Talk:Fayetteville, Arkansas/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Retrolord (talk · contribs) 09:19, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Happy to review this. ★★RetroLord★★ 09:19, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Please mark items with  Done if you feel you have dealt with them. ★★RetroLord★★ 09:32, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Outcome

The article requires significant work on references, and as such I am going to have to fail the article. I'll provide a copy of the article bolding all areas lacking references, so that you can work on it. I'll also be happy to conduct the next GA review should you re-nominate, allowing you to skip some of the lengthy waiting time. If you have any questions feel free to ask me or WT:GAN. Thanks! ★★RetroLord★★ 09:38, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Review

I made a few edits to the lead to remove some content that was not mentioned elsewhere in the article. ★★RetroLord★★ 09:32, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

"is the county seat of Washington County and the third-largest city in Arkansas" Would you consider reversing the sentence, to put "third-largest" first? Is it more important that the city is the county seat, or the third largest? ★★RetroLord★★ 09:32, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

"75,102 at the 2011 estimate" We are straying a bit into recentism land here. I think the 2010 census is enough, especially for the lead. ★★RetroLord★★ 09:32, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

I am willing to make changes you suggest in order to improve the article. The sentences you mention below have been fixed (I believe). Thanks for your time and efforts! Brandonrush Woo pig sooie 00:44, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	"which is the flagship university in the state" This sentence comes across a bit awkwardly. Unless you can rephrase it, could we remove it? " go to Fayetteville for home" Would that be as tourists, or to study at the university full time?
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	"complexion" Not too sure thats the right word here. Demographics, perhaps?
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.