Talk:Morse code/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs) 05:51, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

• I would quickfail this for lack of citations, but in the spirit of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/June-July 2012, I will add a few more comments.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 05:51, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

• The WP:LEAD is to long in terms of number of characters and number of paragraphs.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Keep in mind that the lead is suppose to present a summary of content more fully explained in the main body. If the LEAD is uncited each fact that it summarizes must be cited in the main body.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Each section of the main body should be summarized in the LEAD.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
  • Nothing should be in the LEAD that is not in the main body in at least as much detail.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
• There are several citation needed templates.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
• There are several entire paragraphs without a citation. Since each paragraph is suppose to present a distinct idea, each should have at least one citation for WP:V.--06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
• It is unclear to me after reading the WP:LEAD how many characters and symbols are represented in morse code. The main image suggest only letters and numbers, but later tables include various punctuation marks, which is in keeping with the prose.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
• Don't link years like 1844.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
• I am now failing this article. It needs a lot of wikification by someone familiar with WP:MOS.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:05, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

• Before this article is renominated at WP:GAC please review WP:WIAGA to see the criteria for a WP:GA.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 06:10, 19 June 2012 (UTC)