Talk:Star Wars: Dark Forces/GA1
GA Review
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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
- Is it well written?
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- In the Gameplay section, you might want to add just a bit in what the first-shooter person does in Coruscant. Same section, "Gameplay leans towards ranged combat, although some enemies have melee attacks such as punching, biting, and axes", do the enemies attack the jedis with axes? If so, that's a stupid question from me, also because I needed to be sure. If not, you might want to explain that. In the Plot, this sentence ---> "Ors' cover was eventually blown and she was taken prisoner", reads very odd, might need to be re-written.
- Check.
- In the Gameplay section, you might want to add just a bit in what the first-shooter person does in Coruscant. Same section, "Gameplay leans towards ranged combat, although some enemies have melee attacks such as punching, biting, and axes", do the enemies attack the jedis with axes? If so, that's a stupid question from me, also because I needed to be sure. If not, you might want to explain that. In the Plot, this sentence ---> "Ors' cover was eventually blown and she was taken prisoner", reads very odd, might need to be re-written.
- B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- In Reference 19, "The Seattle Times" should be in the
workformat, instead of the publisher.- Check.
- In Reference 19, "The Seattle Times" should be in the
- B. 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):
- C. It contains no original research:
- D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- Is it neutral?
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- Is it stable?
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- Images Dark Forces Gameplay.jpg, Katarn darkforces.jpg, and DF Gromas.gif need lower resolutions.
- Check.
- Images Dark Forces Gameplay.jpg, Katarn darkforces.jpg, and DF Gromas.gif need lower resolutions.
- B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
- If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
- Pass or Fail:
-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 01:08, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- I've taken care of those. --Bill (talk|contribs) 12:38, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you to Bill for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 16:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks ThinkBlue. --Bill (talk|contribs) 16:55, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- No problem. :) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 17:35, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- "do the enemies attack the jedis with axes? If so, that's a stupid question from me, also because I needed to be sure. If not, you might want to explain that." - ...what? I'm having trouble understanding that. There are no "jedis" in Dark Forces. And it seems to me that "Everyday life" is the wrong category for a video game... Some guy (talk) 08:01, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
- I'm sure ThinkBlue was referring to Kyle. Everyday life is the standard GA category for video games. --Bill (talk|contribs) 11:42, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
- Regardless of that, it seems to me that a "good article" assessment isn't worth very much if it is assessed by someone who can barely form coherent sentences. I think it's a good article but I'd almost want it reassessed just for the principle of it. Some guy (talk)
- I think that's unnecessarily harsh. I have WP:GAN watchlisted because I've done a couple of reviews myself, ThinkBlue has done over 200 and I've never seen any question over the quality of her reviews. In my opinion this one is no different. If this is over the "Jedis" → "Kyle" thing then I think you're overreacting. --Bill (talk|contribs) 03:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, that was harsh. Some of her language was just awkward for me to read but now I realize it's just because she's not familiar with a lot of the subject matter and I'm so used to it I didn't think about it. I apologize. Some guy (talk) 07:09, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
- I think that's unnecessarily harsh. I have WP:GAN watchlisted because I've done a couple of reviews myself, ThinkBlue has done over 200 and I've never seen any question over the quality of her reviews. In my opinion this one is no different. If this is over the "Jedis" → "Kyle" thing then I think you're overreacting. --Bill (talk|contribs) 03:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
- Regardless of that, it seems to me that a "good article" assessment isn't worth very much if it is assessed by someone who can barely form coherent sentences. I think it's a good article but I'd almost want it reassessed just for the principle of it. Some guy (talk)
- I'm sure ThinkBlue was referring to Kyle. Everyday life is the standard GA category for video games. --Bill (talk|contribs) 11:42, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
- "do the enemies attack the jedis with axes? If so, that's a stupid question from me, also because I needed to be sure. If not, you might want to explain that." - ...what? I'm having trouble understanding that. There are no "jedis" in Dark Forces. And it seems to me that "Everyday life" is the wrong category for a video game... Some guy (talk) 08:01, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
- No problem. :) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 17:35, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks ThinkBlue. --Bill (talk|contribs) 16:55, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you to Bill for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 16:17, 23 January 2009 (UTC)