Talk:Binky (polar bear)

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Binky (polar bear) was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Reviewed version: September 14, 2007

[edit] "stupid"

I removed the word "stupid" from the sentence "The next event, six weeks later, involved stupid drunken teens skinny-dipping." It was returned with the comment "trying to slap around a polar bear=stupid". While that is true, it is:

  • not documented that they were trying to slap around a polar bear, we only write they were skinny dipping
  • not encyclopedic to abuse people unnecessarily
  • not necessary, if it is obvious from the rest of the article

AnonEMouse (squeak) 18:37, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] failed "good article" nomination

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): There is a good deal of improvement needed here. As it stands, the article is now just a jumble of disconnected tidbits. b (MoS): The article needs major work per the Manual of Style, especially needing sectioning.
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): Article sticks solely to the sensationalist bits covered by news media, rather than providing a comprehensive background and history of the animal and the events. b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    a (fair representation): Article fails to comprehensively and fairly cover the topic, giving undue weight to only some points of view. b (all significant views):
  5. It is stable.
  6. It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
    a (tagged and captioned): b lack of images (does not in itself exclude GA): c (non-free images have fair use rationales):
  7. Overall:
    a Pass/Fail: VanTucky Talk 22:59, 14 September 2007 (UTC)