Talk:LGBT themes in comics/GA1

GA Review

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GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
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:

On hold

A very well written article. Two immediate criticisms: 1) The lead is US-Centric. As an overview of the entire article with a maximum of four paragraphs, one paragraph should deal with European Comics and one should deal with Japanese comics. See WP: LEAD. 2) Per Wikipedia:External links: Links to blogs, personal web pages and most fansites, except those written by a recognized authority (this exception is meant to be very limited; as a minimum standard, recognized authorities always meet Wikipedia's notability criteria for biographies) are to be avoided. I'd say all of the external links except newsarama/CBR/Prism fail this guideline and must be removed. Those that are kept need to be written according to manuel of style, see Wikipedia:External_link#External_links_section. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 22:27, 28 March 2009 (UTC)no reply[reply]

I will re-write the lead (also expanding the European comics section, so lead will reflect this.)

Gayleague.com is referenced in books (I couldn't work out how to add a cite, as it then needs a reflist after exlinks), and Pinkkryptonite is by afterelton, so they seemed prominant enough to be used as ex links.

Why are these unsuitable blogs, but not CBR? They are equally proffesional, do interviews with comic book celebrities, and have editorial staff. I'll move them to talk anyway for people to discuss (I asked at the comics project, and they said usually not good for sources, but no mention of ex links. I'll ask again).

Update: Ah, the links completely changed since the last time i looked. Are those left in place by USER:Emperor ok? I generally trust his judgment on comics stuff :-D.

Thanks for the review - i thought it would be weeks before someone picked it up!YobMod 06:53, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well done. I'll pass the article. The external links are fine, but for FA, reviewers may be a bit more strict. Also, you may want to include a "cultural impact" towards the end on the article. Add critical commentary (meaning actual quotes/opinions from specific authorities) from writers, critics, politicians etc. I know when Batwoman came out there was an infinite amount of commentary from the comic book industry to mainstream news media about sexual orientation in comics. Again, it may be difficult to gain a proper world view on the "cultural impact" of LGBT themes in comics, but see what you can do. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 11:40, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]