Talk:Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: —Mike Allen 06:36, 6 August 2011 (UTC) ✓ Pass

Links

• The article has two dead links. Ref 31 and Ref 66. (Note that is not reason to fail, but if an archive/another source can be found that would be great)
  • Fixed the first... but the second was working!
• No dabs
• To prevent further link rot, you may want to WebCite refs that are likely to go down (see below).

Infobox

• Is clean and concise. However there are two budget figures listed here and only one in the Filming section?
  • Decided to just say the budget is lower in Filmin (reports vary between $150, $200 and $250, better not stick to one).

Prose

Plot

• Plot is under 700 words. Y (great)

Cast

• I don't think character descriptions (aka plot details) should be used here since there is already a plot section and most of their descriptions is in the Casting section. This should just be a simple list or the list removed altogether since the actors are linked in the plot section.
  • Cut the description for most.

Development

• I'm confused as to how the some of the punctuation should be within quotations (see MOS:LQ). I think someone else should make a judgement on some of those (mostly in the Production sections).
• In the last paragraph: "The circumstances of his resignation are unknown, but most speculate he resigned over his conflicting business tactics with CEO Bob Iger. Iger sought out "new ways of doing business", while Cook remained a traditionalist." Is is necessary to leave in that "most speculate"? Who are most people?
  • Removed that part.

Writing

• The last paragraph: "Initial rumors stated the story had Captain Jack Sparrow and Barbossa meeting up in the newly founded New Orleans, before they sail to find the Fountain of Youth together. A production spokesman debunked the rumors, saying that the synopsis is different and even though location scouts visited New Orleans, production would occur in Hawaii and the United Kingdom." Is that still relevant?
  • Removed (and added NO being considered as a location elsewhere)

Casting

• There are a lot of "[Actor] was confirmed" bits throughout this section. Could some of it be worded another way so it doesn't sound repetitive?
  • Reworded a bit.

Music

• I believe the content from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (soundtrack) could be merged to this section (preferably without the non-free album cover).
  • Expanded a bit both articles, is that OK?
    • Yes. Good job on that. —Mike Allen 02:04, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Promotion

• Merely listing when a trailer was released should be avoided per WP:FILMMARKETING.
  • Reworded the trailer section.

Reception

• I agree with Nehrams2020 about an award section being created so link to List of accolades received by the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise can be added above it.
  • There was already a line with the awards, I just added a heading to it now.

References

• The article is well referenced to [mostly] reliable sources. About.com ref should be replaced with the original source of Sam Claflin joining the cast, like this one.
  • Done. Is there another you think should be replaced?
    • That was the only one. The rest are pretty standard reliable sources for films. —Mike Allen 02:04, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
• The citations date styles are inconsistent and should be either the style August 6, 2011 or 2011-08-06. Doesn't matter which, as long as it's consistently used. Make sure all references have an author attributed in the citation (if provided) using last=|first= parameters. Like I said in the peer review, using WebCite to prevent link rot is recommended (but not required). You don't necessarily have to WebCite all 126 sources, but Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter are notorious about going down or being removed from the web. It may be a good idea to WebCite other news sources.
  • Archived EW and THR. Put all authors I could find (the ones that don't have are uncredited).

Coverage and Neutral

• The article satisfies the "broad coverage" criteria for a Good Article and is neutral with no bias.

Good presentation

It is a tricky job to write in depth about a movie covering all aspects. The job is well done and the attitude to make revisions suggested deserves credit.--Camdolly (talk) 09:52, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Stability

• The article appears pretty stable now, compared to the IP edits from August 3rd and 4th. However you may want to request protection, citing an on-going GA in progress.

Images

• I don't think the non-free image File:Depp Cruz McShane POTC4.jpg really conveys anything useful to the understanding of the article. It seems there was or is a dispute about the image. Can you look on Flickr to see if there are any set images (if they are non-free, you can ask the uploader if they will release it under a free license). Some free images of the actors could be added to the article.
  • Removed.

All of this should not take long to do and should be passed by the deadline to make a Good Topic.

Now I just need to motivation to check this "punctuation inside quotes" thing. igordebraga ≠ 05:07, 9 August 2011 (UTC)