Talk:Black holes in fiction

Black holes in fiction is currently a Language and literature good article nominee. Nominated by TompaDompa (talk) at 01:05, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

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Black holes in fiction was nominated as a Language and literature good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (July 6, 2024, reviewed version). There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

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Article plagiarized by Medium.com[edit]

For the record, Medium.com plagiarized (a former version of) this article. This is their article (archived), published 14 May 2024. This is the version of this article as it existed on 14 May 2024, for comparison. TompaDompa (talk) 22:55, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

Unsuccessful. Broc (talk) 19:40, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Nominator: TompaDompa (talk · contribs) 22:31, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Broc (talk · contribs) 19:39, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Failed "good article" nomination[edit]

This article has failed its Good article nomination. This is how the article, as of July 6, 2024, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?:

Pass

2. Verifiable?:

Pass

3. Broad in coverage?:

Of the authors mentioned who have a Wikipedia entry, 20 are American and 8 British. No other nationalities are represented, and one can safely assume that the topic has been present in science fiction all across the world.

4. Neutral point of view?:

Issues of geographical bias need to be solved, the article should represent a global view of the subject.

5. Stable?:

Pass

6. Images?:

Pass

Very interesting, well-written and well-sourced article. My main concern is the exclusive focus on American and British authors. Either the title needs to be changed (e.g.: "Black holes in American fiction") or the article needs a more global approach.

When these issues are addressed, the article can be renominated. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to have it reassessed. Thank you for your work so far.— Broc (talk) 19:39, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Globalizing[edit]

@Broc: The heavy focus on English-language works (or works by US/UK authors) is, I'm afraid, representative of the coverage found in sources on the overarching topic of this article: Black holes in fiction. Sources that specifically deal with this topic, even though they (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, and so on) have a global scope as a whole, for whatever reason focus on English-language works when dealing with this particular topic. If we are to accurately reflect the overall body of secondary literature on the topic of black holes in fiction, we have to do likewise. I have nevertheless added a couple of examples from other parts of the world, but in order to do so I had to rely on sources not strictly speaking about the topic of black holes in fiction, which is to say that globalization has happened at the expense of adherence to WP:PROPORTION. TompaDompa (talk) 01:04, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]