Talk:Ernie Banks/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sportsguy17 (talk · contribs) 20:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

So we meet again. Glad to work with you again. I'll take up this review. I will have it be noted that I am participating in WikiCup, but I am not doing it to win, just for fun. Anyway, let me do the initial stuff.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 20:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Reflinks gives me a thumbs up. I am a little concerned about Checklinks, especially the Baseball-Reference citation. While not a requirement, do you think you could search Baseball-Reference for his new Home Run log, or see if it was archived? Everything else labeled look like redirects and are OK.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 20:15, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem. Done. Looks like the title and URL changed slightly. I always forget Reflinks and Checklinks. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 20:43, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Section-by-Section

 * Lead
 * In the second paragraph, clarify who the Cubs are. Are they in the Negro league, or are you referring to the MLB team the Cubs? If so, say He joined the MLB in 1953 and played for the Cubs.
 * Clarified so that it is explicit but not redundant to the opening. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 00:32, 4 January 2014 (UTC)


 * In the last sentence, change it to Banks currently resides in the Los Angeles area. It gives more sophisticated language and also clarifies for the reader that it is his current residence.
 * I usually avoid "currently" per WP:WTW, which is one of the important guidelines listed under GA criterion 1b. I prefer "moved to Los Angeles in _____" but I can't find a source for it. We may just need to take it out for now. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 00:32, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

When you do, also add what age that happened at.
 * Early Life
 * Could you find a reference for the statement that his father bought him a glove for less than three dollars at the five and dime store?
 * It's actually sourced after the following sentence, toward the end of the article. No indication of the age, but I think this section is fairly robust without it. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 00:32, 4 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Could you also find a source his high school graduation?
 * Done. Thanks for your work on this so far. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 00:32, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

I have to go eat dinner, so lets start with these two sections. I'm mostly looking at references as well as sentencing structure. The article overall looks good so far.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 23:11, 3 January 2014 (UTC)


 * MLB Career (Early Career)
 * In the first paragraph of, I'd like to see a reference for him being the first black player on the Cubs, as well as Krosntadt and Moffi's writing.
 * Both the quote and the first black player assertion come from the Kronstadt and Moffi source. Is that the question? WP:Citation overkill encourages that one reference can be used for multiple consecutive sentences without repeating the ref tag. I try my best to source each sentence that falls under WP:MINREF, but I'm concerned about readability if we routinely source like that. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 01:03, 4 January 2014 (UTC)


 * The second paragraph looks fine.
 * The third paragraph has many unreferenced statements. Add a reference about him and Gene Baker and Baker being the second black player on the Cubs. Likely, Baseball-Reference will work for many statements about Banks in this paragraph regarding statistics.
 * Added a BR reference and an MLB.com reference, which should cover that paragraph. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 01:03, 4 January 2014 (UTC)


 * The fourth paragraph is all good.
 * The fifth paragraph again could use sources such as Baseball-Reference to reference statistics.
 * This is a similar issue to the one above. One citation supports more than one consecutive sentence. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 01:03, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Lets put it here for now and you can make changes as suggested. I need to offline soon and may not hope back on again tonight. Once again, it's been a pleasure to work with you [again] so far. The article is looking good and best.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 00:15, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem, sir. I have this watchlisted, so I'll respond to the next round of feedback as soon as I am online again. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 01:03, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, forgot about WP:WTW. Ignore my suggestion there then, as well as for adding more refs. As long as its verifiable. I shall move on now.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 16:12, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Here is the continuation


 * MLB Career (Move to first base)
 * First paragraph looks good.
 * We need to reference a few things in the second paragraph (again, I'm sorry if I'm suggesting too much referencing, this is just for a few things ). Mostly, we just need references for his batting averages (again Baseball-Reference or MLB.com will work) and if possible reference his offseason activities. I am mostly asking to reference per WP:OR. If another reference already references it, then its fine.
 * For the third paragraph, we should reference his 4000th home run and maybe a reference of Durocher's arrival.
 * Fourth paragraph looks good.
 * Fifth paragraph is good too.
 * MLB Career (Final seasons)
 * This whole section looks good.
 * Personal Life
 * This section looks good.
 * Later years and honors
 * Reference his throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. Otherwise, section looks good.

This concludes the section-by-section. Let me know when you're done. Then, we can give it a final scrubdown review,.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 16:40, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Done. All of the above should be addressed now. For things like the Durocher hiring, they're sourced at the end of the paragraph, but I added sources for the 4000th HR and the All-Star Game first pitch. I'm ready for my scrubdown. :) Again, thanks for your work on this so far. EricEnfermero  HOWDY! 17:16, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Final Review
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria


 * 1) Is it reasonably well written?
 * A. Prose quality, no copyvios, spelling and grammar:
 * B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. Has an appropriate reference section:
 * B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
 * 1) Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
 * A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
 * B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass or Fail:
 * Pass or Fail:

Pass! Excellent work. It was a pleasure to work with you once more.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 17:41, 5 January 2014 (UTC)