Talk:Danny Duffy

Danny Duffy was nominated as a Sports and recreation good article, but it did not meet the good article criteria at the time (January 9, 2020). There are suggestions on the review page for improving the article. If you can improve it, please do; it may then be renominated.

A fact from Danny Duffy appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 May 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that 21-year-old Danny Duffy's abrupt retirement from the Kansas City Royals organization in 2010 reminded many of when Zack Greinke left the baseball club in 2006?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Danny Duffy.

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Danny Duffy/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs) 09:54, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for GA status. I hope I will learn some new information, and that my feedback is helpful.

If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)

I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I will use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.

Best of luck! you can also use the {{done}} tag to state when something is addressed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)}

Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.

Immediate Failures[edit]

It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria - Pass
It contains copyright infringements - No Copyvio found
It has, or needs, cleanup banners that are unquestionably still valid. These include{{cleanup}}, {{POV}}, {{unreferenced}} or large numbers of {{citation needed}}, {{clarify}}, or similar tags. (See also {{QF-tags}}). - There is a CN tag there.
It is not stable due to edit warring on the page. - No edit warring. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:56, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Links[edit]

Prose[edit]

Lede[edit]

Lede is incredibly lacking. Two sentences for a lede section is ridiculus for a GA. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
professional baseball pitcher - watch for WP:SEAOFBLUE. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Birthdate isn't cited in prose. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Lots of info from the infobox isn't cited in prose. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The term "championship team", isn't a global one. Say that he was a part of the team that won, or he won the World Series with X etc. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:01, 9 January 2020 (UTC

General prose[edit]

You bring up WP:JARGON words, such as ERA and strikeouts quite readily, but a wikilink isn't really enough on their own. We need some context. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
No information on his personal life? How he was brought up? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Any info on why he chose to go into the MLB? Why he chose the Royals? Etc. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Rookie-level", "Class-A" etc. aren't proper nouns, so do not have capitals. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
How can someone retire, and then re-appear? We need to be specific about what happened. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Lots of repetition, of concepts (Duffy had a X ERA and pitched), rather than helpful information. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Article needs a thorough copy-edit. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"pitched 2⁄3 scoreless innings" - what does this even mean? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
J. J. Picollo, the Royals' assistant general manager of scouting and player development - do we need this full title? Is J.J. not notable? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

- More to come. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Spring Training seems like a massive deal here. Is that true? It's mentioned a bunch. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:30, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Link MLB in prose. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:30, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"he did not earn a decision" - what does this phrase mean? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:30, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Notes & References[edit]

Why aren't the sources archived? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:31, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
There is a blank URL source no. 29 Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:31, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
There is a link to "Fangraphs" in the ELs. Is this suitible? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:31, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Comments[edit]

Automated note - If you fancy returning the favour, I have outstanding GA nominations that require reviewing at WP:GAN. I'd be very grateful if you were to complete one of these, however it's definately not manditory. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)}
- Sadly, I think this one has very little chance of passing the GA criteria. The biggest issues are jargon, the tiny lede and not being very broad on the subject (especially for a BLP). I'll fail this one now, but take a look at the above, and see if any of this can help you to improve the article. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:34, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]