Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/archive5

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

 * Nominator(s): Pamzeis (talk) 13:20, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Dear Princess Celestia... (that joke's probably not funny anymore)

If you were on the Internet during the early 2010s, then chances are you've heard of this little girls' "toy advertisement" or, more likely, their fandom: the "bronies". While some might find it unsurprising these days, it was hugely unexpected that adult men would get attached to a show about singing, pastel ponies designed to sell toys to the point that it became one of 2011's best Internet memes (that's not just me, look it up). Really, this show is great. Don't question that.

But we're not talking about the show's quality. We're talking about this article's. Hopefully, it can exemplify Wikipedia's best work but it may not. This article has gone through four featured article nominations prior to this one, all nominated by different editors in the first half of the last decade. Ten years since the article's first nomination (intentional), let's try again. This is my first featured article nomination so I'm very nervous :P. I'd like to thank, and  for commenting on the article's most recent peer review and all those who commented on reviews and nominations before that... (how do I end this?) Pamzeis (talk) 13:20, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Comments

 * Per WP:FILMCAST, can citations be added to the cast section? Wingwatchers (talk) 04:02, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Um... what? Firstly, this is not a film list; secondly, it says citations are only needed for uncredited roles, which aren't present here (seriously, even "Gravy Boat" is credited). Pamzeis (talk) 04:40, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * @Pamzeis, I am only suggesting that adding them would be sohow conveniently helpful, I guess that's optional. Wingwatchers (talk) 04:45, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * How so? Pamzeis (talk) 06:46, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, switching topic.., ref #12 is permanent deadlinked and there isn't an archive link attached to it. Wingwatchers (talk) 23:33, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've removed it as it's not necessary anyways. Pamzeis (talk) 06:50, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, . It has been almost a week since you left your last comment, and I was wondering whether you were going to leave more or were in a position to support or oppose? Neither is obligatory, of course. Thanks. Pamzeis (talk) 09:04, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, I would have to see the final results and comments. Wingwatchers (talk) 16:08, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

Image review — Pass
With the three-week-mark approaching, and little progress, I'll attempt for the image review. Overall, looks fine on images. Would appreciate if you could clarify just one point above. Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 14:58, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
 * File:My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic logo - 2017.svg — It is a non free image with an appropriate rational.
 * File:Lauren Faust.jpg — CC 2.0 from Flickr.
 * File:Jayson Thiessen and Sethisto at BroNYCon Sept. 2011 cropped.jpg — Own work of a user, good faith assumed on authorship.
 * File:Daniel ingram.png — Own work of a user, good faith assumed on authorship.
 * File:Mlp fim storyboard sample.png — Another non free image, with appropriate rational. 2 non-free images in an article are allowed, but ... I'l still appreciate if you can further elaborate how is this specific image useful.
 * Hopefully, done.
 * File:C2E2 2013 - Twilight Sparkle (8701577779).jpg — CC 2.0 from Flickr.
 * ALT text looks fine.
 * Thank you for your image review, ! I have responded to the one point above, hopefully satisfactorily. If there's anything else you'd like to point out, please do! Again, thank you! Pamzeis (talk) 01:35, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I feel that my concerns have been addressed to satisfactory level. Both the non-free files are used to depict fairly different things. So coordinators can considered this a pass for image review. Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 06:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Spot-checks — Pass
Version reviewed — this. Have randomly selected these references for spot-checking by a random number selector: With almost all the source verifying the prose, just some clarification needed at few points. Rest, I think, the spot-checking here is mostly fine. Though, this is not a complete source review. Someone needs to check for Formatting and Reliability of sources. Ping me if I need to do more spot-checks, but much of it appears all right. Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:47, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Ref#133 — OK (link)
 * Ref#87 — OK (link)
 * Ref#57 — Mostly OK, but which part of the source cited that "she is allowed be as exaggerated"? (link)
 * "I can go as over the top as I want"
 * Ref#75 — OK (link)
 * Ref#10 — OK (link)
 * Ref#77 — OK (link)
 * Ref#85 — OK (link)
 * Ref#152 — OK (link)
 * Ref#164 — OK (link)
 * Ref#62 — OK (link)
 * Ref#39 — OK (link)
 * Ref#139 — Mostly OK, but which part of the source cited that [t]he "series had a triple-digit year-to-year growth"? (link)
 * If you scroll down to "Year-to-Year Program Highlights (all times ET)" and look at the bit regarding MLP:FIM, it says that the growth for demographics are: "Kids 2-11 (297%), Kids 6-11 (+83%), Adults 18-49 (+226%), Women 18-49 (+1033%), Adults 25-54 (+231%), Women 25-54 (+1067%), Persons 2+ (+173%), and Households (+131%)", which is triple-digit; I noticed, however, that there was also quadruple-digit growth so I've added that to the article.
 * Ref#41 — OK, but I doubt the source's reliability (link)
 * Just a note on this source that it's from the show's creator, Lauren Faust
 * Thank you for the spot-checks, . I have responded to the above. Pamzeis (talk) 10:23, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Coordinators may consider this one a pass for spot-checks. Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 12:10, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Coordinator comment
Nearly three weeks in and this nomination has garnered no general supports. Unless considerable further progress is made towards a consensus to support by the three week mark I am afraid that this is liable to be archived. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
 * This is not gathering any momentum and so I am going to archive it. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:53, 28 October 2021 (UTC)