Talk:1988 World Snooker Championship/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs) 12:24, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for GA status. I hope I will learn some new information, and that my feedback is helpful.

If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)

I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I may use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.

Best of luck! you can also use the {{done}} tag to state when something is addressed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)}

Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.

Immediate Failures

• It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria -
• It contains copyright infringements -
• It has, or needs, cleanup banners that are unquestionably still valid. These include{{cleanup}}, {{POV}}, {{unreferenced}} or large numbers of {{citation needed}}, {{clarify}}, or similar tags. (See also {{QF-tags}}). -
• It is not stable due to edit warring on the page. -

Prose

Lede

• No need to link the WP:CURRENCY. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:05, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Link removed. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:18, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
• Worth mentioning its a 32-player tournament with a qualification round? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:05, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
  • I've reworked the lead to be a bit more like the article for 1985. Let me know anything that needs changing. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:18, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
• £90,000 would have been awarded to a player making a maximum break. - avoid starting a sentence with a symbol/number Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Reworded. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:18, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
• The top 16 players in the world rankings automatically qualified for the event, the remaining 16 players coming through the qualification rounds - should probably give some info on what the qualification consisted of. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Amended this, but let me know if more is needed. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:18, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
• The Benson and Hedges Snooker Year commented that "The final was never a classic but merely emphasized Davis's superiority and grip on the world of professional snooker." - books don't speak. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Amended, let me know if you have a better phrasing than what I've used. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:18, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
• Everything else looks grand.Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the constructive review, Lee Vilenski. There may be some further work needed as I made a couple of other changes - particularly to the lead as noted above. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 13:18, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

General

• Benson and Hedges Snooker Year - give the author Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Most of the chapters in the book have no byline. The Editor, Terry Smith, thanks quite a few people who have made "invaluable contributions" to the book, but I see that he alone holds the copyright. Not sure whether it's appropriate to credit him as the author in these circumstances - what do you think? BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:21, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
• [58][59][60][61] - bundle. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Rather than that, I've used a single source that verifies all the info here. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:21, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
• No qualifying centuries? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Added. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 15:50, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
• Just need to add what the qualification looked like in the Overview section. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Reworked, see what you think. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:41, 9 March 2021 (UTC)
    • There's an open question about the B&H Yearbook citation, but other than that I've hopefully addressed the points above, Lee Vilenski. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:48, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): 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): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

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:

Review meta comments

• I'll begin the review as soon as I can! If you fancy returning the favour, I have a list of nominations for review at WP:GAN and WP:FAC, respectively. I'd be very grateful if you were to complete one of these if you get time. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:24, 3 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Happy to pass. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 14:44, 14 March 2021 (UTC)