Talk:Bally Sports Detroit/Archive 1

Archive 1

Archive 2

References

The references in this article aren't formatted correctly. Things like publisher, access date, date of article, etc, should be included in each reference, when possible. As it is now, every reference is bare. Firsfron of Ronchester 03:57, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

I added a tag to that effect. TomCat4680 (talk) 18:47, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Well, you've nominated the article for GA. A GA will not have any maintenance tags. You will need to fill out the references if you want the article listed as a GA. It only takes an hour to fix this issue. Firsfron of Ronchester 23:07, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

I don't see why it matters. It has references isn't that the important part? Why do they have to look all fancy? TomCat4680 (talk) 23:09, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Just because an article "has references" doesn't mean it qualifies for GA, although that is one important aspect. The references listed here do not name the author, publisher, date created, or date accessed. If these links go dead, it may be difficult for future editors to verify this content. Also, every reference appears to be a web site. There's been no apparent effort to source to books, newspapers, etc. I'm trying to save you from having this article quick-failed when a GA reviewer takes a look. Firsfron of Ronchester 23:26, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

There was newspaper references but I removed them because they were dead. And I doubt any books mention the topic, its just a local cable channel. TomCat4680 (talk) 23:36, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

A quick Google Scholar search pulls up seven books or journal articles which discuss the subject under its current name, and similar searches will certainly pull up information under previous names, too. Firsfron of Ronchester 23:56, 24 January 2010 (UTC)

Several dead links were removed and the rest were formatted. I also trimmed the article substantially. TomCat4680 (talk) 23:32, 28 January 2010 (UTC)