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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 10:05, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Shall review this entry. MWright96 (talk) 10:05, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

General[edit]

  • Captalize cup in all of its mentions outside of MLS Cup
    • Not done, per MOS:SPORTCAPS; "cup" alone does not warrant capitalization.

Venue[edit]

  • "The then-unfinished Home Depot Center was announced" - under construction
    • Done.
  • "including the final match." - just final will suffice
    • Not done; "match" is included for clarity, as "World Cup Final" can be used to described the tournament as a whole (in contrast with the qualification rounds).

Route to the final[edit]

  • Delink United States since it is a major geographical location
    • Done.
  • "Each team played a total of 30 match in the regular season" - matches
    • Fixed.
  • "MLS Cup 2002 was contested by the Chicago Fire," - don't you mean MLS Cup 2003?
    • Fixed.

Chicago Fire[edit]

San Jose Earthquakes[edit]

  • "San Jose clinched their series victory" - clinched a series victory
    • "Their" sounds better in this context, as it wasn't just a series being described here.

Broadcasting and entertainment[edit]

  • "ABC/ESPN provided 20 total cameras" - ABC/ESPN provided a total of 20 cameras
    • Done.
  • "The match was also broadcast live within the U.S." - The match was also broadcast on radio live within the United States
    • Done, with the short form of U.S.

Summary[edit]

  • Make it clear to non-soccer readers that Zach Thornton was a goalkeeper
    • Done.
  • "who sized on a mis-cleared ball from Chicago" - from whom in Chicago Fire exactly?
    • The player is not identified in the sources, and I can't seem to find out who from the replay videos.

Post-match[edit]

  • Re-instated is a solitary word without the hyphen
    • Fixed.

References[edit]

  • Reference 49 is lacking the source's page number
    • The database did not list a page number.

Overall a good effort. Not too much is lacking that is stopping this article from becoming GA class. MWright96 (talk) 07:33, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@MWright96: Thanks for the review. I've completed most of the changes you've suggested, with a few exceptions. SounderBruce 07:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]