Talk:Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 12/GA1

GA Review

Article (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch

Reviewer: Grondemar (talk · contribs) 07:09, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

This is an article with great potential; however unfortunately I don't believe it can qualify as a Good Article. Numerous other television season articles have been nominated and passed as featured lists; since this article is highly similar in format and content, I will fail this review and direct you to WP:FLC, where you can nominate this for featured list status. I found a few concerns in my review that I'd recommend addressing before making the nomination:

• In the lead, you mean that it did not air alongside the original Law & Order, not that it did, right?
  • Y Fixed. --Davejohnsan (talk) 17:34, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
• Also in the lead: "series finale": you mean "season finale", correct?
  • Y Fixed. --Davejohnsan (talk) 17:34, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
• "Hargitay expressed interest in Benson having a baby this season, saying, "A boyfriend! A baby! I don’t even have to get married. I just want a baby! Give me a baby!"." Might want to aid "her character" in there to clarify.
  • Y Fixed. --Davejohnsan (talk) 19:16, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
• "Her character was later killed in the seventeenth episode."
  •  Question: Her death was shown in the episode itself; does this not count as a reference? Also, a quick Google search yielded no reliable sources for this, either, though I can do a more thorough search if need be. --Davejohnsan (talk) 17:46, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
• Some of the sources used are of questionable reliability, such as the YouTube ones.
  •  Question: Could you please specify a couple examples? --Davejohnsan (talk) 19:19, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. –Grondemar 07:09, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

As being one of the top contributors of this article and without me stepping in to work on the eleventh season so it wouldn't end up looking like the previous articles (which has now been used as a guide for the newer season articles)... don't you think you should have let me know you had nominated the article for GA? :P I had planned to take it (and season 11) to FL, since it's a list article. —Mike Allen 05:29, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Will reply on your talk page. --Davejohnsan (talk) 19:21, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

I was under the impression this qualifies as a "list", even if there is more prose than lists included? If so we should head over to WP:FL. —Mike Allen 23:53, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Like I said on your talk page, I'm still a little new to the whole good article / featured article process, so it was pure ignorance on my part to nominate this as a good article. (This article may have had a little influence on my decision as well.) Anyway, I've been a bit reluctant to start the FL nomination of this article because 1) it's missing a section on reception, and 2) the section on guest star could use a little revision for better integration; keep in mind I don't know whether those are issues to address beforehand, anyway. However, if you feel it's ready in its present state to be nominated, then I will back you up and will be more than happy to help you address whatever concerns are brought up during the review. You're more than welcome to take the driver's seat from here. --Davejohnsan (talk) 00:35, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm really not sure if this qualifies as GA or FL. Maybe User:Grondemar knows? I agree with reception. But there usually aren't really "reviews" for L&O episodes, mostly just ratings. It would be great if actual reviews could be found. —Mike Allen 01:36, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

A peer review of the article may not be a bad idea. --Davejohnsan (talk) 02:29, 26 December 2011 (UTC)