Talk:The Decay of Fiction/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: EricEnfermero (talk · contribs) 06:45, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

I'll be happy to review this article. I'll be back later this week with some feedback after I have the opportunity to read the article more closely. As a starting place, I notice that the lead section does not summarize the contents of each section in the body. More to come. Thanks! EricEnfermero Howdy! 06:45, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Lead
✅ Expanded. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The lead needs to be expanded to comply with WP:LEAD, but the current sentence would be better split into two.
 * This is better, but the lead doesn't mention anything from Reception, which is the most developed section of the article. EricEnfermero  Howdy! 04:42, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅ "Generally favorable reviews" added. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 01:19, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Production
✅ Done. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The first sentence is a little confusing (with... by...) and most of the references can probably be removed from it for readability.

✅ Rephrased. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The second sentence should be rephrased to avoid an issue with close paraphrasing from the source; change Los Angles to Los Angeles.

Plot
working on it... ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * To me, using a quote for the entire section is a little unusual. The link on the cited source doesn't lead where it should, so it's hard to tell how much of the original work was used for this. Even if the cited quote is only a small part of the original work (and therefore not a copyright issue), it explains the plot in abstractions that aren't very straightforward.
 * It's better, but the large quote is still out of place. The article doesn't have a ton of prose, and it already relies on lots of quotations. The other problem is the placement of the quote. It comes right after the part about the DVD/museum screening presentation, but I think that the quote refers to the movie in general. You might take a look to ensure that the quote is transcribed accurately. I noticed some punctuation missing. I can add that, but you might make sure that that's the only issue. EricEnfermero  Howdy! 04:42, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * So... Do I remove it? I have addressed the transcribing issues mentioned. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 01:18, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * That would be easiest. At a minimum, use less of it and incorporate it into the rest of the section. As is, it's almost like explaining the plot twice. EricEnfermero  Howdy! 05:09, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I think the quality of the content will not decrease without the Blockquote, so I've gone ahead and removed it. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 05:42, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Reception
✅ Done. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC) ✅ Fixed. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC) ✅ Changed. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC) ✅ Fixed erroneous sentences. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 10:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The section needs to be broken into paragraphs for readability.
 * Some of the sentences are unwieldy. For example, the second sentence could read, "Deborah Young of Variety wrote..."
 * I would avoid "interpreting" the reviews (i.e. "mildly positive") unless the source actually comes to that conclusion.
 * After the sentence on Rosenbaum, the next three sentences start with "they". Are you referring to more than one editor or still just to Rosenbaum?
 * Good job. Now I would work on the flow of this section. There's one very small paragraph and two much larger paragraphs. I'm not sure what the difference is between the paragraphs - how they are broken up. Are there other websites/reviews that assign a score (like Rotten Tomatoes) that you could add to the first paragraph. That might help to balance and bring organization to the section. EricEnfermero  Howdy! 04:42, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

✅ Added Rotten Tomatoes; balanced things up to allow for smoother readability. ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 01:17, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for allowing me to review the article. Good work so far. I'd like to take another look after this initial feedback is addressed. I'm placing this nomination on hold for now. Thanks again! EricEnfermero Howdy! 03:38, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I apologize that it took me a few days to respond to your corrections. I think we're getting closer to meeting the GA criteria. I know this is getting a little tiresome. I just want to make sure that we have a thorough article with good organization and prose. Thanks! EricEnfermero  Howdy! 04:42, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks to the nominator and to the other editors who worked on the article. Future directions might include adding some information on casting and working on the flow and organization of the Reception section. As is, I think it meets the Good Article criteria. EricEnfermero Howdy! 07:42, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you! :) ☯ Bonkers The Clown  \(^_^)/  Nonsensical Babble  ☯ 13:34, 4 April 2013 (UTC)