Talk:Melissa Joan Hart/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: I plan to review this article for GA.Monkeymanman (talk) 14:06, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to pass Quick Fail criteria so will proceed to an in depth review.

GA review (see here for criteria)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): 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):
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:

Hold Reasons

I dont believe the article meets GA just by a brief overview. I will give some pointers to how it can be improved over the next 7 days. Monkeymanman (talk) 14:29, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The inro does not summarise the full article. It should be between 2 and 3 paras in length. As per WP:LEAD. Done
Audition for halloween 4 needs a source.
Why 4 sources after the first sentence on the second section? If one of them covers it then that should do the job. Also big hit during its four-year run. The show made her a household name among American teenagers and brought her four consecutive Young Artist Award nominations, of which she won three. Her role in the series also led to her starring in the FMV video game Nickelodeon's Director's Lab as a tour guide that takes the player around a movie studio. In 1992, she and Clarissa cast member Jason Zimbler appeared on the game show Nick Arcade as contestants, she is one the few people who played the beta version of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 on the Video Challenge. Has no ref.
In 1999, Hart made her directorial debut in an episode of Disney Channel's So Weird called "Snapshot" which starred her sister, Emily Hart. She later directed an episode of Nickelodeon's Taina in 2001. In 2001–2002, she directed 6 episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, including the season 6 finale.. Has no ref.
Be careful about MOS, much of the article has numerous sentences with refs inline. They should be at the end of the sentence where possible. Also be careful not to have over sourcing, for example 2 or more sources when 1 would do the job. Done
Again numerous sentences in the section titled Post-Sabrina and comeback (2004–present) unsourced.
many of the sources could be in doubt of being reliable. For example what makes cinemablend.com, tradingmarkets.com, ninedead.com, videoeta.com reliable. Done
could perhaps expand the article slightly with critical review of her more famous work.

Okay i have decided that the article does not meet GA status and has to fail nomination, sorry. Some pointers for the future.

Try to expand the article slightly by perhaps adding ctitical reviews / appraisal of her most famous / best work. Also make sure that everything she has been known for / done is included.
Tidy up the references. By that i dont mean add more refs for stuff already sourced but find refs for stuff that hasnt a source. Make sure that future refs are in the MOS that is currently in use.
make sure all refs are from reliable sources that wikipedia accepts as being reliable. Good examples that could be used are included here. Monkeymanman (talk) 19:15, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]