Wikipedia:Peer review/Earl Strom/archive1

Earl Strom
I'm re-writing this whole article to being it to at least GA status. This article is nearly complete (the legacy section still needs a little more expansion) and I'm looking for feedback from another set of eyes as to what needs to be done to bring it to GA level. Thanks! RyguyMN 17:57, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Review by karanacs
Your prose needs work. There are a lot of short sentences, much of the article doesn't flow well (reads more like a list of facts), and you should read through for areas where the prose is too informal. With a little rewriting, I think you'll have a good shot, though. Karanacs 18:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The paragraph in Early Life is a little choppy. See if you can rewrite by combining some sentences.
 * Use wikilinks for all full dates (December 15, 2007)
 * Need to incorporate the Family section with Early life (and remove the overall Personal heading).
 * This sentence does not read well, "This only occurence was the result of the two teams not agreeing on any other officials to use in the series"
 * The paragraph about Strom being the referee in the 1965 Eastern Conference finals doesn't make much sense. Did Strom produce one of the most memorable moments in NBA history?  The information about the announcement doesn't seem to fit and has nothing to do with him.
 * Several paragraphs in a row begin with "Strom." Try to vary the beginnings of paragraphs (and sentences) for better flow.  This probably also contributes to another problem -- the NBA section reads like a list of discrete items rather than a cohesive section. (ABA has same problem)
 * "Strom was offered a salary contract over 82 games for $16,000 for the first time by Commissioner Walter Kennedy in August 1969." - was it the first time he was offered a contract, the first time Kennedy offered a contract, the first time a contract lasted 82 games? The sentence isn't clear.  The sentence following this could also use some work.
 * Paragraph on Erving should be restructured so that it focuses more on Strom than on Erving.
 * See if you can vary using "he" instead of "Strom" -- his last name seems to be everywhere. Don't use his first name though-- I think there are a few instances of that