Wookieepedia:Comprehensive article nominations/R3-Q5

The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a comprehensive article nomination that was unsuccessful. Please do not modify it.

R3-Q5

Nominated by: OtterSurf (talk) 20:39, August 8, 2019 (UTC)
Nomination comments: Sorry about the main image, it really is the best I could get!

(1 ECs/0 Users/1 Total)

Support

QuiGonJinn ^(Talk) 11:51, August 14, 2019 (UTC)

Object

Jinzler

The article is written as relating to a droid model rather than an individual droid, however it is not structured appropriately for a droid model - droid model articles are sectioned using the format "Description", "Role", "History" for the in-universe portion of the article. Jinzler (talk) 06:35, August 9, 2019 (UTC)
- Fixed. Nothing on Role, though. OtterSurf (talk) 08:14, August 9, 2019 (UTC)
~~Have you checked whether these droids are mentioned in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Prima Official Game Guide? Jinzler (talk) 06:35, August 9, 2019 (UTC)~~
- They're only mentioned indirectly in the TIE factory part of the walkthrough - it suggests that the droids and objects in the initial corridor can be used to practice Force powers. Hmm, suppose I'll add that. OtterSurf (talk) 08:06, August 9, 2019 (UTC)

QGJ

~~Ref 3 needs further elaboration. You use it to source the date 3 BBY, but the ref itself only mentions "two years before the battle of Yavin", i.e. 2 BBY.~~
- According to other articles on this wiki, the events of TFU happen in 3 and 2 BBY, so I'll just remove the date refs and leave the timeframe as "prior to the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War". OtterSurf (talk) 11:29, August 9, 2019 (UTC)
  - You shouldn't base your judgement entirely on Wookieepedia articles, as Wookieepedia is not a reliable source. Your date was correct, and there is a way to properly reference it, if you actually dig deeper into the source material and related reference works. QuiGonJinn ^(Talk) 14:06, August 9, 2019 (UTC)
    - Done! OtterSurf (talk) 18:47, August 9, 2019 (UTC)
      - I've corrected this for you. Starkiller spent 6 months recovering on the Empirical, yes. But you missed another line of dialogue spoken by Juno in the comic; that line establishes that she and Starkiller spent another 6 months searching for Kota after escaping the Empirical. QuiGonJinn ^(Talk) 14:30, August 13, 2019 (UTC)
~~Sensor color is infobox-exclusive.~~ QuiGonJinn ^(Talk) 09:54, August 9, 2019 (UTC)
- You know, I always forget something! Fixed. OtterSurf (talk) 11:18, August 9, 2019 (UTC)
~~If the droids are mentioned in the Prima Guide, it should be added to the Sources list.~~ QuiGonJinn ^(Talk) 14:30, August 13, 2019 (UTC)
- Added. OtterSurf (talk) 11:28, August 14, 2019 (UTC)

Zed

~~Should the article be in Category:Droids of the Galactic Empire if it's a series of droids? That category seems to be just individual droids.~~ Zed42 (talk) 07:51, August 12, 2019 (UTC)
- Nope. Fixed. OtterSurf (talk) 11:31, August 12, 2019 (UTC)

Anil

Given the in-game databank entry for astromech droids, I believe it's fair to assume that these are R3 units.
- I'll add that. OtterSurf (talk) 18:13, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
  - For the record, in the case of a future re-nomination, R3-Q5 being an R3 unit should be reflected in the infobox and the categories as well. Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 18:30, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
~~Have you checked all the tie-in media for the game for possible appearances/mentions, which are listed here?~~
- Yup. No other mentions or appearances. The only astro droid elaborated upon in real detail is the Q7, which for some reason is illustrated with an R7. WTF, amirite? OtterSurf (talk) 18:13, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
~~I think it's okay to add Category:Droids of the Galactic Empire as the article is not exactly for a droid series, but for a group of droids that share the same designation.~~ Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 00:46, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
- Re-adding that. OtterSurf (talk) 18:13, August 15, 2019 (UTC)

Comments

By my checks, the article is 254 words, and thus over the CA cap.—spookywilloww^talk 01:42, August 10, 2019 (UTC)
- I'll see if I can trim it. OtterSurf (talk) 07:46, August 10, 2019 (UTC)
- Trimmed. It's not like this article is ever going to be expanded. OtterSurf (talk) 07:48, August 10, 2019 (UTC)
  - Please don't do that, and re-add any relevant information you have removed from the article. Wookieepedia:Comprehensive article nominations explicitly disapproves this sort of action: "If an article approaches the 250-word length for Good article nominations, it should not be deliberately shortened in order to avoid meeting that word limit." Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 00:46, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
    - All I trimmed was some extraneous words; I didn't remove anything vital. But if you think this should be entered as a GA, feel free to remove the CA nom, and I'll wait for one of my GA noms to clear. OtterSurf (talk) 08:43, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
      - Even if you don't readd those words, I believe the article will exceed 250 words after my objections are satisfied. With your request, I can take down the nomination so you can nominate it for GA status later. Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 14:05, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
        Okay, go ahead. OtterSurf (talk) 17:58, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
        We will do so shortly. Thanks. Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 18:16, August 15, 2019 (UTC)
Have you checked some of the other obscure versions of the game? I have a vague recollection of seeing those droids in the iOS/N-Gage/Cellphone (Java) versions of TFU. There might be even a couple in the Nintendo DS version. I'm not putting this out as an objection, since I'm not entirely sure if my memory serves me right. QuiGonJinn ^(Talk) 14:34, August 13, 2019 (UTC)
- Checked. No appearances. OtterSurf (talk) 19:02, August 13, 2019 (UTC)