Talk:Marcus Lindblom/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: 23W (talk · contribs) 21:38, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

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I'll give this a shot. The article, among others related to EarthBound, is being discussed at WT:VG#New EarthBound articles regarding its notability and coverage. Seeing as how this just slips by WP:CREATIVE's standards (namely the third bullet), it should be fine. I applaud you for squeezing as much as you could from five sources.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): 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 and other media, where possible and appropriate.

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

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

I made these edits to the article. Very well written and surprisingly broad. Some points:

• One user expressed that the sections "Nintendo" and "After Nintendo" only focus on his work on EarthBound, and you proposed to rename them to "EarthBound" and "After EarthBound". I'd support that change.
• Is there anything else that could be added to the infobox? Carried Away Games' Facebook page indicates their location at Kirkland, Washington; Partly Cloudy Games is headquartered in Kirkland as well. This Wired article states that he lives in Kirkland.
• Could this image possibly be used for the Nintendo section? I think it would nicely illustrate his place of occupation and decorate the article a little.

Assuming the discussion at WT:VG is settled and the article is kept, I'll pass. 23W 22:28, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for the review and good suggestions czar ♔ 04:58, 8 July 2014 (UTC)

You're welcome. Hope this gets to stay, or at the very least merged and redirected, since it could blossom if the subject appears in a secondary source again (I still think it stands pretty well currently). Passing. 23W 05:21, 8 July 2014 (UTC)