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I've listed this article for peer review because…

I am wanting to submit History of Indiana for FA but I want to make sure the article is as good as possible first. Another user and myself had written the article largely from scratch. Coverage of the topic is good and so is references, images, etc. My concerns are 1. Reference formating 2. Length (although i am not sure how much can be cut without comprising the themes of the article)

Any suggestion or assistance would be really appreciated.

  • I've standardized the refs with cite web and cite book. I've also expanded referencing in the areas it was lacking as suggested. Much of what is stated is generally non controversial and somewhat common knowledge, in my opinion. I could reference almost every sentence. I am not certain where to draw the line, I just try to have at least one ref per thought, or paragraph. Charles Edward 03:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Thanks, Charles Edward 18:53, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from « Milk's Favorite Cookie ( talk / contribs)

Ruhrfisch comments: I agree with Milk's Favorite Cookie's comments above. I do not think that this is ready for FAC yet. Here are few more suggestions for improvement:

  • A model article is always useful - History of Minnesota was just WP:TFA and is a great model article for ideas on structure, weight, references, etc.
  • Per WP:LEAD the lead needs to be a summary of the article, and should probably be expanded to four paragraphs given the length of the article.
  • The semi-automated peer review has some useful suggestions.
  • The article needs an image in the upper right corner - I think Image:Indywarmem.jpg is quite striking and might be a useful lead image.
  • Internet references need url, title, publisher, author if known, and date accessed. The current references are all lacking this - this alone would be enough to fail the article at FAC for most reviewers.

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 02:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Ealdgyth (talk · contribs)

  • Large sections are unreferenced.
  • Per WP:MOS, the use of curly graphics quotation marks is discouraged. Since FAC requires compliance with the MOS, you need to remove those.
  • Lead section is probably too short for the size of the article.
  • Lots and lots of short choppy paragraphs. Consider consolidating some.
  • As above, your web references lack publishers. Make sure they all conform to the WP:RS guidelines also. Your references also vary considerably in format. Sometimes you give author first, sometimes you put author after the title. Try to make them consistent. Use {{cite web}} or {{cite book}} or similar templates to help with keeping your formatting consistent.
Hope this helps. 04:18, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
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