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March 22, 2021	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 22, 2021.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Auliʻi Cravalho (pictured) was the last person to audition for the role of the eponymous character in Moana and was ultimately cast for the role?

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On 22 June 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Moana (Disney character). The result of the discussion was not moved.

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Moana (character)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Some Dude From North Carolina (talk · contribs) 14:49, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm going to be reviewing this article. Expect comments by the end of the week. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 14:49, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and lead[edit]

Don't use <small> in the infobox per MOS:SMALLFONT.

Done

Also don't use <br> per the rules on the template.

I've changed them to plainlists. Is this OK?

The use of "set to" in the first paragraph feels repetitive.

I've replaced the second instance of "set to" with "will".

The first sentence in the second paragraph seems short. Try combining it with the next one.

Done

That being said, the first sentence in the last paragraph actually feels a bit long.

I've removed some of it.

The last two sentences also need to be, either included in the body or sourced.

I've removed most of them.

Development[edit]

Conception and writing[edit]

Remove the comma after "Polynesian mythology".

Done

"perspective" → "perspectives"

Done

Add (2014) after What We Do in the Shadows.

Done

Is the mention of Waititi's joke necessary?

Probably not; removed.

"gender-based theme" → "gender-based themes"

Done

"resume navigation" → "resume voyage navigation"

Done

Voice[edit]

Is there a word missing between "directors hundreds"?

Yes, but seeing as there's no source, I've removed it.

Quotes should always have references so recite the reference after "it is".

Done

"favourite" → "favorite" (consistency)

Done

Move the reference after "brave" to the end of the sentence.

Done

"that s" → "that's"

Done

Again, each quote needs a reference, so recite certain sources.

Done

Add a comma after "directors, animators".

Done

Add a comma after "Temura Morrison".

Done

In this section, and in others, change "..." to "[...]" (visually appealing)

Done

Personality and design[edit]

Recite after each quote.

Done

"colour" → "color" (consistency)

Done

There seems to be a lot of trivia in these paragraphs, especially the last one.

I've removed the last paragraph and tried to remove unnecessary details.

"like Cravalho does" → "as Cravalho does"

International versions[edit]

"under way" → "underway"

Done

Each performer in the table needs a reference.

I've added references to some of the performers in the table but could the film possibly be used as a primary source for the performers? If not, I'll removed the unsourced entries.

Appearances[edit]

Don't just copy-and-paste summaries from other articles. Try paraphrasing and trimming the length of each summary.

I've tried to paraphrase and trim some of it.

Wikilink meta.

Done

Add year dates after Wreck-It Ralph and Ralph Breaks the Internet.

Done

Remove the "Miscellaneous" header, and make "Merchandise" its own section.

Done

Add commas after "media franchise" and "Disney Story Central".

Done

"Moana also" → "Moana has also"

Done

Reception[edit]

Try removing the use of quotes per, and with the help of, WP:RECEPTION.

I've tried to reduce the quotes.

"criticise" → "criticize" (consistency)

Done

"criticising" → "criticizing" (consistency)

Done

Specify where Moana was nominated for "Best Animated Female".

I'm not sure what you mean by this but I've added that the nomination was from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists.

Specify which Teen Choice Award Cravalho won.

Done

References[edit]

Archive all archivable references (either manually or with this tool).

Done

Mark references from Vanity Fair with "|url-access-limited".

Done

Mark references from The New York Times with "|url-access-limited".

Done

I've tried to follow your suggestions. Apologies for the long wait. Pamzeis (talk) 06:29, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Progress[edit]

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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A drive-by comment regarding criterion 6a: The lead image, File:Moana Disney.webp, needs to be significantly smaller (something like 233 x 429 pixels, in place of its current 868 x 1600 size) to meet the subsidiary non-free content guidelines at WP:IMAGERES. Probably the reason that this has languished for months without the bot doing it automatically is its nonstandard webp format. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:48, 18 March 2021 (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 SL93 (talk) 03:35, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Auliʻi Cravalho

... that Auliʻi Cravalho (pictured) was the last person to audition for the role of the eponymous character in Moana and was ultimately cast for the role? Source: Wang, Frances Kai-Hwa (October 7, 2015). "The Next Disney Princess is Native Hawaiian Auli'i Cravalho". NBC News
- ALT1:... that Auliʻi Cravalho (pictured) did not consider auditioning for the role of the eponymous character in Moana but was ultimately cast for the role? Source: Rice, Lynette (October 7, 2015). "Meet the Next Disney Princess – and Get a First Look at Her Movie, Moana!". People
- ALT2:... that Auliʻi Cravalho (pictured) usually had the lights turned down when recording for the eponymous character in Moana since she didn't want to feel like anybody was watching her? Source: Cravalho, Auli‘i (November 22, 2016). "CS Interview: Moana’s Auli‘i Cravalho Knows the Way". ComingSoon.net (Interview). Interviewed by Silas Lesnick.

Improved to Good Article status by Pamzeis (talk). Self-nominated at 04:49, 23 March 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I couldn't find any issues here. Great job on improving the article to GA-status! Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 13:16, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 22 June 2022[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Not found to be needed. (closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 11:56, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

– To be WP:CONSISTENT with other Disney characters. The franchise is usually included in the name of the character. Shwcz (talk) 11:41, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - The only reason why many of the others say "(Disney character)" is because, for a lot of Disney's catalog of films, they're often based on an existing fictional story, which would make things like "Cinderella (character)" or "Snow White (character)" ambiguous as heck. However, that extra bit of disambiguating is not needed for these two. Paintspot Infez (talk) 00:45, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just to be known, we are having a discussion about titles like this at WikiProject Disney. ― Kaleeb18^Talk_Caleb 23:01, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support I do think it would help. Most people would presume Moana is also based on a Polynesian myth. Trillfendi (talk) 19:26, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: await outcome of wikiproject discussion. --Spekkios (talk) 00:23, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.