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I linked up my article and added a picture. When will I see my article's grade improved?
AndrewMiller45 (talk) 17:47, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
While links and a picture sure help, I believe there are still multiple issues that need to be addressed. For example, I just added it to some categories - more detailed (or simply more) categories may be appropriate. The reference no. 2, "Kansas City Star Magazine", is currently so vague it's almost useless - we cannot expect our readers to read the entire archive of that publication; instead we should point out the specific issues that back up each claim. Several other references already refer to specific issues of that magazine, for example the very first one. And there's a quasi-table at the very end with information on his private life that's currently unsourced - firstly, we should cite sources, secondly it should be running text. The "Early life" section is awfully vague; when it talked about losing the home and moving someplace else or about local politicians I'd have expected something on the location where all that took place. In summary, I don't think the draft currently satisfies B-Class criteria, but the class isn't that important anyway - it's just a behind-the-scenes way of keeping track of which articles need more or less work. For many WikiProjects, B-Class and above have a list of specific criteria that can be checked; see for example Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Assessment#Quality scale. Huon (talk) 20:46, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
