Talk:Dimitri Marick

Opening paragraph--"Saving Grace" vs. Saving
First of all, great work on the article! But the statement that Dimitri "saved the highly criticized Natalie and Janet storyline" is vague, non-neutral, and apparently missourced. The Soap Opera Weekly source (#5) only includes Delacroix's opinion that he was the "saving grace" of a storyline she considers an artistic failure. There is no mention of Nielsen ratings or of general criticism. Perhaps sources cited later in the article (#13) include this information?

It would at first glance appear to be more appropriate to say he was *credited* with saving the storyline. But when Delacroix says he was the "saving grace" of the storyline, she means he was the one good thing to come out of the story. This is different from saving the storyline itself, whatever saving a storyline might entail. The storyline was not in danger of being dropped.

The introduction of Dimitri as an outgrowth of the Natalie/Janet storyline is discussed at length in the "Reception" section, properly sourced and with full quotations. I don't know if the issue is important enough to merit mention in the first paragraph of the article. If it is, perhaps there is a less vague, more objective way of summing it up, such as:

"was credited as the 'saving grace' of the Natalie/Janet storyline." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.15.241.201 (talk) 07:34, 6 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Criticism of the story was in the Agnes Nixon interview with Soap Opera Digest (#3) where the interviewer mentions how fans dislike the story and Nixon says she was expecting that. The Nielson ratings is in the Soap Opera Update Michael Nader interview (#13).
 * The character's introduction out of that storyline is mentioned in the lead because it is covered so much in the Writing and portrayal and Reception sections. The lead is supposed to summarize the main points of the article.
 * I would be fine with addition of the "credited as the 'saving grace' of the Natalie and Janet storyline." But I will add that it was an unpopular story because it was mentioned in sources that it was unpopular and he was a good thing to come out of it.
 * BTW, remember to sign your comments with ~ ~ ~ ~ (without the spaces). Rocksey (talk) 07:19, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

"Copyedit" tag?
Why is copyediting needed? --George Ho (talk) 17:29, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Creativity97 added it earlier this year before starting a WP:GA reassessment for the article soon afterward. Flyer22 (talk) 17:47, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't see any need for additional copyediting. Looks fine to me.Caringtype1 (talk) 17:53, 12 August 2013 (UTC)