Talk:Comet (magazine)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Protonk (talk · contribs) 17:30, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Like Fantasy this is a pretty good article. I'd like to see the content expanded somewhat and the publication history section clarified if possible. Otherwise it looks to be a comprehensive take on the magazine. I found a few more bits of info while searching for other sources but nothing glaring.

style/layout

 * I'm seeing Comet occasionally referred to as "Comet Stories". Is it the same thing? Looks like they're the same thing, though I'm not sure if that's another name for it or an error in sources.
 * I think it must be the same -- The sources I have only refer to it as Comet, but there's no other magazine of that name that I know of. Sometimes the masthead and title page would disagree, so maybe they're quoting that (or the copyright statement). Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 18:57, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Is there justification for a parenthetical aside on the title e.g. "(occasionally Comet Stories)" if we can cite it? I've seen the other title a few times but I have no idea how widespread the other title is. Protonk (talk) 19:01, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Ignore the above comment for now. It's not a GA issue. If I find sufficient sources to justify noting the "other" title I'll make a post on the talk page. Protonk (talk) 20:14, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I can have a quick look through my refs and see what they say, at least. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I think the lede for this could be a hair longer, mentioning at least the feud over payment for words, if only because it ensared Isaac Asimov and Don Wollheim.
 * Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Like Fantasy I think the body could do with one more section (splitting out the publication history from the contents)
 * I went ahead and boldly (one might say brashly) split those sections out. Contents seems pretty bloodless as a section title goes, but I think it flows a little better. Protonk (talk) 22:40, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * That looks fine to me. When you did it I was planning to, and I was going to make the same paragraph move you did; I think it's a natural split. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 01:58, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
 * the lede notes the abbreviation (sf) for science fiction so we probably don't need to repeat it in the body. Or do we? I don't know.
 * I cut it from the lead, not the body; it's not used in the lead so I think that's the better way to go. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 18:57, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Interestingly the publication table coloring (yellow) shows up in desktop but not on mobile. Weird.
 * Yes, weird. Not much I can do about that .... Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 18:57, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * It's very strange. The table is setting the background color properly (right classes all that). Just something that came up because I make GA reviews (on a tiny laptop) with 1/2 of the screen loaded into safari pretending to be mobile safari on an iphone (so I don't get donation banners and jumbly navigation bits at the top) and the other half in a text editor. No worries. Protonk (talk) 20:14, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Should Astounding Stories be in italics?
 * Oops; yes. Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 18:57, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Some sources refer to "Vortex Blaster" as "The Vortex Blaster". I'm not sure which is correct
 * The book is titled "The Vortex Blaster", but the series is often referred to as the "Vortex Blaster" series. I think either is OK. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 18:57, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Got it. I think the sources I noted were referring to the book. Protonk (talk) 18:59, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

content

 * "Comet was pulp format" I guess "was printed in" just to keep it consistent with my needless suggestion for Fantasy :)
 * Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * "The schedule was initially bimonthly, but switched to monthly after the first issue." I think you mean monthly -> bi-monthly
 * Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 20:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC)
 * "Although science fiction (sf) had been published before the 1920s..." This paragraph jumps through a lot of sf/pulp history very quickly. That's not necessarily bad and we should note Amazing Stories but it feels like there should be more context from the late 30s.
 * "Tremaine was able to acquire some worthwhile material..." as mentioned in the layout section, I think this can be moved to a new section (below the payment paragraph)
 * I think a putative content section can also be expanded a bit w/ the sources I noted below (specifically the notes on Moskowitz, "The Psychological Repulsor" and a bit more on "The Vortex Blaster")