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The following is an archived discussion of a featured article review. Please do not modify it. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page or at Wikipedia talk:Featured article review. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was kept by Nikkimaria via FACBot (talk) 3:32, 19 November 2022 (UTC) [1].

Planet edit

Notified: Double sharp, Serendipodous, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Science, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Solar System, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomy, talk page notice 2022-01-27

I am nominating this featured article for review because of its many problems. I've looked through the majority of "citation needed" tags - there are 40 of them now, and it seems that a LOT of work is needed here. Some sections are good enough, but some (probably added after the FA nomination?) are in a great need of copyedit and sources (f.e. "21st century", "Geophysical definitions", "Mythology and naming", "Formation"). Section "Solar System" has 10 'cn', though it's mostly a list of planets with one-sentence intro of planet types. "Exoplanets" needs a rewrite and good sources. "Physical characteristics" has a "needs expansion" template. I never wrote a FA, but this one clearly fails even milder GA standards. Artem.G (talk) 11:58, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Artem.G, please also notify major contributors. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:02, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Done, I notified Double sharp and Serendipodous who edited the page not so long ago and who write about astronomy-related stuff; don't know how to find other major contributors who are active now. Artem.G (talk) 17:50, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm very busy for the next two or three months, but I fixed some cn tags where a citation immediately came to mind. Many of them are pretty standard facts. My apologies that I cannot do much more than this for the time being! Double sharp (talk) 18:35, 1 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Upon a first quick examination, it seems that most of the {{cn}} tags can be filled by standard textbooks and/or digging references out of neighboring bluelinks. XOR'easter (talk) 19:25, 4 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The lede is something of a mess. For example, there's no way that a niche term like "planemo" belongs in the first paragraph. (To illustrate, it gets 111 hits on Google Scholar, versus 4,380 for "planetoid" and over 20,000 for "planetesimal".) Nor does it follow the article's organization, jumping into arcana of the IAU definition (which I gather to some people is what MOS:ERA is for Wikipedians) before summarizing the history. XOR'easter (talk) 02:16, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I tried my hand at drafting a new lede here, though I'm not sure whether the lede should be fixed first or last. XOR'easter (talk) 20:26, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I like your version, it's definitely better than the current one! If nobody would object I see no reason why the old lede should be preferred. Artem.G (talk) 16:27, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I went ahead and kicked the hornets' nest replaced the lede. I even resisted the temptation to add "so let's not fuck it up" to the end of the first paragraph.
We're down to 19 16 citations needed. Some of them can probably be filled in without altering the surrounding text, while others might be eliminated by purging the accumulated cruft. The page needs a lot of work, but what I can't yet say is how hard that work will be. Some of the problems might well be solved by taking a good look, recognizing that the sentence doesn't belong in a broad overview of a big idea, and cutting it away. Applying a machete can go pretty quickly. XOR'easter (talk) 22:58, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know if I'll be able to work on this any more; sorry. XOR'easter (talk) 04:47, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I added in the missing citations. I don't really have the bandwidth to think about what should be chopped and what should be kept. jps (talk) 20:41, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There appears to be a bunch of quotations in the subsection about the 2006 IAU definition of a planet that make the section look choppy, maybe we could try reducing it? Blue Jay (talk) 09:49, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Could we get an update on status here? Nikkimaria (talk) 18:18, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The question of poor referencing is addressed, in "Size and shape" there is still 'needs expansion' template. Everything else is not bad, though a copyedit would help (maybe should ask at GOCE?). There is a question about 2006 IAU defenition raised above, but I don't really know how it can be reduced - quotes are from the IAU, so probably it's better to have a quote than a cluncky paraphrase. Artem.G (talk) 07:21, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I took a break from my break and expanded the "Size and shape" subsection a bit. I don't know what to do with the IAU definition business. XOR'easter (talk) 00:29, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think the quote from Soter could be paraphrased; it's not an official statement of any kind, so we don't need to worry about preserving its exact words. XOR'easter (talk) 18:16, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I tried my hand at paraphrasing the Soter quote. Maybe that subsection is a little less choppy now. XOR'easter (talk) 22:49, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Do y'all want dmy or mdy date format? The article has both. (I prefer dmy for topics beyond the US.) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:49, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    No one answered, so I script-installed dmy. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:53, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Excess detail in "Mythology and naming" section; everything mentioned there has its own article. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:05, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I've started trimming it. XOR'easter (talk) 01:24, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I got up to the "Solar System" section working on MOS:OVERLINK, but it takes off after that, and perhaps someone else will finish. User:Evad37/duplinks-alt is glitching right now, but if you ignore the duplication it produces at the top, and push on down, it works. I don't believe in one link only on technical articles, particularly when the terms are far apart, but there is unnecessary overlinking here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:08, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    The duplink tool is working again, so I did a bit more reducing. I left quite a number of duplicate links, as IMO it's OK to repeat uncommon links further on in the article. But I suspect more link reduction can be done. SandyGeorgia (Talk)
    I've de-linked some instances that seemed redundant. XOR'easter (talk) 00:53, 13 July 2022 (UTC) Struck, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:04, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • As seems to happen on every astronomy article, the image layout is awful, and needs attention ... too many, too large, big bunches of white space, MOS:SANDWICH (see 19th century section), faulty punctuation on MOS:CAPTIONS ... all the usual. I could fix all of this myself, but this is a perennial problem on astronomy articles, and those editors need to start stepping up; the problems will just come back post-FAR. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:11, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Struck, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:58, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    This section in particular, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:09, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • See also needs pruning. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:12, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Done, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:53, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Author name formatting in citations should be standardized (I noticed eg Francesca Rochberg). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:13, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I think we got them all. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:30, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is a however and an also problem: see User:SandyGeorgia/Useful#Copyediting. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:14, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Addressed, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:22, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Some citations use display-authors = etal, others use display-authors=4; pick one, standardize. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:16, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Think we got them, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:30, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Cited to 2006 and 2007 (including a press release), begging for an update and newer scholarly sources, and suggesting the article has not yet been checked throughout for dated content.
    Hot Jupiters, due to their extreme proximities to their host stars, have been shown to be losing their atmospheres into space due to stellar radiation, much like the tails of comets.[164][165] These planets may have vast differences in temperature between their day and night sides that produce supersonic winds,[166] although the day and night sides of HD 189733 b appear to have very similar temperatures, indicating that that planet's atmosphere effectively redistributes the star's energy around the planet.[163] SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:18, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Revised. XOR'easter (talk) 23:58, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Partial strike (has this been checked throughout??). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:54, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I've made a first read-through for dated content, but I need to do a more thorough check (for things like statements that are still true but are sourced to websites that have since broken). XOR'easter (talk) 02:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Got it ... thanks!!! ... after that pass, I am (next) concerned about how the article is organized ... see my note below re how History has sprawled ... but maybe that can be addressed later? 03:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:32, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The lead should be free of jargon or terms defined ... I had to look up accretion ... A planet is a large astronomical body that is neither a star nor a stellar remnant. According to the best available theory, planets form when a nebula collapses to create a protostar and a surrounding protoplanetary disk, in which planets grow by the process of accretion. At least eight planets exist ... can the "at least eight planets exist" come before the tecno-stuff? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:22, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Continued below, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • and all of them save Venus and Mercury possess natural satellites. --> and all except Venus and Mercury have ... why use big words when not necessary? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:22, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Changed. XOR'easter (talk) 23:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Struck, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • WP:EMDASHes are never spaced on Wikipedia, and the article later on uses spaced WP:ENDASHes. Pick one and be consistent. These include hot Jupiters — giant planets that orbit close to their parent stars — SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:25, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I think all are now converted to EMDASHes, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:10, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • but Earth remains the only planet known to support life. --> Earth is. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:28, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't even started looking at reliability of sources, article organization, or prose. It is troubling that the Astronomy project has not kept any of its FAs up to snuff, and seems to expect XOR'easter to fix up every one of them. If I Were Queen of the Wiki, I'd MOVE TO FARC, and we'd speedily delist the lot, and save XOR's talents for other work. I suggest the Astronomy project should get kicking; years of decline are insufficient excuse for why so few should have to work so hard to bail all of these out. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:28, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree on the very last bullet point; "remains" was chosen deliberately for contrast with the first half of the sentence, which is about the discovery of potentially habitable planets. This isn't a verb choice I'm ride-or-die for, just a case where "is" lacked the desired punch.
My attempt at a lede did put the "at least eight planets exist" line before the nebular hypothesis part, not out of any grand design but just to roughly follow the structure of the article body. I've done some checking for punctuation consistency and have made a first go at pruning the "See also". XOR'easter (talk) 16:52, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Struck that one, will catch up on the rest later today ... SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:53, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Looked at your this version of your sandbox ... the proposal looks to be an example of a lead articially constrained to four paragraphs by the silliness at WP:LEAD. I'd advocate for consideration of five paragraphs, reorganized .. things like perhaps adding the etymology to the history paragraph, etc. Huge first para, followed by two very short paras feels artificially constrained. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:58, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That sandbox was my replacement for the lede that the article had when this review was opened (see the above comments from early May). It was reorganized two months after insertion, bringing the etymology together with the history and evening out the paragraph lengths. XOR'easter (talk) 17:24, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Some suggestions for technical language in the lede: replace "stellar remnant" with "remnant of a dead star" (keeping the same wikilink)? Elaborate on the meaning of "accretion" with some phrasing like "...the gradual accumulation of material driven by gravity, a process called accretion"? I have no ideas that I'm really confident in. XOR'easter (talk) 18:25, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Work for me, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:29, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've made that change; maybe someone can improve upon it. XOR'easter (talk) 23:12, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
As the second encountered in the article, this sentence is still quite dense to the layreader ... I still have to look up many terms.
Must the sentence be second, and can it be moved to the end of the para? And could it be:
I'm fine with that rewrite. I'm not sure it would work at the end of the paragraph, though; jumping from the specificity of Saturn's rings to the very general theme of planet formation is jarring to me. XOR'easter (talk) 01:29, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Will leave final decision/install to you. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:36, 11 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I can't decipher why two blockquotes (but not others) are displaying in tiny font from an iPhone (but not iPad): the definition of Planet quote and the quote about "substellar-mass body" in the Geophysical definitions section. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:52, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what would cause that. Maybe someone at the technical Village Pump would know? XOR'easter (talk) 01:25, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
VPT query. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:59, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Nothing yet at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Planet: small font on block quotes. (I think we should try to get this sorted, because of the number and size of images used throughout planetary articles.) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:47, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
XOR'easter see my sandbox: User:SandyGeorgia/sandbox#2006_IAU_definition_of_planet. Will that work? It leaves the font sizes of surrounding text unaffected, but has to be placed in the middle: first, to avoid the font size problem, and second, per MOS:ACCIM, not to place it at the bottom. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:12, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't particularly care how that image is placed. XOR'easter (talk) 20:04, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK, see also this. So I'll go ahead and fiddle with these two then, and make sure they work without doing anything outside of MOS recommendations. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:43, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Done fiddling, this version, struck; I have rearranged the large images with respect to the block quotes, and everything looks good on all my devices; I hope others will check different devices and browsers. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:00, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • The highlight template isn't supposed to be used at FAC and FAR, as it causes template limits problems in archives, but I have temporarily highlighted above the only things above not yet addressed. I'll remove the highlighting as soon as they are seen. 19:09, 12 July 2022 (UTC) Done, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:52, 13 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm a lot happier with this article than I was when we started. But now I've been looking at it so much that I can't see problems (if that makes any sense). I'll step back for a day or so to refresh my eyes and let others work uninterrupted. XOR'easter (talk) 13:53, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is some bouncing around of topics that may be unavoidable, but is worth looking at. Because History is presented before Solar System, a lot of concepts are discussed in multiple parts of the article before they are fully defined, or defined in bits and pieces here and there, or there is repetition. As examples of this, consider dwarf plaent and neighborhood clearing-- there are others. I'm not sure if moving History after Solar System would solve the problem, or just introduce other problems. Unsure how to fix this, or if it even needs to be fixed, but is something for the experts to look at. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:50, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I noticed that repetition but am also unsure what to do about it (or if anything in fact needs doing). A modest amount of repetition may be acceptable if a point recurs in multiple contexts and we do not assume the article will always be read top-to-bottom. XOR'easter (talk) 17:41, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a look through this article over the next couple days, and probably make tweaks as I go along. Ovinus (talk) 21:34, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • "possess an atmosphere, even Mercury" I'd qualify it with like, "(although tenuous)"; most people when they think of "atmosphere" they will not imagine something so thin. Alternatively it could be removed from the lead as this is not the solar system article Ovinus (talk) 21:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Historically, planets have had religious associations" idk if the word "historically" is oriented. If anything it's a bit Western-centric, as there are probably religions which still personify the planets in some way? Not sure though. Ovinus (talk) 21:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have made some bold edits to the lead which I would appreciate your opinion on. Ovinus (talk) 21:44, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I looked through the article from top to bottom; thanks to many editors, and especially XOR, I think the article satisfies FA standards. As a nominator of this FAR, I think it should be closed, and article should stay FA. Artem.G (talk) 09:07, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • I think I have stared at this article too much by now to be able to see what needs fixing. XOR'easter (talk) 04:37, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Wait, I've said that twice in the same review? Ouch. XOR'easter (talk) 17:49, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Agreed with Artem; the article is actually in great shape thanks to XOR and others' efforts. I'll probably make a few prose tweaks, but it is a fine, FA-level article. Ovinus (talk) 19:04, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • @SandyGeorgia: I agree it should be shorter, and I perhaps focused too much on the small scale writing issues. Moving History down seems wise; we should be starting with "Definition" anyway. XOR'easter Double sharp what do you think of that? I'll also try to trim the Mythology and Solar System sections; I'm not sure we should spend a lot of space in the Planet article on a topic which can be much better covered in Solar System. Ovinus (talk) 16:37, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • @SandyGeorgia: I agree it should probably be shorter, so I won't formally support closure at the moment. Moving History down seems wise; we should be starting with "Definition" anyway. XOR'easter Double sharp what do you think? Ovinus (talk) 16:37, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      One of the reasons this is not a firm objection from me is that I had a horrible time trying to deal with the same problem at dementia with Lewy bodies, and couldn't get it below 9,000 words, to the 8,000-word range I prefer. But the difference in that case is that the recommended sections at MEDMOS make it very clear where any new text should be placed, so that together with MEDRS sourcing requirements, I have been able to keep the article from exploding. I'm not convinced we have a tight enough structure to serve us well going forward here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:49, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      I think having "History" before "Definition" makes sense in this case, because the history is part of why spelling out a definition is not simple. XOR'easter (talk) 17:13, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      Yes, I was concerned that adjusting this is not an easy fix (six of one, half a dozen of another) but can we find a solution, perhaps by seeing some sandbox mockups? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:28, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      That's a good point. Hm. Ovinus (talk) 20:35, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      I think it is not so bad as all that. There are two main definition types in the literature: dynamical (following the IAU), and geophysical (everything round is a planet). The geophysical definition is pretty much to take clause (b) of the IAU definition and reject clauses (a) and (c). This is not that hard to describe, I think. The history is part of why there is this conflict indeed, but another part of it is the attributes of the planets themselves: to a geologist, the Moon is obviously in the same class as the Earth, because it has canyons, craters, and volcanoes just like the Earth does, whereas to a dynamicist, it is equally obviously not because the Moon orbits around the Earth, while the Earth orbits around the Sun. So it is not surprising that the two disciplines use "planet" differently to express what's more important to their fields. We already put "Attributes" at the bottom, so I don't see why "History" has to be at the top. Double sharp (talk) 03:56, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I made a few small additions about the large moons and dwarf planets. I concur with the general opinion here – the article meets FA standards now. Double sharp (talk) 11:11, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    These additions look good to me. XOR'easter (talk) 17:48, 6 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I added the dwarf planets and moons to the "Planetary attributes" table. Also threw together a short section on planetary symbols, since previously we mentioned them in the context of changing attitudes towards the asteroids but never said what they were. Double sharp (talk) 09:26, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This one's looking a lot better: any chance of getting page numbers to help with verification for some of the longer sources, such as :

  • "Hermann Hunger, ed. (1992). Astrological reports to Assyrian kings. State Archives of Assyria. Vol. 8. Helsinki University Press. ISBN 978-951-570-130-5."
  • "Cameron, Alan (2005). Greek Mythography in the Roman World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517121-1."
  • ""Solar System", in The English Cyclopaedia of Arts and Sciences, vol. VII-VIII, 1861"
    • Couldn't find the original; found some other sources to substitute it. Double sharp (talk) 14:34, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Dvorak, R.; Kurths, J.; Freistetter, F. (2005). Chaos And Stability in Planetary Systems. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-28208-2."

Also some citation formatting issues:

  • "Mike Brown, 'How many dwarf planets are there in the outer solar system?' Archived October 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed November 15, 2013" needs some citation formatting improvements.
  • ""The Origin and Early Development of the Nine Planetary Deities (Navagraha). (Volumes I and II) – ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022." - proquest isn't the publisher its the University of Michigan and we're missing the author, the date, and the fact that this is a PHD thesis
  • "Ali-Abu'l-Hassan, Mas'ûdi (31 July 2018). "Historical Encyclopaedia: Entitled "Meadows of gold and mines of gems"". Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland – via Google Books." - despite what the citation says, this is actually from 1841 if I read the Roman numerals right.

Concerns about the reliability of a few sources: " "earth in Greek | English-Greek translation | YourDictionary". www.yourdictionary.one. Retrieved 13 May 2022." is this really high-quality RS?

  • "Natan, Yoel (31 July 2018). Moon-o-theism. Vol. I of II. Yoel Natan. ISBN 9781438299648 – via Google Books." - definitely self-published. Can't tell if this related to the Allah as a lunar deity theory or is a Jewish polemic against Islam (a skim of the table of contents suggests maybe some of both), but I wouldn't consider this a useable source for what its citing
    • I've deleted the claim, as a start.
    • But there's more problems there. The Mars etymology is cited to an 1841 source that only lists it as one possibility. Apparently the actual origin of the Arabic word is not that clear; Wilhelm Eilers (1975, pp. 76–78) puts forward some theories. He also disagrees with the etymologies listed for Arabic Mercury and Jupiter. There's some interesting links to papers in this History Stack Exchange answer (I know, not an RS, but links to some). What I am getting is that the etymologies of the Arabic names for the planets are not really well-understood or agreed on, but I start to suspect that we'll need somebody with a linguistics background to sort this out neutrally. Double sharp (talk) 14:58, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      • Asked at WT:LING. Double sharp (talk) 15:03, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      • Since I couldn't find an Arabist to answer my question, I've tried my best to summarise the state of affairs as it seems to me from reading sources (Venus, Earth, and Saturn seem to have better-known etymologies; the others, who knows). Double sharp (talk) 09:38, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • ""Planetary Spheres كواكب". 29 August 2016." - any indication at all that this is RS?
  • "Strobel, Nick. "Planet tables". astronomynotes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2008." - Strobel's personal website, what are his credentials for this subject matter?
    • The material in question was already in one of the NASA sources, so I've just replaced it with that. Double sharp (talk) 14:19, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing has improved since SandyGeorgia's look-through, but I still have a few concerns. Hog Farm Talk 01:26, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I will do a read-through once the sourcing issues and page numbers by Hog Farm are cleared up (please ping me when that is done, I am determined for now on clearing up our oldest-- much older-- FAR, Joan of Arc, and want to stay focused there).
I remain concerned that others take a hard look at whether the text bouncing around can be addressed-- mainly in the hopes that the text can be trimmed via looking at the organization. Is the placement of History before other more definitional sections contributing to this problem? If history is moved to the bottom, with earlier sections focusing on the present, can the article be more tightly summarized? As one example, search the text for Dwarf Planet and notice how many times dwarf planet is linked (overlinked) and discussed before it is defined. Editors have rightly focused on getting the prose shiny and fixing sourcing, but has anyone taken a hard look at whether a different organization might result in a trimmer article? If we let this out of FAR with repetition at 9,000 words, a year or two from now, we're likely to find the article at 12,000 words, as there are so many opportunities for others to stick new text in wherever they fancy.
Once I turn my attention to a read-through, this is not going to be a strong objection from me, as I do recognize readers will bounce around as well to the topic that interests them, but I'm still worried that we can do better on this. I hope we can take a top-level look at whether History should be moved later in the article, whether Mythology and naming can be trimmed, and things like that. I'd feel more comfortable if the article could be made tighter, trimmer, with less repetition, and end up at around the 8,000 word range, so that we can more clearly steer future editors who seek to add new text, so the article doesn't explode again. But, in the end, I will defer to the experts on this ... pls ping me when HF's issues are addressed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:54, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, both Artem.G and Ovinus have declrations above that look like Close without FARC declarations; if that is the intent, such declarations should be stated and bolded for clarity (for the Coords). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:58, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Could we get an update on status here? What issues remain outstanding? Nikkimaria (talk) 02:22, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • I think I was able to fix all of Hog Farm's concerns except the first, where I couldn't get access to the original source. Double sharp (talk) 08:12, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I added bits to Planet#Mythology and naming to explain how the non-European traditions listed deal with the modern planets. I would've liked to do it for the Indian tradition as well – Hindi at least is listed by Wiktionary as having names for Uranus and Neptune – but I can't find good sources, probably because of a language barrier. (The Persian names of the planets are also quite interesting – from what I understand, there is a native set used in addition to a set borrowed from Arabic, but again, language barrier.) Double sharp (talk) 08:31, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to look through this again soon, although it may be the weekend before I can get to it. Hog Farm Talk 15:38, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Same ... it's on my list, but real life has not been kind for a while ... I'll get to this as soon as I'm able. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:24, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A few more comments:

  • "There is no official definition of exoplanets, but the IAU's working group on the topic adopted a provisional statement in 2018." - is it possible to cite this?
    • Seems to be outdated, since the IAU page now explicitly refers to an "Official Working Definition of an Exoplanet". Updated. Double sharp (talk) 15:15, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • " Ronan, Colin. "Astronomy Before the Telescope". In Walker, Christopher (ed.). Astronomy in China, Korea and Japan. British Museum Press. pp. 264–265." - need date for the reference if it can be found
  • " Holden, James Herschel (1996). A History of Horoscopic Astrology. AFA. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-86690-463-6." - is the American Federation of Astrologers really a source we should be using?
    • Well, it is citing a statement about astrology. Still, not that important considering that it is also true that Babylonian astronomy is the origin of Western astronomy. So I've changed that statement and taken a source from Babylonian astronomy. Double sharp (talk) 15:07, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The most common astronomical symbol for Uranus, ⛢, " - both sources predate the American Civil War. Are they really great support for this still being the most common symbol?
    • Those are meant to cite the other half of that sentence, i.e. who invented the symbol and what it was meant to represent. I added a source for it being the usual astronomical symbol. Double sharp (talk) 15:06, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • ""earth in Greek | English-Greek translation | YourDictionary". www.yourdictionary.one. Retrieved 13 May 2022." - I don't know that this is a FA-quality source

This one's come a long way, and I think we're getting pretty close to being able to close this one. Hog Farm Talk 02:59, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Hog Farm: I think I've addressed your concerns. Double sharp (talk) 15:24, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'll try to check back in within the next few days. Hog Farm Talk 03:02, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think all the major concerns I had have been addressed. Unfortunately, there's a somewhere around 2.5% chance I get back to this at some point in November. Real life is just getting more and more hectic every day, and the extent of my wikipedia activity for the next month or so is almost certainly going to be limited to periodically checking my watchlist for vandalism. Hog Farm Talk 04:13, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Close without FARC - I think all of my major concerns have been addressed. Although I've looked at this so many times I should no longer be considered a set of fresh eyes for this. Hog Farm Talk 15:00, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Close without FARC — I put a noticeable amount of work into the page, but that was a while ago, so my eyes are somewhat fresh, and I think it's up to the required standard now. XOR'easter (talk) 12:22, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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E. T. Pollock edit

Notified: [4], Feb 2022

Review section edit

I am nominating this featured article for review because of Hog Farm's concerns, raised some months ago. The issues are still present in the article. (t · c) buidhe 03:57, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Move to FARC: SYNTH concerns outlined on the talk page have not been addressed. Z1720 (talk) 12:38, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC - no engagement, and I still have concerns over source usage here, given that sources are supporting events happening after they were written. Hog Farm Talk 15:33, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and original research. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:49, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - sourcing is rather poor. Several instances of sources predating what they're suppose to be supporting. Hog Farm Talk 01:17, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Delist no edits to address concerns (t · c) buidhe 02:49, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, issues remain. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:46, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Atheism edit

Notified: Wretchskull, Brian0918, Toandanel49, WikiProject Religion, WikiProject Atheism, WikiProject Philosophy, WikiProject Theology, 2021-03-11 2022-07-17

Review section edit

I am nominating this featured article for review because the article has citations needed templates in the history section, expansion or restructuring of the demographics section is needed and there are sources listed that are not used as footnotes in the article. I would also like to evaluate the use of citations in the lede, some potential citation overkill, and the use of quotes in the references, but these are secondary matters. Z1720 (talk) 02:22, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Move to FARC: concerns remain. Z1720 (talk) 12:36, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC issues not addressed except a few relatively minor edits by me. (t · c) buidhe 06:57, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and organization. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:49, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delist lack of improvements that would address the issues raised. (t · c) buidhe 06:52, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist Minimal improvements, and the sourcing needs improvement in areas. Hog Farm Talk 01:21, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist issues remain. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:46, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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CSI effect edit

Notified: [7], May 2022

Review section edit

I am nominating this featured article for review because of concerns raised by Hog Farm on the talk page 4 months ago, especially lack of inclusion of more recent and scholarly sources, while lower quality sources were used instead. (t · c) buidhe 02:13, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Move to FARC no edits to address the main concerns. There was some ref tidying/cleanup but otherwise minimal editing. (t · c) buidhe 17:24, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment @Penlite: I see that are made lots of edits to the article on Oct. 16. Are you interested in fixing up this article? Z1720 (talk) 02:26, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Flattered to be asked, but swamped with several outside, major responsibilities right now. Not really up to it at present. Respectfully, ~ Penlite (talk) 10:45, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC sources indicated on the article's talk page have not been included yet, indicate that this article is not comprehensive with describing the academic research. Z1720 (talk) 12:32, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Move to FARC issues still outstanding. (t · c) buidhe 06:44, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include comprehensiveness and sourcing. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:03, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - updating needed in several areas. For example, "New technologies and the increased public awareness of forensic science have stimulated new interest" sourced to 2008, or "However, more recent research suggests that these modern TV shows do have a misleading influence" to 2011 and 2015. There's new research on this subject since the article was promoted to FA, but it isn't reflected. Hog Farm Talk 14:12, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, issues unaddressed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:19, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist per above. (t · c) buidhe 16:35, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Borat edit

Notified: Lenin and McCarthy, DemonDays64, RealFakeKim, EdChem, Wehwalt, WP Romania, WP Comedy, WP Film, talk page notice 2022-02-18

Review section edit

Talk page concerns have not been met since I posted them in February. Transcluded from talk: This FA is incredibly dated and does not fulfil the FA criteria anymore.

  • There are many unsourced statements, sentences and entire paragraphs.
  • Many section are underdeveloped with some containing a few small sentences and a few with a single paragraph.
  • A quick search on WP:TWL gives hundreds of results on Borat when sorting by peer-reviewed. Google scholar and google books contain no shortage of info either. The current sources are from pre-2010. Although this doesn't compromise the quality of the article (as film content doesn't change) it definitely signals that the article was only seriously edited during these years.
  • The article feels too list-y and misuses commas frequently; prose work is needed.
  • Many instances of "anti-Americanism" in the body could be linked, but is only linked in the see also section.
  • WP:OVERLINK is violated multiple times throughout the article.
  • Some info and sourcing could be expanded from the respective main articles of some sections, such as the Soundtrack section, although it's not enough.
  • Some ref URLs are dead.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Wretchskull (talk • contribs) 11:37, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please note per Help:Notifications, pings only work if they are added with a signature. DrKay (talk) 14:34, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Wretchskull: Thanks for bringing this to FAR. Can you also notify the Wikiprojects attached to this article? Thanks, Z1720 (talk) 17:56, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Done, and thank you for reminding me that I even posted these concerns. Wretchskull (talk) 18:39, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC Wretchskull's comments haven't been addressed. Sourcing and writing needs overhaul as pointed out above. (t · c) buidhe 17:27, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC The edit history does not indicate major changes in order to address concerns. Z1720 (talk) 02:28, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing, currency and comprehensiveness. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:01, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - While I've never seen this film, it appears to be the sort of movie where scholarly coverage should be included, but there's none here. I'm also concerned about the reliability of some of the web sources used. Hog Farm Talk 15:36, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist: Not much progress has been made to address the sourcing concerns, as scholarly sources and more recent sources (published after the sequel was released) seem to be missing. Z1720 (talk) 02:42, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist: Sad to see this one go, but none of the concerns have been met. Wretchskull (talk) 09:11, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Monkey Gone to Heaven edit

Notified: CloudNine, Koavf, Egg Creations, WP Songs, WP Alternative music, WP Women in Music, noticed in October 2021

Review section edit

This 2008 promotion has a significant amount of uncited text that needs to be cleaned up to meet the featured article criteria. Hog Farm Talk 03:29, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Move to FARC, no engagement with sourcing issues. Hog Farm Talk 13:41, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC, not at FA standard. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:28, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC uncited sections remain. Z1720 (talk) 02:19, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Sourcing. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:02, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - sourcing problems have not been resolved. Hog Farm Talk 15:37, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist no edits since move to FARC, sourcing concerns remain. Z1720 (talk) 02:43, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist issues remain. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:20, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Cricket World Cup edit

Notified: Nobleeagle (last edit was 2007), Spike 'em, DaGizza, WikiProject Cricket, 2021-04-08, 2022-07-31

Review section edit

I am nominating this featured article for review because there are some passages that need citations, and the "Media" section that is tagged as dubious. I also think the "Media" and "Attendance" sections should be expanded upon. Z1720 (talk) 20:59, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Move to FARC - issues with uncited text and the iffy media coverage section have not been resolved. Hog Farm Talk 13:41, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC, unaddressed maintenance tags. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:35, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC sourcing concerns remain. Z1720 (talk) 02:18, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and comprehensiveness. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:02, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - the media coverage section is still in poor shape. Hog Farm Talk 15:39, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist sourcing concerns still remain, especailly in the media coverage section. Z1720 (talk) 02:44, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, issues raised have not been addressed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:21, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Rongorongo edit

Notified: Koavf, DrKay, Trappist the monk, Sarang, Sbp, Awkwafaba, JacquesGuy, Ecphora, Tempshill, Florian Blaschke, and Ejoty, WikiProject Polynesia, WikiProject Writing systems, WikiProject Chile, WikiProject Languages, talk page notice 2022-04-09

Review section edit

I am nominating this featured article for review because several paragraphs are neither "verifiable against high-quality reliable sources" nor "supported by inline citations". Notifying the main contributors: @Kwamikagami, Ecphora, Tempshill, Florian Blaschke, and Ejoty: A455bcd9 (talk) 18:24, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Could you be more specific? It passed FA with these sources. — kwami (talk) 19:01, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've added a few "Citation needed". There's also one section ("Computer encoding") with two short sentences: not ideal. A455bcd9 (talk) 21:36, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm puzzled to be listed as a "main contributor" to this article when in fact I've never edited it, and only ever added a single reply to the talk page. How would anyone ever even get the idea? --Florian Blaschke (talk) 14:21, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ah... I've just realized my mistake, used this link instead of this one. So sorry for that... A455bcd9 (talk) 14:27, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A455bcd9 has notified various WikiProjects, so I have filled that information above, and put the link for the diff. Z1720 (talk) 20:33, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

After skimming this article, I see lots of sentences and paragraphs that are not cited, which will need to be resolved. Z1720 (talk) 20:35, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
We don't notify users by pings; pls notify the users listed above. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:31, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@SandyGeorgia: done ✅ A455bcd9 (talk) 13:36, 17 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Review by a455bcd9

  • Move to FARC, maintenance tags abound. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:38, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC, needs sourcing work. Hog Farm Talk 22:00, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC citation concerns remain. Z1720 (talk) 02:17, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and style. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:03, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - sourcing issues remain. Hog Farm Talk 15:39, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist sourcing issues remain, no edits since move to FARC. Z1720 (talk) 02:45, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, no edits since Oct 18, issues remain. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:22, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Old Dan Tucker edit

Notified: Raul654, DrKay, WikiProject Songs, ‎WikiProject Country Music, WikiProject Roots music, diff for talk page notification (2021-12-18)

Review section edit

I stumbled upon the 2006 FA only because I noticed non-free samples, which I tagged as replaceable and then were shortly deleted. I just overlooked issues raised in December of last year, i.e. 2021, like insufficient footnotes/citations and insufficient coverage of modern/recent/contemporary scholarship or interpretation. Furthermore, most of the article discusses the lyrics, composition, and structure, and the impact–or rather Popularity–coverage seems to be more about how the song was received at the time of publication and less about how it has been received after the 19th century.

So far, since the issue was raised last year, there have been edits, but they (almost) haven't resolved or addressed the issues still present in the article. George Ho (talk) 16:45, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The nominator of the original FAC has been retired since 2008. I notified at least Raul654 who promoted the article as FA in 2006 and DrKay who removed a portion of unsourced info last year. George Ho (talk) 17:04, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Move to FARC, zero engagement. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:45, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC, needed improvements have not occurred. Hog Farm Talk 19:45, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC no engagement to address concerns. Z1720 (talk) 02:16, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and comprehensiveness. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:03, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist no significant edits to address concerns since FAR nomination, concerns remain. Z1720 (talk) 02:46, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - needed improvements have not occurred. Hog Farm Talk 14:16, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, issues have not been addressed. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:23, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Yellowstone fires of 1988 edit

Notified: User:MONGO, Wikipedia:WikiProject Weather, Wikipedia:WikiProject Wildfire, talk page notification 2021-12-05
User:Hurricane Noah, I have added the talk page notification diff for you; please be sure to add it on future noms. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 07:37, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Review section edit

I am nominating this featured article for review because it has numerous unsourced statements, grammatical errors, image stacking, needs alt text, lacks more recent academic literature on vegetation recovery and updates to fire management. NoahTalk 15:26, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Common decency should dictate that before an article goes to FAR, some time should be given to address any talkpage comments made; Hurricane Noah allowed near zero time for this to happen. With that said, and despite the overt rudeness of this behavior, I will address the issues in this article. I ask for clemency as to the timing as I will need 45-60 days to finish this.--MONGO (talk) 06:05, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hold in FAR per MONGO until 28 February at least, and then re-evaluate for ongoing progress and the possibility of a further extension. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:52, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hold in FAR per Sandy, to give MONGO a chance to tidy this one up. Hog Farm Talk 20:12, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • This article is being worked on, albeit slowly. It will take me another 45 days to restore it as many of the ref URLs are dead so have to go through them individually.--MONGO (talk) 01:37, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      I see MONGO has started in here, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 10:53, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      MONGO could you provide an update? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:09, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      A little over halfway through updating refs.--MONGO (talk) 20:38, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      Refs all updated. Need a bit yet to cleanup wording and add any further developments such as recovery, etc.--MONGO (talk) 21:42, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Could we get an update on status here? Nikkimaria (talk) 19:21, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sandy, Hog Farm, Hurricane Noah, it looks like MONGO has unfortunately gone inactive - where are things at here? Nikkimaria (talk) 18:22, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can take a look but it'll be a few days. Hog Farm Talk 18:37, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    This is on my radar ... as soon as I can. Bst, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:01, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The first thing I started looking at was the uncited note 3 in the infobox (which is actually cited by source 2). In trying to fix that I see that:

Article says: [14]
Losses to structures were minimized by concentrating firefighting efforts near major visitor areas, keeping property damage down to $3 million
Source says: [15]
Estimated property damage totaled more than $3 million.

That's the first thing I looked at, and is a contradiction. I simply do not have time, due to IRL issues, to go systematically through the whole thing to see if updates have been completed and to check for source-to-text integrity; without further intervention from MONGO, MOVE TO FARC. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:52, 9 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on source...3 million is widely cited. I found a report from 1989, now added as the ref that says 3.280 million...--MONGO (talk) 01:41, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and currency. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:23, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
All the refs have been checked, replaced, updated and or revised. Most of this was accomplished between February and end of April of this year....a snapshot of trhe changes can be seen here--MONGO (talk) 01:23, 14 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • @MONGO: Thanks for the update and improvements. There's an 'according to whom' tag in the final paragraph? DrKay (talk) 11:33, 2 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Not sure why those last two sentences were even there as they are not accurate so I removed them altogether--MONGO (talk) 08:41, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Hog Farm and Hurricane Noah: what issues are outstanding here? Nikkimaria (talk) 03:28, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • On my list - will try to look but I've got to do 600 miles of traveling around the Ozarks for work next week so I can't promise when I'll get to this. Hog Farm Talk 03:40, 30 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I will look later today for the academic literature. Everything else I mentioned appears to be fixed and I performed a copy edit to fix various grammatical issues. NoahTalk 14:28, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it is fine now. NoahTalk 00:10, 9 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I reviewed on talk and noted significant source-text integrity issues; as this FAR has been ongoing for 7 months and still has these issues, I am at a delist barring new work. Hog Farm Talk 03:26, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hog Farm I apreciate the time you spent at the talkpage listing the article's shortcomings. I request a further extension of time to be able to address these and others concerns of 30 days if possible.--MONGO (talk) 06:38, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      • I would imagine that @WP:FAR coordinators: would be fine with that. I found it difficult to verify the Franke and Politics of Disaster sources because they are the length of short books and it often wasn't clear where it was being pulled from in the source. Hog Farm Talk 13:56, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
        • Update: MONGO is working through the source-text issues listed on talk. Hog Farm Talk 01:36, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
          • Yes I am and have some more to do yet and hope to be done by Sunday evening. If other items arise let me know and I do all I can to address concerns.--MONGO (talk) 23:05, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Hello, I'd like to assist with this article where possible. I can dig into some source text issues and other suggestions—are the source-text issues still a/the top priority? Penitentes (talk) 13:44, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd like to help as well. I think source-to-text is definitely an issue; the first reference I checked ([5]) did not line up with the source. I'm going to systematically go through all the citations, and also try to use a few more book/journal sources for historical statements, instead of government ones (which I think are best for statistics). Ovinus (talk) 15:24, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist it is October and there are still outstanding issues --Guerillero Parlez Moi 17:30, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Regretful delist – Unfortunately there are still too many text-to-source issues remaining, and I don't have the energy to get through all the citations. The content and structure is nice, but alas, WP:V. Ovinus (talk) 00:02, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm still at a delist myself, I think. The fact that source-text concerns are still remaining at this point is concerning and suggests that most or all references will need to be gone through one by one. Hog Farm Talk 13:38, 18 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, per above issues and lack of updates on this. –♠Vamí_IV†♠ 09:37, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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André Kertész edit

Notified: User talk:Spawn Man, WT:WPBIO, WT:FOTO, WT:HU, talk-page notice 2022-01-31

Review section edit

The most immediate problem here is the substantial amount of uncited text. Other concerns include prose issues (a lot of short, choppy sentences, for instance), long page ranges (e.g. "pp. 7–124") that make it very difficult to verify content, and lengthy lists that should be either removed or converted to prose. There hasn't been any engagement with the Jan. 2022 notice, so I'm bringing the article here for discussion. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:29, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • Move to FARC uncited information remains. Z1720 (talk) 18:16, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC - sourcing issues have not been addressed. Hog Farm Talk 14:52, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC: not much progress, unfortunately. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 21:11, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section include sourcing and prose. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:07, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist. Unsourced statements and paragraphs, including weasel words and exceptional claims such as "limited interest", "romantically", "intrigued", "never spoke about it", "successful", "criticism", "honor", and "critically acclaimed". DrKay (talk) 14:35, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist - significant uncited material. Hog Farm Talk 15:50, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist unsourced material remains. Z1720 (talk) 16:40, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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The article was delisted by Nikkimaria via FACBot (talk) 4:11, 5 November 2022 (UTC) [17].

Emperor Norton edit

Notified: Johnlumea, Manning Bartlett, Nishkid64, Paul.h, User talk:Nunh-huh, WP Bio, WP USA, WP California, WP Micronations, noticed in February 202

Review section edit

This older featured article contains significant uncited text, and discussion on talk has raised concerns about the quality of some of the sources (more details there). Hog Farm Talk 01:26, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This would need a lot of work to bring back up to standard, I'm afraid. The main problem is indeed the sourcing: there's a very heavy reliance on marginal and even downright unreliable sources (blog posts, historical newspapers, genealogy sites, YouTube videos, etc.) at the expense of the higher-quality books listed in the references section. I'm not sure the star can be saved without a top-to-bottom rewrite, unfortunately. That said, this article gets a decent number of readers, so it'd sure be nice to get it fixed up. I'd be willing to do what I can, although my hands are tied since I don't have access to some of the key sources (e.g. Lane 1939 and Kramer 1974). Extraordinary Writ (talk) 07:25, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"Downright unreliable sources" like contemporaneous "historical newspapers" found on "genealogy sites"? Oh, dear. We're not off to a very good start, are we? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnlumea (talk • contribs) 01:48, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Historical newspapers and the like aren't downright unreliable, but they are primary sources, which under our policies should be used pretty sparingly. Featured articles need to rely on "high-quality reliable sources", which in most cases means books from reputable publishers, scholarly articles, etc. I certainly understand that sometimes lower-caliber sources can contain really useful material, but ultimately as an encyclopedia we just can't be basing large portions of our articles on them. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:30, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I understand the general rule. But, I've been "tending the garden" of Norton research for nearly a decade now. And, one thing I've learned is that a presumption in favor of books doesn't usually apply here. Most of the books listed in the references section of the article trade heavily in oral tradition, hearsay and tall tales. Other than myself, Kramer may be the only one in the list who provides meaningful documentation. That includes Drury and Lane, the only book-length biographies that exist. While it's true that the entirety of my nearly 140-article output on issues pertaining to the life and legacy of Emperor Norton is published via a "blog" platform, it also is true that much of the project has amounted to a sustained instance of corrective and reconstructive surgery on "the literature" as it previously existed. Johnlumea (talk) 18:23, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Johnlumea: You mention above that you have been looking at Norton research for almost a decade. Are you willing to address the citation concerns? After a quick skim, I see lots of places that need citations. Z1720 (talk) 01:11, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I've spent quite a bit of time already adding better-quality — and correcting low-quality — information in this article, as well as weeding out low-quality references like pop guidebooks and such. But, much more could be done. I don't know that I have the bandwidth right now to do a line-by-line review of the article with the aim of addressing all these issues. But, I do find myself in sympathy with @Extraordinary Writ's view that, although what really is required is a top-to-bottom rewrite, it would be nice to at least "fix it up" — even if that means losing the star. I'd love to be part of a group that would agree on some basic principles on what "fixing it up" should mean. For example, I don't think that "blog posts" and "YouTube videos" should be downgraded by definition. But, I recognize that the vast majority of these are monetized "products" that (a) are written or created by people who did no to little original research, (b) provide no documentation, and (c) bring nothing new or unique to the discussion. Example: The Sam O'Nella video is cute. But, it just summarizes what's already out there in a clever, visually engaging way. The fact that the video has 7M views doesn't make the video or its creator an authority on the subject. Johnlumea (talk) 17:26, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    I weeded out a few more low-quality, or irrelevant, references. I have yet to address two references in particular that get way too much play: (1) Four mentions for a 1923 biographical article by Robert Ernest Cowan that appeared in the California Historical Society Quarterly. Although much of Cowan's account can be corroborated elsewhere, he provides no documentation himself. And, many of his claims are regurgitations of early oral tradition that now have been debunked. I have documented one example from the article in which Cowan seems to shamelessly falsify a contemporaneous account in order to push his own agenda. (2) A whopping 10 mentions of Peter Moylan's 2003 biographical summary for the San Francisco Historical Society. Although Moylan's account is an exceptionally enjoyable read that provides many details, it also includes many claims that since have been debunked. And, by Moylan's own description, his article is, in effect, a book report on William Drury's 1986 biography of Emperor Norton. He relies almost exclusively on that one source — a source that itself has been shown to have many flaws and blind spots. Johnlumea (talk) 02:35, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC, this article has been in trouble for a long time, and the issues raised are unlikely to be resolved. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 12:46, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC the issues have not been fully addressed. (t · c) buidhe 17:20, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC, which does not preclude further work. As an aside, the additions by Nishkid64 need checked for source-text integrity in light of Wikipedia:Featured article review/J. R. Richard/archive1 and Wikipedia:Featured article review/Lee Smith (baseball)/archive1. Hog Farm Talk 17:35, 19 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Move to FARC sourcing issues still evident, no significant edits since Oct. 7. Z1720 (talk) 18:05, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

FARC section edit

Issues raised in the review section largely concern sourcing. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:09, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist. Tagged for unsourced statements and for lacking reliable sources. DrKay (talk) 14:28, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist sourcing concerns remain. Z1720 (talk) 12:56, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist, unfortunately the sourcing issues haven't been corrected. Hog Farm Talk 15:52, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delist. Several paragraphs have no sources at all. Phlsph7 (talk) 18:42, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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