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The list was promoted by Giants2008 via FACBot (talk) 00:28, 11 October 2021 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of Samuel L. Jackson performances edit

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Nominator(s): ~ HAL333 15:46, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm back at it with another filmography. This time it's Samuel L. Jackson, one of my favorite actors and the highest grossing live-action actor of all time. ~ HAL333 15:46, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  • "Ignored" spelt incorrectly in note 1
  • "Tarantino-directed Pulp Fiction.[4] For Pulp Fiction" => "Tarantino-directed Pulp Fiction.[4] For the latter film" (to avoid repetition of the title)
  • "collaborated with Tarantino again in Django Unchained" =>"collaborated with Tarantino again on Django Unchained"
  • "He is scheduled to receive a Academy Honorary Award" => "He is scheduled to receive an Academy Honorary Award"
  • There are two credits for him playing Agent Augustus Gibbons but one just for Augustus Gibbons - this might be correct (the character might not be an agent in one film) but I jus thought I'd check.....
  • Any reason why only the TV table is not sortable?
  • A Soldier's Play sorts incorrectly
  • Think that's all I've got. Great work :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:12, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • All done. Appreciate the comments. ~ HAL333 22:22, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]


Comments from Dank

  • Standard disclaimer: I don't know what I'm doing, and I mostly AGF on sourcing.
  • Forbes.com/sites is being flagged by the UPSD tool as iffy (it depends on the particular page), and Express is flagged as "generally unreliable".
  • "and he has reprised the role in later entries": "reprise" shows up a lot in this paragraph; I think this is probably the bit that I'd cut back on to avoid repetition. Maybe you can delete it, or replace it with "and other films" or something. Otherwise:
  • FLC criteria:
  • 1. The prose is fine. I've done a little copyediting; feel free to revert or discuss. I see Chris has checked the sorting. I've sampled the links in the tables.
  • 2. The lead meets WP:LEAD and defines the inclusion criteria.
  • 3a. The list has comprehensive items and annotations.
  • 3b. Except as above, the article is well-sourced to reliable sources, and the UPSD tool isn't indicating any other problems (but this isn't a source review). All relevant retrieval dates are present.
  • 3c. The list meets requirements as a stand-alone list, it isn't a content fork, it doesn't largely duplicate another article (that I can find), and it wouldn't fit easily inside another article.
  • 4. It is navigable. I'm a little surprised that there's no navbox (but I see that's standard in filmography lists) and so few categories at the end, but you'd know better than I do what's expected.
  • 5. It meets style requirements. At a glance, the images seem fine.
  • 6. It is stable.
  • Close enough for a support. Well done. - Dank (push to talk) 14:01, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • All addressed. ~ HAL333 14:27, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comments by Kavyansh.Singh
Hi @HAL333 – This is not a source review, but just few comments
  • Add "RogerEbert.com" as work in Ref#59.
  • I would suggest adding WP links to all the websites/media sites, etc in the citations. Currently, some are linked (like The New York Times in Ref#99), while others are not.
  • Capitalize l in "The los Angeles Times" (Ref#154)
  • Replace "New York Times" with "The New York Times" in Ref#169
  • Capitalize W and P in "The washington post" (Ref#183)
  • There is a Reference named "Archived Copy". (Ref#188) Reformat it.
Comment on images – Three of the four images were originally posted in Flickr, and are licenced properly. The remaining image was original work of a user, which was confirmed by an OTRS ticket. I see no issues. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:52, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Kavyansh.Singh All addressed. ~ HAL333 16:35, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
HAL333 – Thanks for addressing everything. I see no other major issue with the table, and I feel I can support this list for promotion as a Featured list. It would be a great help if you could review any of my current 2 FLC's. Thanks! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 16:54, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comments for Birdienest81
  • Nothing really much. However, I would move non-periodical sources such as Rotten Tomatoes, Turner Classic Movies, MeTV, PBS, and NPR to the publisher or agency field in the citation template so that it is not italicized. Otherwise, I support this list for featured list promotion.
--Birdienest81 (talk) 08:46, 22 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Done. ~ HAL333 21:31, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from TRM edit

  • "A prolific actor, Jackson's films have collectively grossed" this is a little repetitive and confusing: (a) you don't need to repeat his name (b) we already know he's an actor (c) you said previously he was also a producer but this "Jackson's films" is that just as an actor (per the sentence) or including his work as a producer?
  • "with a small part" minor role?
    • To avoid repetition, I prefer "small part". ~ HAL333 21:20, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "His other early film appearances were minor roles in films such as " -> "He also made brief appearances in films such as...
  • "and, in 1994, he starred" the following year (to mix up the in XXXX repeat)
  • "received a Golden Globe nomination" another
  • "Two years later, he starred in the science fiction horror film Deep Blue Sea.[11]" is this noted for any particular reason?
    • It supports that the genre is "science fiction horror". ~ HAL333 21:18, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Also in 2000, he " -> The same year
  • Television roles don't appear to be covered at all in the lead?
    • Although I cover The Sunset Limited, Jackson's television performanes are all very bried and not much of note. Secret Invasion may change that as he may be the main character. ~ HAL333 21:23, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "One episode" v "1 episode" be consistent.
  • "Denotes television series that have not yet been released" there are none.
    • Corrected. ~ HAL333 21:17, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The Public Theatre" Theater apparently.
  • "The Mountaintop" doesn't need piping.
  • Year -> Year(s).
  • Year range MOS now says we should include full years on either side of the en-dash.
  • What does "Also likeness" mean?
    • Removed. ~ HAL333 21:14, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Samuel Jackson Announcer" he just announces himself? What does that mean?
    • Clarified (hopefully) in note column. ~ HAL333 21:13, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • NYT sources require a subscription.
  • Ref 5, isn't Variety a work?
  • Refs 179, 182, etc date format inconsistent. Check all.
  • Ref 157 SHOUTING.
  • Ref 205, Evening Standard is linked (no others appear to be linked) and not in italics.

That'll do for a first pass. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 19:41, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

HAL333 are you going to address the remaining issues? The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 09:25, 6 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes - I apologize. Been extremely busy lately. Will try to knock these out tonight! ~ HAL333 20:54, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
All done now - sorry for the tardiness. ~ HAL333 21:26, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Source review – Pass edit

  • Version reviewed – 1
Formatting
  • Ref#22 – "1 November 1999" - inconsistent with the date style.
  • Ref#198 – "1 November 1999" - inconsistent with the date style.
  • Various references have "The Los Angeles Times", but the newspaper and the Wikipedia article calls it just "Los Angeles Times", without 'The' ... Better to follow that way.
  • Ref#152 – "Hollywood Reporter" should be written as "The Hollywood Reporter" to be consistent with rest of the article.
  • Rest fine. I had included some formatting issued in my previous comments here, which were addressed.
Reliability
  • No issues
Verifiability
  • Did a few spot-checks, everything looks good.

– Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 15:06, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • All done. Sorry for the delay - been very busy irl. ~ HAL333 15:27, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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