Talk:The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976 film)/GA1

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Reviewer: Zanimum (talk · contribs) 01:41, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

I meant to go for this a few weeks ago, but didn't, so I'll go for it now. -- Zanimum (talk) 01:41, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

So, I did a full review of the article, but left the USB astray. One critical think is cleaning up the references. Each reference is good and legitimate, but you need to use proper formatting. Either use the cite templates or manually input them, but the references should be more than just a link.

Also, are the news articles viewed through the Gazette website? Through a subscription database? Through microfilm? I'm hoping you might have titles for the articles. Also, the day of the week that a newspaper was published isn't really relevant, just the numerical date. -- Zanimum (talk) 21:59, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Passing "Cast", "Modern", "External links".

Production

• Did Wells read her script before her stay? How did she play the role, if she didn't read the script?
• Maybe reiterate that Andrew Prine is an actor in the film? Since it's a different context for his name, I think it should be clarified.

Historical accuracy

• What's a VFW? It's not a universal term.

Controversies

• Don't use the word "appeal" to describe an action, when the action is in the court system, unless it is an actual appeal.
• "he thought of his plan while watching" would work, but if you're including reference to Jesse James, you need context to that name.

Still to be reviewed: "Plot", "Promotion and release", "Contemporaneous", "Tradition", "In popular culture", "Remake".

Over to you, @JeremeK:. -- Zanimum (talk) 18:59, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

I took care of the "Production", "Historical accuracy", and "Controversies" suggestions you gave. I don't know what to do with the References; could you give me an example or help me with that? JeremeK (talk) 00:39, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

There's a couple done. When you hit Edit, look up just above the text box for editing, and there's a section that says Advanced, Special characters, Help, Cite. Click on Cite, and choose the appropriate template. Plug in the info, say okay, and you've got the citation formatted for you.

Toledo Blade, Bangor Daily News, The Milwaukee Journal all have reviews of the film, too FYI. (Found via Google News Archive, I only looked through the first page of results.) -- Zanimum (talk) 01:25, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

The article's references are looking great now. I've switched over the Dawn Wells and Andrew Prine Blu-ray special features into another format (cite AVmedia), and listed the essay as if it were a book (because it was published, stand-alone, unlike most essays).

I've deleted two of the references in the lead, as the information was repeated in the article itself.

I've left two references in the lead put, where they are, a rare exception to the rule. As there are so many websites listing the film as a 1977 release, this is a significant enough thing to justify a reference in the lead.

GA! -- Zanimum (talk) 12:09, 23 April 2014 (UTC)