Talk:Lyo and Merly

Speculation about why Merly has legs

While very entertaining, the recently added text about why Merly has legs instead of a tail is completely unreferenced, speculative and amounts to original research. Regrettably, I think it has to go. — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 17:58, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

The text was added thrice, twice of which was removed by me (with user talk alerts). The third time it was done was yesterday, by an IP account which could possibly be by the same person (that had not logged in). Just as a notice. ANGCHENRUI ^Talk♨ 07:17, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 05:21, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll review this article shortly. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 05:21, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Here are the issues I found:

• Reference #5 (amanda zhang) is a deadlink, as is the first external link.
• "The company stated it wanted to developed a pair of mascots "who had contrasting yet complementary personalities". " this would need a cite right after since it's a quote, though i presume it's the same as paragraph's end
• File:2010SummerYouthOlympics-Singapore-Merly-bus-20100427.jpg has both a copyright and free use tag; which is right? Remove whichever doesn't belong.

• I was the editor who tagged the image. The photograph was released under a free licence by the photographer. However, it contains a copyrighted image of Merly. Therefore, in a sense both tags apply. — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 09:12, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

• Ah, I see, it's a derivative work. Didn't see that note originally. Just the ref issues remain then. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 17:12, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll put the article on hold and pass when the issues are fixed. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 05:44, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

I'll keep it on hold until the end of the month due to sudden inactivity be the writer. If the changes aren't fixed though I'll have to fail it, which I'd rather not do. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 17:47, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I have to fail the article. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 21:08, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: GreatOrangePumpkin (talk · contribs) 19:56, 31 July 2012 (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): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   "It took designers from Cubix International about six months to complete designing the mascots.[2]" - "People from [introduce what it is] Cubix International worked on the mascot's designs roughly six months long"

   " although the mascot was not technically official." - Not clear what you mean that it was not technically official.

   "first official Olympics mascot was Waldi in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.[3]" - was Wald, introduced in ...

   "The mascots are typically an animal native to the area where the Games take place" - are typically animals native ...

   The lead is not summarizing important information, eg the outreach. At the moment it only tells about the creation and introduction of the mascots--Kürbis (✔) 11:04, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Thanks for the review, GreatOrangePumpkin! You could not have chosen a better date to complete the review, as 9 August is National Day in Singapore. I made the requested grammatical corrections and removed the sentence about the unofficial mascot. The Development section states that Cubix International is "a company specialising in branding, animation and character development". As for the lead section, I am thinking about how to rewrite it. (This article was written by AngChenrui, not me, but I am polishing this as part of a Singaporean GA drive.) --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 12:57, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I would add to the lead this sentence: "The two mascots appeared in various activities and programmes, including events in schools, launches and roadshows. " at the end, before it a very short description of the differences (eg male/female; what do their names mean). That's all, I think. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 16:33, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Does the newly-rewritten lead adequately summarise the article? --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 13:30, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Yep. Good work as I am passing this article. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 20:15, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

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