Talk:KevJumba/GA1

GA Review

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Putting aside my personal distaste for Youtube "celebrities", this article does a decent job of covering Wu. A few things came up during the review:

1. I still don't know anything about his videos. What makes them special? What are they about? Can an example from a popular video be given? How about a quotation or two?

    Done – I decribed the two that were mentioned in other sources. I think that's enough. I could describe more of them, but they aren't really that notable individually. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 20:38, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

2. Stating that the videos "are funny" in the lead is point of view.

    Done – I cited the reporter who said it. I'll change the later quotes so they're different later. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 01:21, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

3. "his deadpan vocal delivery, animated facial expressions and tendency toward unexpected digressions" is repeated. Varying the prose would help.

    Done – I summarized a different part of the article instead of repeating it. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 17:18, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

4. "third most subscribed overall" - third most subscribed what? This problem is also repeated later in the article.

    Done – I added that it was third most subscribed YouTube user with a description of what that means. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 17:18, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

5. What "I have to deal with Stereotypes" video? You can't assume that the reader has watched any of his videos.

    Done – Described it. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 20:38, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

6. "He chose the name KevJumba because his friend used MattJumba as a screename, which he thought was funny, so he decided to use Jumba in his own YouTube username." - this sentence needs a rewrite so that it is more formal and less repetitive.

    Done – I tightened it up. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:19, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

7. Putting some of Yang's comments into your own words would help rather than just giving a long quotation.

    Done – I reduced the amount of quoting. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 17:18, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

8. Saying that he "currently has more than 300,000 subscribers" doesn't work for an online encyclopedia. This information will get dated, so this needs to be phrased some other way. "As of October 2008", perhaps.

    Done – I did that. The problem is that people like to come in and update the number without updating the date. We'll see how it goes. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 17:18, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

9. Can you give a brief description of the shows mentioned in the "Other work" section?

    Done – I added a sentence describing each show. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:19, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

10. "Los Angeles Times" should be italicized.

     Done –Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 01:21, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

11. Can anything be said about his show on BlogTV?

     Done – I summarized its basic stats. I think that's about all I can do without OR. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:19, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

12. References 1 and 18 need publishers.

     Done –Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 01:21, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

I will place this nomination on hold. Any comments or questions can be left here, as I have the page on my watchlist. Best wishes, GaryColemanFan (talk) 22:08, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

• I'll get on it soon. Thanks for reviewing it. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:21, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
  • OK, I think I've addressed the issues you've brought up. Feel free to mention any other improvements you think it needs. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:19, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Looks good. The article has been cleaned up, and I have a much better sense of who he is now. Since the article meets all six of the GA criteria, I am promoting it. Congratulations, and thanks for your hard work and quick response.

If you have a chance, it would be great if you could review an article in return to cut down on the backlog at WP:GAN. Thanks, GaryColemanFan (talk) 20:19, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. I have done 4 reviews and have nominated 3 articles and I try to keep things fairly even. I'll review another one soon. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 21:54, 3 November 2008 (UTC)