Talk:Willie Wiredhand

Willie Wiredhand is currently an Art and architecture good article nominee. Nominated by ~ L 🌸 (talk) at 02:24, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

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Starting new edits

Hello Jzwei! I went to make an article for Willie and saw you already have a draft in progress here, so I am planning to build on this draft as I work. If you are still interested in this article, it would be great to work together! ~ L 🌸 (talk) 21:27, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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

Nominator: LEvalyn (talk · contribs) 02:24, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: SounderBruce (talk · contribs) 01:55, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Will review later in the day (or tomorrow). Disclosure: this is part of a review swap with the nominator. Sounder Bruce 01:55, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

The caption should be more descriptive
Per the body, the October 30, 1950 date is the in-character birthdate and not the character's first appearance.
Overuse of "his" in the second lead sentence; consider a list format that begins with "His figure consists of a head shaped like a lightbulb socket, a wire-like torso, and legs that resemble a two-pronged power plug" or something similar.
The case was resolved in NRCEA's favor, not the character's.

Creation

"continues as the Rural Utilities Service" could be reworded as "later evolved into the modern Rural Utilities Services" to prevent continuity issues.
Link to co-op.
Add {{inflation}} for the $50 figure
"The freelance artist" does not need "the"
Per MOS:LQ, "Willie the Wired Hand," and "Willie Wiredhand," (among other uses) should have the comma after the quotation marks.

Lawsuit

Second use of "Collins" in the first sentence is repetitive and sounds like he refers to himself in the third person.
Link to United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Link to United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
"ruled that the lower court's decision held" can be simplified to "upheld the lower court's decision"
MOS:LQ again for Watkins' quote.
"Court costs" should be "legal fees", unless it refers to something else in this case.
Link to United States Patent and Trademark Office

Appearances and uses

"The Willie Wiredhand Serenaders" should be in quotations; identify where the "local television show" was broadcast.
Citation 16 does not support the Southwestern Electric Company's sponsorship of the team; a more specific location (beyond just the state) would be welcome as well.
Mention that the comics were distributed by member co-ops
"five-foot" should use {{convert}}
Timeframe for the animatronic verison?
Comma after "Branded items" and "and aprons"; "local events" is vague, was it just one locality or many?
Spell out "RECs", as it is only abbreviated in this one use.
"In the early 2000s he began to regain popularity" is a bit of a fragment and also unclear on who "he" is.
The neon sign was from Sandpoint, Idaho, not Seattle. Do we know the fate of the sign? The source suggest it was not allowed to be displayed at their new building.
Link to crowdfunding, Christmas ornament, and bobbleheads.
Remove the "handmade" descriptor from the pens.

Citations

Consider adding |via=Newspapers.com to citations that use Newspapers.com.
Many of the newspaper citations are missing the authors, which should be included for consistency.
Citation 2 is missing the publisher of the opinion copy as well as its author.
Citation 3 is missing its publication date and should use the full name of its newspaper (St. Cloud Times).
Citation 6 is missing its publication date.
Citation 7 is missing its publication date.
Citation 13 is missing its publisher.
Citation 18 should spell out the organization's full name (Michigan Electric Cooperative Association) and not credit it as the author.
Citation 21: The publisher's name should be moved from the title to the publisher field. Not too sure this is a reliable source given that it is a company website.
Citation 22: The column's title ("Merit pay dips in tough times") should be used rather than the subheading; the author is also not listed in the citation.
Citation 25: Wrong author listed. The citation should also mention the publisher (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) rather than use their tagline.

Images

File:Willie Wiredhand mascot.jpg is properly tagged with a non-free fair use notice.
File:Reddy Kilowatt US patent picture 1933.jpg was not properly tagged, but should still be PD as a pre-1963 work that did not have its registration renewed (per the filing). I have swapped out the templates, but I am not an expert in this field so a second opinion may be needed.

Just some citation cleanup and word/link choices for the most part. Putting this on hold for now. Sounder Bruce 03:59, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]