Wikipedia:Peer review/Solar System/archive1

Solar system
This article is broad and meandering, and lacks focus and structure. I was hoping that I might get some advice on how to strengthen it. Thanks Serendipodous 19:44, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The article will need references. See WP:CITE and WP:V for more information.

{{#if:{{{1|}}}|*The article has a few or too many inline external links, which hamper the readibility of the article. Please convert them to footnotes, preferably in the cite.php format recommended by WP:WIAFA.|*This article needs footnotes, preferably in the cite.php format recommended by WP:WIAFA. Simply, enclose inline citations, with WP:CITE or WP:CITE/ES information, with. At the bottom of the article, in a section named “References” or “Footnotes”, add between a number and the unit of measurement. For example, instead of 18mm, use 18 mm, which when you are editing the page, should look like: 18&amp;nbsp;mm.
 * Please provide WP:CITE information for references/footnotes. See also WP:CITE/ES; templates like and  may be useful here.


 * Per WP:MOSNUM, please spell out source units of measurements in text; for example, "the Moon is 380,000 kilometres (240,000 mi) from Earth.


 * There are a few sections that are too short and that should be either expanded or merged. {{#if:{{{1|}}}|For example, {{{1}}}}}{{#if:{{{2|}}}|, {{{2}}}}}{{#if:{{{3|}}}|, {{{3}}}}}{{#if:{{{4|}}}|, {{{4}}}}}{{#if:{{{5|}}}|, {{{5}}}}}{{#if:{{{6|}}}|, and {{{6}}}}} {{#if:{{{1|}}}|is/are a bit short.}}


 * Per WP:MOS, headings generally do not start with the word "The". For example,  ==The Biography==  would be changed to  ==Biography== .


 * Per WP:MOS, headings generally should not repeat the title of the article. For example, if the article was Ferdinand Magellan, instead of using the heading  ==Magellan's journey== , use  ==Journey== .


 * Generally, trivia sections are looked down upon; please either remove the trivia section or incorporate any important facts into the rest of the article. (Here, the trivia section is pretty much the "Other facts")
 * There are some HTML problems, for example the formula and the caption for the graph are too large in terms of font.

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 * Images need proper image copyright tags and source information. {{#if:Image:Gas giants large.jpg|Specifically, Image:Gas giants large.jpg | Several images are missing proper tags.

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 * Images with fair use tags need fair use rationales - please see WP:FUC. {{#if:Image:Xenaandgabrielle.jpg|Specifically, Image:Xenaandgabrielle.jpg | Several images are missing fair use rationales.


 * Per WP:CONTEXT and WP:MOSDATE, years, decades, and centuries without full dates generally should not be linked. For example, January 2006  should not be linked, instead change it to January 2006. Also, please note WP:BTW and WP:CONTEXT, which state that years with full dates should be linked. For example, February 28, 2006,  should be come February 28, 2006. 


 * Please alphabetize the categories and interlanguage links.
 * Thanks, AndyZ {{sub|t}} 20:08, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I've done what I can for now, and addressed many of the stylistic issues you raised. The deeper issues, such as referencing, are going to take time, particularly with an article with as broad a topic as this.


 * A few queries.


 * First, I should say that I have no idea about copyright issues for pictures, and I try to avoid them as much as possible. I simply take pictures from other articles in Wikipedia under the assumption that they are spoken for. What do I need to do?


 * Second, to which graph are you referring when you say their font is too large?


 * Third, which lists do you think I should alphabetise? There is only one category and the interlanguage links already are alphabetised.


 * Finally, which sections do you think are too short? It would be difficult to merge them, since they all deal with different regions of the solar system.


 * Thank you for your advice. Serendipodous 21:13, 23 May 2006 (UTC)


 * To respond to your questions: Image:Gas giants large.jpg has a PD tag on it, which is obsolete; it is probably from NASA, so you can add the appropriate NASA tag to it (just check pretty much any of the other images). As for Image:Xenaandgabrielle.jpg, a fair use rationale needs to be added claiming that the image can be used on Wikipedia; take a look at WP:FUC. I alphabetized the interlanguage links; you missed quite a few. In the first graph/timeline, the caption of Scale of planetary orbits thing is appearing really large on my IE window. Sections like "Centaurs" can use a tiny bit of expansion, while other sections should be actually shorterned according to Summary style using a system of appropriate subpages. Regrads, AndyZ {{sub|t}} 21:55, 23 May 2006 (UTC)