Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Percheron/archive1

Resolved comments from Crisco 1492

Prose comments:
~~Perche valley in northern France. - Is Perche valley a proper name? The linked article says that Perche was a province.~~

I've rewritten this sentence to better correspond with the information in the body. Dana boomer (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"The overall impression of the Percheron is one of power and ruggedness. The temperament is described as proud and alert, and members of the breed are considered intelligent, willing workers with good dispositions." - As this is sourced to a site promoting the breed, I'm not sure if this is neutral.

*shrug* It's not really a controversial statement on the breed, at least among people who know horses. However, if you really think it necessary, I can take a look through my other sources and find a backup. Note, though, that we don't say the breed is intelligent, an easy keeper, etc - just that they're described/considered as that. It might be easier to add in "breeders consider them..." or "enthusiasts describe them as..." if that would make you more comfortable? Dana boomer (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Enthusiasts describe them as, perhaps? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:22, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I think I've addressed this. Dana boomer (talk) 11:37, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"~~only one of the initial four horses survived the ocean trip" - Stallion or mare?~~

Don't know, none of our sources gave this information. Dana boomer (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~Why the link to World War II on first mention but not WWI? Should be standardized.~~

They were both linked on the first occurrence, but WWII was linked a second time, so I removed the second link. Dana boomer (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reference comment:

Why not use the trans_title= parameter for the French sources? Should be noted however that it gives square brackets and not round ones. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know what the guidelines are on when to add in translated titles and when not to? Or are there any guidelines on the subject? I'm mainly asking because I don't think I've ever seen any, and it would be nice to know for sure what the "rules" are. With regards to this article, I'm not really sure it's necessary - the titles don't really tell you much ("A History of Draft Horses", etc), and any reader who is going to search out these sources to look into them further most likely already knows enough French to translate the titles on their own. If you really think it's necessary, though, I'll go ahead and add them. Dana boomer (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I ask because you give a translation for footnote 1 (but looking more closely you don't have anything for the others). I don't think there's anything required here. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:22, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, didn't see that translation on Ref #1 (I'm not the one who added it in originally, although I did double check that it actually covered the info). Should I remove the translation on this one, to make everything consistent, or is it necessary to make things consistent in this case? Dana boomer (talk) 11:37, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Trim sounds fine, as it seems you prefer not using translated titles and I don't think it's required. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:47, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks again! Dana boomer (talk) 14:45, 14 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's it from me. Quite nice. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:08, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for both the prose and image reviews, Crisco! I believe I have answered all of your questions with replies above. Dana boomer (talk) 01:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]