Wikipedia:Peer review/University of Chicago/archive2

University of Chicago[edit]

We are considering nominating this article as a FA. What issues must be addressed prior to a nomination? Inconsistencies in the article's intended neutral point of view may exist, so please list any that are found. -- mcshadypl ^T ^C 18:58, 5 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

An archived peer review is available at: Archive 1

Could the infoboxes at the bottom of the page be reduced, to make it appear less cluttered? I don't mean deletion, I mean giving them a "hide" or "show" option in their respective top corners. Seegoon 14:08, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The four infoboxes do take up more than an entire page. I will try to find out how to apply a hide/show option onto them. Otherwise, I think it will be best to eliminate the "Chicago" infobox and possibly modify the "University of Chicago" one in order to make it appear smaller. Thanks for your input. -- mcshadypl ^T ^C 16:56, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Go ahead and remove the Image Gallery. It doesn't add anything to the article. Also, it would be good to find a better-quality replacement for Image:Harper Midway.JPG. NatusRoma | Talk 19:50, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think you need a more substantial history. The history section now just seems to highlight a few notable events in university history, and then towards the end it begins to break them down by year. You go from the founding of the school in 1892 to 1947. Did nothing happen in between these years that was important? Look at Duke University's history and Cornell. Maybe a seperate history of U of C article all together.
Change overview to campus, as that is what it seems to cover.
You might want to move the alumni section down towards the bottom to follow the patterns set by previous universities that made FA status.
Make Divisions and Schools into Academics. This will again follow the style of other FA's. But it also sums up what you are talking about. Or make D and S a subsection of Academics.
Change sports and traditions to Athletics. Move the traditions and other related info to a new Student Life section.

These are basically all changes to cleanup a little and duplicate the format of articles that have made it throught the FA process. I would suggest studying other universities that are FA and seeing how they are setup. KnightLago 03:57, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the input on this article. These are great suggestions for the article and will considerably improve it. Any other recommendations for improving its quality are always welcome. -- mcshadypl ^T ^C 00:11, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]