Talk:Cyberman/GA1

GA Reassessment

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GA Sweeps: Delisted

As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria. I believe the article currently has multiple issues that need to be addressed, and as a result, I have delisted the article. Although a few inline citations are present, there are multiple sections that lack citations throughout the article. In addition, several of the non-free images in the article are lacking fair use rationales. Add additional citations from a variety of sources to provide a balanced representation of the information present. Perhaps sources can be pulled from the main articles linked to within the article. Look to books, magazines, newspaper articles, other websites, etc. Although the article has been delisted, the article can be return to GA status by addressing the above points. Once sources are added and cleanup is done, I recommend renominating the article at WP:GAN. If you need assistance with any of these issues, please contact me on my talk page and I'll do my best to help you out. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 22:42, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to WP:GAR, there should be enough time allowed for comments before delisting. Since only 4 minutes have passed between starting reassesment and delisting it, I am inclined to undo the relisting, but I will await ohter editor's comments first. — Edokter • Talk • 23:06, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I looked the article over before adding the tag which didn't equate to four minutes. If you disagree with the assessment, feel free to list it at WP:GAR where community consensus can be reached in relisting the article if necessary. I, however, would recommend sourcing the statements within the article and renominating so that it meets the GA criteria. If you need assistance in helping to find sources let me know. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:46, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You should have added the tag before looking over the article, and only delist it after allowing editors to comment and improve the article. I agree the article needs work; my problem is that the delisting was out of process. — Edokter • Talk • 10:29, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For the vast majority of articles I review, they are left on hold for reviewers to address the issues. However, in some cases, the article has multiple issues or is so far from meeting the criteria that it needs to be delisted. Looking through the history of the article, it looks like there had been some talk of sourcing the article more, but it didn't really expand beyond that. There is no recorded GA review, the reviewer just changed the template. But rather than determine how this article became an GA, it's better to see how it can return to it. Are there documentaries, DVD commentaries, newspaper articles, etc. that cover Cybermen? These would be great sources for citing the information present. If the article is sourced and the fair use rationales are added, I'll be more than happy to re-review the article for you so that you can bypass the month-long queue at GAN and hopefully return the article to GA status. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:25, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]