Talk:Ryan Rowland-Smith/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk · contribs) 00:27, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

1. a (prose): 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):

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

   Pass/Fail:

Review

Lead

• The sentence " He batted and threw left-handed" seems out of place
• Can "triceps tendinitis" be wikilinked?

Early life

• Birthday not sourced
• Can the mother and father info not be combined since they use the same reference? Such as, "His father is Australian celebrity trainer Rob Rowland-Smith, known as "The Sandhill Warrior," and his mother Julie is a retired high school physical education teacher."

• I would also add sister's information under early life

• Are two references needed for "Rowland-Smith started playing baseball himself at the age of 12"? Can one be moved to cite the cassette paragraph?
• Reference #3 doesn't support his high school fact
  • The reference given (which I believe is [1]) actually does - if you look at the bottom right corner of his picture, you should see "High School" hidden up there just below his chin. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 01:15, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
    • Got it, sorry I missed that. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:48, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

2001–04 seasons

• Please try and find a better reference than a stats site for his pro career debut
  • The rookie-level Mariners don't get a whole lot of coverage, being a low-level minor league team. Rowland-Smith's debut probably wouldn't even have been mentioned in an article about the game, if there was one. This is really only notable in the context of an article about Ryan Rowland-Smith. The source is considered reliable. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 01:15, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
    • Alright. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:48, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

2005 season

• Please find a news report on his Rule 5 draft result (like this) and his contract (like this)
  • Looks like someone already did! :) Added, and thanks! Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 01:40, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

2007 season

• Reference needed for "After the season, he pitched for Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League"

Post-playing career

• "Rowland-Smith is currently a baseball television analyst for Root Sports Northwest..." try and avoid the use of currently. Maybe state when he began as a television analyst (which appears to be 2017).
• Please archive the link for NxtGen Baseball through the Wayback Machine
  • I tried to archive it, but the Wayback Machine wasn't working. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 01:39, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Personal life

• "Rowland-Smith was married in 2013 to American actress Amanda Aardsma.[11] Amanda is the sister of Rowland-Smith's former teammate David Aardsma.[66]" can be merged into one sentence
• Try and not have single sentences. Please try expanding on his Ninja Warrior activity and blog (at least 2-3 sentences).
• SB Nation is a blog
  • I'm having trouble finding sources that give his results from American Ninja Warrior, so rather than rely on a blog, I decided to take it out, rather than cite with unreliable sources. I did add info about his excitement in participating in the event. Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 01:39, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

This is a basic review Sanfranciscogiants17, I'll do more soon. I also just wanted to say I too had the 1992 World Series on VHS (two copies actually). HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 00:27, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Addressed changes so far. That's cool that you had the 1992 World Series on VHS too! I hope you had access to more games on TV than Rowland-Smith did! Sanfranciscogiants17 (talk) 01:39, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the fixes, I'll complete the review shortly but it should be an easy pass. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:50, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Finishing review

• Reference 15 isn't working for me
• Reference 28 is dead
• Reference 45 is SB Nation but you can use this tweet. Please use Template:Cite tweet
• Reference 47 is SB Nation but you can use this tweet.
• Reference 52: Bluebird Banter is the same as SB Nation but you can use this tweet.
• Reference 55 should specify the language since it isn't English

Sanfranciscogiants17 Once this is fixed, I'll pass it. Good job by the way (and no, all I had was that World Series)! Please consider nominating it for DYK, there are many interesting hooks here.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:21, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Passing, congrats! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:34, 16 April 2020 (UTC)