Talk:Star on the Mountain

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Theleekycauldron in topic Did you know nomination

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk09:58, 13 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

 
The El Paso Star illuminated at sunset in 2012

Improved to Good Article status by Bsoyka (talk). Self-nominated at 19:46, 17 April 2022 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited:  
  • Interesting:  
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall:   There appears to be some close paraphrasing that needs to be reviewed. --evrik (talk) 05:00, 18 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Evrik: Fixed that up a little, mostly names and a quote now. Bsoyka (talk) 11:53, 18 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:El Paso Star/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 17:10, 10 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

GA review
(see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar):  
    b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):  
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references):  
    b (citations to reliable sources):  
    c (OR):  
    d (copyvio and plagiarism):  
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects):  
    b (focused):  
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:  
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:  
  6. 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):  

Overall:
Pass/Fail:  

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Overall, it's almost there. The first section could use a reflow to make the paragraphs less choppy, and there are two minor comma items, one minor reference item (and a suggestion), and alt text on the image. @Bsoyka: 7-day hold. Sammi Brie (she/her • tc) 17:30, 10 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Copy changes

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  • holiday season, but - remove comma
      Done: Diff. Bsoyka (talk) 19:54, 10 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
  • November 29, 1940 at - MOS:DATECOMMA needed
      Done: Diff. Bsoyka (talk) 19:54, 10 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
  • A lot of choppy one- or two-sentence paragraphs in "20th century" header
      Fixed: Combined some of them together, hopefully flows better now. Bsoyka (talk) 02:05, 12 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Other

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Review in progress