Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Grey's Anatomy episodes/archive1


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

The list was promoted by Giants2008 20:13, 20 August 2012.

List of Grey's Anatomy episodes

 * Nominator(s): TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ), Jonathan Harold Koszeghi (talk) 19:42, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because I had worked on this article occasionally for the past year or so, and finally developed it to FL quality recently. I am the third-most frequent contributor, and after a recent peer review, I believe this list is now ready. Jonathan, the co-nominator helped bring this article up to quality this past year. TRLIJC19 ( talk  •  contribs ) 19:42, 6 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Support. Great work on the list. It can for sure be represented as one Wikipedia's best lists. Great work again. TBrandley 05:37, 8 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Support Lemonade51 (talk) 23:46, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. Sofffie7 (talk) 18:07, 8 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Support NapHit (talk) 17:50, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Source comments –
 * About.com (ref 13) isn't a reliable source. Surely something better can be found to cover a Golden Globe Award?
 * Done; replaced with ABC.com source. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 23:00, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * What makes The Futon Critic (a general citation and refs 207 and 215) a reliable source?
 * I think it meets WP:RS. It is also used at House (TV series), a FA. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 23:00, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * You may think that, but do you have any firmer evidence? Just because it's been used in an FA doesn't automatically make it reliable; it might have been added after its FAC, or the FAC reviewers might not have noticed it. If there was proof that it was found reliable at an FAC, I'd be much happier. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 02:15, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look through archives. But just as a note, the source was there before, during, and after its promotion. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 04:12, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I have many reasons. #1 that The New York Times cites references to The Futon Critic itself., . #2, as noted on the web page, it is just press releases from NBC, where is fairly obviously. #3, is that it runs a great staff, as noted on its web site, it has many deicated staff members. For more reasons on why so, so Featured list candidates/List of The Simpsons guest stars/archive1 under TBrandley (my) comments which asks the same questions. Hope these points work. Cheers, TBrandley 04:23, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok, found something. A user asked about the reliability of the website here, and it was deemed reliable for basic production information, but not extraordinary claims. After it being deemed okay, the user used it at No Such Thing as Vampires, the source was accepted, and the article was promoted (the source was and is still there). Rolling Stone [mentioned the website as a page that networks often view as well. Per what I found, I believe this meets [[WP:RS]], and can be included in the article. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 04:30, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Seeing the great Ealdgyth strike out The Futon Critic at an FAC is reassuring by itself. That, along with the other evidence presented, is enough to convince me to strike this out. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 21:32, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * What makes IMDB (refs 210–214) reliable?
 * I'm having a real problem with this. Grey's Anatomy aired five specials in its early days. It did not receive much attention, which is why it isn't covered by renowned websites. I know IMDb isn't usually considered reliable, but the title and credits are not user-submitted, they are written by the editorial staff. Furthermore, the first special "Straight to the Heart" for example; IMDb, TV.com, and TV Rage (can't link because it's blacklisted) all show the same information, so clearly it aired and the information is factual. You can actually watch the special on YouTube, and confirm all is true. Three "skeptical" sources all display the same information, in addition to the actual special on YouTube. I understand that they are not considered "high-quality", but clearly they are real and I feel this article would have gaps and not be comprehensive if the specials were not mentioned. I picked IMDb out of the three sources, because I feel it is the most reliable out of the three. Let me know, TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 23:00, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, there's a fourth option you didn't consider: citing the episodes themselves. There's a cite episode template that can be used for this. I know secondary sources are preferred over primary, but if there are no real good sources to support the information, don't be afraid to use the episodes themselves in this case. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 02:15, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that; what a great idea! I've replaced all the IMDb sources with s. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 04:12, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Although ref 204 is to the Twitter account of the show's executive producer, I'd still feel better if something a little stronger was used. Twitter has its limits as a reliable source on Wikipedia, though to be fair I'm more concerned about the other sites I pointed out. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 16:14, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Not only is she the executive producer, but she is the creator and showrunner. I haven't been able to find another source, but I will look. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 23:00, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I have been unable to find an alternate source for the claim of 24 episodes. However, since she is the showrunner, I think she would know how many episodes they are producing this season, more than some magazine. Regardless, if you do not feel the source is strong enough, I'll remove it along with the claim. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 01:40, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I would feel better if the source was removed. The information can always be readded once it appears in a stronger source. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 20:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Removed. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 23:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Comments My internet is currently patchy at best, so please leave me a message on my talk page so I know you've replied here. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs) 05:16, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * "lead-out" is not common term outside the US and pubs like Variety and Hollywood Reporter
 * Reworded. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 06:07, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * "All episodes are an estimated forty-three minutes" why "estimated"? "Approximately" is more appropriate
 * Fixed. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 06:07, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * "Since its premiere, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has distributed all seasons onto DVD" Isn't it ABC studios nowadays?
 * No, their DVD line is still titled Buena Vista. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 06:07, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Is there a special reason for making a little coloured box next to each season in the Overview table?
 * Yeah, it corresponds with the season's DVD color theme. It can also be seen at other FLs such as List of Family Guy episodes, List of 24 episodes, List of The Simpsons episodes, and List of Lost episodes. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 06:07, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you make all the columns in the episode tables the same width for each season? Each season's table's column lines are all over the place and there's no similarity to the previous or next seasons'. It makes scrolling or reading them a bit of a strain.
 * It is set on an auto-width. This is because some seasons' titles, writers, or directors are really long, and others are short. I thought it would look odd for one table to have all these huge gaps if I set them all equal. However, if you feel otherwise, I'll be happy to change it. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 06:07, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 17:38, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
 * episode list was updated a few months ago with new parameters. One of them is "viewers=" so you don't have to use up an auxiliary one. It won't affect the layout or display of the information, but an FL should use up-to-date fields of templates for when other editors reference it when making more potential FLs.
 * Done. TRLIJC19  ( talk  •  contribs ) 06:07, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Support - I made a couple of minor changes. Tables look nice and neat now, and I can't find anything else to pick at. Matthewedwards (talk · contribs) 18:39, 20 August 2012 (UTC)


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