Wikipedia:Featured article review/Halloween (1978 film)/archive1


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

The article was removed by Dana boomer 17:10, 1 January 2011.

Review commentary

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I am nominating this featured article for review because it hasn't been reviewed since its nomination, and its one of the older FAs.-- The Taerkasten ( talk ) 19:08, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

I'm finding the references are inconsistent, especially in terms of formatting, I think all need to use one of the relevant citation templates, e.g. cite web cite book cite news cite journal, among others. Also there should be less references to IMDb, as it's common knowledge they are of questionable reliability. And several references have broken external links,. The television rights section is tagged with needing references, and I also believe the influences section can be expanded. The Taerkasten ( talk ) 19:08, 1 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Agree with what Taerkasten said. In addition, the tone in some parts are questionable.  This is in the Home video release section: "While this Blu-ray version is restored and an improvement over previous DVD editions, many people prefer the 2003 two-disc Divimax 25th Anniversary edition over the 2007 Blu-ray due to the fact that there are many more bonus features on the Divimax DVD."
 * This in the Music section: "Another major reason for the success of Halloween is the moody musical score, particularly the main theme. Lacking a symphonic soundtrack, the film's score consists of a piano melody played in a 5/4 meter composed by director John Carpenter." The only source listed is this dead link. The tracklists are unfinished (no composers listed or the length of each track). That's all for now. — Mike   Allen   01:32, 2 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I have an issue with the use of HalloweenMovies.com being used a source, because in some cases its citation is not a reflection of what the website is presenting. To be more clear, the website is an official website which I believe is supported by the Akkads, or someone, but I've found (especially in the other Halloween FAs) that it is being used to cite material that it isn't actually verifying. I feel like a lot of the information needs to be checked against its sources because I feel that there is probably a lot of unsourced info that is sandwiched between citations in an effort to pretend to be cited.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  21:53, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

FARC commentary

 * Featured article criteria of concern mentioned in the review section include referencing and prose. Dana boomer (talk) 15:32, 17 December 2010 (UTC)


 * 1) Delist - None of the concerns have been addressed.-- TÆRkast  ( Communicate ) 17:03, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Delist - I'm not sure how many active editors for this page there are, so I'm fearful that none of the corrections will be made. Sadly, it is likely that this will be the fate of Halloween II and Halloween III, as they share the same problems.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  19:58, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delist – Per the many concerns raised above, which seem to still be present in the article. The section tag for lack of references, and several uncited bits scattered throughout, remain. That by itself is a failure of criteria, and the concerns over whether the references back up the content is also concerning.  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 16:15, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Delist - I'm sad to see this one go but I'm afraid I'll have to agree as the statements above have not been taken care of. Andrzejbanas (talk) 13:20, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delist, agree with the concerns cited by, , and . Above concerns are not addressed. JJ98 (Talk) 09:31, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delist problems not resolved. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 22:25, 27 December 2010 (UTC)


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