Talk:The Jersey Devil (The X-Files)

GA Review

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Reviewer: ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:22, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Starting read through.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:22, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Plot

"In New Jersey in 1947, a man is attacked while fixing a flat tire on the road near the woods. His corpse is later found with his leg chewed off, and a hairy humanoid is killed nearby." Is this a flashback to 1947 which shows this event before then proceeding to the present day? If it is a flashback to 1947 please state so.

"Mulder questions homeless people about the case, and gives his hotel room key to a homeless man who cooperates. " How does he cooperate?

Production

"Carter was inspired to write the episode by an essay by E.O. Wilson regarding ants and a story he wrote that posed whether mankind was hellbent on its own extinction." Could you state the name of the essay and story if you have access to the name for scholarly purposes?

Sources

Have you tried looking through google books for more sources and information which could be used for this article? My feeling is that there are sources which exist which could be used to write a more informative article.

Will post formal review once comments have been addressed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:33, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to review this article. I've addressed the points you raised about the plot section. As for the name of the essay, I'm afraid the source didn't mention it, but having looked for something matching that description, this appears to be it. I don't know if it would be original research or not to assume that it's the correct one. As for checking Google Books, all that'll turn up are the sources already used, or sources on the Jersey Devil itself, which tend to mention in passing that this episode exists. Given that it's a minor, forgettable episode within the series, a lot of the books on The X-Files really just gloss over it, which is unfortunate. GRAPPLE X 11:50, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

This is rather a brief article, a little too brief for my liking. I understand that it is unlikely to ever be possible to develop a featured quality article on this given the lack of solid sources and poorer coverage of this episode than certain others. I still think it could be much improved and google books does turn up some additional extra sources which could be used but the article does give the bare minimum essentials which are needed to pass this for GA. It wouldn't stand a chance at FA and I doubt you'd consider pursuing it further but assessing it with the GA criteria and acknowledging a similar standard on other articles about TV episodes it appears to just scrape a pass, so I'm passing this.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:05, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your time. I'm aware that it'll never reach FA status, as a lot of these episodes don't warrant a lot of coverage in solid sources. I see you added some information that I missed, so thanks again for that too. GRAPPLE X 13:09, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. It helps of course you have a solid book like The Truth is Out There: The Official Guide to the X-Files to assist you in writing articles about episodes. Good luck in developing other episodes. Would be good to see The X-Files (pilot episode) promoted some time.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:17, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

That's actually the one book I do have a copy of, everything else I've been using online. I'm leaving the pilot episode to the end of my season one run, as it's going to be a much more involved process. Eventually I'm trying to bring the first season to Good Topic status, so I've a lot of work ahead of me. GRAPPLE X 13:23, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I figured that. But it would be a good idea to look in google books when you research your episodes, you'd be surprised how much you can scrape together on many topics. If you use google ref maker you can paste the url of a google book page and it will make a full citation for you. I have this programmed into my toolbar.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:26, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

That'll definitely come in handy, thanks! GRAPPLE X 13:33, 25 July 2011 (UTC)