Talk:Barnum effect/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Power~enwiki (talk · contribs) 21:42, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

Extended discussion
It may be worth moving the entire lead section into a new section called "Overview", and re-writing the lede from scratch. As far as "words to watch", seems to have originated with is the worst example, but there are a few others. I'll do another read-through the article (while doing reference checks) to make a complete list in a few hours. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 21:58, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback! I'll wait for you to do another review before making any improvements. Meatsgains (talk) 02:08, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

Notes from a read-through:
 * While "Barnum effect" is more common in the title of references, "Forer effect" is used a lot in the article. Is it possible to standardize on one name? (a move discussion to "Forer effect" may be necessary if you feel that's the correct term)
 * I don't think is a particularly reliable source, and it doesn't seem to be necessary.
 * I'm also skeptical of (now at  ) as a reference.
 * For, is it possible to confirm that this was printed in Experientia 44, and if so, to include that in the reference?
 * I would combine "Barnum statements" with part of the lead section into a definitions/overview section, and Stagner's experiment with Forer's demonstration into "Early research" or something.
 * The paragraph layout in "Repeating the study" isn't great.

power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 20:24, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I've made several improvements to the page given your suggestions. Let me know your thoughts. I think it might be worth moving the page to "Forer effect" per WP:COMMONNAME but will do so once the GA review is complete. Meatsgains (talk) 03:37, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Looks good at first glance. I'll do one more read-through. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 20:12, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 20:24, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Meatsgains (talk) 17:14, 2 December 2017 (UTC)