Talk:Riya Sen/GA1

GA Review

Hello. I'll be doing the GA review for this article. I see that it has already had several editors look over it, and that has taken care of most of the issues. I've read through the article, and here are a few things I think still need to be improved:

•  Done"Her other notable films" - don't say things are notable...if you are writing it, then it is assumed it is notable --> "Some of her other films include"
•  Done"as an infamous MMS clip" - same as above --> "as a MMS clip"
• ✗ Not done Citations should be after punctuation. In the first section: 3, 4, 10. This is a problem throughout.

Only a couple of citations do not follow punctuations as they are serving a more serious purpose in their positioning. These are put in context of facts that may be a bit more provocative than the rest, and may face a challenge by an unwitting editor. Are you sure that following punctuations is more important than contextualizing clarifications? If so, that issue may be addressed easily. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 08:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

•  Done"star-studded dance number" - does it need to be referred to as star studded? It makes it obvious later when all the stars are mentioned --> "dance number"

• Agreed, start-studded seems redundant. Mspraveen (talk) 04:49, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

•  Done"a Bengali film that is yet to be finished." - this is a time dependent statement --> "a Bengali film that, as of 2008, has yet to be finished."
•  DoneTry and replace as many dead links as possible.
•  Done"Her father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura." - source?
•  Done"Luckily for her, she was cleared of serious injury." - POV. Try combining the second part of that sentence to the previous sentence --> "During the filming of Shaadi No. 1 in France, she was knocked unconscious after being accidentally run over by a stuntman's motorbike, but she was not seriously injured."

• Thanks for detailing on how to put this across. Mspraveen (talk) 04:49, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

•  Done"intimate situations" - clarify...this can mean a lot of different things

• Changed to compromising. I hope this conveys the right meaning. Mspraveen (talk) 04:49, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

• ✗ Not done Throughout the article, she is referred to as Riya. Please only refer to her by her last name, Sen.

In India, the practice is to often referring to people by their first names, as the last names are way to common. See articles on Harbhajan Singh or Zaheer Khan to check that phenomenon. There may be over 10 million Sens in India, about half a dozen are mentioned in the article alone. Unless the Indian has an uncommon last name or have earned his/her claim to fame in the West where his/her name is uncommon anyways, it is better and safer to call them by their first names. Contrary to Western practices, there is no disrespect implied in doing so when dealing Indian names. The issue has already been discussed on the article talk page. If you believe that the argument of Indian cultural paradigm and social practices doesn't apply here, then the issue can be addressed easily. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 08:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Pretty good. There are also some minor comma problems, but I'll fix those once everything else is taken care of. The article will be on hold for seven days to allow for improvements. Nikki311 20:10, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Though User:Aditya Kabir is the main contributor to this, I've chipped in with a bit. On his behalf, I thank you for taking out time in doing the GA review. Shortly, I hope the rest of the points will be addressed. Cheers! Mspraveen (talk) 04:49, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I was out for good for some time. I have fixed the dead links. But, on two more issues I have a slight disagreement, and have stated my position. If you still think those issues need addressing, I can fix it fast and easy. Thanks Praveen, for watching over the article. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 08:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm a little torn on the name issue, to be honest. I understand where you are coming from, though, so I guess it can stay. However, she is referred to as just Sen a couple of times in the article, so I'd at least change those to Riya to be consistent. Nikki311 22:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

 Done I fixed this myself, as it wasn't a big deal. There is one thing left to change. Ref numbers 32, 39, and 43 need to be formatted. Fix that, and I'll pass the article. Nikki311 20:09, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Nikki for those minor fixes. The refs have been fixed now. I hope all is in order. Cheers! Mspraveen (talk) 04:50, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Excellent! I fixed the few comma problems I saw and have passed the article. Great work! Nikki311 01:38, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Great! Thanks so much for your review and the assistance. Cheers! Mspraveen (talk) 04:37, 14 June 2008 (UTC)