Talk:The Monster Bed

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The Monster Bed 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: January 16, 2008

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Monster Bed.jpg

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BetacommandBot 07:29, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA fail

I applaud your efforts to write about this children's book, but you need to carefully review wikipedia's policies on verifiability and original research. Much of what this article contains is original research. Any interpretations of the book beyond a basic plot summary must be cited to secondary sources, such as children's literature scholarship or book reviews. You cannot present your own interpretation of the book and cite page numbers of the book itself as evidence of that interpretation, no matter how obvious it may appear. You need to cite from reliable sources. Amazon.com reader reviews, for example, are not reliable because they are not peer-reviewed (scholarly sources) and are not contemporary critical reviews. You cannot be sure those are really parents speaking.

Apart from that, I would suggest cutting down the plot summary and the description of the characters. Those two sections currently dominate the page. Any crucial details about the characters should be integrated into the plot summary. Note also that the word "then" reappears quite a bit in the plot summary.

Good luck with the research on this. I'm sure that once you find some sources, it will be a great article. Awadewit | talk 08:02, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the applause ;) I'm not sure what you mean by my own interpretation, this article is completely neutral. I see what you mean by Amazon.com, though, I guess I should take that part out. I actually followed Uncle Tom's Cabin in laying out the different sections, as you can see the other article has sections on major characters and such.–Sidious1701_{(talk • email • todo)} 22:38, 17 January 2008 (UTC)