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Review: January 29, 2022. (Reviewed version).

A fact from The Cutie Map appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 February 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that two My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes are said to discuss Marxism and Stalinism?

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Unexplained removal of verified content[edit]

@Prince Silversaddle: what is with this unexplained removal of verified content?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 00:23, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Warning![edit]

@Prince Silversaddle: There was nothing wrong with my edit! People like a bit of speculation! And if you think I'm wrong, post a warning on my profile, dammit! --LooneyTunerIan (talk) 18:58, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@LooneyTunerIan: It was explained many times why this edit was wrong. Speculation does not belong into Wikipedia. That’s one of the basic rules. And a plot summery should be short. Wondering whether a villain might return is no important plot point and therefor nothing to be mentioned in a short summery. A talk page warning is not required when reverting. Gial Ackbar (talk) 07:47, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Gial Ackbar: Oh, yeah? Well, I'm putting my edit back! And the only way I'll stop editing certain My Little Pony episodes is if someone puts a warning mark on my talk page. --LooneyTunerIan (talk) 16:29, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm making one small edit to the article and nobody better change it. SEE?! --LooneyTunerIan (talk) 05:06, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not a fan wiki, we're an encyclopedia. Plots are to be kept concise and to the point, and cannot include colorful lanuauge or supposition. --MASEM (t) 05:12, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Masem:Well, you're a supposition! So there! --LooneyTunerIan (talk) 05:52, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Masem is right there. This does not belong here as it is no important plot point of this episode. Gial Ackbar (talk) 08:16, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Notability?[edit]

I'm a little iffy on notability here. Much of the article appears to be based on primary sources, and specifically tweets published by some of the show's crew. Is "Equestria Daily" considered a reliable source? I'm not sure if two reviews from Unleash the Fanboy and The Federalist are enough to make the standalone notability bar, although the article in The Federalist alone is a fairly comprehensive analysis. I'm sensing a merge to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (season 5) might be best. Mz7 (talk) 03:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I'll scratch this now. The Hugo Award nomination makes this likely notable. Mz7 (talk) 03:53, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, seeing this in competition with the likes of Doctor Who and Jessica Jones left me a bit surprised. Hektor (talk) 12:35, 28 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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

Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 05:51, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 (references): 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, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Copy changes[edit]

Lead[edit]

Comma before "respectively"
- Done
Change series' to series's
- Done

Production and promotion[edit]

Add a comma after "Starlight Glimmer" in the first sentence
- Done
Remove comma after "Yahoo TV Videos"
- Done

Content[edit]

If I hadn't been exposed to MLP:FiM material before, I'd be asking myself a question right now, one that some of your readers undoubtedly will if they find this page: What is a cutie mark? An explanation or definition belongs in the lead or the plot summary here because of the significance of cutie marks to the episode plot.

Explained

Other items[edit]

The plot summary is 549 words total. Covering two half-hour episodes at an average of 275 words, this meets WP:TVPLOT's length limit.
References are archived.
No images.
Earwig mostly catches the name of the series because it's six words.

@Pamzeis: Putting this GA on hold for the four minor copy fixes and, more importantly, so that a description of cutie marks can be placed in this article. It's absolutely necessary here so that readers unfamiliar with the series can parse the plot and its significance. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:10, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Sammi Brie: Hopefully, all

Done. Pamzeis (talk) 01:51, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That'll do it. Will pass. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 05:26, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:54, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that a My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episode is said to discuss Marxism and Stalinism? Source: [1][2]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Witcher (Dark Horse Comics)

Improved to Good Article status by Pamzeis (talk). Self-nominated at 09:43, 29 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

The article has been promoted to GA status today, and is obviously also long enough and free of content issues. Earwig gives a possibility of 14.5%, which is just a quote from a critic. The hook is below 200 characters, sourced, and interesting. No images in the hook nor the article itself and QPQ is done. Good to go I guess. ~Styyx^{Talk? ^-^} 10:47, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting the main hook to Prep 5 – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:54, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mindless trivia[edit]

The DYK section has been disappointing more often lately but is this pink horse tosser trivia really interesing or noteworthy enough for the front page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pickled Undergarments (talk • contribs) 22:46, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Pickled Undergarments: It isn't about "noteworthiness" (please define what is considered "noteworthy" and what is not), but being new enough (i.e. being created, converted from a redirect, 5x expanded or improved to GA status within the past seven days), long enough (more than 1500 characters), policy compliant (neutral, well-sourced and plagiarism-free) and having an interesting fact. This article has been covered enough by reliable source to be deemed notable. You can nominate an article on something super obscure if it meets the DYK criteria if you want. And how could this NOT be interesting? It's a children's show and Marxism and Stalinism are very adult themes. If you think there's a problem with DYK, raise it at WT:DYK nothing's going to come out of a discussion here. Thank you for your time. Pamzeis (talk) 03:33, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]