Talk:Fantasy (1946 magazine)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 05:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): 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): d (copyvio and plagiarism): 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:
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Most of the changes needed are in the copy section. Almost there. 7-day hold to Mike Christie. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:01, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Copy changes

Lead

• It might read like a mistake at first blush to think of wartime paper shortages in 1947, two years after war ended. Maybe something like "continuing effects" or "aftermath of" would be appropriate. (The article Rationing in the United Kingdom, incidentally, does not mention when paper rationing ended in the UK after the war.)

  I made this "paper rationing", which is more direct than "paper shortages". I could make it longer but I think in such a short lead it might be overkill -- e.g. "because of paper rationing; the paper shortages caused by World War II were still affecting the publishing business". I'm open to other ways to phrase this if you think "paper rationing" isn't enough. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Publication history

• Comma after "even after he was drafted"

  I think this is a BrEng/AmEng thing -- most Brits would not put a comma here, I think. I'll add it if you insist. (I'm not sure how reliable I am on usage any more; I've spent too long on both sides of the Atlantic). Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• Don't capitalize seasons

  It's the title of that issue -- traditionally this is always given a capital letter. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• "Gillings's", not "Gillings'". MOS:'S

  Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• Is there a source for the assertion "Technical Error" proved to be the most popular story in the issue.

  Glad you asked; Ashley says it but I had the wrong citation for it. Now added. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• Ashley describes it as memorable, and comments Remove the comma: User:Sammi Brie/Commas in sentences will tell you why.

  Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• Complete the appositive by adding a comma after "Time's Arrow"

  Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• But remove the comma after "Black Saturday" to be consistent with the other entry and create good structure.

  Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• Comma after "instead"

  Done. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Other notes

• The references are almost all access-restricted and/or offline. Assuming good faith. The one online available source does check out.
• There are no images, though it's unlikely anything except a fair-use magazine cover would be germane.

  That was an oversight and I'm glad you mentioned it; I've added a fair-use cover. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Sammi, thanks for the review; all done or responded to, I think. I like your comma essay! As I said above, I'm not sure I'm reliable any more on BrEng/AmEng distintions but I've seen some strong opinions about commas at FAC (and elsewhere) and I'll be interested to see if you run into British editors who disagree with some of your points. By the way, do you have any objections to me reviewing more of your TV station articles? I know some editors don't want all their nominations reviewed by the same person. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

No, go right ahead, @Mike Christie—I have such a backlog of pages to nominate that I don't object (until I put more pages into GAN, I had *54* pages awaiting nomination). I will be passing the nomination. Comment in re seasons: my reading of MOS:SEASONS does suggest that seasons should be uncapitalized in articles for issues of magazines with the specific example of details appeared in Quarterly Review, summer 2015, so I will make this change. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:16, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

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