Talk:Robert Downey Jr./GA1
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Latest comment: 15 years ago by Yamanbaiia in topic GA Review
GA Review edit
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
- Is it well written?
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- In the Early life and family section, this sentence ---> "Elsie (née Ford), is also an actress and appeared in his father's films", does it mean she appeared in her father's films or does it mean that she appeared in her husband's films? In the Career comeback section, this sentence ---> "Another 2008 release is The Soloist, which will premiere on November but is already being mentioned as a possible Academy Award candidate", "on" needs to be replaced with "in".
- Done--Yamanbaiia(free hugs!) 20:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- In the Early life and family section, this sentence ---> "Elsie (née Ford), is also an actress and appeared in his father's films", does it mean she appeared in her father's films or does it mean that she appeared in her husband's films? In the Career comeback section, this sentence ---> "Another 2008 release is The Soloist, which will premiere on November but is already being mentioned as a possible Academy Award candidate", "on" needs to be replaced with "in".
- B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
- In the lead, it would be best if these sentences ---> "During 1996-2001", "After Ally Mcbeal and one last stay in a drug treatment program", "In 2004", and "In 2006" had a comma after 2001, program, 2004, and 2006. Same thing for Substance abuse and Career comeback sections. In the Beginnings and critical acclaim section, it would be best to add (SNL) after "Saturday Night Live", I mean I know what it is, but how 'bout the person that reads this article. Same section, "The New York Times" needs to be italicized, per here. In the Substance abuse section, the quote that Downey states, is not supposed to be italicized, per here. Same section, it would be best if "cocaine" was linked once, per here. In the Career comeback section, "Pirates of the Caribbean" needs to be italicized. The article has a "red link", if it doesn't have an article, it would be best to un-link it, per here.
- Done--Yamanbaiia(free hugs!) 20:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- In the lead, it would be best if these sentences ---> "During 1996-2001", "After Ally Mcbeal and one last stay in a drug treatment program", "In 2004", and "In 2006" had a comma after 2001, program, 2004, and 2006. Same thing for Substance abuse and Career comeback sections. In the Beginnings and critical acclaim section, it would be best to add (SNL) after "Saturday Night Live", I mean I know what it is, but how 'bout the person that reads this article. Same section, "The New York Times" needs to be italicized, per here. In the Substance abuse section, the quote that Downey states, is not supposed to be italicized, per here. Same section, it would be best if "cocaine" was linked once, per here. In the Career comeback section, "Pirates of the Caribbean" needs to be italicized. The article has a "red link", if it doesn't have an article, it would be best to un-link it, per here.
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- B. 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):
- In the Beginnings and critical acclaim section, is there a source for this ---> "At the age of twenty, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, but was a cast member for only one season. His SNL recurring characters included Jimmy Chance, a hipster movie critic (paired with Nora Dunn's Ashley Ashley) and Rudy Randolph III: Son of Randy Quaid's Rudy Randolph Jr. He did a number of celebrity impersonations, including Elvis Presley, George Michael, John Cougar Mellencamp, Sean Penn, Paul Simon, and John Oates from Hall and Oates (Darryl Hall was played by Anthony Michael Hall)" and this ---> "His other films in the 1990s included Heart and Souls, Only You, Natural Born Killers, Restoration, and The Last Party, which is a documentary written by Downey"? A source is needed for guest starring on Family Guy.
- I've been looking for a source for all those "recurring characters" sentence ever since it was added, I'll take it out of the article and place it on the talk page. I added a source for "family guy" but he being on those films doesn't need a source as it's not "material that is challenged or likely to be challenged".--Yamanbaiia(free hugs!) 20:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- In the Beginnings and critical acclaim section, is there a source for this ---> "At the age of twenty, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, but was a cast member for only one season. His SNL recurring characters included Jimmy Chance, a hipster movie critic (paired with Nora Dunn's Ashley Ashley) and Rudy Randolph III: Son of Randy Quaid's Rudy Randolph Jr. He did a number of celebrity impersonations, including Elvis Presley, George Michael, John Cougar Mellencamp, Sean Penn, Paul Simon, and John Oates from Hall and Oates (Darryl Hall was played by Anthony Michael Hall)" and this ---> "His other films in the 1990s included Heart and Souls, Only You, Natural Born Killers, Restoration, and The Last Party, which is a documentary written by Downey"? A source is needed for guest starring on Family Guy.
- C. It contains no original research:
- D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- Is it neutral?
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- In the Beginnings and critical acclaim section, this ---> "Zero drove Downey into films with bigger budgets and names", sounds like POV.
- Not really, "Less than Zero"s budget was 8 million, while "Air America" had a 35 million budget. Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Kline and Mel Gibson were at the time and today "bigger names" than James Spader, Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald. I'm not trying to fight this, I just want to tell you my POV. If you still think it's inappropriate I'll change it.--Yamanbaiia(free hugs!) 20:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- In the Beginnings and critical acclaim section, this ---> "Zero drove Downey into films with bigger budgets and names", sounds like POV.
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- Is it stable?
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
- If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
- After this review I added a couple of sentences. Sorry :)--Yamanbaiia(free hugs!) 20:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
- Pass or Fail:
-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 16:40, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you to Yamanbaiia for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 20:24, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for reviewing the article. Cheers and see you around :) --Yamanbaiia(free hugs!) 20:32, 8 August 2008 (UTC)