Gary Cooper filmography edit
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I've listed this article for peer review because I believe that it gives a thorough analysis of Gary Cooper's cinematic credits. Cooper is generally regarded as a superstar of the "golden age" of movies so he is therefore a subject worthy of a featured list.
I would like to know what can be done to bring this up to featured list status. Should the introductory section be changed in any way? Is the article too cluttered with infomation? (i.e. directors, co-stars, etc.)
Please advise.
Thanks, Jimknut (talk) 22:05, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
Ruhrfisch comments: Seems nicely done overall, although I am concerned about the reliability and use of references. Here are some suggestions for improvement.
- As noted, my main concern is with refs. My understanding is that IMDb is not generally considered a reliable source (if this has changed, my apologies). My guess is that the Dickens book The Films of Gary Cooper would have all of the films in it.
- Internet refs need URL, title, author if known, publisher and date accessed. {{cite web}} and other cite templates may be helpful. See WP:CITE and WP:V. Is the Silent Era website a reliable source?
- It is also not clear from the tables themselves what is the primary source for each. For example, what is the source of the TV appearances table? I think it is fine to have one ref for a whole table.
- The lead is well done, would it be possible to list the total number of films by decade there or in brief intros to each section (sort of like is done for his extras)?
- I once had a FL where it was requested that the tables be made the smae width to look better - not sure if this would still be an issue
- I think the directors, co-stars, etc. info seems OK.
Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 05:30, 8 March 2009 (UTC)