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GA Review

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Hello. I will be reviewing this article's GA nomination. Here are some initial suggestions for improvement:

  • Per WP:LEAD, an article of this size should be about three or four full paragraphs summarizing all the main points of the article.
  • There are some MoS problems. A good copyeditor should be able to fix them. If all the other points get addressed, I am willing to do this myself.
  • "Band" and "Drama" need citations.
  • "In 2008 the Hornets finished fourth in the state." - ref?
  • "Roswell also won a Track and Field State Championship in 1961 while finishing second in 1957 and 1974." - ref?
  • Any stat, record, or championship needs a source.
  • A couple of the notable alumni need sources.
  • Only the first word in a header should be capital unless it is a proper name.

That is it for now. I'll give the article seven days for improvement. When these issues are addressed, I'll add some more suggestions. Nikki♥311 23:55, 4 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I have a question though. I am having trouble finding citations for state runner-ups except for the very recent ones. The information was taken from the banners hanging in the school gym. Should I just take them out and focus on the state championships? AUburnTiger (talk) 17:45, 8 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm. I'm surprised that information isn't available on the school's website. If a source can't be found for runner-ups, I'd remove them. The championships are the important information, anyway, IMO. Nikki♥311 03:22, 9 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Let me know here when you are ready for me to look back over the article. Nikki♥311 02:51, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think everything has been address, so whenever you can go back over it, feel free. AUburnTiger (talk) 02:59, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Part 2

Lead
  • "The current building is the oldest in use high school building in north Fulton as several new schools have opened in the county and Milton High School moved to a new campus in 2006.[6]" - this seems rather detailed for a lead. I'd cut it off at "The current building is the oldest in use high school building in north Fulton.[6]" as long as the explanation is in the article elsewhere.
History
  • Maybe a quick mention of why Roswell King is important and the school/city is named after him.
Campus
  • Is there a source for "will include 10 new classrooms and a new band room. Once completed the school will have a 1,900 student capacity, and will eliminate the need for several of the portable classrooms."?
Students and faculty
  • "In that year, the student population was 68% white, 15% African American, 12% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Roswell has a relatively large immigrant population, including students from Russia and other former Soviet republics, Korea, and African nations." - source?
Broadcast and Video Production
  • There aren't supposed to be external links in the prose, so the link to The Hive needs to be moved to the external links.
Athletics
  • Endashes (WP:DASH) need to be used in the win/loss records.
  • "the three most popular high school sports in Georgia." - source?
  • "Blessed Trinity, though not a true rival, sometimes plays Roswell in sports such as soccer. The two schools are less than a mile a part and usually draw a large number of fans when they meet." - source for "large number of fans" and "not a true rival"?
  • The list about competitive sports should be turned from a bulleted list to a prose list.
  • "26 appearances in the state playoffs" - source?
  • The first time the AJC is mentioned, it should be written long hand with a link to Atlanta Journal Constitution.
  • "One Roswell golfer played the entire tournament with a patch over one eye due to an injury and still had the best finish of the team." - not sure if this is even worth mentioning, but it needs a source if it stays

Nikki♥311 23:46, 13 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. AUburnTiger (talk) 03:17, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The endashes aren't done. For example, instead of 3-1-4 and 9-2, it should be 3–1–4 and 9–2. Nikki♥311 16:46, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I didn't get what you meant at first. I fixed them now. AUburnTiger (talk) 21:27, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No big deal. I think the article looks much better now, but I've never reviewed a school article for GA before. I'm going to ask for a second opinion to make sure I didn't miss anything important. This process usually takes at least a couple of days. Nikki♥311 01:47, 15 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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