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I'll be doing my review in several parts, so look for new things every day or couple of days. This is part 1. In my first glance over the article, I noticed quite a few things that need to be fixed:
Per
WP:LEAD, for an article this size, the lead should be about 4 paragraphs. Also, it should summarize all the main points of the article.
Stand alone months and days (ex: July 7) should not be wikilinked unless they are with a year (ex:
July 72000).
Remark: According to
MOS:Autoformatting and linking stand alone days and months should be link for purposes of autoformatting. I used to think they shouldn't be linked until an editor pointed out that they were supposed to be. That prompted me to ask around and other well established editors confirmed that stand alone months and days were indeed supposed to be linked. -
NatureBoyMD (
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02:09, 25 March 2008 (UTC)reply
That's it for now. The article still needs quite a bit of work to reach GA level, but it is attainable. If you have any questions, you can ask me here. If you want a quicker response, it is best to post on my talk page. Thanks.
Nikki31121:51, 24 March 2008 (UTC)reply
Great job so far. I wasn't expecting you to do it all in one day. I'll probably be able to go over the work tomorrow at some point and make additional comments/suggestions.
Nikki31102:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)reply
Review part 2: citations
There are some really good sources already in the article, but there are some sentences with stats, possible controversial statements, and other random stuff that needs to be cited. I've compiled a list of sentences I think would benefit from a citation. The bolded part of the sentence is the part that needs to be cited. Also, remember that citations go after punctuation...not in the middle of a sentence. Here you go:
The Reds era
He brought in country music stars, such as Larry Gatlin, Jerry Reed, and Conway Twitty, as Sounds shareholders.
Fans responded well to the return of baseball to the city, evidenced by Nashville leading the Southern League in attendance in each of their seven seasons as a member of the league.
Two years later, it would set the all-time league attendance record (575,676).
When the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, some of the copyrights were allowed to lapse, and Nashville's baseball team adopted the abandoned schemes.
The Sounds played their first home game, a 12-4 victory, on April 26, 1978 against the Savannah Braves in front of a sellout crowd of 8,156 fans.
As the Double-A affiliate of the Reds, the Sounds finished ninth during their inaugural campaign of 1978, but led the league in attendance by drawing 380,000 fans (more than double the second-place attendance).
The home opener was scheduled to take place the previous evening, but was rained out.
The team also set a league attendance record, when a total of 575,676 fans visited Greer Stadium.
The 10-1 Yankees victory was played at Nashville's historic Sulphur Dell, the home ballpark of various Nashville teams from 1885 to 1963, in front of a standing room only crowd of 17,318 fans.
The program ranged from a $10 fine for a pitcher walking a batter with one on and two outs to a $100 fine for missing curfew.
Over the first three seasons (1987 to 1989), Nashville fans had the opportunity to watch players who eventually made up two thirds of Cincinnati’s 1990 World Series championship roster.
The team started the season with Jack Lind, who left due to health problems.
He retired after one game, and was replaced by Jim Hoff, who stayed a few days before taking up a position with the Reds' front office.
This was the third no-hitter ever pitched by a member of the Sounds.
That year, Nashville set their all-time attendance record when a total of 605,122 fans came out to Greer Stadium.
Nashville continued its excellent attendance, drawing over 400,000 fans for the fifth consecutive year.
Nashville's Rick Renick was named the American Association Manager of the Year.
This marked the first time in 21 years that two minor league teams in the United States shared a city.
Nashville pitcher Rodney Bolton led the American Association with a 2.88 ERA.
In addition to being selected for both the mid-season and post-season All-Star teams, outfielder Magglio Ordóñez garnered the league's Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards.
On April 7, 2003, right-hander John Wasdin pitched the first perfect game in Nashville Sounds history in his first start of the season against the Albuquerque Isotopes.
This made him the second former player from Nashville to receive this honor.
In the late 1980s, the stadium could accommodate as many as 18,000.
Upon completion in 1978, Greer was considered a modern, attractive minor league stadium, and continued to be for years.
Done - I cited the first item. Unfortunatly, I couldn't find anything conclusive to backup the second. As a result, I decided to rewrite parts of the section. -
NatureBoyMD (
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02:33, 27 March 2008 (UTC)reply
First Tenn. Field
The Sounds had planned on leaving Greer Stadium for a new ballpark in 2009.
Such a law could aid the Sounds with the financing of a new stadium; problems with financing were a primary reason that the First Tennessee Field project was cancelled.
Normally, editors have about seven days to complete fixing an article before it is taken off hold and failed. Because I realize that this might be a lot of work, if you are still actively editing at the end of seven days, I'm more than willing to extend the deadline and give you more time. The only other problems I see with the article are some small MoS problems, some
weaselly statements, and some comma splices. When you are done sourcing the article, I'll copyedit it for you to take care of those issues. Good luck!
Nikki31100:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)reply
All your work looks really good! I'll copy-edit later this evening, and as long as nothing else jumps out at me that I can't fix myself, I should be able to pass the article.
Nikki31113:48, 27 March 2008 (UTC)reply
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have
fair use rationales:
B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with
suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
I finished with the copyediting, as well. I didn't change much, just a few typos, some comma problems, and a few other little known grammar problems. I also combined some of the shorter paragraphs (especially in the history sections) when they were dealing with the same year. All in all, it was very well written. I'm going to pass the article. Thanks for all your hard work and speedy replies. It was a pleasure to work with you. Congratulations on your successful Good Article.
Nikki31118:32, 27 March 2008 (UTC)reply
Moving up
Minor-league teams do not move from one class to another except in an overall restructuring. Period. (How often does this happen? Twice. Ever.) The Nashville Sounds did not move from AA to AAA in 1985. Sounds owner Larry Schmittou bought a AAA team, the Evansville Triplets, and moved them to Nashville while simultaneously moving his AA Sounds team to Huntsville, Ala.— Preceding
unsigned comment added by
64.134.134.91 (
talk •
contribs) 15:04, February 16, 2014 (UTC)
The team logo posted is incorrect. If you go to their website for the article and description of their new logo sets, the guitar pick with the N on it is the official team logo. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
153.2.247.30 (
talk)
15:50, 26 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Yes and no. Though the "N-pick" logo is designated as their "primary logo", it is also being used as the team's cap logo. Therefore, it is displayed here as the cap insignia. The other logo ("Nashville Sounds" lettering) is shown as the "team logo" because it bears the full team name and clearly indicates what it represents. This lettering logo is also used in the page header on
the team's website and as a means of navigation between teams on the
PCL's website. (See also the
team's logo guide.)
NatureBoyMD (
talk)
16:21, 26 January 2015 (UTC)reply
You can clearly see the pick and N logo is clearly defined as the primary logo.
The cap logos are a guitar with a baseball, a guitar pick with MC, and a guitar pick with an S on it (as well as the guitar pick with the N). — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
153.2.247.31 (
talk)
18:13, 26 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Hey, no problem. I have seen that happen many times with logos as well. They can confuse the hell out of you. Thanks for your feedback, you are a lot more helpful than some others are regarding keeping things as accurate as possible. Thanks for the help and update. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
99.233.199.10 (
talk)
02:39, 27 January 2015 (UTC)reply