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January 11, 2011	Good article nominee	Listed
July 2, 2011	Peer review	Reviewed

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Shea Weber/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 11:28, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Early life

"Weber has a brother named Brandon..." Incohesive placement after death of mother. Maybe place in first paragraph after first mention of parents? Done

Junior career

Being "listed" needs better explanation. Even expanding that to "protected list" conveys more meaning. Done
I feel like the second and third mention of "junior B" when describing the championships are unnecessary, given that it's previously established that the KIJHL is a junior B league. Done
How did the Rockets do in the Memorial Cup? And how did they qualify if they lost the WHL finals? Done
Replace some "Weber"s with "he". Done

Nashville Predators

Goals and assists aren't linked in their first mentions in the article. Done in previous section
"rash of injuries" sounds a little bit like slang. Done
Exact same phrasing in sentences for NHL YoungStars Game and NHL All-Star Game. Mix it up? Done
Are games played and penalty minutes "offensive categories"? Maybe reword to "statistical categories"? Done

International play

Saying that his experience at the '07 WC was "marred" by his suspension seems a little dramatic and POV. I also went ahead and removed "ugly" to help this along. Done

References

A lot of publications that needs italics (ie. The Province) do not have them. Done
Spell out acronyms of publications (ie. CBC, TSN, IIHF). I know it seems tedious, but I think it's good practice. Also, it helps consistency if other publications like National Hockey League and Canadian Hockey League are spelled out. Done
Ref 39 needs a title. Done
Refs 17, 20, 21, 27, 42, 43, and 46 are dead. Done

Other

Watch for redundancies in your prose. For example, writing the same word twice in a sentence. Fixed most, if not all, of these myself though.
Disambig Dan Boyle and Sicamous. Done

All issues have been addressed, but please add any further feedback you may have! Thanks so much for the review! Cheers. – Nurmsook! ^talk... 23:14, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sweet. Everything looks good, but just one more issue that I noticed on the second read: There are no season stats for his junior career in the prose. I think this could definitely add to the article, especially for his award-winning seasons in the WHL. Also, there is no mention of his WHL rookie season. Just this last issue to deal with and I'll pass the article! Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 00:16, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Should be all good now. I can't believe I forgot that rookie season! It was his draft year for crying out loud. I knew I was missing something. – Nurmsook! ^talk... 03:57, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome. Looks good.. congrats! Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 08:43, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Infobox image[edit]

Does anyone have an image of him, as the Canadiens' captain? I would assume that an NHL photo, would be preferable to an IIHF photo. GoodDay (talk) 02:50, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vegas Golden Knights[edit]

Why are we reverting the addition of the Golden Knights as a former team in the info box? He was a member of that team. 162 etc. (talk) 05:58, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My guess would be because he never played a game for VGK, but I can't be certain. If we want to include VGK as one of his former teams, we'd need to look at other player profiles and see what the trend is on Wikipedia. Good examples to look at would be the pages for Stephane Robidas, Marian Hossa, Nathan Horton and David Clarkson. EnigmaticSigma (talk) 06:01, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Interestingly, retired players use the "played_for" attribute in the infobox, whereas active players like Weber have teams listed under "former_teams". So no Maple Leafs in the infobox for Horton, or Coyotes for Hossa, because they didn't play for those teams. However, I'd say that the Golden Knights are verifiably Weber's former team, so it should be in the infobox. 162 etc. (talk) 06:37, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]