Wikipedia:Peer review/Cheryl Cole's Night In/archive1

Cheryl Cole's Night In
This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because, as a new user of Wiki, I'd like to know if this page is suitable to become a good article (or would its brief nature affect this?) Also, what needs to be changed/improved?

Thanks, WossOccurring (talk) 00:54, 20 December 2009 (UTC)


 * I'll take a look. --Mcorazao (talk) 04:20, 24 December 2009 (UTC)


 * This is already a decent article. Looks like some good effort at researching and referencing.
 * If you haven't already, take a look a look at the following:
 * WP:Good article criteria - Summary of the criteria for a "good article."
 * WP:Article size - Guidelines for appropriate article size.
 * Comments on your article specifically:
 * The prose is well-written in general.
 * Some copyediting by a third party might help a little. E.g. "The programme was hosted by Holly Willoughby, featured a host of other performers and acted as a lead-in to the final of the sixth series of The X Factor, in which Cole is a judge." Somewhat awkward sentence.
 * Since you asked about length, I'm not aware of a minimum size guideline for articles. My thinking in general is that you should either be able to say a lot about a topic or else perhaps the topic really isn't substantial enough to merit an article. I would encourage looking for more content although, as I say, there is no explicit requirement.
 * The source for the Setlist section is not explicitly specified. I have seen articles get away with that but I wouldn't give an article GA if a whole section were missing a citation.
 * I didn't see the show but if the interviews had significant content then it would be interesting to read about what was discussed.
 * The Reception section feels a little cobbled together. It is certainly good that you are citing specific reviewers. Still, though it is tricky to do in a neutral way, it would be good to also give a more overall impression of the reception rather than just listing opinions.
 * Be careful about using expressions like "Chezza" without explaining them. Granted it wouldn't be too hard for a reader to guess that this is a nickname for Cole but it is preferable to be more clear.
 * One thing that might get questioned in a GA review is the notability of the topic. What reason is there to think that this show will be remembered or regarded as especially unique years from now? To tell the truth, though, I think you there are a lot of editors that would support an article on a TV special regardless.
 * Be careful about expressions like "whilst". I don't know if WP has a specific policy but, for example, the Times style guide says to use "while" instead (see ).
 * It's probably hard to do but more images would be nice.
 * Take a peek at My Musical as an example of a GA article covering a TV episode.
 * Hope that helps.
 * --Mcorazao (talk) 05:13, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I suggest you make the columns in the setlist table wider so that they don't cause the table to be so long. It is also possible to set them to be a percentage of the available screen width so that they auotomatically adjust to the most appropriate size.--DavidCane (talk) 17:24, 7 January 2010 (UTC)