Talk:Cobra Triangle/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Rhain1999 (talk · contribs) 06:33, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

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This is really well-written, but I have a few comments.

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): 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/Fail:

• The phrase "the player" is written ten times in the Gameplay section. Not much you can do about this, but thought I'd point it out anyway.
• Don't think it's necessary to link Tim and Chris Stamper, since it just redirects to Rare.
• Speaking of which, shouldn't they be referred to as "Tim and Chris Stamper" in this instance, instead of "the Stamper brothers"?
• The IGN reference can be placed at the end of the sentence, alongside the GamesRadar reference.
• The final two sentences could be merged, and connected with "catalog, stating that it aged..." instead of "catalog. They said it aged...". Just an idea.
• My main concern with this article is the layout; I can understand the lack of development information, so I'll let that slide, but it has resulted in an article that looks a little cramped. I have a few ideas:
  • Consider forcing a table of contents.
  • I'd also consider adding {{clear}} at the end of the Gameplay section.
  • Is File:NES-Console-Set.png really necessary? I'm all for adding images of consoles to articles, but I feel as though this doesn't really add much, and just contributes to the clutter.
• I also thought I should mention this interview, where they mention Cobra Triangle. You've probably seen it already, and I don't quite see how you could use it in the article anyway, but I figured I should mention it anyway.

You've done a great job with this article, especially considering the limited information available; pretty much every point above is a suggestion, rather than a requirement, so it's almost good to go. Putting it on hold for now. – Rhain1999 ^{(talk to me)} 06:33, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

@Rhain1999, thanks for the review! I think I got everything, if you'll take a look. I kept the mid-sentence refs so as to preserve verifiability, and I removed one Stamper bros but kept the other because they'll very likely have their own article eventually. – czar 13:53, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for addressing everything so quickly! Thanks for the clarification, too. I just took another look at the article, and can't see any remaining problems. You've done a great job with this, though I'm sure you don't need reminding at this point. Here you go: ! – Rhain1999 ^{(talk to me)} 14:08, 24 September 2015 (UTC)