Talk:Pilot (Desperate Housewives)/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ruby2010 comment! 16:47, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

I will review soon. Ruby2010 comment! 16:47, 5 June 2011 (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):

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:

Comments

• There is one dab link
  • Fixed. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• [1] is a deadlink
  • Replaced. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• "on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)." It premiered on the network, not the company. Maybe change to "on the ABC network (or something similar)
  • Done. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• "Actors originally considered for the role include Courteney Cox,[19] Calista Flockhart,[19][20] Heather Locklear,[19] Julia Louis-Dreyfus,[4], Mary-Louise Parker,[19][21] and Sela Ward.[22] Julia Louis-Dreyfus also expressed interest in the role, but network executives felt she was not right for the part.[4]" You mention Julia Louis-Dreyfus twice
  • Fixed. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• Make sure sentences with direct quotes have citations directly after the period (mostly needed in reception section)
  • Done. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• I know the pilot was good, but were there any notable negative reviews?
  • While writing the section and after another internet search just now, there aren't any notable negative reviews. It appears the pilot received universal acclaim. There are a few negative reviews that refer to the entire first season as a whole, but they do not specifically mention the pilot. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• Websites with no offline printings, like TV Squad, The Futon Critic, and The A.V. Club, are not italicized
  • Done. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
• Ref 48 needs an access date
  • Done. Akcvtt (talk) 21:25, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Overall it was a well-written and interesting article. Just make the changes I suggested above, and it will be good to go. I'll place the review on hold for seven days in the meantime. Thanks, Ruby2010 comment! 17:15, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

• Your changes looks great, but there is still the remaining deadlink. Use the external links tool if you are unsure which ref the link corresponds to. Thanks, Ruby2010 comment! 04:09, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for catching that. I replaced the link with a different article. Akcvtt (talk) 07:05, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

The article now looks GA-worthy, so I'll pass it. Very nice work! Ruby2010 comment! 17:18, 9 June 2011 (UTC)