Talk:Mike Kafka/GA3

GA Review

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Reviewer: Winner 42 (talk · contribs) 22:44, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Placing under review, should be done in a day or so. Winner 42 Talk to me! 22:44, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Passing review, article meets GA criteria. Winner 42 Talk to me! 17:31, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

Overall Comments

• 23 dead links are currently in the article, I have tagged them for you
• I'm not seeing any serious issues here, the article is largely well written and sourced. I would suggest turning the jargon down, but I can't offer any concrete examples where it is necessary and would add to the article.
• The article only contains a single image, if possible other images of him throughout his career would add to the article

Sectional Analysis

• Lead
  • Citations are optional in the lead per WP:MOSLEAD but the article looks good in this regard

• Early years
  • Football doesn't need a link
  • This table seems out of place, is this the typical location for football players templates, would it be better right aligned? Not a GA requirement, just haven't seen this.

• College career
  • 2006 season section could use more coherent paragraphs.
  • 2009 season could use more evenly spaced paragraphs
  • Perhaps the statistics footnote can be placed in the table

• Professional career
  • This section could use some updates of his career since April if there has been any significant events

Review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Cites reliable sources, where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused (see summary style):

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 tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Revisions

I did some work on the article today, and I'll continue working on it for a few days or more. Thanks for holding this for me, Winner 42. Eagles 24/7 (C) 01:39, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

No problem, looking forward to passing this! Winner 42 Talk to me! 02:06, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

A few comments here after doing some more work to the article. It's down to 10 dead links but I'm having a difficult time finding archive URLs for those. A quick search of Flickr doesn't provide any new free images of Kafka since the last time I checked a couple years ago. "Football" may not need a link in the "Early years" section but it leads to the article for high school football, so I think this is warranted. The recruiting table in that section is also standard for many college football/NFL players' articles. The 2006 and 2009 season sections have been cleaned up, and the statistics source has been added to the table. Nothing has really happened yet since April for Kafka or the Vikings since the period from February to late July is considered the NFL offseason. I will update if/when anything happens in training camp and the preseason. Thanks, Eagles 24/7 (C) 01:21, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

@Eagles247: Just checking that you are finished with the article, if so I will pass it. Winner 42 Talk to me! 00:15, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

Oops, sorry. Yes, it is about finished. I'm going to add details about his first preseason game with the Vikings at some point in the next couple days. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:38, 18 August 2015 (UTC)