Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Maus/archive2

Addressed comments from TBrandley
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 * Instead of "for other uses", you should do "This article is about .... For other uses, see ..." using about
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Unlink cartoonist per WP:OVERLINK. Same goes for "novelist", "Sweden", "Germans"
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Don't use "#" per WP:POUND
 * Done. Although WP:POUND states "An exception is issue numbers of comic books, which unlike for other periodicals are given in general text in the form #1, unless a volume is also given..."  Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, I've reversed this, as there's no reason for this to be the only article that deviates from the comics standard. Curley Turkey (gobble) 01:04, 26 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Avoid bold links per WP:BOLD
 * Done. Though I think you meant MOS:BOLD.  Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Very small "one sentence" paragraphs are to be avoided
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:45, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Move images that start on left to right per WP:IMAGELOCATION
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:45, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Award and nominations table doesn't meet WP:DTT, add table captions to ensure it does
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:45, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Same table doesn't meet WP:ACCESS, adding scope cols and rows would ensure so
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:45, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * "1980–1991" MOS fail, see WP:YEAR
 * Done. Ugh.  I find this standard absolutely obnoxious.  Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Be consistent with your date formats per WP:MOSNUM in your references, in one you use "2008-06-27", while in another you use "22 March 1992", please check with that in mind
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * "mostly" to "generally"
 * Done. Though I don't understand why.  Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * "Rego Park, New York" is linked with all of it in the sections, but not in lede, just some there, please fix
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * "Primary characters" needs expanding
 * In what way?. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * "Art is a cartoonist" refer to by surname after the first use of it, per WP:MOS
 * Given the number of Spiegelmans in the story, that would render things hopelessly confusing. "Art" is the character, "Spiegelman" is the creator. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * "New York Times" to "The New York Times"
 * Done. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Add alt text to images per MOS:IMAGES
 * The only place there is no alt text is in the infobox, which doesn't have an "alt_text" field. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. Actually, it looks like the template did have an "|alt=" field, but it wasn't in the documentation.  I've updated the documentation, and added alt text to the image.  Curley Turkey (gobble) 01:11, 13 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Per WP:FA?, the lede may be too long, possibly
 * The article is 38 kB of readable prose. The MoS says over 30kB warrants "Three or four paragraphs".  The paragraphs aren't all that long or detaily, I don't think. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:53, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. I've tightened up the lead, and cut it down to three tighter paragraphs. Curley Turkey (gobble) 01:19, 13 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Avoid some weasel words if possible per WP:AWT
 * Could you give an example? I thought I'd been careful to name names, and I don't see where I've weasel-worded anything. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:53, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

This review is just given from a quick look at the article, would suggest taken the article to peer review first. TBrandley 14:05, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The article has already been through Peer Review, a Guild of Copy Editors copyedit, GA review, and a previous FAC. Curley Turkey (gobble) 14:39, 12 November 2012 (UTC)