Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/archive2


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted by SandyGeorgia 23:49, 29 October 2011.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

 * Nominator(s):  Rainbow  Dash  !xmcuvg2MH 21:25, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

I believe that the majority of the issues have been dealt with, and that whatever problems still exist will not be roadblocks for this FAC. If MLP:FiM reaches FA, it will be a great day for not just the entire fandom that has grown around it, but for the WikiProject and the 13 dedicated users who have put their time and effort to getting the article to where it is now.  Rainbow  Dash  !xmcuvg2MH 21:25, 29 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment: This article is also currently at peer review. Per FAC, "An article should not be on Featured article candidates and Peer review or Good article nominations at the same time." Melicans (talk, contributions) 21:35, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I've withdrawn the PR request, just so you know.  Rainbow  Dash  !xmcuvg2MH 21:53, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I have formally closed it for you (simply saying it is being withdrawn isn't enough. You have to substitute the correct template and update the article talk as well) and struck the above. Melicans (talk, contributions) 22:01, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ja, danke.  Rainbow  Dash  !xmcuvg2MH 22:17, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Oppose again - many of the issues raised in the last review have not been addressed. Specifically:
 * Print sources need page numbers
 * Web sources need publishers
 * What are Summer Hayes' qualifications as a high-quality reliable source?
 * Check for minor inconsistencies like doubled periods
 * Some wikilinks don't go where you intend them to, for example digital download
 * Copy-editing is needed for clarity, grammar and flow - for example, "claims herself to be"
 * WP:MOS edits needed - hyphens/dashes, overlinking, etc
 * Heavy use of WP:SPS/WP:PRIMARY - should use reliable, secondary sources
 * What makes http://www.mylittleponynews.com a high-quality reliable source? www.facebook.com? http://www.cartoonbrew.com? [www.dailybarometer.com/forum/ponies-overachieving-from-feminism-to-4chan-1.2385283#.Tqx-RXLZeuI This]? This? This?
 * Interviews from Equestria Daily may be acceptable in limited circumstances, but why is something like this or this?
 * Be consistent in what is wikilinked when, what is italicized when, etc in footnotes. In general, citation formatting could be more consistent. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:33, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

The peer review was closed without waiting for comment, and the FAC was brought back without correcting issues raised the first time-- see FAC instructions, archiving, please correct the issues before re-appearing at FAC, find an independent copyeditor or collaborator, or wait out a peer review until you find collaborators. FAC is not peer review, and issues from previous FACs should be addressed before re-nomination. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 23:47, 29 October 2011 (UTC)


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