Wikipedia:Peer review/History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida/archive1

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I've listed this article for peer review because I believe it is near to Good Article status, and I'd like to get a review before sending it through the gantlet.


Thanks, Horologium (talk) 17:04, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by Wackymacs (talk · contribs):

  • I don't like the lead intro. Can you make it start with "The history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida..." ?
  • Most articles have a picture in the lead, you might want to add one there.
  • This needs expansion. There are published books on the history of Fort Lauderdale which should be used.
  • A search on Google Books brings up over 900 books with limited preview you can use to expand the article: (Good rule of thumb: University Press books are excellent reliable sources)
  • What makes http://www.stock-market-crash.net/florida.htm a reliable source?
  • Don't use {{Citation}} if you are using the Cite web, Cite news, etc templates. See WP:CITE.
  • Other good reliable sources include nyt.com and time.com newspaper archives. There's also ESBCOhost and Thomson Gale Infotrac, if you have access to them through your state/local library system.
  • The prose looks good, and this seems to be well on its way to featured status if its expanded enough.
  • If I were you, I would skip the GA process (waste of time) and keep working on this for FA status.
  • A 'Further reading' section would be nice, but not necessary.
  • I hope my comments are useful. Please ask if you want any help or further comments.

Wackymacs (talk ~ edits) 10:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]