Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption/archive1

Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption

 * Nominator(s): MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 14:33, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

This article is about a church meant to criticize Televangelists and to draw attention to how easy it is to start a church in the US. Since I think most editors will need some context—basically, a church is a physical (or digital) place consisting of organised events containing prayer that provides a cohesive and often creative expression of beliefs, community, stories or morals. Thanks,, for the idea! This article passed a GA review by in July- excited for everyone's comments! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 14:33, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Serial #
Fantastic stuff. Marker for future review. Semen in post. SN54129 15:11, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * @Serial Number 54129, gentle reminder, no rush :) MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 16:26, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * apologies for leaving you hanging like that. I couldn't see anything wrong with it a few days ago, and can see even less now, so an unhesitating support from me. It's a nice, tightly wrapped article.  SN54129  12:21, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
 * No worries, many thanks for the review! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 13:24, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Image review


 * File:1800THISISLEGAL_Recording_(Last_Week_Tonight_with_John_Oliver).ogg: FUR needs cleanup - some parameters are unfilled, and the material in "purpose of use" seems better suited to "respect for commercial opportunities". Nikkimaria (talk) 18:55, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * @Nikkimaria, thoughts now? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:01, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Parameters are now filled, but more work is needed - the content in "not replaceable with free media" doesn't answer that question, and the "purpose of use" needs to make a better case as to why the non-free media is needed to support the article. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:07, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Tried expanding it a bit, but I'm unsure. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:38, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Think about "purpose of use" as justifying why this media is key to the article and to reader understanding. Why is it here? What does it contribute? Leave stuff covered by the other parameters (like no free equivalent) to those parameters to cover. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:40, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @Nikkimaria, attempted to fix again. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 19:46, 26 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Better. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:00, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @Nikkimaria, does it pass or is more work needed? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 00:34, 30 August 2023 (UTC)


 * It is good enough. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:19, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Support by Unlimitedlead
Overall not much to say: it is short and sweet. Nice work. Unlimitedlead (talk) 01:10, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Any caption for File:Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption logo.png?
 * "On August 16, 2015, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver broadcast...": Should be "broadcasted".
 * Any information on the closings of the spinoffs?


 * Many thanks! For broadcast: I've gotten into a disagreement about this before, and Arjayay provided a sound argument on my talk page (see here). The sources I could fine said nothing about the closing of the spinoffs. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 01:16, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Then it appears everything is all set. I will be happy to support this nomination. Unlimitedlead (talk) 01:20, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

PCN02WPS
Review to come. PCN02WPS ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 15:52, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Lead
 * "in the United States, established by the comedian and satirist John Oliver" → remove comma
 * I think you could probably get rid of one of the links to John Oliver in the infobox
 * Fixed both. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Creation
 * "private luxuries, and pointed out that the money was tax-exempt because of its recognition" → remove comma
 * "organization, with Oliver describing the process as "disturbingly easy"" → Oliver's name gets a little repetitive in this section, I think you could just simplify this to "organization and described the process..."
 * "Oliver explained that he was able to found the church due to "vague" legal restrictions. Oliver chose" → same thing with repetition here, recommend "He explained" and "He chose"
 * "comedian Rachel Dratch" → the form "the comedian" is used for Oliver and Dratch in the lead, but is not used here, recommend changing for consistency
 * "the church, and said that donations" → remove comma
 * "Oliver revealed letters of his months-long correspondence with Tilton, in which Oliver initially" → recommend "He revealed" and "in which he initially"
 * Fix all the above. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Response and dissolution
 * This is very picky and minor but the Oliver quote in the third paragraph should use straight apostrophes (') instead of the curly ones for both instances of "we're"
 * Wow, that's an impressive catch- fixed! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * "Doctors Without Borders, and mockingly" → remove comma
 * "send it to Scientology."" → move full stop to outside quotes per MOS:LQ
 * Fixed above two. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It might be worth it to include the "1-800-THIS-IS-LEGAL" or whatever phone number he had since it's part of the audio file name and mentioned in one of the reference titles
 * I don't quite understand- a media box with the recording of the phone number is present under "Response and dissolution". Are you referring to something else? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Struck - I didn't realize the label of that audio recording box was a user-input name and not just the raw audio file name, so you've already done what I recommended doing. PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 00:32, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I definitely relate, but oftentimes it turns out that I misunderstood the comment the reviewer was making, a la false title s... in any case, thank you for the review! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 00:42, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Reception
 * "criticism of the IRS was "unhelpful"" → if "unhelpful" is being pulled directly from the source, it should be specified exactly where it's coming from
 * Just used a different word, inputting a source would interrupt the flow of the sentence. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Spinoffs
 * "labeled "Vanned Parenthood"" → as obvious as this may be, it could be helpful to link Planned Parenthood, just to explain the name, if the sources support that
 * Good idea- linked in lead too. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * "ethical or religious beliefs."" → move full stop outside quotes
 * Fixed. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Awesome article, that's all I have on the first read-through! PCN02WPS ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 16:35, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * , thanks a ton for the review! Impressed by the small-detail catches, think I've addressed everything! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 21:38, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Everything looks good! The small details are less a compliment of my reviewing skills and more accurately stuff I've had to fix in countless reviews of mine and so now pay attention to whether I want to or not - in any case I am happy to support! PCN02WPS  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 00:32, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Hawkeye7
Looks good to me. Some nitpicks to prove I read it: Hawkeye7  (discuss)  02:46, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * "heath care",
 * "megachurch used a toll-free phone number to permit callers to donate to the church,and said that" Space after comma, although it is not required; I think you mean "Oliver" as the one who said it and not megachurch, so maybe want to had subject after the comma.
 * Do we need so many "See also"s? Most are covered by the categories.
 * The piped link to Doctors Without Borders goes via a redirect to its real name Médecins Sans Frontières, which stops you realising that it is already linked above.
 * @Hawkeye7, goodness, can't believe I didn't catch these typos before- thank you very much for the review! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 12:07, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * There's always one more typo. Happy to support.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  19:46, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Source review - pass

 * All sources are of good quality.
 * fn 8: The only Slate reference with an ISSN. Suggest dropping the ISSN for consistency.
 * fn 15: Same for the Washington Post.
 * fn 36: and this one too
 * Mashable: "In a 2021 RfC, editors achieved a consensus that ... non-sponsored content from Mashable is generally fine" - okay
 * Salon: "There is no consensus on the reliability of Salon. Editors consider Salon biased or opinionated, and its statements should be attributed." But only report John Oliver - okay
 * Spot checks: 5, 6, 19, 22, 35 - okay

Hawkeye7  (discuss)  04:25, 11 September 2023 (UTC)


 * @Hawkeye7, many thanks for the source review, I very much appreciate it- everything should be fixed now! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 10:28, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Query for the coordinators
Coord question:, 3 4 supports and the image review- may I open another nom? MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 00:44, 4 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Use to ping us.
 * At the time of asking the nom had only been open nine days, which is too short a period for us to consider that it has had a reasonable opportunity for a broad range of comments. Give it another ten or twelve days and we'll see.
 * Not until it has passed a source review. I have listed it on requests. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:06, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Gog the Mild, four supports, passed source review, and it's been two weeks since nomination- now may I? I hate to be pushy, but the WikiCup is becoming a close race, and I'm excited to get Appalachian Spring to FAC- my first music-related FA MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 01:53, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah yes, WikiCup final round. I remember it well. You are going to get limited bonus points from this pair. Feel free to be pushy, so long as you are polite about it. As you always have been. To be fair to all WikiCup participants we have a timescale of 21 days. We may be a bit more flexible in other circumstances, although I am only talking of a day, or, just maybe, two, less. So, barring something significant like an oppose, you may nominate a second at 14:34 16 August. for information. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:50, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Our Lady will hopefully become part of a John Oliver FT, but that may be a hard sell- Appalachian Spring will get 360 points, so that'll hopefully get me up in time, and I have three pending FLCs too. Many things in the works! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 15:56, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Minor quibbles from voorts
Excellent work! voorts (talk/contributions) 23:21, 15 September 2023 (UTC)
 * "Vanned Parenthood": This is an EASTEREGG link.
 * "All donations were forwarded to Doctors Without Borders.": Can you choose another verb? "Forwarded" feels like the wrong word but I can't think of a better one off the top of my head.
 * "which owned the health care sharing ministry "JohnnyCare", satirizing the lack of regulations on health care sharing ministries to provide care of such ministries ."
 * "and pointed out that the money was such donations are tax-exempt because of its recognition by the under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a church donation regulations ."
 * "A message found on the church's website"
 * "Many reviewers agreed with Oliver's exposé characterization of televangelists as "frauds", as one reviewer wrote ."
 * "Peter J. Reilly, writing in Forbes, found his criticism "ironic", as one of the reports Oliver cites describes why the IRS has a difficult time auditing churches.": The irony here is unclear to me. Wasn't the point of the parody that the IRS' treatment of megachurches is absurd?
 * "who said made multiple incorrect medical claims"
 * "Oliver finished the segment by saying, : "
 * "mandating that HCSMs to disclose"
 * Add relevant portal links in the see also section.


 * @Voorts, impressed by the small catches! All were fixed but one: for the Forbes review, the irony is that Oliver criticized the IRS for not auditing churches, but a document he cited described why it was so hard for the IRS to audit churches. I've clarified that in the prose. Thank you! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) <small style="font-size:66%;">(also not me) <small style="font-size:45%;">(still no) 01:41, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * With those fixes and that clarification, support. voorts (talk/contributions) 01:57, 16 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Made a couple of tiny tweaks, more than happy to support -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:35, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Gog the Mild (talk) 19:31, 18 September 2023 (UTC)