Talk:The Apprentice (British TV series) series 3/GA1
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GA Reassessment edit
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As part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles' Project quality task force, all old good articles are being re-reviewed to ensure that they meet current good article criteria (as detailed at WP:WIAGA. I have determined that this article needs some upkeep to maintain its status, and I have some additional comments:
- What's the point of {{Apprentice Candidates}}? It doesn't look that good, isn't very useful (and is redundant with the cast listing elsewhere), and would be better replaced with an infobox, such as {{Infobox Television}}.
- While we're at it, File:Apprentice2007.jpg really doesn't add much to the article. The contestants aren't commented upon in any manner that would require a picture of them, and the image is so small anyhow it's not like you can make anything out. As is, fails WP:NFCC, so it should be cut.
- Prose issues: There's a mess of problems throughout. One common one I'm seeing is improper tense, ex. "The mental health charity MIND has criticised the programme for enrolling Jadine Johnson", et al. These all need to be fixed. I'm also not sure about how current a lot of the facts are, so some sections (such as Aftermath) need to be refreshed and clarified.
- There's a boatload of one or two sentence "paragraphs" that aren't really paragraphs (you need at least 3 sentences). These should be merged, cut, or expanded.
- Coverage:
- Do we need a blow-by-blow of the challenges? We aren't a recap service, and even lists of episodes don't go into this much detail.
- Where's the content about the show's reception, distribution and ratings? That's a big gap in coverage.
Giving the above issues, I don't think the article meets current GA criterion, namely 1 and 3. I am placing it on hold for one week pending improvements. Please appraise me of any updates or progress here in this space. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs(talk) 21:20, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
- Since no improvements have been made in the time allotted, I am delisting the article. Articles can be renominated at WP:GAN any time, however I stress that the above issues be taken care of first. If you have any questions, my talk page is the place to go; I don't watchlist old reviews. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs(talk) 21:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)