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List of New York Mets seasons

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This peer review discussion has been closed. I've listed this article for peer review because I'm going to nominate it for featured list status soon, and I want some feedback to ensure a smooth FLC. Prose comments are always the most helpful for me, but all comments are appreciated.

Thanks,  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 01:31, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I hate the Mets. Now that that is out of the way...
 * Comments from KV5
 * Some of us are Phillies fans, and some of us are Yankees fans who already got their favorite team's seasons list featured. :-)

I will come back for further review later, but that should get you started. KV5 ( Talk  •  Phils ) 15:37, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * "Founded in 1962, the Mets' 120 losses in their inaugural season, 1962," - redundant, remove second 1962
 * Can't believe I missed that while writing the lead. Done.
 * "based in Flushing, Queens, New York City" - why isn't NYC linked?
 * Does something as basic as New York City really need a link? I'd like to think that most people in the world know what New York City is by now. If not, they can just find a link through the Flushing article.
 * I'd like to think so too, but I'd consider this an essential link since they are the New York Mets, not the Queens Mets or the Flushing Mets. KV5  ( Talk  •  Phils ) 19:08, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Added a link.
 * "After previously playing at the Polo Grounds and Shea Stadium, the team's current home stadium is Citi Field.[1]" - I might consider a reword here; i.e., "The team's current home stadium is Citi Field, after playing xx years at the Polo Grounds and xx years at Shea Stadium."
 * Did it your way. It is better to have the number of seasons at each stadium.
 * "in what was called the 'Subway Series'."
 * Done
 * "As of 2009," can be removed.
 * Done too.
 * Needs a note that stats are only current through 2008.
 * Placed one at the top. See if you think it's better there or the bottom.
 * Per WP:BOLDFACE, bold shouldn't be used in the table as an indicator (I like it too, but it's against the rule. I have to go change Phillies seasons eventually too).
 * When did that become a rule? Or is it only now being enforced? In any case, it's gone now. The color and symbol will have to do.
 * I really think that the sort functions in the table detract from its visual appeal. It makes the columns really wide.
 * I'd really like to keep the sorting because it's so useful, especially in a list like this. If you wanted to see what their five best or worst seasons are, it's much easier to use the sort function than read the whole list. I think part of the problem before was that the columns weren't properly centered. I found a missing quotation mark and fixed it. That alone makes the presentation look much better.
 * Centering helps a lot. Looks good. KV5  ( Talk  •  Phils ) 19:08, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No spaces between symbols and their entries.
 * Done.
 * I might consider superscripting the daggers a la List of Philadelphia Phillies seasons or List of Philadelphia Phillies team records. I think it looks cleaner. KV5  ( Talk  •  Phils ) 19:08, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Done.
 * "New York Mets regualr season record" - regular
 * I'm good for at least one typo per FLC attempt. Got it.
 * Sorting doesn't work right on GB column. You're going to need a hidden sortkey for every entry (em-dashes should sort as zero).
 * Took me some work, but I figured out how to get it to sort properly.
 * Same for Finish column.
 * This also sorts correctly now.
 * Thanks! Whenever you're ready, please come back for another look.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 18:56, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Additional comment
 * The only other thing I see, besides my notes above, is that "seasons" in the lead should probably be linked to Major League Baseball season instead of season (sports). KV5  ( Talk  •  Phils ) 19:08, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Didn't know that article existed until now. I linked to it in the lead and the top of the table. Thanks again.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 15:15, 25 April 2009 (UTC)