Talk:Merchant (Resident Evil)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk · contribs) 03:57, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Can I grab this review in advance? I'm currently reviewing another entry, so I'll go over this after finishing the latter. Hoping for your understanding. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 03:57, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

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):

#:: Critics have called the Merchant an iconic character in the series, and one of the most recognizable video game NPCs ever remove comma and change and with as well as

1. His reception was largely positive revise to Reception to the character has been positive, citing his good-naturedness in the face of adversity (grammar, wording)

   and meant to be the living embodiment of his shop -> and is meant

   His hooded black trench coat which holds a majority of his items in its interior was inspired by the cloak worn by Kinnikuman series character Neptuneman was inspired by the cloak worn by Kinnikuman series character Neptuneman this is a relative clause that should be seperated with commas, and should be separated along with the succeeding texts in a separate paragraph

   By doing this they were able to place a shop anywhere in the game's world regardless of location remove redundant phrase

   however he is completely non-hostile, and according to Resident Evil 4 Digital Archives will "do business with anyone as long as the price is right."

   The Merchant was first introduced in the 2005 video game, Resident Evil 4, comma not needed before Resident Evil 4

   to follow him behind the building, where comma not needed

   One approached "Once approached"?

   Wikilink "figure" to Model figure; "stationary figure" in this context is redundant, so remove "stationary"

   Critical reception of the Merchant has been largely positive in nature Revise to Critical reception to the Merchant has been positive.

   b. (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a. (reference section):

   b. (citations to reliable sources):

#:: Use Template:Cite tweet on cites 3 and 4

1. c. (OR):

   Texts have been verified against the sources; assuming good faith on the foreign-language sources

   d. (copyvio and plagiarism):

   No close paraphrasing and copyvio detected upon close inspection of the citations

2. It is broad in its coverage.

   a. (major aspects):

   Article is reasonably broad, if not comprehensive

   b. (focused):

   Passed

3. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   Although the nominators seem to have a personal attachment to the project, they do a fine job of maintaining impartial in approaching the subject

4. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

5. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a. (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales):

   It appears that the source for that infobox image is also using the same illustrating image in its own Wiki. Doesn't that violate the fair-use clause? Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 04:02, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

   I don't think so, pinging Kung Fu Man who uploaded the image thou. GlatorNator (ᴛ) 11:17, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

   Fixed that, apologies didn't check the existing fair use info after I fixed the image. Image is a cleaned up screenshot from RE4 Remake's in-game model viewer.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 17:52, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

   I'll just give this criterion the benefit of the doubt and mark it as a pass since there's no rule outlining whether or not a fair-use image retrieved from other Wikis can be used in another Wiki such as WP. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 14:59, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

   I've always assumed that any provenance of the image besides its originating source is irrelevant. After all, it's an image that, if I owned the Remake, I could conceivably take a duplicate of. What makes that particular Wiki image special? ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 13:51, 19 May 2023 (UTC)

   b. (appropriate use with suitable captions):

6. Overall:

   Pass/fail:

(Criteria marked are unassessed)

Reviewer is probably not active and its almost 2 weeks (2 days left). I am afraid that I am running out of time and couldn't possibly help on GAN at next 2 weeks since maybe I'm about to get busy. GlatorNator (ᴛ) 12:57, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, as I'm concentrating on my final exams rn. For the record, I've only been inactive for one week, not two. Fear not, I'll start with the review soon, and you can address my concerns when you're no longer busy. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 15:22, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

I can tackle any concerns that come up too, so let's not worry. Good luck on your exams, 1994G.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 15:43, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

GL on exam! I'm about to concentrate also on board exam next week :D. GlatorNator (ᴛ) 17:41, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

I feel like it has been more than 2 week (almost 3 weeks) and the reviewer was editing other articles (even uploaded image). I wonder how do I request 2nd reviewer. GlatorNator (ᴛ) 00:40, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Sorry if I seem procrastinating on you, I had to take a break after my grueling exams. I have stated my concerns in the article. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 06:49, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

I believe I have addressed all your concerns, please let me know if there's any more. Also thank you for doing this and I hope you did well on your exams for what it's worth.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 07:07, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

You still haven't fixed criterion 2b, and please remove "citing his friendly assistance in the face of grave danger" in lede. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 07:11, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Think I got it. All tweets now cited for text and marked as in Japanese. Lede text removed.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 07:17, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

I made some fixes that I failed to raise in this GAR. Thanks for doing your part in addressing my other concerns. I'm happy to announce that this nomination has passed the review. Well done. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 07:35, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for pursuing the review, especially KFM for working on the article especially when I'm still at work. GlatorNator (ᴛ) 10:21, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Merchant's accent

Let's clear something up. His accent is pseudo-Cockney, not Australian, both in the original and the remake. I and other users have tried to fix this misinformation but a certain user keeps changing it back. The author of the cited source is neither Australian nor English and therefore not a reliable source regarding accents from either of these countries.

Source: I grew up in a town 45 miles from London.

See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English_phonology

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americentrism#In_the_media 195.213.84.27 (talk) 01:36, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

See WP:NOTRIGHT for why it keeps getting reverted anyway. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 04:36, 29 January 2024 (UTC)