Talk:The Last Sontaran

The Last Sontaran was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
October 21, 2008	Good article nominee	Not listed

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Objects[edit]

When Maria enters Sarah Jane's attic to take one last look around and to say good bye to Mr Smith, she looks over and sees some alien objects. The camera first focuses on a bottle of Bubble Shock! from "Invasion of the Bane". It then pans across and stops again on a golden item that sort of resembles a squashed tennis racket without any strings behind the end of a gun. The camera cuts to Kaagh's gun from this story and then settles on a puzzle box from Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?. So, given the other three items have significance, can anyone identify what the golden "squashed tennis racket" is and remember which story it featured in? Thanks. Wolf of Fenric (talk) 00:55, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At a guess I would say it's some kind of reference to the serial Warriors of Kudlak since that's the only serial not yet referenced. Maybe one of the lazer guns or a part of Sarah-Jane's rain pod machine thingy. Anyway if you really wanted to find out you should watch it. I'm not going to because frankly I can't stand watching an episode of this show more than once.--202.87.166.229 (talk) 01:04, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Prior to asking here I did rewatch that bit of the episode on BBC iPlayer a few times but was unable to identify the object myself. I think it must be of some significance as the camera momentarily stops on it as it did on the other objects I was able to identify. Wolf of Fenric (talk) 18:36, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have identified this object and other objects also briefly seen using the Alien Objects guide on the official The Sarah Jane Adventures website found here. Wolf of Fenric (talk) 01:10, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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

Hello, I'm weebiloobil. Soon, I will post a review of The Last Sontaran here, according to the gooad article criteria. Good luck! - weebiloobil (talk) 07:03, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Review[edit]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:
"the only survivor of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet which was otherwise seen to be destroyed in Doctor Who episode "The Poison Sky" - the bit about Doctor who is unnecessary in the plot section, but would be good in Continuity.

B. MoS compliance:
"The Last Sontaran is the first story" - why story and not serial? For reference, this is wondered upon at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who#Sarah Jane Adventures... stories?
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:
Why are both 1980 and 1997 used for when the Battle of Hoth was seen in Star Wars V?

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
Reference 3 is unnecessary; the episode has been broadcast, that can provide the soucre for director and writer. WP:LEAD says that citations are only needed in the lead for disbuted info, which the first line is not. The "is a sequel" comment is unsourced - the provided sources are only those of the episodes in question, and the links to the articles will do. This comment needs to be sourced, with this issue possibly being contested - what makes it a sequel? Reference 5 is not needed at the end of the lead.

C. No original research:
Once again, why is this a sequel? '"Journey's End" which precedes this story chronologically' - is this stated anywhere? The assumption appears to be made because Luke mentions Maria in 'Journey's End', but she could still be on holiday in Cornwall if she moved to America.
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
I am placing this article on hold, until the little bits about story/serial and ORare resolved - weebiloobil (talk) 16:45, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, a complete lack of notice of this report? Hmm, reading it over, it is a bit picky, but I have chosen comments for a reason... Perhaps a second opinion would be helpful - weebiloobil (talk) 16:12, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Second opinion comment - If you have checked the article over and seen that none of your concerns were corrected, and there were no rebuttals to your comments posted here on the review page (which there weren't, obviously), then you can go ahead and fail the article. Generally, an editor that has a problem with one or more of your comments will reply to you here on the review page, rather than completely ignoring you, which appears to be the case here. There are articles, on occasion, that have editors put them up for review and then never look at them again...which sucks for everyone involved. If the editor comes back at some point after you fail the article, they can always ask you any questions they may have on your talk page and then renominate the article at GAN. Hope this helps...drop me a note on my talk page if you have any questions. Dana boomer (talk) 16:24, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've left this here pvernight, and still nothing has been done. This article has failed its GA - weebiloobil (talk) 07:03, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's Mr Smith's potable scaner. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.151.86.209 (talk) 09:45, 26 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]