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APRt 02:51, 1 November 2007 (UTC)reply
Thanks. I will try to address these points, and as I do I will copy each one here and comment on it.
Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 03:29, 1 November 2007 (UTC).reply
Addressing points from semi-automated review
Please expand the lead to conform with guidelines at
Wikipedia:Lead. The article should have an appropriate number of paragraphs as is shown on
WP:LEAD, and should adequately summarize the article.[?] - Done - The lead actually had been longer, and was then shortened which I guess is per the norm for other
WP:FA class The Simpsons articles. As I am not familiar with the process of getting other Simpsons articles to FA status, I am waiting for more feedback on this before trying to add more to the lead.
Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 09:59, 1 November 2007 (UTC). -- Update: I took a portion of a previously longer lead, then shortened it considerably, and added it back into the article.
Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 03:23, 2 November 2007 (UTC).reply
Per
Wikipedia:Context and
Wikipedia:Build the web, years with full dates should be linked; for example, link
January 15,
2006.[?] - Done - I just went and checked, and the only places where this is not done is inside a couple in-line citations themselves, but not within the article's text.
Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 09:54, 1 November 2007 (UTC).reply
Watch for
redundancies that make the article too wordy instead of being crisp and concise. (You may wish to try Tony1's
redundancy exercises.) While additive terms like “also”, “in addition”, “additionally”, “moreover”, and “furthermore” may sometimes be useful, overusing them when they aren't necessary can instead detract from the brilliancy of the article. This article has 12 additive terms, a bit too much. - Done - I went through the article and removed some redudancies, as suggested. (7) superfluous instances of the word "also" were removed. This was a helpful suggestion.
Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 10:06, 1 November 2007 (UTC).reply
The script has spotted the following contractions: Can't, Can't, if these are outside of quotations, they should be expanded. - Done - I checked, the script is incorrect here, because this is the name of a book: I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide.
Curt Wilhelm VonSavage 09:56, 1 November 2007 (UTC).reply