I'll take this review on. It's been waiting in the queue a bit too long given how short it is.
Thebiguglyalien (
talk) 19:41, 2 January 2023 (UTC)reply
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
Clarity:
Martin became an impressionist on the fringe circuit. – When and where?
Added a year, but the three at the top of the theatre credits were the only venues I could find details in reliable sources for.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 00:44, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
She auditioned for several roles – What type of roles? Was she focused exclusively on impressionist roles by this point? And were they all television roles, or was she applying for stage roles too?
The Birmingham Mail, which is the source for this, says that after appearing on Radio, Martin "began an unsuccessful round of auditions" without any further details.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 13:30, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Bremner and Martin toured theatres together in 1987, with a show of impressions. – Does the source say where? Were they limited to London, for example, or did they travel farther?
It was a national tour (added) but I couldn't find details of how many dates there were.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 13:30, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Lottie Ames in Mack and Mabel, and Lottie Lacey in the revival of William Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. – Are there years for these?
Her first job, in 1983 when she was 21, was as a resident singer at St James's Hotel and Club, where her father, Placido Martin, was the cocktail pianist. – Should be rewritten, maybe split into two sentences.
She told an interviewer in 2019 – This feels tacked on. I expected the statement to be something about her career. Lead into the sentence so we know it's about her father.
Two comments on the lead. No issues with the other four manual of style guidelines.
whose career has diversified to include comic writing and illustrating – Would it be fair to simply call her a comic writer or an illustrator at this point? If not, then it probably shouldn’t be in the first sentence.
I've amended the lead - also added a few credits, including a recent stage performance. Let me know if it needs further reworking.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 14:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
The final sentence of the first paragraph feels tacked on. This might be my personal preference, but I would either change it to "She also" or I would rewrite it so the Doctor Who roles are in one sentence.
Citations placed throughout article, but some concern about the sources.
Several of the sources on this article appear to be
tabloids, including the Daily Mirror, the Daily Record, and the Birmingham Mail. While these aren't automatically unreliable just for being tabloids, they're not ideal, especially for a BLP. I would strongly recommend replacing tabloid sources with better ones wherever possible, at least in the Life and career section.
Some sources I don't recognize and don't appear when I look them up: What's On: Wirral and Playing against the odds.
I found an online source, the Wirral Globe, that seems to be the same as the What's On: Wirral one, so amended it. Not sure what the Playing against the odds one was, looks like I miscopied something; replaced with the Daily Telegraph.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 23:44, 2 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Based on her webpage, she seems to consider cabaret specifically to be a significant part of her career, but the article does not mention it in the body.
Her cabaret performances don't really get any coverage in reliable sources, apart from the early sources included.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 00:44, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
I get the impression that she's more involved in Doctor Who and its fan community than the article suggests.
I had another look at the four-page article in Dr Who Magazine and didn't find any glaring omissions from the article here. Are there any independent sources that I'm missing here?
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 14:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
There is currently no section for awards or award nominations.
A section on personal life or non-entertainment endeavors might be appropriate. Her quote about her father and her patronage would both go in such a section, but it might not be warranted if she doesn't have any other notable facts about her life outside of acting and illustrating.
Unsurprisingly, there is more in her autobiographical graphic novel, but I didn't find enough in independent reliable sources to add anything else.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 00:44, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Overall: This article largely meets the GA criteria, and it's mostly minor issues that need correction. My main concerns are the reliability of some of the sources and a few details that might be missing.
Thebiguglyalien (
talk) 21:11, 2 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Pass or Fail:
Many thanks for a helpful and constructive review,
Thebiguglyalien. Unfortunately there's not enough detail in indpendent reliable sources (that I could find) to fully address all of your comments. I've replied to your points above - let me know what else is required. Regards,
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 14:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
It seems the article covers everything that can be expected given the available sources. My one remaining comment was that the first sentence wasn't as succinct as it could be, but it felt silly to hold the article back for something so little, so I've reworded it myself. Feel free to change it to your liking. I'll go ahead and pass the article now.
Thebiguglyalien (
talk) 15:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
I'll take this review on. It's been waiting in the queue a bit too long given how short it is.
Thebiguglyalien (
talk) 19:41, 2 January 2023 (UTC)reply
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
Clarity:
Martin became an impressionist on the fringe circuit. – When and where?
Added a year, but the three at the top of the theatre credits were the only venues I could find details in reliable sources for.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 00:44, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
She auditioned for several roles – What type of roles? Was she focused exclusively on impressionist roles by this point? And were they all television roles, or was she applying for stage roles too?
The Birmingham Mail, which is the source for this, says that after appearing on Radio, Martin "began an unsuccessful round of auditions" without any further details.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 13:30, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Bremner and Martin toured theatres together in 1987, with a show of impressions. – Does the source say where? Were they limited to London, for example, or did they travel farther?
It was a national tour (added) but I couldn't find details of how many dates there were.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 13:30, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Lottie Ames in Mack and Mabel, and Lottie Lacey in the revival of William Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. – Are there years for these?
Her first job, in 1983 when she was 21, was as a resident singer at St James's Hotel and Club, where her father, Placido Martin, was the cocktail pianist. – Should be rewritten, maybe split into two sentences.
She told an interviewer in 2019 – This feels tacked on. I expected the statement to be something about her career. Lead into the sentence so we know it's about her father.
Two comments on the lead. No issues with the other four manual of style guidelines.
whose career has diversified to include comic writing and illustrating – Would it be fair to simply call her a comic writer or an illustrator at this point? If not, then it probably shouldn’t be in the first sentence.
I've amended the lead - also added a few credits, including a recent stage performance. Let me know if it needs further reworking.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 14:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
The final sentence of the first paragraph feels tacked on. This might be my personal preference, but I would either change it to "She also" or I would rewrite it so the Doctor Who roles are in one sentence.
Citations placed throughout article, but some concern about the sources.
Several of the sources on this article appear to be
tabloids, including the Daily Mirror, the Daily Record, and the Birmingham Mail. While these aren't automatically unreliable just for being tabloids, they're not ideal, especially for a BLP. I would strongly recommend replacing tabloid sources with better ones wherever possible, at least in the Life and career section.
Some sources I don't recognize and don't appear when I look them up: What's On: Wirral and Playing against the odds.
I found an online source, the Wirral Globe, that seems to be the same as the What's On: Wirral one, so amended it. Not sure what the Playing against the odds one was, looks like I miscopied something; replaced with the Daily Telegraph.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 23:44, 2 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Based on her webpage, she seems to consider cabaret specifically to be a significant part of her career, but the article does not mention it in the body.
Her cabaret performances don't really get any coverage in reliable sources, apart from the early sources included.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 00:44, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
I get the impression that she's more involved in Doctor Who and its fan community than the article suggests.
I had another look at the four-page article in Dr Who Magazine and didn't find any glaring omissions from the article here. Are there any independent sources that I'm missing here?
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 14:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
There is currently no section for awards or award nominations.
A section on personal life or non-entertainment endeavors might be appropriate. Her quote about her father and her patronage would both go in such a section, but it might not be warranted if she doesn't have any other notable facts about her life outside of acting and illustrating.
Unsurprisingly, there is more in her autobiographical graphic novel, but I didn't find enough in independent reliable sources to add anything else.
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 00:44, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Overall: This article largely meets the GA criteria, and it's mostly minor issues that need correction. My main concerns are the reliability of some of the sources and a few details that might be missing.
Thebiguglyalien (
talk) 21:11, 2 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Pass or Fail:
Many thanks for a helpful and constructive review,
Thebiguglyalien. Unfortunately there's not enough detail in indpendent reliable sources (that I could find) to fully address all of your comments. I've replied to your points above - let me know what else is required. Regards,
BennyOnTheLoose (
talk) 14:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply
It seems the article covers everything that can be expected given the available sources. My one remaining comment was that the first sentence wasn't as succinct as it could be, but it felt silly to hold the article back for something so little, so I've reworded it myself. Feel free to change it to your liking. I'll go ahead and pass the article now.
Thebiguglyalien (
talk) 15:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)reply