Talk:Thunderball (novel)

Removal of Thunderball from Featured Article status
I would like to state on the record that the removal of Thunderball from Featured Article status would not have occurred if the Wikipedia community had not insisted upon the article being split up. Thanks guys. 23skidoo 13:49, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Failed "good article" nomination
This article failed good article nomination. This is how the article, as of August 13, 2007, compares against the six good article criteria:


 * 1. Well written?: Although this is mostly well-written, this could do with being copy-edited or gone over a little bit more thoroughly. The last paragraph is poorly written and stubbish.


 * ✅ Vikrant Phadkay 16:11, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 2. Factually accurate?: The accuracy of this article has no apparent problems.
 * 3. Broad in coverage?: This article is about the novel, yet there is a large section about the film.


 * ✅ Vikrant Phadkay 16:30, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 4. Neutral point of view?: The last paragraph only lists two positive reviews. I'm sure for such a high-profile book there are more reviews than just these positives and more than just enough for two sentences.


 * ✅ Vikrant Phadkay 16:30, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 5. Article stability? The stability of the article is not a problem.
 * 6. Images?: You have used three book covers under the fair use rationale; however, they are not there for any real purpose. The second is for illustration in the plot summary. The last is in a section about a contraversial text on the front cover without displaying that text.


 * ✅ Vikrant Phadkay 16:11, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

When these issues are addressed, the article can be resubmitted for consideration. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to a GA review. Thank you for your work so far. — Hydrostatics 21:01, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

GA fail
Most of the Controversy section is uncited, and needs restructuring. Alientraveller 17:01, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * These same problems still exist. This is a novel - think of including sections such as: "Themes", "Writing style", "Reception", etc. You might look at the some of the novels that have become FAs for guidance such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Lord of the Rings, and The Well of Loneliness. Also, there is quite a bit of excellent literary criticism on Fleming and film criticism on the Bond films. You need to do some more research - that will provide you with the sources for the article and help you flesh out the discussion of the novel. Awadewit | talk  04:30, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

GA/R result
Since the review lasted quite awhile, I figured I might as well mention it here, the articles status was unchanged. Jayron seems to of offered some helpful suggestions though, at Good article reassessment/Archive 29. Homestarmy 03:44, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Rights
What happened to the film rights when McClory died? Emperor001 (talk) 16:13, 26 August 2008 (UTC)