Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Compact Cassette

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[edit] Compact Cassette

Self-nomination; I didn't write most of the article, but I did contribute extensively over the past week. I think the article is interesting, comprehensive without going into excessive detail, well-referenced, has good photos, and the subject is significant (particularly to those of us who remember them). I am, of course, open to changes. Any input is appreciated. Kafziel 16:57, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

  • Looks good, but I have a few issues. Comments as I go...
    • Intro is waaay too technical. Can the technical details be further down in the article, or maybe abbridged a bit? Intro could also have a bit about the decline of the cassette and it's usage today. In general the intro really needs some work to be ready to go on the main page, should be an overview of the entire article.
      • I'm working on rewriting it and will have a more complete intro soon. In the meantime, I moved the technical bits to the second paragraph. Kafziel 01:51, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
    • The "Decline" section has a noticable lack of citations, especially with claims like "it is clear that cassettes and related equipment are likely to become increasingly marginalised as time goes on." I don't doubt that's an opinion held by experts, but for an FA a citation is just going to be needed. Also, further down under audio, some more claims needs sourcing: "In many countries with restrictive political systems, cassettes serve as a cheap and easily concealed means for dissidents to distribute banned political speeches to large numbers of people thus circumventing government censorship. In immigrant communities, cassettes carried by travelers have served as an important means to transmit news, messages and culture between separated family members and communities."
      • I never liked that first one, and I've made some changes and added sources. The second one is redundant with a sourced statement in the history section, so I've removed it. Kafziel 01:51, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
    • Why no external links? Yeah this is a weird question, usually the problem is that there are too many links... but are there no interesting webpages to link to about this topic? --W.marsh 21:56, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
      • I dunno, I guess I'm just not a big fan of external links. If a link is amateurish, I don't think they should be on Wikipedia. If it's interesting but doesn't provide any unique information, WP:EL says we don't need it. If a link is credible and provides something valuable, I think it should be used as a source. I think of my "external links" section as the web-based sources in the references section. I guess I could put up a section if everyone feels like it needs one. Kafziel 01:51, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
      • I put in a small external links section with a few relevant pages. Kafziel 17:34, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
  • I think the article is interesting and pretty good -- the main weak spot is underreferencing at certain points -- for instance, in the decline section, it would be nice to have a link or citation to statistical information regarding sales. Pablosecca 04:10, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
    • Done. Kafziel 13:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Very good article. -- EnemyOfTheState 23:18, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support great article with a good balance of technical and non-technical detail.--Peta 01:48, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support in light of recent changes, looks much better. --W.marsh 03:20, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment. Shouldn't it be renamed to lower-cap 'Compact cassette'? -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  03:02, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
No, because it's a trademarked name, like Compact Disc. Kafziel Talk 15:28, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Support looks amazing... everything I could want is in there. Good job!  ALKIVAR™ 02:57, 8 October 2006 (UTC)