Wikipedia:Peer review/Kentucky/archive1

Kentucky[edit]

I want comments on if it is an A-class, a B-class, etc. class article. And especially review the history section.-G a n g staEB & friends 01:02, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Please expand the lead to conform with guidelines at WP:LEAD. The article should have an appropriate number of paragraphs as is shown on WP:LEAD, and should adequately summarize the article. (please restore the lead to this version, User:Civil Engineer III and I have discussed this before)

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Generally, trivia sections are looked down upon; please either remove the trivia section or incorporate any important facts into the rest of the article.

Please alphabetize the categories and interlanguage links.

Per WP:WIAFA, this article's table of contents (ToC) maybe too long- consider shrinking it down by merging short sections or using a proper system of daughter pages as per WP:SS.

Per WP:CONTEXT and WP:BTW, years with full dates should be linked; for example, link January 15, 2006, but do not link January 2006.
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As for my rating, I would say B-class. The history section especially worries me because the assassination of Governor William J. Goebel is given way too much discussion as opposed to the history of the state; Suggest moving some of this information to History of Kentucky. “Transportation” is a section-stub and should be expanded. I also don’t see a need for “15 largest Kentucky cities, 2010 Projected” and the other table; it’s really listy and would better belong on another subpage. “Interesting facts about Kentucky” should be prosified and removed eventually, with all important facts merged with the rest of the article. Thanks, Andy _t 01:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]