Talk:The Stock Tip

The Stock Tip was a Media and drama good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
September 25, 2008	Good article nominee	Not listed

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:The Stock Tip/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Hi, I will be reviewing the article. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 04:00, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lead should be expanded to summarise the whole article. Try modelling it after the lead here: The Beginning of the End (Lost).
I'm not too sure about the resolution of the screenshot in the infobox. Could a smaller one or version be found?
George and Jerry etc. are already linked in the lead. Unlink them in the plot.
In the lead it says: "In it, George Costanza tells...", maybe change it to "In the episode, George..."
When the character is first mentioned, put the actor's name in brackets, e.g. Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
~~The plot is quite long and has too many short paragraphs. Please merge them and cut down on the prose, and I will look into the plot section in more depth later.~~
Could the production section be expanded. It is fine as it is, but more information would be nice.
In the production section, I think it would be better if this line: "This episode was recorded in front of a live studio..." was changed to " "The Stock Tip" was recorded in front of a live studio", and likewise ""The Stock Tip" contains the first reference" be changed to "The episode contains the first reference" be changed to..."
~~Try changing the Superman section to ""The Stock Tip" contains the first reference to Superman in 'Seinfeld, a recurring feature in later episodes in the series."~~
~~In the reception section, change "Critics do praise some elements of this episode" to "Critics praised several elements of the episode".~~
~~In the production section, why does it say "however"?~~
Only one review? To be a GA, the article will need two or three more.
Could an online reference be found for the raings?
This may seem picky, but could the infobox "Season 1 episodes" section be edited so that it links to "The Stock Tip", and not "The Stock Tip (Seinfeld)"?
Plot section needs a copyedit.

All in all, a good article. I will be back with more comments later. Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 04:28, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Fail

Unfortunately, I have been forced to fail the article because no one decided to fix the comments I left. If you want to renominate the article, just fix the comments and give the plot section a copyedit. Good luck, Corn.u.co.pia / Disc.us.sion 00:25, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason the plot section is written by someone using "British English", doesn't seem right for an American show. It's odd to read and needs an edit.-rg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.245.179.222 (talk) 23:03, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

bed & breakfast in Vermont

FWIW, Jerry's girlfriend doesn't say that the reason Jerry took her to Vermont is because Jerry lost money on the stock, as this article says. It was already established that they were going to Vermont. She says that the reason they're staying 'here', meaning a sub-standard bed & breakfast, is because Jerry lost money on the stock. 108.180.92.37 (talk) 09:43, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. I've reworded it. Hopefully this makes it a bit more clear. Feel free to change as you please. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 15:13, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A rather belated thank you to both of you for this clarification; to be honest, I had never really understood that particular remark by Vanessa. Martin IIIa (talk) 18:38, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]