Wikipedia:Peer review/Victor Hugo/archive1

Victor Hugo

I haven't worked on this article much personally, but I coached a couple of new users as they expanded the article during the first two weeks of November. Victoria Ridout, a hard-working and possessive newcomer, contributed most of the article's content, transforming it from a mangled request for copy-edit to a beautifully written full-fledged encyclopedia article. Newcomer JerseyBob also helped considerably with discussion and copy-editing. Unfortunately, both of them are currently inactive, but I think they left us a good candidate for featured status. The article incorporates a number of public-domain images and cites its sources. I will warn you that there is a somewhat large number of red links, especially to many of Hugo's works. (I'm not sure whether that should affect this article's status.) The article is also considerably shorter than some featured biographies, but it is very concise and well-written. Please feel free to contribute to the Hugo article, the pages to which it links, and this peer review. --TantalumTelluride 04:40, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Red links don't affect the article's status unless the article is simply all red links. It cites its sources, but there needs to be inline citations, most often which occur in the form of footnotes. AndyZ 23:18, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the input. I'll encourage Victoria to include some inline citations if she returns. I know inline citations are always beneficial, but I don't think they're as important in this article as they are in more controversial issues. The list of references in the Hugo article is very comprehensive, regardless of whether they're inline with the text. --TantalumTelluride 18:49, 4 January 2006 (UTC)