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

5. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

6. Overall: pass

   Pass/Fail: