Talk:WAKR/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Babegriev (talk · contribs) 15:57, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Lead Section
The lead section is, for the most part unremarkable. The content is well-cited and is an effective summation of the article's contents. There are a good number of WikiLinks included which integrates the section into the encyclopedia. Likewise, the info box is concise and provides efficient and condensed information.

History Section
This section consumes a large majority of the article, and is very well-written. That being said, at times, the content included under the various sub-headings often goes into too much depth for this particular article. Notably, at the beginning, a lot is said about S. Bernard Berk, sometimes going into territory that is beyond the scope of the article proper. I would encourage the creation of a page specifically for Berk, given his impact on the Akron area, however this content is not best suited in an article about WAKR. Keeping the most important information about Akron and his impact on the station is a given, however, speaking to his career as an inventor (for example) is stretching past the realm of WAKR. This sentiment can be expressed later with Freed, Muni and Greer. Their later successes which impacted WAKR can be summarized while not going into biographical detail which should be reserved for their respective articles.

As an aside, the link to for the 1948 FCC freeze links to the FCC article, and not to the subsection regarding the freeze. I would suggest inserting the link FCC to direct to the proper subsection.

Illustrations
This article is a remarkable exemplar of exceeding the expectations of GA criterion 6. The images selected are appropriate to the article, and relate to the content very well. All images free or contain a fair-use rationale. Additionally, the captions are detailed and effective summaries of the image and why they are relevant to the article.

MOS
The layout, adheres to MOS:LAYOUT, however, Further Readings is implemented as a sub header under References; this should be an independent heading instead of a subsection, but in the same place in the article. Spelling and grammar are unremarkable, as is the composition of prose. Source citations are uniform and detailed, and inline citations are relevant and link to appropriate sources for verifiability. Kudos for the numerous reliable sources.

Additional Suggestions
While reading through, there were many opportunities for new articles, lists and/or redirects. Ones that stood out were S. Bernard Berk, List of WAKR Programs, Group ONE Broadcasting and TV23, among others. Also, I would recommend perusing a future in the FA and DYK areas of Wikipedia.

Overall Thoughts and Conclusion
This article is in very very good shape and overall is very impressive. The article is by no means lacking any content that is vital for its function, and instead suffers from the contrary. That being said, there should be a few adjustments made to the history section of this article in an attempt to condense it a bit, as noted above. Although this content is well written, and would be very appropriate additions to their respective topic articles, as a reader, I struggle to make the connection between some details and this particular article. WP:TOOMUCH provides a better explanation for the rationale of reduction.

Besides this, the article is well-written, remarkably sourced and is a very interesting read overall. As noted by Neutralhomer all the way back in March, this article is unquestionably Good Article material.

Extension of GA Review
Due to the very long time that this article has spent on the backlog for GA reviews, I feel that the review period should be extended an additional 14 days. I noticed your first edits a while ago to resolve criterion 1b, and assume that you will be continuing at some point in revising the history section. I'm more than glad to discuss any concerns that you have, so please do not hesistate to respond here or on my talk page.

Thank you again for your contributions! Babegriev (talk) 20:07, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Update 00:27, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
Per, following the above suggestions, this article meets the 7 GA criteria. See updated review above.