Wikipedia:Peer review/Bigfoot/archive1

Bigfoot


I've listed this article for peer review because I am interested in nominating this article to reach Good Article and/or Featured Article status, as the article has made a tremendous amount of progress since its previous nomination in 2006.

Thanks, TNstingray (talk) 13:10, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Comments from Z1720
Comments after a quick skim:


 * "Wallace was inspired by another hoaxer, Rant Mullens, who revealed information about his hoaxes in 1982." Needs a citation
 * "both within the range of anecdotal Bigfoot reports." Needs a citation
 * "The consensus view is that G. blacki was quadrupedal, as its enormous mass would have made it difficult for it to adopt a bipedal gait." Needs a citation.
 * "—despite the fact that fossils of Paranthropus are found only in Africa." Needs a citation.
 * "One study was conducted by John Napier and published in his book Bigfoot: The Yeti and Sasquatch in Myth and Reality in 1973.[137][better source needed]" This needs to be resolved.
 * Ref 71, 148: History.com is not a reliable source, per WP:RS/P
 * Ref 224: International Business Times is not considered a reliable source, per WP:IBTIMES
 * Ref 232: Why is Brave Wilderness a reliable source?

Those are my thoughts. Z1720 (talk) 15:35, 15 February 2024 (UTC)


 * 1. ✅ Moved this sentence to the second paragraph, where the sourcing and details of Mullens' hoaxes are located.
 * 2. Tentatively removed this line as a violation of WP:SYNTH.
 * 3. ✅ Added a citation specifying consensus regarding G. blacki's gait.
 * 4. ✅ Added a citation specifying Paranthropus' geographic range.
 * 5. "Better source needed" tag was removed, as the citation is referencing Napier's book. Additional sourcing is needed to address the scientific response to Napier in order to avoid violating WP:UNDUE.
 * 6-8. ❌ yet.
 * Thank you for your initial round of comments. TNstingray (talk) 00:06, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Comments from ZooBlazer
I don't have time for a full review, but the refs in the lead should be removed/moved to the body of the article per MOS:LEADCITE. Hope to see this article eventually reach FAC. Good luck! -- Zoo  Blazer   22:33, 11 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Comment: The citation section of the lead states "Complex, current, or controversial subjects may require many citations; others, few or none." This subject has proven to be incredibly controversial, perhaps unsurprisingly. Every assertion needs to be heavily cited to avoid the Neutral point of view issues. There are several Fringe theories that have challenged many points, and the citation heavy lead is a result of this. GeogSage  ( ⚔Chat?⚔ ) 08:14, 17 March 2024 (UTC)