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Solar system edit

This article is broad and meandering, and lacks focus and structure. I was hoping that I might get some advice on how to strengthen it. Thanks Serendipodous 19:44, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]


  • The article will need references. See WP:CITE and WP:V for more information.
  • Please provide WP:CITE information for references/footnotes. See also WP:CITE/ES; templates like {{Cite web}} and {{Cite book}} may be useful here.
  • This article needs footnotes, preferably in the cite.php format recommended by WP:WIAFA. Simply, enclose inline citations, with WP:CITE or WP:CITE/ES information, with <ref>THE FOOTNOTE</ref>. At the bottom of the article, in a section named “References” or “Footnotes”, add <div class="references-small"><references/></div>.
  • The article has a few or too many inline external links, which hamper the readibility of the article. Please convert them to footnotes, preferably in the cite.php format recommended by WP:WIAFA.
  • Per WP:MOSNUM, at Units of measurement, numbers with SI units of measure should have conversions in US customary units and vice versa. These conversions should keep to similar values of precision. For example, "the Moon is 380,000 kilometres (240,000 mi) from Earth". Note that the converted unit of measure uses a standard abbreviation, while the source unit is spelled out in the text.
  • Per WP:MOSNUM, there should be a no-break space - &nbsp; between a number and the unit of measurement. For example, instead of 18mm, use 18 mm, which when you are editing the page, should look like: 18&nbsp;mm.
  • Per WP:MOSNUM, please spell out source units of measurements in text; for example, "the Moon is 380,000 kilometres (240,000 mi) from Earth.
  • There are a few sections that are too short and that should be either expanded or merged.
  • Per WP:MOS#Headings, headings generally do not start with the word "The". For example, ==The Biography== would be changed to ==Biography==.
  • Per WP:MOS#Headings, headings generally should not repeat the title of the article. For example, if the article was Ferdinand Magellan, instead of using the heading ==Magellan's journey==, use ==Journey==.
  • Generally, trivia sections are looked down upon; please either remove the trivia section or incorporate any important facts into the rest of the article. (Here, the trivia section is pretty much the "Other facts")
  • There are some HTML problems, for example the formula and the caption for the graph are too large in terms of font.
  • Per WP:CONTEXT and WP:MOSDATE, years, decades, and centuries without full dates generally should not be linked. For example, January 2006 should not be linked, instead change it to January 2006. Also, please note WP:BTW and WP:CONTEXT, which state that years with full dates should be linked. For example, February 28, 2006, should be come February 28, 2006.
I've done what I can for now, and addressed many of the stylistic issues you raised. The deeper issues, such as referencing, are going to take time, particularly with an article with as broad a topic as this.
A few queries.
First, I should say that I have no idea about copyright issues for pictures, and I try to avoid them as much as possible. I simply take pictures from other articles in Wikipedia under the assumption that they are spoken for. What do I need to do?
Second, to which graph are you referring when you say their font is too large?
Third, which lists do you think I should alphabetise? There is only one category and the interlanguage links already are alphabetised.
Finally, which sections do you think are too short? It would be difficult to merge them, since they all deal with different regions of the solar system.
Thank you for your advice. Serendipodous 21:13, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • To respond to your questions: Image:Gas giants large.jpg has a PD tag on it, which is obsolete; it is probably from NASA, so you can add the appropriate NASA tag to it (just check pretty much any of the other images). As for Image:Xenaandgabrielle.jpg, a fair use rationale needs to be added claiming that the image can be used on Wikipedia; take a look at WP:FUC. I alphabetized the interlanguage links; you missed quite a few. In the first graph/timeline, the caption of Scale of planetary orbits thing is appearing really large on my IE window. Sections like "Centaurs" can use a tiny bit of expansion, while other sections should be actually shorterned according to Summary style using a system of appropriate subpages. Regrads, AndyZ t 21:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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