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Wikipedia's Peer review process exposes articles to closer scrutiny from a broader group of editors, and is intended for high-quality articles that have already undergone extensive work, often as a way of preparing a featured article candidate. It is not academic peer review by a group of experts in a particular subject, and articles that undergo this process should not be assumed to have greater authority than any other.

Nominators are strongly encouraged to make use of the Peer review volunteers page, which lists users who are willing to be contacted on their user talk pages for review participation. Active Wiki projects or the revision history of related articles may also be consulted to find editors to help with review.

For feedback on articles that are less developed, use the article's talk page or requests for feedback.

For general editing advice, see Wikipedia style guidelines, Wikipedia how-to, "How to write a great article", and "The perfect article". Articles that need extensive basic editing should be directed to Pages needing attention, Requests for expansion or Cleanup, and content or neutrality disputes should be listed at Requests for comment.

The path to a featured article

Nomination procedure

Anyone can request peer review. Users submitting new requests are encouraged to review an article from those already listed, and encourage reviewers by replying promptly and appreciatively to comments. Nominations are limited to one per editor per day and four total open requests per editor. Articles must be free of major cleanup banners and 14 days must have passed since the previous peer review or unsuccessful FAC. For more information on these limits see here.

To add a nomination:

Add {{subst:PR}} to the top of the article's talk page and save it, creating a peer review notice to notify other editors of the review. Within the notice, click where instructed to open a new peer review discussion page. If there is no such link in the notice, see this. Complete the new page as instructed. Remember to note the kind of comments/contributions you want, and/or the sections of the article you think need reviewing. Save the page with the four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your request to sign it. Your peer review will be listed automatically on this page within an hour. Consult the volunteers list for assistance. An excellent way to get reviews is to review a few other requests without responses and ask for reviews in return.

Your review may be more successful if you politely request feedback on the discussion pages of related articles; send messages to Wikipedians who have contributed to the same or a related field; and also request peer review at appropriate Wikiprojects. Please do not spam many users or projects with identical requests.

Note. You may change a topic parameter in the {{Peer review page|topic= X}} template. The possible topic parameters (X in the template) are:

X = arts · langlit (language & literature) · philrelig (philosophy & religion) · everydaylife · socsci (social sciences & society) · geography · history · engtech (engineering & technology) · natsci (natural sciences & mathematics). If no topic is chosen, the article is listed with "General" topics.

How to remove a request

In accordance with the Peer review request removal policy, you may close any

listings older than one month with no activity in the last two days, listings inactive for two weeks (semi-automated peer reviews do not count as activity), inappropriate listings, articles that have become featured article or featured list candidates,

as follows:

Edit the [[Wikipedia:Peer review/ARTICLE NAME/archiveN]] page where the peer review discussion is taking place, and replace {{Peer review page|topic=topic name}} by {{subst:PR/archive}}. Replace the {{peerreview}} tag on the article's talk page with {{oldpeerreview|archive=N}}, where N is the number of the peer review discussion page above (e.g. 1 for /archive1).

The listing will automatically be removed from this page and added to the current monthly archive within an hour. Nominators can also close/withdraw their own requests, but this is discouraged for active discussions.

Current archive: October 2008

How to respond to a request

Review one of the articles below. If you think something is wrong, or could be improved, post a comment in the article's section on this page. If you create a subsection within a review for your comments, please do not use level 1–3 section headings, and do not link your username, unless you preceed it with "Comments by" or a similar expression. Also please do not add horizontal rules to peer reviews. The size of this page is limited. Please do not add images to peer reviews, such as the tick/cross images in {{done}}/{{notdone}} templates. Please list automated peer reviews at Wikipedia:Peer review/Automated/October 2008 and link to them from the peer review page of the article: do not include them on the peer review page. Feel free to improve the article yourself.

For easier navigation, a list of peer reviews, without the reviews themselves included, can be found here. A chronological peer reviews list (not sorted by topic) can be found here.


Peer review requests that have received no feedback beyond a semi-automated peer review in two weeks are archived.
The following are peer review requests at least three days old that have received no feedback:


October 9 • Veronica Mars • Goan Catholics
October 8 • Idlewild and Soak Zone • Color of the day (police) • Burger King products • The Bellflower Bunnies (season 1)
October 7 • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • Keating! • Operation Brevity • List of African countries and dependencies
October 6 • List of mayors of Hamburg • History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992)
October 5 • TNA Bound for Glory • Strawberry Fields Forever
October 4 • Arad, Israel • Ted Bundy
If you review one of these articles, please add {{doing}} to the peer review before your edits, and remove it from this list when done. (update list)

Contents

1 Arts 2 Language and literature 3 Everyday life 4 Philosophy and religion 5 Social sciences and society 6 History 7 Geography and places 8 Engineering and technology 9 Natural sciences and mathematics 10 General 11 WikiProject peer-reviews 12 Archives

[edit] Arts

[edit] Sum 41

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I've listed this article for peer review because i've braught the article from a c class to a Good article, and want to know how well the article is.

Thanks, - -The Spooky One (talk to me) 00:43, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Sunday 12 October 2008, 00:43 UTC)


[edit] List of Sailor Moon episodes

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I've listed this article for peer review because I'd like to get it to Featured List status.

Thanks, TheLeftorium 19:46, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Saturday 11 October 2008, 19:46 UTC)


[edit] Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

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How I haven't been to this page, once an FA target of mine, in quite some time. And with my new Bellflower obsession on the rise, I haven't even got the time any more. I'll try to see if I can improve it with whatever comments you can provide with below. This time, I'll make it a GA at most.

Thanks, Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 23:54, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Friday 10 October 2008, 23:54 UTC)


[edit] Veronica Mars

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I've listed this article for peer review as a newly-promoted GA, that User:Cornucopia and I hope to improve to FA status. Note that the article has been extensively revised since the prior peer review.

Thanks, Jclemens (talk) 01:59, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Also, for those reviewing the article, please treat it like a(n) FAC; i.e. be as harsh and strict as you can be! ;) A "support" or "oppose" would also be good, so we know whether you would support or oppose it at FAC. Thanks. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 05:35, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Comments from Ealdgyth (talk Â· contribs)

You said you wanted to know what to work on before taking to FAC, so I looked at the sourcing and referencing with that in mind. I reviewed the article's sources as I would at FAC.
What makes the following reliable sources? You want to be careful using primary sources such as Rob Thomas' site for anything but uncontroversial fact or quotes. http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2005/07/22/web-07-22-05/ would not ever load for me.
Hope this helps. Please note that I don't watchlist Peer Reviews I've done. If you have a question about something, you'll have to drop a note on my talk page to get my attention. (My watchlist is already WAY too long, adding peer reviews would make things much worse.) 13:07, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Thursday 9 October 2008, 01:59 UTC)


[edit] The Bellflower Bunnies (season 1)

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Now that I'm done with this list, it's off to the season pages. Though only a realllllly short debut season (Seinfeld, anyone?), this could be another FL in the wings. The references should definitely pack a punch as well.

Look out for the next two seasons within a week or so.

Thanks, Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 20:06, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Wednesday 8 October 2008, 20:06 UTC)


[edit] Megadeth discography

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I've listed this article for peer review because the lead section must be completely rewritten, and need help with this.

Thanks, Cannibaloki 18:35, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

The lead section is the only section of the article that provides any information other than lists of albums and songs. The whole article could be expanded to offer reviews by secondary sources of some of the albums and then pared down to include less complex information in favour of a condensation of what would now be written in the other (expanded) sections. Basically, the lead it too long and should provide an overview of the rest of the article, which would be expanded to discuss the albums separately. I guess my personal opinion is that a lead should be useful by readers who also use navigational popups because I often hover over a link to get a brief, but useful, overview of the article if; instead of I were to press "click". fr33kman -s- 04:49, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Tuesday 7 October 2008, 18:35 UTC)


[edit] Supergrass discography

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I've listed this article for peer review because I want to nominate it for FAC again and want to make sure everything is sorted before doing so. What work does this article need to be able pass for a FA?

Thanks, TwentiethApril1986 (talk) 18:31, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Comments from Dabomb87 (talk Â· contribs)

First off, this has a better chance of being a Featured List than a Featured Article. "This is a discography of Supergrass"—FL's don't start like this any more. Start off with "Supergrass is an English alternative rock band..." This article needs copy-editing. That should be taken care of before submitting to FLC. If you want specific examples please ask at my talk page. The main issues in the prose are wrong tense, awkward phrasing, and lack of commas or commas used in the wrong place.

Dabomb87 (talk) 17:43, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Tuesday 7 October 2008, 18:31 UTC)


[edit] Mark Speight

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This has just had a failed candidacy for featured article status. I would like feedback so that when I take it back to FAC in a few weeks, it will go a lot more smoothly, without people bringing up big issues on the second to last day.

Thanks, -- how do you turn this on 12:00, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Giggy

Jbmurray, who went through the whole article, removing apparent plagiarism, would be the one to speak to here. I actually agree with the quote anyhow. Partying is the exact wording used by Speight. -- how do you turn this on 16:50, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
"Speight was questioned by police since he was the only other person living in the flat, and the BBC cancelled the Saturday repeat edition of SMart" - he was questioned because the BBC cancelled an episode? That's how it reads. "but he was released on bail" - remove the "he" (keep an eye out for little things like this) Another little thing to keep an eye out for
Someone else changed all of those. I had it as Collins' too. -- how do you turn this on 16:58, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
FWIW, Collins's is right; Collins' is wrong. --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 19:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
"and that she had suffered 60% burns to her body" - were these as a result of the drugs/alcohol, or something else?
Oh, wait, you mention hot water next sentence. Probably should mention it before you mention the burns.
That whole paragraph could be resorted a bit so it's more logically sequenced.
"after he had been dropped off at Wood Green tube station that morning, but never showed up" - maybe end the sentence before this, then have a new one with "Despite being dropped off at Wood Green tube station he never showed up" "Speight missed her because she was not home when he called" - rather than throw in a "her" without making it clear the counsellor was a woman, reword this entire sentence

Hope these help. Giggy (talk) 12:25, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] David

Doing... Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 13:03, 7 October 2008 (UTC)


There is an overuse of non-free images! The first image conveys nothing that the second image doesn't and should be removed per WP:NFCC minimal use. Efforts should be made to get a free image from his ex-agent/publicist/TV company/Flikr. If a non-free image needs to be used, then a fair use rationale should be added per WP:NFCC 10c Fasach Nua (talk) 13:58, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

I contacted the Speight of the Art foundation but they've yet to get back to me. I very, very much doubt the BBC would provide a free photo, and flickr simply doesn't have any (and the one it does has, the owner has refused to release rights on it, which is a real shame, but nothing I can do about). I will, however, remove the second photo. -- how do you turn this on 15:23, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
I replaced the first photo with the second one, since the second one is more descriptive, showing him actually doing some of his work. -- how do you turn this on 15:27, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
I would have kept the second one over the first too, and approaching the foundation seems a sensible step Fasach Nua (talk) 10:28, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Flickr had nothing last time I checked (during the FAC). Giggy (talk) 10:32, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

And Image:SeeitSawitBBC.jpg needs an expanded FURG. Giggy (talk) 10:33, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Well, if you could say what needs adding, I'd be very grateful. -- how do you turn this on 16:16, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Escape Artist Swyer

A bit unsure what I'm doing here but hey.

"Still, some parents criticised..." under "Death and legacy" is weaselly.
I know I've said this before but could you include a bit more on the Newsround reports? There were two - the CBBC news update here and the full Newsround report here. Maybe there is a text version of some of Kirsten's comments from the interview that could be included?
No, I can't include YouTube links. They're copyvios. -- how do you turn this on 18:22, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
You can cite to it however. the editorofthewiki (talk/contribs/editor review) 00:02, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
The Daily Mail is not known for its balanced reporting and its love for the BBC; I would be wary of its glaring headline. Perhaps take it with a pinch of salt. Is there another source you could use? Preferably one that doesn't quote the DM's "sick and appalled" stance. This from the BBC itself looks like a good explanation of actions.
Otherwise, good. It just seems a bit short to be honest. I know most people know him for his tragic death but there must surely be a lot more to write about SMart: perhaps descriptions of some of the art and attitudes towards getting kids into art. This is what he is commendable for.
"Speight worked on numerous other shows, ranging from children's television to adult factual programmes". Call me thick but it isn't obvious which of the programmes listed were art shows, children's shows, factual shows, etc. Oh and did he and Collins get married in fancy dress? It's left hanging.

More if I think of any. -- Escape Artist SwyerTalkContributions 18:16, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Dweller

I thought it was pretty good, but just needed some fine-tuning by an uninvolved copyeditor. --Dweller (talk) 10:07, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. It did have several people copyedit it though, which was why I thought that suggestion wasn't particularly useful. -- how do you turn this on 12:31, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
Sorry. I'm surprised. --Dweller (talk) 12:43, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

(Peer review added on Tuesday 7 October 2008, 12:00 UTC)


[edit] Keating!

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I've listed this article for peer review because I've been working to expand and improve it and am really interested in getting some feedback, particularly as this is the first time I've really edited a musical theatre/music-related article and I'm a little unsure.

Thanks, Shoemoney2night (talk) 08:22, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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I've listed this article for peer review because I would like to see this article get to featured status before the 40th anniversary of the book's publication in 2009. This article has gone through an extensive rewrite and expansion. It has been through a FAC before, but it was recommended that after some more work, that it go through a peer review. I believe that this article needs a thorough copyediting more than anything else, and I'd appreciate the input for its improvement.

Thanks, --Figureskatingfan (talk) 04:44, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Comment The prose is not yet at a professional level. If I have time over the weekend, I'll try to help out. Calliopejen1 (talk) 20:18, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] List of House episodes

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I've listed this article for peer review because I'd like to get it to Featured List. I've reviewed the past failed FLC nominations and the past peer review, and it looks like most of the issues listed there have since been addressed. Note that this hasn't had an FLC or peer review for 18 months now, so not only has House changed since then, but so has Wikipedia.

Thanks, Jclemens (talk) 02:56, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Comments from Ealdgyth (talk Â· contribs)

You said you wanted to know what to work on before taking to FLC, so I looked at the sourcing and referencing with that in mind. I reviewed the article's sources as I would at FAC. (Bear in mind that FAC and FLC might have differing requirements about where to put citations, but the reliability of sourcing should stay the same between the two processes.)
Current refs 6, 7, and 9 you need to put the publishers of the site outside the link title. And they need last access dates. What makes the following reliable sources?
Hope this helps. Please note that I don't watchlist Peer Reviews I've done. If you have a question about something, you'll have to drop a note on my talk page to get my attention. (My watchlist is already WAY too long, adding peer reviews would make things much worse.) 13:12, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
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Tv.com is not a reliable source, I'm sorry. The lead is to short, per WP:LEAD. Maybe you should check this list or this list for inspiration. Although it's not required, it would look better if you place a little bit of information above every season (see this list).

I'll try to help you this week if I find some spare time, I hope my comments have been usefull. --Music26/11 15:17, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

I've increased the lead a bit, added an image and added (and deleted) some references. The list might need a bit more referencing, but it's much better. As I said before, a little bit of information would look better if you list it for FLC.--Music26/11 15:33, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
I've replaced the TVJab reference with a Washington Post link. Hope that's sufficiently reliable. :-). I'll be happy to add more references. Should individual episode reviews be linked here, or in the articles in question? See my recent edit to Dying Changes Everything for an example. Jclemens (talk) 17:50, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
Nice referencing, I think induvidual episode reviews should be included in the article in question.--Music26/11 15:03, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Strawberry Fields Forever

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I've listed this article for peer review because I want it promoted to Featured Article.

Thanks, Kodster (heLLo) (Me did that) 22:16, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Comments from Ealdgyth (talk Â· contribs)

You said you wanted to know what to work on before taking to FAC, so I looked at the sourcing and referencing with that in mind. I reviewed the article's sources as I would at FAC.
What makes the following reliable sources?
http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/sff.shtml
Written by Alan W. Pollack, a notable musicologist and expert on Beatles.
http://oldies.about.com/od/thebeatlessongs/a/strawberryfield.htm (note that about.com isn't usually considered a reliable source) http://www.beatlesbible.com/
removed; replaced w/ reliable source
current ref 29 (Beatles Bible) is lacking a publisher
again, removed
Hope this helps. Please note that I don't watchlist Peer Reviews I've done. If you have a question about something, you'll have to drop a note on my talk page to get my attention. (My watchlist is already WAY too long, adding peer reviews would make things much worse.) 13:18, 6 October 2008