Talk:Sable (wrestler)/GA1

GA Reassessment
This discussion is transcluded from Talk:Rena Mero/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the reassessment.

This article has been reviewed as part of WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force in an effort to ensure all listed Good articles continue to meet the Good article criteria. In reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that may need to be addressed.


 * 1) The lead needs to conform to WP:LEAD. Specifically, it must summarize every major point/heading made in the body of the article, which it currently does not do.
 * ✅ It now better summarizes the overall article. Nikki  311  19:26, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) The second paragraph of "Early life" is completely uncited.
 * ✅ Nikki  311  03:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) Image:Renamero.jpg needs a caption to contextualize it; information such as when and where the picture was taken would make for a good caption.
 * It's always like this for professional wrestling articles, for instance with Trish Stratus; Triple H; Shawn Michaels just to name a few. D.M.N. (talk) 12:33, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ I added one. If it really was discouraged, then the caption option wouldn't be available on the wrestler infobox template. Nikki  311  17:25, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) All one-two sentence paragraphs should be either expanded or merged with the surrounding paragraphs, as they break up the prose and disrupt its flow.
 * ✅ Nikki  311  03:12, 24 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) Sentences should not begin with the word "however".
 * ✅ D.M.N. (talk) 12:31, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) "Subsequently, her husband Marc was released from his WWF contract. Rena Mero used her real name for her appearance in the September 1999 issue of Playboy. After her WWF exit, she made an on-camera appearance as an audience member on World Championship Wrestling's WCW Monday Nitro. Her WWF contract's non-compete clause was still legally valid, preventing her from working for WCW -- although she stated that she wanted to." (Post-WWF career (1999-2001)) The controversial bits of this require citations.
 * ✅ I sourced most of it and removed what turned out to not be true. The part about her husband was incorrect, as he was injured and then had shoulder surgery, but I didn't find anything about him being released. The part about wanting to work in WCW is also not true, as I read an interview that happened after the incident and Mero said she had no plans to return to wrestling and was only there visiting her friends. Nikki  311  00:02, 25 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) "Sable had a brief feud with the guest judge Tazz, dumping water on him on the following edition of SmackDown!, as a means of gaining revenge for declaring Wilson the winner." (Return to WWE (2003-2004)) The rationale for this occurrence sounds like original research without a citation. It may seem obvious to some, but it is speculative without a citation.
 * ✅ Added a citation from a website that gives pretty detailed episode summaries. Nikki  311  19:02, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) "During the contest, she was notably "heckled" by play-by-play commentator Michael Cole." (Return to WWE (2003-2004)) Needs a citation at least for the fact that the heckling was notable
 * ✅ Personally, I don't think it is all that notable, and I doubt that a reference exists to prove it is indeed notable. I just removed the sentence. Nikki  311  02:03, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) Note #7 is dead
 * It's number 8 now. I tried to check the archives of the website, but you have to signup to search them. I'm not sure what to do about this. Should the information be removed? Nikki  311  03:02, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't that that should be necessary. There are many suggestions for what to do here. Cheers, CP 23:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I looked on the archive website as suggested at the above link, but it wasn't there yet, so I noted the inactive date in the citation. I'm not sure if the article also appeared in print in the Miami Herald...I would assume so, but I don't know for sure, so I'm hesitant to just remove the URL and cite it as a newspaper source. Nikki  311  19:02, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

If all the above are addressed, I will return to check the references.

I will check back in no less than seven days. If progress is being made and issues are addressed, the article will remain listed as a Good article. Otherwise, it may be delisted (such a decision may be challenged through WP:GAR). If improved after it has been delisted, it may be nominated at WP:GAN. Feel free to drop a message on my talk page if you have any questions, and many thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this article thus far. Cheers, CP 00:17, 20 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Just randomly dropping by. The progress thus far looks great! I checked the references and tagged my one concern at the end of the list. Cheers, CP 17:09, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

As per my discussion with Canadian Paul, I am finalizing this reassessment. I contacted Nikki311 on her talk page and suggested an idea to address the dead link. I believe it works, so no concerns are remaining and I am closing this reassessment as keep.