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The article was removed by YellowAssessmentMonkey 01:15, 7 September 2010 [1].

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Review commentary

Featured article review/The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/archive1

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I am nominating this featured article for review because it appears to be lacking a significant number of citations, don't think it is up to FA quality any more. Also, lots of trivia without citations, Sadads (talk) 19:09, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment WP:DYKCHECK indicates that the current prose is 5735 characters (7613 words) "readable prose size" however at FA it was Prose size (text only): 75995 characters (12694 words) "readable prose size". Although the number of references has remained at 47...it seems that some of the content may have been removed?Smallman12q (talk) 23:14, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: note these audio issues:

File:Reg Nullify.ogg - 112 kbps is not low resolution.
~~File:Hitch Hikers Theme Original Records Version.ogg - 117 kbps is not low resolution.~~ --JJ98 (talk) 01:48, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Were these issues brought up on the talk page first before being brought to FAR? Lambanog (talk) 03:30, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article was promoted to FA status in 2005, and it hasn't been review since. JJ98 (talk) 13:42, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That was my thought as well, noone has been doing actual work on it for years. See dashboard graphicalization, Sadads (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take a look:

Prose

Stray one-sentence paragraph in intro: "The title is the name of a fictional, eccentric, electronic travel guide, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, prominently featured in the series."
Plot section's only four lines. I don't know much about this work, but I'm pretty sure the plot can be explained far more elaborately even with the individual plot breakdowns further down.
Third paragraph of "Background" is unsourced.
Four paragraphs in "Original radio series" are unsourced.
"Novels" has only one reference, and OR statement in "Eoin Colfer, who wrote the sixth book in the Hitchhiker's series in 2008-09, used this latter concept but apparently none of the plot ideas from "The Salmon of Doubt".
A section on "Analytical works" was unsourced and entirely redlinked, so I excised it.
"Related stories" has multiple short paragraphs.
Entire "Other Hitchhiker's-related books" section is unsourced.
"Radio Series three to five" contains no references after the first paragraph.
"LP Album adaptations" has no sources among the first three paragraphs.
"Many science fiction fans and radio listeners outside the United Kingdom were first exposed to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in one of two ways: shortwave radio broadcasts of the original radio series, or by Douglas Adams being "Guest of Honour" at the 1979 World Science Fiction Convention, Seacon, held in Brighton, England, UK. " — Unsourced.
Overall, a huge lack of citation throughout.

References

This, an open wiki, is fine as an external link, but not an inline reference.
The references use "ibid." which the MoS frowns upon.
Is this a reliable source?
Is this a reliable source?
Most of the online references are not formatted properly; they lack author info, publisher, access date, etc.

Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 22:46, 7 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments regarding criterion three. Gross overuse of non-free content and violations of WP:NFCC.
- File:Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy ver2 movie poster.jpg - Fails WP:NFC#UUI#6.
- File:H2G2 UK front cover.jpg - Fails WP:NFC#UUI#6.
- File:Hitchhiker's Guide (book cover).jpg - Rationale is not detailed or specific - no purpose statement (NFCC#10C/WP:FURG)
- File:Hitchhikers Quartet front.jpg and File:Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide front.jpg - Purely decorative (Fail NFCC#8). Both purport to "illustrate one of the various omnibus editions of the Hitchhiker's series of novels". Why is the cover art of these editions necessary to understand the franchise? Where is discussion of the cover art?
- File:HHGG UKLP covers.jpg and File:HHGG REU cassette covers.jpg - Decorative (NFCC#8); no detailed or specific rationale (NFCC#10C). How is the LP art a significant contribution to reader understanding?
- File:Hitch Hikers Theme Original Records Version.ogg and File:Reg Nullify.ogg - Both have the identical purpose ("To illustrate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and related articles") - why, then, are both needed? (NFCC#3A); that rationale is not detailed or specific (NFCC#10C). Sound files are not low resolution (NFCC#3B).
- File:H2G2 first comic front cover.jpg - Why is the cover art necessary to understand this adaptation (NFCC#8) or the franchise as a whole? Эlcobbola _talk 19:08, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

FARC commentary

Featured article criterion of concern are sourcing and copyright YellowMonkey (new photo poll) 06:33, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delist per review by Sadads, TenPoundHammer and Elcobbola. None of this issues hasn't been addressed. JJ98 (talk) 07:16, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delist: concerns not addressed. Эlcobbola _talk 11:57, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per my comments and other points,Sadads (talk) 12:02, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per my concerns. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Otters want attention)} 14:54, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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