Wikipedia:Peer review/Michael Barrett/archive1

I am looking to get the Michael Barrett (baseball) article to GA status. I previously attempted, a few months ago, and failed miserably. I have since attended to the reviewers comments, and hope to get some feedback and suggestions. --ShadowJester07 ► Talk 14:47, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

PS - an editor redirected Barrett's page to from Michael Barrett to Michael Barrett (baseball).

Comment Wouldn't the Career statistics be easier to follow if they were shown by season. Buc 16:04, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I'd actually just get rid of that section altogether. There's plenty of sites where you can view that stuff. At first glance it looks pretty good, though i can check again if needed. Wizardman 17:17, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is a MAJOR issue as far as i can tell. I will assert my thoughts on it, but the "what to do with stats" debate is rampant here and on most other sports related questions. Per WP:EL i have always been inclined to leave table stats to the els (except some minor summary stats for retired players). There are a lot of reasons for this - a) Stat tables could be considered inundating to some readers not familiar with the content. As it is easily conveyed in the stats sites as well... it's an easy fix (as i see it). b) Stats for most sports are going to change so frequently that unless they are "team oriented" it's awefully hard to keep them really relevant for active players. There is a guideline on this somewhere (i think it's a guideline though it may just be an essay). c) It's easy for vandals to make adjustments that are hard to catch in tables of stats. If i go change Barret's hit total by 3 in a table, it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't caught. d) The "compromise" that i usually try and go with is that you do career totals up until the last completed season and just to leave everything else out. It's a hot topic with no true "my way is the right way", but just my 2 cents (or rather 10 cents). Juan Miguel Fangio| ►Chat 19:00, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I went and removed that section, and also split the pro career sections up, since it looks neater that way. I'd probably pass this at GA actually. Wizardman 15:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]