Talk:Minimum Foundation Program/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Guerillero | My Talk 03:37, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Since no one has jumped on this yet I will do the review. --Guerillero | My Talk 03:37, 30 April 2011 (U

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
	1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	The use of abbreviations Done Currently, there is a one sentence paragraph. It needs to be integrated into another paragraph or be expanded. Done The word however is used to connect two sentences. (For example: We went to the park; however, it rained.) Done Please watch weasel words. However, many use the term "MFP" to refer specifically to the portion the state pays per student to each school district Done There are several fragments that need to be full sentences. Done
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	The lead needs to summarize the whole article not just introduce it. Done The hyphens(-) should be dashes. (I will do this with AWB) Done References should come directly after a full stop (.). Done
	2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Reference 1 should use page numbers. Reference 8 should link to the specific report used not just the directory. Done should also use page numbers. There should be references after each point on the numbered list not before it Done
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	see above
	2c. it contains no original research.
	3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	One author
	6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Could any files be implemented?
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	You have 10 days to work on this. Best of luck. --Guerillero \| My Talk 04:15, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The bot says that this article has been on hold for 20 days now, and there appears to have been no activity on the review page for a week. It looks like nearly everything has been ticked off the list. While WP:There is no deadline, I'd like to have this wrapped up before long, if that's reasonably possible. If you need help, please let me know. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:33, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is a sourcing issue. Two PDFs are used as the backbone sourcing of the article. The issue is that page number aren't used; most citation style require this. After that happens I will pass this --Guerillero | My Talk 19:05, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Technically, the Good article criteria do not require complete/consistent/ideal citations, so I don't think that I would fail an article over a failure to provide page numbers (assuming, importantly, that the absence of page numbers didn't prevent me from figuring out whether the content was actually in the source). But I agree that it would be preferable to have the page numbers included for any book or pdf that's more than a few pages long, so I hope that someone will add them. WhatamIdoing (talk) 17:04, 21 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

per the above discussion I will pass this. Since the nominator appears to not be active I will roll up my sleeves and do some work. --Guerillero | My Talk 02:53, 24 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]