Talk:The Boy Next Door (film)

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Review: March 5, 2016. (Reviewed version).

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A fact from The Boy Next Door (film) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 April 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in The Boy Next Door the main character receives a first-edition printed copy of Homer's Iliad?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Boy Next Door (film).

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POV[edit]

Individuals connected to the producers of this film are inserting POV statements into the article text to try and mitigate the fallout from the risible errors it contains. Please be vigilant on this article and remove untruthful POV statements!HistoryFightFan (talk) 00:28, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:The Boy Next Door (film)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Wugapodes (talk · contribs) 04:18, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Will review Wugapodes (talk) 04:18, 2 March 2016 (UTC) Disclaimer: I'm a participant in the WikiCup, as is the nominator[reply]

Okay, waiting. Thanks. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 11:53, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist[edit]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. Has an appropriate reference section:

B. Cites reliable sources, where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused (see summary style):
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:

Comments[edit]

If the comment is numbered, it must be addressed for the article to pass, if it is bulleted, it's an optional suggestion or comment that you don't need to act on right now.
When I quote things, you can use ctrl+f to search the page for the specific line I quoted.

"grossing over thirteen times its budget since being released" this should have a less relative reference, it should be something like "as of X" so that it doesn't become quickly outdated.
"Noah witnesses Claire on a date with Garrett" I first read this as if Noah and Garrett were on a date, you may want to reword it slightly.
"It runs for approximately 91 minutes" The infobox says 90, it should be consistent.
"nearly ten years ago" also slightly outdated, and should probably be referenced to the time of the film, not current day.
I would like to see a more robust fair use rationale. "Infobox" isn't a clear purpose, why does this purpose fall under fair use? Why isn't this replaceable by free media? Those answers should be added to the rationale at the page.

The citations for the first edition Illiad sentence would benefit from citation bundling.

I've addresses all issues, and I don't think we need a citation in the LEAD. I don't clearly understand the fifth issue, please elaborate it. Thanks. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 04:08, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The fair use rationale for the movie poster in the infobox I think should be improved. For example, under "purpose" it only says "infobox". I believe the rationale should include why that usage falls under the Non-free content criteria policy. Under "replacable" it just says "no". Why can this image not be replaced and why must we use a non-free image. Wugapodes (talk) 18:55, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Wugapodes: The fair use rationale is improved. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 11:42, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Results[edit]

On hold for 7 days pending revisions. Wugapodes (talk) 20:10, 2 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Congrats on the good work, and I hope you continue to improve the encyclopedia! Wugapodes (talk) 18:20, 5 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The Illiad, First Edition[edit]

The book cover in the movie still at IMDb has blue leather-like cover, gold trim, gold shield with "VE RI TAS", obvious match for Harvard Classics series cover. -- Naaman Brown (talk) 17:58, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]