Wikipedia:Featured article review/African American literature/archive1

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The article was removed by Raul654 03:03, 3 August 2009 [1].

African American literature[edit]

Review commentary[edit]

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Old FAC from 2005. The article has many uncited passages, especially in the subjective parts about pundit analysis. YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) paid editing=POV 02:11, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Images: File:Color purple.jpg: fair-use rationale insufficient. As there is literature from before 1923, a free-use cover could be used. File:Frederick Douglass (2).jpg: incomplete information, no author, first publication or date. DrKiernan (talk) 13:40, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've replaced the title page with a portrait of Toni Morrison. Awadewit (talk) 15:17, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've replaced the Douglass image with a featured picture of Douglass. Awadewit (talk) 15:45, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are few short stories that are discussed, and short stories make up a substantial portion of African American literature. For instance, Uncle Tom's Children is not mentioned in Richard Wright's section (and yet was very important). Thus, there is a weight issue/comprehensive issue. Also, many of the Harlem Ren works (like Wright's) discuss communism, which is not mentioned at all. Ottava Rima (talk) 03:20, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments 1a, 1c, 2b, 3

1a) There are some lingering prose issues. I found some sentence fragments as I was reading (see talk page). Also, many of the paragraphs begin with "another" or some other such weak transition. The article needs a good copyeditor. I would be willing to do this if all of the other issues are resolved.

1c) There are large swaths of uncited material. I started adding {{fact}} tags, but I grew tired. The problem is mostly in the "History" section.

2b) I find the structure of the article a problem. It is divided into "Characteristics and themes", "History", and "Critiques". The "Critiques" section, to me, should be structured and named to reflect the diversity of views about what African-American literature is rather than around the idea of criticism (we are supposed to avoid "Criticism" sections). Perhaps this section and "Characteristics and themes" could be merged into a "Definition and characteristics" section.

3) All images need alt text.

I hope this is helpful. Awadewit (talk) 16:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

FARC commentary[edit]

Suggested FA criteria concern are citations, prose, structure, comprehensiveness, image copyright. Also note the recent change to WP:WIAFA (1c) requiring "high-quality" sources. YellowMonkey (cricket calendar poll!) paid editing=POV 15:11, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delist, per FA criteria concerns, and issues raised above by Awadewit (talk · contribs). Cirt (talk) 06:05, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist, per above. Dabomb87 (talk) 03:54, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per 1a, 1c, 2b, and 3. Awadewit (talk) 15:31, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist YellowMonkey (cricket photo poll!) paid editing=POV 00:53, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. This needs a fair bit of work from a dedicated editor to answer citation issues, and I'd strongly suggest an analysis of subject coverage. JKBrooks85 (talk) 10:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I did not see any gaping holes there. Awadewit (talk) 23:35, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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