Talk:Second generation of video game consoles/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Namcokid47 (talk · contribs) 15:28, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

This one has been sitting in the nominations list for a while, so I'll take a look at it. It's rather long so it might take me a little bit, but I'll promise to have it done in like the next day or two (maybe earlier). Namcokid47 (talk) 15:28, 3 August 2019 (UTC)

After looking at the article, I don't feel like it's up to snuff to pass as a GA at the moment. The writing seems good, as do the pictures, but the references need a lot of work before it can pass.

1. Refs 1, 3, 4, 16, 20, 44, 45, 67, 68, 69, 74, 75, 88, 89 and 100 do not look reliable

   • Removed and replaced with other sources  Done CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

2. Many of these are missing authors or dates. Ref 96 is a good example. -Warshaw, "Core Memory"- what is this? A book? A news article?

   • I think I've filled in everything that I can.  Done CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

3. All instances of "www.gamasutra.com" should be changed to Gamasutra, as that's their actual name

   •  Done CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

4. Refs 79, 80, 82, 83 and 84 are all duplicates of each other, this needs to be fixed

   •  Done CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

5. Ref 31 needs a date and author (if possible)

   • Replaced with different ref  Done CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

6. Many of the refs are missing retrieval dates

   • I was under the impression for sources such as books, magazines etc, you didn't need retrieval dates. It was more for websites? Could you clarify please? CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
   • Yeah, I was referring to website. Sorry for not clarifying.

7. I'd also personally archive all the links for the sake of thoroughness, but it's not required for a GA.

   • Run the IABot on the page. Found a few dead links as well which have been fixed  Done CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Once all of these are fixed, ping me and I'll take another look. Namcokid47 (talk) 23:55, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

User:Namcokid47 Need some clarification on point 5 but the above is done. CrimsonFox ^talk 13:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Okay, I think this looks good. Promoting it now. Namcokid47 (talk) 15:00, 5 August 2019 (UTC)