Talk:Richard Stallman/to do

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Here are some tasks you can do: Copyedit: style, Wiki and WWW links (see Talk:Richard_Stallman/to_do); Standardize citation formats Cleanup: (see Talk:Richard_Stallman/to_do) Update: add ISBN numbers to all books {{{author}}}, {{{title}}}, [[{{{publisher}}}]], [[{{{date}}}]].s and Further reading section (see Talk:Richard_Stallman/to_do) NPOV: Deal with "Categories: Articles with unsourced statements" (see Talk:Richard_Stallman/to_do) Other: (see Talk:Richard_Stallman/to_do)

On the way to going for "Featured Article" status.
Please mark these CURRENT as they are done. - Lentower 01:27, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

• Implement a consistent organizational scheme and design. As it is, the article has the same feel as a piece of software, that has been worked on by a number of teams over time. E.g. the Pastel compiler that rms first wanted to use as the base for GCC. - Lentower 01:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

• Use a consistent writing style. As it is, the article has the same feel as a piece of software, that has been worked on by a number of teams over time. E.g. the Pastel compiler that rms first wanted to use as the base for GCC. I.e. the formatting, writing style, tenses, grammar, etc., are all varied and inconsistent. - Lentower 01:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

• Citations, Wiki links, and WWW links:
  • Resolve duplicate citations and diffferences between them in these places: {{cite}}s, Publications section, and References section. - Lentower 01:27, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Check that links to the same source are consistent in style and use. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
  • CURRENT - Lentower 01:27, 16 October 2006 (UTC) - Convert all "[http://...]" links to <ref>[http://..." links so only one kind of "[1]" vs "^[1]" is in article. Having two series of these is confusing. And the "[http:..]" links do not have entries in the "References" section as expected. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Convert all "<ref>[http:..]" links to "<ref{{cite..." links for style consistency.- Lentower 01:27, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Make sure all relevant fields in the "{{cite...}}" template are filled out.- Lentower 01:27, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Check that all the links are active, and still make sense to be included in the article. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Carefully go through the article to see if more Wikilinks, including "<ref{{cite..." links are needed. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Deal with "Categories: Articles with unsourced statements". - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• No one from the WP Biography Projects has rated the article. I.e. no one has added values for "class" and "importance" to {{WPBiography|living=yes|class=|importance=}} on this Talk page. Get this done first. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Go through Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography#Guidelines vis-a-vis the entire article. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Shorten the article as suggested by Wikipedia:Article_size, which is at the top of each edit of this article. Perhaps by forking off one or more new articles. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Do a good check over the category space to see if there are others that could be added or created. E.g. "Massachusetts Institute of Technology Researchers" is one he fits in. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Go through Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style, and bring the entire article up to it. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Go through Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(biographies), and bring the entire article up to it. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• Too many points in Wikipedia:What_is_a_featured_article? are not meet. Go through the entire article versus these points. Here is a summary of what's needed, but see Wikipedia:What_is_a_featured_article? for full details - Lentower 20:17, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
  • 1a. The article is well-written. This will be the first objection to FA status.
  • 1b. The article is comprehensive.
  • 1c. The article cites sources.
  • 1d. The article is neutral, and hasn't been contested in awhile.
  • 1e. The article is stable and not the subject of edit wars.
  • 2. The article complies with the standards set out in the manual of style and relevant WikiProjects
  • 2a. The article's intro is fine.
  • 2b. The article's headings are proper.
  • 2c. The TOC is proper.
  • 3. The images are appropriate and have proper copying permissions.
  • 4. The article may need trivial facts removed.

• Check if there are any bots that should be asked to scan the page. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

• His membership to teleSur advisory committee is out of context. It should be in the honors section, or there should be an expansion on Stallman's work with the Bolivarian government of Venezuela that provides the context. --72.92.129.247 17:44, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete it to keep Article Size down? - Lentower 18:53, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Maybe we need a section or sub-section on "Memberships"? - Lentower 18:53, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
  • No, I don't think a memberships section is necessary. --71.161.222.144 02:25, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

• Note [Oct 2004 FA attempt]

Last checks

• Check that the content throughout the article is in the right section. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
• Put the entire page through a good spell checker. Might be a WP bot, that could be asked to scan the page. - Lentower 20:39, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
  • The source code can be sent through any spell checker. --71.161.222.144 02:25, 16 October 2006 (UTC)