Talk:John Oliver/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: AryKun (talk · contribs) 12:39, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

• Why not. AryKun (talk) 12:39, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

• All right, Oliver has to be one of my favorite comedians, and the article looks very nice on a first glance.

Prose and MOS

• A couple of duplinks found using the usual tool.
  • Think I fixed most- let me know if there's any I missed. Some I left since they were the first mention outside of the lead. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
• You don't really need the citations in the last paragraph of the lead; none of the things you cite are direct quotes, and are mentioned and cited in the body anyway.
  • Cut. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
• Birmingham, England should be a single link.
  • Fixed. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
• We usually give the maiden name for the mother.
  • I can't find a source that states her maiden name. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
• "drama Bleak House in 1985" → "drama Bleak House, in 1985"
  • Fixed. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
• When did Oliver write for the Big Breakfast?
  • I can't find a reliable source that says the dates he worked on it, and the websites that do state it just cite the Seth Meyers interview that's already there. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
• "Senior British Correspondent" not capitalized in lead
• "including The Simpsons...episode ten)" This should have semicolons instead of commas.
• "liberal-bias" Why the hyphen?
• "Oliver has also founded" → "Oliver also founded"
• "In 2018 on Last Week Tonight" → "In 2018, on Last Week Tonight"
• "the rabbit Marlon Bundo" Might wanna mention that he was Pence's pet.
  • Fixed the above six points. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:48, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Images

• You could add an image of LWT's logo to the relevant section; it's public domain, so there wouldn't be any issues with fair use or anything.
  • Good idea- added. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:50, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
• The remaining images are all properly licensed and used.

References

• All references are properly formatted, and seem to be to either reliable sources or interviews.
• Spotchecks:
  • Fleming, Mike Jr. (5 March 2013). "Update: Jon Stewart Taking Summer Daily Show Hiatus to Direct First Film and 'Challenge' Himself, John Oliver to Sub". Deadline Hollywood. Verifies all claims made.
  • Paskin, Willa (14 June 2013). "Jon Stewart Who?: John Oliver's Daily Show Is Almost Too Good". Salon. Verifies all claims made.
  • Rubino, Kathryn (27 August 2015). "The Ninth Circuit Hearts John Oliver". Above The Law. Verifies all claims made.
  • Fischer, Russ (11 December 2013). "Simon Pegg Joins Monty Python Members in Absolutely Anything". Slashfilm. Verifies all claims made.
  • Malone, Michael (16 October 2017). "Wyatt Cenac to Star in John Oliver Docu-Series on HBO". Broadcasting & Cable. Verifies all claims made.
  • Sippell, Margeaux (7 June 2019). "Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas Canceled by HBO After 2 Seasons". TheWrap. Verifies all claims made.
  • Zimmerman, Amy (18 July 2016). "How John Oliver Found Love in a Hopeless Place: The Republican National Convention". The Daily Beast. Verifies all claims made.
• Any reason why there's an external link to The Guardian's articles specifically?
  • Well, it's a topic in the website, and The Guardian frequently publishes articles related to LWT episodes. If it seems out of place, it can be cut. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 20:03, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

• That's all I have, very nice work on this article. AryKun (talk) 13:51, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
  • Thank you very much for the quick review, I greatly appreciate it. I would like to take this to FA, but can't put it up at PR since I have another PR open- seeing as you have some FAs yourself, do you think it's in a reasonable state to send to FAC? (Of course, I ask this entirely informally.) MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 20:03, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

    Courtesy ping @AryKun. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 20:03, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

    • Okay, I'll be passing the GA. I think that this article is very close to FA quality already; perhaps the only suggestion I have is adding a sentence about subreddits spamming Oliver's images during the Reddit API shutdown. AryKun (talk) 14:29, 5 August 2023 (UTC)