Talk:Tony King (EastEnders)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 23:50, 13 January 2010 (UTC) This is a pretty good article on what, despite the fiction, is a difficult subject. I did find some issues though:

• Ref #15 ("My Role Can Help To Expose Sickos") is a dead link.
• A lot of the references change their links per [1]. This is not a GA issue necessarily, but because those could easily become deadlinks at any time, fixing them would be nice, though this can be saved for later.
• The article uses first names a lot, which I would discourage in an encyclopedic article. Use last names when possible, though admittedly first names can be easier.
• The article feels very quote heavy. Quotes are nice, but relying on them too much takes away from the article a bit, as they could just as easily be put into your own words and cited from the same source. (I counted 16 in the first two sections - the reception one has many but that's necessary, I understand)) This is more a personal tick with the article though, as opposed to anything being actually wrong.

I'll put this on hold, and pass when the issues (bullets 1 and 3 above) are fixed. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 23:50, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your review! I've taken out ref 15 and the accompanying quote, as I can't find a replacement for it. All other links are also fixed now. Re: first names - did you intend this comment to apply to characters, as well as cast, crew and critics? With the latter, first names are only used the first time a person is mentioned, and their surnames used thereafter. I only found 3 instances of first names being used after the first mention, and rectified them. For characters I think it would be unduly confusing, as many mentioned are from the same families and thus have the same surname. Finally, I've also reduced the number of quotes used in the first two sections by about half. Frickative 19:12, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

ETA: User:AnemoneProjectors found a copy of ref 15 archived by Highbeam, so that's back in with a working link :) Frickative 19:39, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

I've looked through the newly modified article, and it seems good now, so I'm passing it. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 16:51, 17 January 2010 (UTC)