Talk:Newfound Regional High School/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: EricEnfermero (talk · contribs) 02:14, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Will review this. Will leave some initial feedback shortly. EricEnfermero (Talk) 02:14, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Initial checks

In the GA Toolbox inside this review, the Disambig links tool shows a disambiguation link to Cross country. It should be changed to cross country running.
The database connection to the External Links tool isn't working for me, but I don't see any dead links.
All of the images in the article look like copyright violations and are subject to deletion. We should remove them or clarify why they are not subject to copyright.
I don't detect any copyright violations, but almost all of the references are missing important information (publication date, access date, author, etc). Citation templates can help you to ensure that relevant reference information is included.

Issues

There are still some big issues that are preventing this from reaching GA status, including some things mentioned in the last GA review. Examples:

Several issues with Wikipedia's words to watch, especially "current" or "currently". Replace all uses of those words with an "as of" date supported by the references. (ex: As of June 2015, the school...)
The motto probably doesn't belong in the lead section.
There are a number of charts that could probably be easily represented with prose. You could take the first table out and just say "Feeder schools include..."
The article mentions #SAU 4, but I think you mean SAU #4.
Are all of those staff members really considered Administration? The source uses School Staff and Administration. I'm not sure we need some of those personnel listed in an encyclopedia article.
The history of the school is unclear. The infobox mentions a date of 1989, but the list of state champion athletes mentions a student from 1972.
No need for the School Board section since this is not the article about the school district.
No need for detailed grading info, as mentioned in the last review.
Student Activities doesn't need to list every club or activity. It looks like there is undue weight on Yearbook and SSS.
The SSS section is mostly unsourced. The source seems to just be a member list. There is nothing about Robert's Rules of Order on that source.
In the Yearbook section, you mention Mr. O'Malley again. I'm not sure if that's necessary, but his length of service is different in this section (30 vs 40+).
Largely unsourced Football section.

The biggest issues are grammar and clarity.

"It was originally located where Newfound Memorial Middle School currently stands until the present high school building was constructed in 1989." - confusing. Try "From _____ to 1989, Newfound Memorial High School was located _________________."
was awarded NH Excellence in Education - full name is New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award.
a 81% proficiency in reading, while 37% proficient in mathematics - an 81% proficiency rating in reading and a 37% proficiency rating in mathematics
"Newfound Regional High School has finally added" - finally isn't really a neutral word
The football field was named "Morrison Field". From the start of the project to the end of the project, it took nine years all together for the field to be ready to be played on. - change to "The football field, Morrison Field, took nine years to complete."
There are a couple of places where you mention that champions were won. Champions win, but championships are won.
"Under her belt, she has won" - change to "She has won"
"Ann Hall was the first coach known to have coached the Girl's Basketball team." Not sure what this is trying to say. Are the coaching records incomplete?

These are just a few of the issues. Before renominating this, I would go back and take a look at the previous review feedback again and address all of the stuff here. Because this list is incomplete, I would also recommend two things.

Submit a copyediting request at WP:GOCE, which will help with the writing issues.
Request a peer review, where you can get lots of advice before another GA nomination.

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Issues noted with imprecise language and some grammar issues. Requires a thorough copyedit.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	At a minimum, does not meet WP:WTW.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Could use more complete citation information.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.	Fairly large sections of unreferenced material.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	Could use more History information.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Unnecessary detail related to grading and a couple of organizations.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	Mostly neutral.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	I have copyright concerns related to the images.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.

In a moment I'm going to close this as unsuccessful. It would take extensive work to bring this into compliance with the necessary guidelines. Good luck with this article. High school entries are challenging because they don't always receive a lot of independent coverage in non-athletic areas. EricEnfermero (Talk) 03:13, 14 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]