Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/Archive 4
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[[Proximity effect]]
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proximity_effect&diff=97750699&oldid=96420866 Proximity effect in audio] section of Proximity effect has been completely rewritten.I am a first time editor looking for any constructive feedback.Thanks in advance.
:Some thoughts: The introduction is vague and too short. Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings): "Avoid restating the subject of the article or of an enclosing section in heading titles". (Thus "Atomic physics", rather than "Proximity effect in atomic physics".) In the main article some illustrations would probably be helpful, or at least make it more engaging. The atomic physics section could use some expansion, including an explanation of the effect as well as the meaning of "proximate" at this scale. (Is it on the order of an atomic diameter, for example?) Thanks. — RJH (talk) 19:18, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
::Thanks for the comments.The only section to which I have made contributions is the audio section.I did not lay out the heading titles so I am a little unconfortable editing them.I like the idea of adding illustrations to make it easier to understand the effect described.I'll get to this shortly--Jack Cartland 02:02, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
:::No problem and thanks. I went ahead and updated the section titles per "Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages". — RJH (talk) 21:19, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
[[International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons]]
I'd like to get the above article assessed (Start, A class, B class, etc) and get some general feedback on it so I have a better idea of where I can improve it. Is this the right place to ask? --Jim (Talk) 16:34, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
:It should be a good idea to leave a note on the relevant wikiproject's talk page. ~user:orngjce223how am I typing? 20:58, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
Morier
A month ago I submitted corrections to the article on James Justinian Morier which were accepted and the corrected article is available. But at the same time, after unsuccessfully trying to register, I submitted short articles on his brothers John Philip and David Richard, written from my own knowledge as the author of their biography, because I thought they too should be included. So far these have not appeared. Have they been accepted and if so when will they appear? If they have not been accepted why not?80.168.173.57 16:17, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
:Did you have a problem trying to register? It seems a pretty straight forward process. — RJH (talk) 18:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
The Manises UFO Incident
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manises_UFO_Incident
As I'm not a native English speaker, I would like that someone could check this new article because I'm worry about my broken English. Thanks in advance.
- I took a look at it, and aside form a few changes in vocab, it seems fine. Bosola 22:09, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[[Perplex City]]
I did some rearranging and expansion of this article, and I'm looking for some feedback on how the article feels now. Mostly concerning Intro, organization, whether it feels like a complete summary, and any other comments. -AtionSong 17:51, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
:I think you can improve the article by using the lead not as an introduction to but as a summary of the article. When I start reading the article I am not properly introduced to the way this particular ARG is played, I think this should be explained before the 'Story' section. - Ilse@ 13:21, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Aquinas College, Perth]]
Aquinas College, Perth - I have made some pretty major edits, more than 500 on the article over the last 2 months, the article has grown from little more than the basic info to one that has alot - it now has 7 daughter articles. It would be great to see where i can improve this article. Thanks =) Smbarnzy 13:40, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
:I found some 'empty' references. - Ilse@ 14:27, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Tenacious D]]
I have tried to fix up this article, and it is maintained. What can I do to make it better? Tenacious D Fans 19:31, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
:For starters, I've removed the {{tl|expand}} tag. :) Xiner (talk, email) 20:08, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
John Mackey
In the article about John Mackey, his year of birth seems to be in question. He was born 8/15/1953 in Houston, TX.
I know this because I am his sister.
Thanks
Dorothy Mackey Lurie'
:Which John Mackey are you referring to? Is there a dispute about the birth information, or is it just missing? In the first case you best use the talk page of the article to discuss the issue, in the second case you can just add the date to the article (and preferably add an online source). - Ilse@ 07:36, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Martha Washingtonians]]
The old version was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martha_Washingtonians&oldid=91010142
Anyway, I've tried to streamline the style and information. This is a quite significant edit- could someone check it out please?
:There is quite a bit of what appears to be opinion-based text, which is definitely in need of citations. (Particularly "As an organization, it was comprised of wives, ... and other female relatives of drunken men.") Could the references be converted to use Wikipedia:Footnotes? Also I'd recommend trying the Wikipedia:Citation templates. I can also see what appear to be multiple spelling errors ("am ore", proipriety, owmen) and at least one missing period. The page could also use an illustration. Thanks. — RJH (talk) 19:35, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Hasmonean]]
Looking for interested editors for this subject of ancient Judean history in a period that spans Jewish history from Alexander the Great to the Roman Empire and includes the period of the Maccabean Revolt and Hanukkah.I have been expanding/editing alone for a while and I can't even see the obvious errors anymore, let alone get a fresh sense of the flow and scope of the article.I don't think it's ready for WP:PR, needing references and much more first.Kaisershatner 15:24, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
: I've added the Judaism and Ancient History categories to the article.This should increase the number of editors who find, read and work on the article.You may want to search for additional appropriate categories and add them too.Also consider looking for appropriate articles that should mention the Hasmoneans, and add content to those articles, including a wikilink to this one. Jehochman (Talk/Contrib) 12:17, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Sylvia Browne]]
We have constant NPOV disputes regarding this controversial figure. Does anybody have any ideas about how we could resolve the problems without losing all sense of rationality? -- Qarnos 20:31, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
:Hi, there are a few things you could do. First add a NPOV tag where needed to warm fellow readers, a list of tags to use is available here: WP:NPOVD. Next you might need the help of an admin, so go here: WP:RFPP and list the article to be requested for semi-protection, if the edits are vandalism or unreferenced garbage made by IP addresses or if a user passes the 3 reverts rule. If this is not the case, then head right to WP:RFAR, list the article in the fashion shown, and hopefully it should help you out. Bobo is soft 01:07, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Jonathan Hey]]
The article has been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AThT%2FJonathan_Hey&diff=95402810&oldid=88660724 revised] after speedy deletion. Comments and improvements of the article by experienced Wikipedians are welcome here â especially by experts in information science. See the recent talk about the revision here. ThT 20:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC), ThT 00:11, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
:Has he accomplished anything notable, other than a study? Otherwise the article probably needs to expand on what makes that one study particularly notable. From my experience in the AfD process, Ph.D. candidates are generally not considered notable in their own right, and are unlikely to pass the average professor test. Is analystic a word? — RJH (talk) 16:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::I tried to describe the importance of the study more in detail, but maybe this needs a native speaker to make it clear. IMHO the prominent use of that study in the training program of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission makes him "a significant expert in his or her area" (average professor test). But it would help, if others see this in the same way. --ThT 17:37, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
:::That helps a little. Thanks. — RJH (talk) 18:05, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Golden Film]]
The article is assessed as Start-class by User:Supernumerary. I would like to receive some feedback on elements of the article I could expand or elements I should add to get the article towards B- or GA-class. Thank you for your help, Ilse@ 20:23, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
:Right now, the introduction contains the full text of the article, with the rest just a list with no claim to notability. You may also want to find other sources that mention this reward (i.e., find claim to notability for your article). Xiner (talk, email) 19:53, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
::Thank you for your help. I changed the introduction to a summary of the article and moved the content to separate sections. I also added some critique to the award, a section that can still be expanded. - Ilse@ 10:54, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Hamparsum Limonciyan]]
Hello, I have expanded this article. I need feedback on where to go, how it should be expanded further, what to do to improve the article. Any feedback is appreciated. --Free smyrnan 07:18, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
:It looks fairly good already, although there are a few missing commas from parenthetical phrases. I would like to see an illustration or two showing the Hamparsum notation system. Otherwise nothing really springs to mind. Sorry. — RJH (talk) 18:09, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[[FrantiÅ¡ek PlániÄka]]
This biographical article has undergone a relatively large expansion during the past 3-4 months; however, a high percentage of that work has been done by one user, myself. I want to make sure it is going in the right direction and that it is not full of mistakes and/or biased. Any comments will be much appreciated. --ChaChaFut 01:56, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
[[The Flood (Halo)]]
Hey chaps, I just had a question relating ot writing about fiction in general and as it applies to the edits I'm doing to the above page in particular:
I've read the guidelines on writing about fiction, especially as it relates to this page I'm trying to clean up (in-universe and such.) But I'm having problems. I fully understand the whole 'sources beyond what (in this case) the player of the game sees, and no inferences from that' but frankly, I'm getting annoyed with it. Rewriting all the passages to make it 'out of universe' gives the writing a strained feel- not to mention repetitive. However, I do also want to know if providing references, I don't know, somewhat... absolves you of some of issues? Regardless, does anyone have some tips to make out of universe stuff sound better? Check out the article for what I mean, reference-wise and all. DÃ¥vid Æuchs (talk • contribs) 00:01, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
:The writing style seemed fine to me, apart from some minor editing issues. I'm not clear how you think the text is "strained". However, I did find that many of the paragraphs are too long. These become tiresome for the reader; I'd suggest breaking them up (at appropriate locations) into 2-3 smaller paragraphs. Also the introduction mentions "vectors" but doesn't explain them. Should I assume that is a biological vector? Maybe a link would help, or a parenthesized explanation? Thanks. — RJH (talk) 22:23, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[[Consensus decision-making]]
i have done a complete rewrite of Consensus decision-making and am looking for general feedback, with emphasis on how to get it up to WP:GA status. thanks for your input! -- frymaster 05:39, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
:Looks pretty good. My one suggestion would be your references. Try converting them using citation templates for footnotes: WP:CITET. Many GA and FA use this method. Also resize them a bit smaller by placing < div class="references-small">< references />
::Great job on the references. The format is that footnotes always appear at the end of a sentence, never in the middle, and there is not a space between the footnote number and punctuation mark. Bobo is soft 22:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC)