Wikipedia:Peer review/The X-Files/archive1
The X-Files [edit]
I would appreciate comments on the page overall, with special focus on the plotline and references. - Zepheus <ツィフィアス> 20:27, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- Trivia section is generally not good style, consider merging the info in it into other sections. Influences seem short, and limited only to the television and film; I'd very much like to see a section on larger cultural influences. More references are need, both in term of inline and more academic.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk 03:56, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
- Several notes/suggestions (apologies if this is overly long):
- Overall I'd say this is a decent article in it's current form, but looking at the large (but attractive) infobox at the bottom I see there are many other articles relating to the subject. Regardless of my notes here, it's possible editors may wish to adapt this article into more of a survey approach, similar to how the main Star Trek article current exists (i.e. 1 paragraph on each major sub-section with a link to the main article regarding that subject). Any subject so attached to an active fan base has a tendency to attract non-encyclopedic article creep, so it might be best to tighten up the "main" article into the broadest possible overview of the subject and accept that whatever article creep occurs is focused more on the sub-articles. (My comments from here on are more nitpicks and suggestions/light critiques of the existing article)
- After mentioning Chris Carter uses the term "mytharc" the article goes on to use this term throughout, which isn't advisable. Avoid neologisms for encyclopedia entries not to mention that use of terminology specific to this show may be off-putting to the casual reader as it does not conform to an out-of-universe approach.
- The Legacy section seems to be awash with original, or at least uncited, research. I'm sure many of the shows listed were indeed influenced by the X-Files, but without citation a reader must assume that enthusiastic editors simply decided that such-and-such show reminds them of the X-Files for such-and-such reason. Also I'd remove the Buffy the Vampire line since the Buffy movie came out the year before the X-Files aired. Might be best to remove this whole section in toto until it could return with verifiable footnotes.
- Influences seems more solid since it specifically states that Chris Carter or "the producers" drew upon those influences. Needs to be cited though.
- In general I like the History section as it equally addresses both the plot and the creators involved, particularly for seasons 1-3. I'd like to see more discussion of notable writers and creators in the following subsections since after all there is a link to the individual episodes for those who want more details on plot matters.
- The long quote in the Fight the Future section is unwieldy, particularly since there is a link to an article specifically about that movie. 1-2 sentences recapping the gist of that quote is more than sufficient.
- As mentioned by a peer reviewer above, Trivia sections are to be avoided, particularly for a subject like this. Editor enthusiasm has a tendency to cause Trivia sections like this to expand exponentially.
- The Taglines section seems to not add much particularly to this article. The catchphrases of the show are mentioned in the introduction. I would say that's enough, and those who want more details can follow external links.
- I'd say shrink up the VHS section of the Merchandise section to 1-2 sentences about how they were released and that's it. As I assume none of these sets are currently for sale (except on E-bay or other used goods sales sites), the VHS versions of are historical interest for their existence...but not essential to a casual reader wishing to know what media are available regarding the subject. At the moment 30 or so lines of text are devoted to a list of items that are not available to be obtained or viewed by most readers.
- --Markeer 17:19, 2 November 2006 (UTC)