Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Curtis Sittenfeld

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[edit] Curtis Sittenfeld

Self nom. Profile of a writer from Cincinnati who has gotten good very notices for her first novel. It has photos (thank you, User:Niteowlneils) and a bibliography. Was previously on WP:PR here. PedanticallySpeaking 18:41, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

• mild Object 1) there is no differentiation between the lead section and the article body; it needs section headers 2) I'd like to see more about her earlier works as well as their critical responses, both praise and criticism 3) this is really a minor item, but to keep to common WP style, in the External links and References sections, the titles should be the links. slambo 19:44, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. I've sectioned and rearranged the article. This is her first novel. Everything else of hers I've seen has been non-fiction articles and essays. So I don't know that there is critical assessments of it. PedanticallySpeaking 16:18, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Okay, looks much better with the sectioning, and I've updated the references and links to take care of the third point in my list. I did a little Googling today to see if I could find more info to take care of point number 2, but didn't find anything substantial beyond what you've already listed. So, at this point, my vote is upgraded to Neutral, but it could easily be pushed into a support if we can find more data to add to further describe the earlier works. For example, the earlier work is listed, but we don't know what she was writing about; were they all foreshadowing her book or were they on other subjects? slambo 20:00, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)

• Object. The subject has barely done enough to deserve any wikipedia article, much less a featured one. Almost looks like promo. Also contains trivial filler. It's relatively short, and I don't see how it can be expanded without the addition of more filler. -R. fiend 21:41, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

• The length is not a criteria for articles. The criteria does say an article should be "Comprehensive", that it "Covers the topic in its entirety; does not omit any major facts or details" and I covered all the relevant information. Second, yes, she is new, but we get articles on people in the news all the time. Write-ups in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other places say there's a need for an article on her. PedanticallySpeaking 18:41, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)

• Oppose Can't believe this is everything interesting that can be written about her. Article doesn't even have her birthday. Does she have a middle name? Her full name should be given at the start of the article. jguk 19:00, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)The picci looks like it's been stolen from her website - is this fair use? Is she married? Does she have children? The main thing she appears to have done is this book, Prep. What's it about? The article says it's semi-autobiographical - so there must be some more info about her in the book! Sales? International acclaim? What's she writing now? etc. etc. jguk 18:38, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

"Curtis" is her middle name, as the article states. The picture, as its file states, is a promotional one taken from her web-site and which has been used in the press, e.g. with the NY Times review. I've yet to read the novel, there being a big waiting list at the library for it, so I can't speak to its contents beyond what I read in the cited articles. However, the article states it is about a girl at a boarding school and Sittenfeld going to Groton is noted as well. Don't know if it's been published abroad. Sales have been good, it was on the NYT bestseller list. I'll look for some specific numbers. None of the articles I've seen have said anything about a husband or children, but I have the impression she has neither. PedanticallySpeaking 18:45, Apr 7, 2005 (UTC)