The article was not promoted by Ian Rose 10:03, 6 January 2014 (UTC) [1]. reply
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This article is about the character Tintin, the eponymous hero of the series The Adventures of Tintin. I have been editing the Tintin articles since 2007 and recently rewrote this article. My respectful plan is to work with other editors to raise the quality of all Tintin articles. Thank-you for your time. Prhartcom ( talk) 19:49, 26 December 2013 (UTC) reply
Comments. Here are some suggestions to help improve this article:
I hope these suggestions were helpful. Best of luck, -- 1ST7 ( talk) 06:12, 28 December 2013 (UTC) reply
Comments. (Thank you for asking)
Years before Tintin first appeared on the pages of the children's newspaper Le Petit Vingtième on 10 January 1929, [1] Hergé was drawing pictures in the margins of his school workbooks of an unnamed young man battling les Boches (slang for the Germans) whilst German armies marched through the streets of Belgium during World War I. [2] Later Herge drew a Boy Scout character for the national magazine Le Boy Scout Belge. This young man, whom he named Totor, travelled the globe and righted wrongs. [3] Tintin appeared after Hergé got his first job working at the Catholic newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle, where his director challenged him to create a new serialised comic for its Thursday supplement for young readers. [4] Totor had been very much in Hergé’s mind; its new comics character would be, Hergé himself later said, "the little brother of Totor ... keeping the spirit of a Boy Scout." [5] As inspiration for Tintin Herge also mentions his younger brother whose physical appearance included a round face and a quiff hairstyle. [6][note] As well, Hergé may have been inspired by the stories of two adventurous individuals printed in the pages of Le Vingtième Siècle. Albert Londres, a famous, often roguish reporter, [7] and Palle Huld, a 15-year-old Danish Boy Scout travelling the world as a reporter. [8]
Soerfm ( talk) 16:51, 31 December 2013 (UTC) reply
Comments/suggestions for the lead:
More later. -- 1ST7 ( talk) 08:23, 1 January 2014 (UTC) reply
Comments on the origin section:
As a side note, I think this review would be simpler (and more likely to result in a pass) if the article were submitted to the WP:GOCE for a copyedit and then resubmitted as an FA candidate, as Kailash suggested. The sourcing appears to be well organized with every fact having a reference, but the text has too many phrases that don't sound encyclopedic (ex: "a vibrant testimony to the deep and everlasting importance of Tintin", "If he had perhaps too much of the goody-goody about him, at least he was not priggish", and "both Hergé and his readers feel they know Tintin well"). -- 1ST7 ( talk) 19:58, 3 January 2014 (UTC) reply
Strong oppose: The article is not even a good article, and one needs great courage to take it to FA status without making it a GA. But I say first get it well edited with help from the GOCE, then continue work here. Kailash29792 ( talk) 06:36, 3 January 2014 (UTC) reply
Withdraw: FAC coordinators, please assist me by withdrawing this nomination at this time, for the following reasons:
I will address both of these until their resolution is completely satisfactory, then re-submit in approximately one month. Thank-you. Prhartcom ( talk) 21:42, 4 January 2014 (UTC) reply
The article was not promoted by Ian Rose 10:03, 6 January 2014 (UTC) [1]. reply
Tintin (character) ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
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This article is about the character Tintin, the eponymous hero of the series The Adventures of Tintin. I have been editing the Tintin articles since 2007 and recently rewrote this article. My respectful plan is to work with other editors to raise the quality of all Tintin articles. Thank-you for your time. Prhartcom ( talk) 19:49, 26 December 2013 (UTC) reply
Comments. Here are some suggestions to help improve this article:
I hope these suggestions were helpful. Best of luck, -- 1ST7 ( talk) 06:12, 28 December 2013 (UTC) reply
Comments. (Thank you for asking)
Years before Tintin first appeared on the pages of the children's newspaper Le Petit Vingtième on 10 January 1929, [1] Hergé was drawing pictures in the margins of his school workbooks of an unnamed young man battling les Boches (slang for the Germans) whilst German armies marched through the streets of Belgium during World War I. [2] Later Herge drew a Boy Scout character for the national magazine Le Boy Scout Belge. This young man, whom he named Totor, travelled the globe and righted wrongs. [3] Tintin appeared after Hergé got his first job working at the Catholic newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle, where his director challenged him to create a new serialised comic for its Thursday supplement for young readers. [4] Totor had been very much in Hergé’s mind; its new comics character would be, Hergé himself later said, "the little brother of Totor ... keeping the spirit of a Boy Scout." [5] As inspiration for Tintin Herge also mentions his younger brother whose physical appearance included a round face and a quiff hairstyle. [6][note] As well, Hergé may have been inspired by the stories of two adventurous individuals printed in the pages of Le Vingtième Siècle. Albert Londres, a famous, often roguish reporter, [7] and Palle Huld, a 15-year-old Danish Boy Scout travelling the world as a reporter. [8]
Soerfm ( talk) 16:51, 31 December 2013 (UTC) reply
Comments/suggestions for the lead:
More later. -- 1ST7 ( talk) 08:23, 1 January 2014 (UTC) reply
Comments on the origin section:
As a side note, I think this review would be simpler (and more likely to result in a pass) if the article were submitted to the WP:GOCE for a copyedit and then resubmitted as an FA candidate, as Kailash suggested. The sourcing appears to be well organized with every fact having a reference, but the text has too many phrases that don't sound encyclopedic (ex: "a vibrant testimony to the deep and everlasting importance of Tintin", "If he had perhaps too much of the goody-goody about him, at least he was not priggish", and "both Hergé and his readers feel they know Tintin well"). -- 1ST7 ( talk) 19:58, 3 January 2014 (UTC) reply
Strong oppose: The article is not even a good article, and one needs great courage to take it to FA status without making it a GA. But I say first get it well edited with help from the GOCE, then continue work here. Kailash29792 ( talk) 06:36, 3 January 2014 (UTC) reply
Withdraw: FAC coordinators, please assist me by withdrawing this nomination at this time, for the following reasons:
I will address both of these until their resolution is completely satisfactory, then re-submit in approximately one month. Thank-you. Prhartcom ( talk) 21:42, 4 January 2014 (UTC) reply