Wikipedia:Peer review/Competitive debate in the United States/archive1

Competitive debate in the United States


I've listed this article for peer review because, having passed GA recently, I plan to bring it to WP:FAC soon. While I have previously gone through the WP:FLC process, this article has substantially more prose and I want to take proper advantage of all resources before nominating it. I'm also pinging, who indicated that they might be able to take a look at this article as an FAC mentor.

Thanks, ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 16:28, 8 March 2023 (UTC)


 * STANDARD NOTE: I have added this PR to the Template:FAC peer review sidebar to get quicker and more responses. When this PR is closed, please remove it from the list. Also, consider adding the sidebar to your userpage to help others discover pre-FAC PRs, and please review other articles in that template. Thanks! Z1720 (talk) 01:50, 2 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Comments from Urve
 * I don't think this can really support that the TOC is more prestigious than NSDA nationals; that's the opinion of the interviewer, and it's qualified by "the national circuit". I don't think vbriefly is a high quality reliable source. There is no justification/defense of the kritik here, only a rundown of their historical existence and what opponents to them say. It's interesting that there are no citations to Shanara Rose Reid-Brinkley despite authoring several articles and chapters, like:
 * Her PhD thesis has been widely cited
 * I think the following need to be consulted:
 * Probably all that I'll comment. Urve (talk) 03:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Her PhD thesis has been widely cited
 * I think the following need to be consulted:
 * Probably all that I'll comment. Urve (talk) 03:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Probably all that I'll comment. Urve (talk) 03:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Probably all that I'll comment. Urve (talk) 03:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Appreciate the comments - I can look into Reid-Brinkley and see what can be added/reworked - I recall having "Ghetto Kids Gone Good" in my reading list and can't remember why it wasn't used. I have yet to be able to get my hands on a copy of Debating Women for a reasonable price and my library refuses to get a copy via ILL so that's still up in the air, but I am aware of it. ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 04:43, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * You may have better luck requesting just chapter 1 and the conclusion, which are probably the more important ones. (My library generally lets me request two chapters.) My institution has a copy so I might edit the article later, but I have a lot on my plate. The value of Reid-Brinkley and Woods, as I see it, is that they provide a narrative that is somewhat at odds with the article. Woods: Of course, women have a long history of being involved in debate, which we don't discuss in detail. Reid-Brinkley: That "performance" and the kritik can actually be thought of as direct confrontations with the resolution, and some good historical information. I haven't looked at the Recovering Argument chapter, but it might similarly give us a way to write about debate controversies and their modern resolutions. (Aside: Look through some newspapers for "Phi Alpha Tau". I think it's older than 1908.) Urve (talk) 05:20, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that tip, I will see if that makes a difference! I completely agree about their value, especially Reid-Brinkley. Looking at newspaper results, it looks like Phi Alpha Tau was started in 1904 - I'll update the article accordingly! ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 17:31, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Query from Z1720
It has been over a month since the last comment on this PR. Are you still interested in receiving comments? If so, I suggest posting requests on the Wikiprojects attached to this article. If not, can you close this? Thanks. Z1720 (talk) 15:57, 28 May 2023 (UTC)