Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/NoitulovE


 * 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 promoted 00:46, 14 March 2008.

noitulovE

 * Peer Review (17:23, 26 January 2008)
 * Previous FAC (23:46, 23 February 2008)

I wrote up our article on noitulovE back in November, and it's been listed as a Good Article for several months. A few months later, I applied for a Peer Review, but got zero comments. With this in mind, I put the article up for FAC, but again received little interest, and failed to push the article through. I'm hoping it'll get a little more attention (positive or negative) this time around.

It is—bar none—the most comprehensive resource on the topic, online or offline, and is by far the best article on a television advertisement currently on Wikipedia. There're no guidelines on how to create an article on such a topic, so I've cribbed heavily from guides on writing about television episodes and films.. I'm hoping to use the article as a template for other such articles down the line, so I'd appreciate any input on any aspect of the piece. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) &bull; 17:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment - Just a comment, we generally like to start the first sentences of articles with the basic information (who they are). In other words, save the "award-winning" bit for the final paragraph, which, per WP:LEAD (see Content of the Lead), should contain all the things that made the subject notable.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  17:47, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Removed "award-winning". GeeJo (t)⁄(c) &bull; 20:07, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment - nothing about the name? MOJSKA   666  (msg) 19:05, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Expanded the first note (ref 3) to explain. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) &bull; 20:07, 8 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Support. Superb article. --maclean 05:11, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Support - that's ok. MOJSKA   666  (msg) 10:21, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Support – I thought it was a great article last time, all my comments were addressed last time, and it was just a shame it didn't attract more reviews. Glad you brought it back, and happy to support. Carré (talk) 12:40, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Support: first of all, I definitely agree that this is the most comprehensive article about a television advert, hands down. All of the bases are covered (description, pre-, post- and production, awards and legacy, etc) and it is certainly well written and, frankly, intriguing.  I watched the commercial (linked from a handy-dandy EL) once before reading the article and then twice after reading it.  Loved it.  Anyway, a few small comments to go along with my enthusiastic support, but great work! María ( habla  con migo ) 18:32, 10 March 2008 (UTC):
 * Is it known who the actors are? This stems mostly from my own curiosity.
 * It was directed by Daniel Kleinman, produced by Kleinman Productions, with post-production contracted-out to Framestore CFC. Missing a transitional word. "...and produced"?
 * Daniel Kleinman is linked in the lead, but not in the body when he is first mentioned (Pre-production), whereas other subjects are.
 * Linked up Kleinman. Grammar error was left over from an earlier revision, now fixed-up. As for the actors, I've searched high and low for names for either the actors or the graphic artists behind the storyboarding without success, and sending e-mails to AMV BBDO can thus far be accurately described as akin to throwing letters down a well. I'm glad you enjoyed the ad - I first saw it right before a screening of The Aristocrats I was dragged to by my then-girlfriend. To be completely honest, I enjoyed noitulovE more than the feature. GeeJo (t)⁄(c) &bull; 21:22, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Support, and no, this is not an unsubstantiated support. I had issues during the last nomination that were addressed.  I have not found additional issues.  The prose meets 1a and I believe this is a comprehensive, well-sourced article about a pop culture topic. --Laser brain (talk) 21:49, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


 * When 35 mm film is used to modify another noun, does it need hyphens?? ... volcanic terrain and frozen lakes using 35 mm film cameras. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 21:36, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
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