Florida Marlins seasons edit
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I'm looking to get this list upgraded to Featured List status. I've followed the basic structure of the Philadelphia Phillies seasons, which is a FL as well, so I'm hoping this would be promoted as well.
Thanks, EaglesFanInTampa 18:38, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Ruhrfisch comments: Very briefly, here are some suggestions for improvement. I just reviewed Washington Nationals Seasons, so some of the suggestions are the same.
- The list itself seems fine, but the lead needs to be expanded. For example, the fact that they only have 5 winning seasons (over 500), but won the World Series twice seems noteworthy. I also wonder if they are one of the fastest expansion teams to win the World Series (I seem to recall that when they won the first time).
- The lead is a summary of the rest of the article, but basic statements in the lead (will) need refs (as they are not in the rest of the article. My rule of thumb is that every quote, every statistic, every extraordinary claim and every paragraph needs a ref. See WP:CITE and WP:V
- Would it make sense to summarize the players awards in the lead - "Players for the team have won two Rookie of the Year awards, ..."
- Make sure all of the refs meet WP:RS - what makes [1] a reliable source? I also note this ref says nothing about the Marlins on a search. The MLB strike was so big, there are much better refs than this (go to a library and look up old Sports Illustrated issues, for example).
Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 14:04, 31 December 2008 (UTC)