Talk:Shared universe/GA1

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GA Reassessment

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As part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles' Project quality task force, all old good articles are being re-reviewed to ensure that they meet current good article criteria (as detailed at WP:WIAGA. I have determined that this article needs some upkeep to maintain its status, and I have some additional comments:

• I'd really like some more explicit citations; it's difficult to tell in some places whether some items and statements are unsourced or are sourced to what reference.
  • Examples: "There is no formalized definition of when the appearance of fictional characters in another author's work constitutes a shared universe.", "often in the context of a "shared universe of discourse."", "In a process similar to brand licensing, the intellectual property owners of established fictional settings at times allow others to author new material, creating an expanded universe. Such franchises, generally based on television programs or film, allow for series of novels, video games, original sound recordings and other media. Not all shared universe settings are simply the expansion or combination of pre-existing material by new authors. At times, an author or group of authors has created a setting specifically for development by multiple authors, often through collaboration.", "Both settings have suffered from the creative difficulties of maintaining a complex shared universe handled by large numbers of writers and editors. DC has substantially altered its in-universe chronology several times, in series such as Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985, Zero Hour in 1994, and Infinite Crisis in 2005. As of 2007, Marvel has rebooted its continuity only once, in Spider-Man: One More Day. They instead set stories in an increasing number of alternate realities, each with an assigned number in a greater multiverse.", " These intercompany crossovers have typically been written as self-limiting events that avoid implying that the DC Universe and Marvel Universe co-exist."
• The lead should really be expanded to two paragraphs. There's lots of material covered in the article that isn't summarized in the lead as it should be (WP:LEAD).
• Especially in the final section, there's not much continuity and there's a lot of one sentence nonparagraphs that should be expanded or cut. Also, it's not really specified what makes these settings "original".

I am placing the article on hold for a week pending improvements. Keep me appraised of any developments, etc. in this space. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 22:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

As there has been no action on any of the above, I am delisting. You may renominate at WP:GAN at any time you feel it meets criteria. Direct any questions or comments to my talk page. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 17:10, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

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