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Wraith Squadron

(5 Inqs/1 Users/6 Total)

Support

  1. Also working on redlinks, me.--Goodwood Redstarbird (Alliance Intelligence) 20:42, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  2. Inqvote Greyman@wikia(Talk) 14:30, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
  3. Inqvote Imperialles 05:49, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
  4. Inqvote I've checked all the link destinations, all the duplicate links, and all the spelling. Added a few minor details and fixed a few formatting issues, and I'm quite satisfied with it now. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 02:08, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
  5. Inqvote After some fixes, I don't have any complaints. I actually had a great time reading it.—Tommy9281 Red lightsaber (Peace is a lie) 18:23, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
  6. Inqvote Utterly fried after reading that. Cull Tremayne 12:30, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

Oppose

  1. Yes, I know about the redlinks. I'm working on it. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 17:11, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  2. You've got an unsourced quote in their somewhere: Eurrsk Thri'ag. And you should be consistent with periods or without periods at the end of the description. --Eyrezer 04:06, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Quote sourced. Which periods are you referring to? Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 18:28, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
      • This is with regard to quotes. Sometime you end the quote attribution with a period and sometimes you don't. --Eyrezer 23:19, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  3. From Greyman:
    • In the Equipment section, under the Starfighter subsection, it's written "Years later, in the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Wraiths continued to fly X-wing starfighters…". I'm not sure, so I thought I'd ask, but it is known if they flew the XJ series during that time? Or is it not mentioned in the NJO novels? I can't remember, so I thought I'd ask. This isn't an objection, per se, since the section with regards to the X-wing is written fine, but it's just a little detail that caught my eye that might be worth including if need be.
      • Heh, I've learned that it is not mentioned, remarkably enough, what type of X-wing they flew. They must have been the odd-balls out in the series, then :P Greyman@wikia(Talk) 02:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
        • Yeah, it's not stated. Except for Enemy Lines, they pretty much get cameos. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 14:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
    • The pictures in the "Members" section also caught my eye. For some of them, you give captions and information, and then others there are just the pilots names present. I'd suggest choosing to add information for each picture, or just have the name for each picture. Or, you could drop the names/captions choice entirely and just use the code [[File:randomname.jpg|left|150px]] (or just leave out the "left", which defaults the picture right), thus cutting out the thumbnail entirely. I have some ideas for the formatting of this section to streamline the appearance, but I didn't want to do anything which would take away from your initial vision without first consulting you ;) Anyways, whatever you decide to do, just let me know and this objection shall be struck.
      • I tweaked all of the captions to have a brief description of that person's tasks so the reader could get an idea of who they were "on the fly", so to speak. If you have some other ideas, please let me know via the usual channels. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 14:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
    • After some minor touch ups, I have no complaints with the main article; it is well done :) Greyman@wikia(Talk) 01:45, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  4. Ref punctuation errors galore! Refs with no spaces after them before the next sentence, refs before commas, and, worst of all, multiple instances of refs with commas on both sides. (Ew!) As one might say: "A rather sloppy nom... Did you forget to copyedit?" ;-) -- Ozzel 10:00, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
    • I'll take a look-and it has nothing to do with the copyediting I gave it. Links and ref syntax I generally let AWB deal with, since that's what it's for, so I didn't even look at those. TBH, I could really care less as long as the refs aren't broken. When I'm reading 250 KB of article, ref punctuation is never a high priority. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 23:24, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
      • Took a stab at it and cleaned some things up. Let me know what you think. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 23:37, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
        • Bah. Your priorities break my little Grammar Nazi heart. :-p Anyway, looks much better now. Good work. -- Ozzel 03:08, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
          • I'll send you a bandage and a little stuffed Ewok to cheer you up. :-P Thanks for the catch, though-the double commas around the refs looked particularly awful and I picked up on a few other things. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 04:49, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  5. Would it be possible to get a roster of who was Wraith X at what time? For instance, initial roster, Iron Fist roster, whenever there's a major change. Right now if you want to know who Wraith Two or Wraith Eight or Wraith Ten was, you can't find that information in the article. Yrfeloran 05:43, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
    • I'll see what I can do . . . I'll need to work on it so it doesn't become a horrible list. Maybe something in the Members sections—that's what I did for Rakehell Squadron, but the Wraiths shift callsigns numerous times. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 13:50, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
      • A list has been added near the bottom of the article. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 22:00, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
        • Information's there, so I'm happy. If people object to the format of that being ugly, I'm equally happy with callsign information being in pilot bios. Yrfeloran 20:09, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
        • Detiled non-biased and I learnt quite a lot on it. I think it's quite detailed and deserves to be a featured article. Devan2 19:32, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
  6. Some preliminaries from Grae:
    • The intro is quite insufficient, for the level of detail in the article. I suggest quite a bit more on the actions of the Wraiths against Zsinj in the intro, unless you'd like to omit and summarize more of the information in the article, which would also be acceptable.
    • Linking…needs some help. Could AWB be run over it?
      • We have top men on it. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 18:05, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
        • All link destinations and duplication checked. If you want links added, AWB can't help there. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 02:08, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
    • Not too keen on the quote in the prose in the first section.
    • Consistency with S and apostrophe would be very nice. We even have a CT about it currently.
      • Can you give me some specifics on words to look for? I know I'll go back through all the Antilles's, but are there others I should hunt down?
        • All "Antilles's" have been changed to "Antilles'" Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 19:01, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
          • I'll cover this as I go back through on my long, tedious run. Like I said, these are preliminaries. Graestan(Talk) 04:04, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
    • Some consistency between Night Caller and the Night Caller, and similar instances with ship names, would be helpful.
      • Hmm. Thought I got all of those-it should just be Night Caller-but per comments below, I went with how Allston described the ships. If he said "the Narra", that's what I used. Now, I am referring to the Night Caller charade as something entirely different, where (the) and (Night Caller) are serving as adjectives for charade, so that might be what you are referring to. Let me know.
        • Have gone through and eliminated all instances of "the Night Caller". Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 18:56, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
          • Is it now consistently only "shipname" instead of "the shipname" with all ship names throughout the article? Graestan(Talk) 04:04, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
            • For that particular ship, yes. Given the choice between article consistency and canon, I went with canon, so a few ships (Narra, Ugly Truth, etc.) as listed below are still "the shipname". If our Inqs say to stick with article consistency, I will adjust accordingly. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 04:22, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
    • After spending some time in this article, I can say with some confidence that I believe a good deal of the history section is too detailed. I really believe that a lot of that information belongs in the articles for the individual battles and missions, or, in the case of things like the pranks, in the articles for the characters themselves. Some of these sections are almost FA-length in themselves, and I just don't think it's appropriate for an article that's supposed to be about the squadron and not the missions.
    • I believe the Sources section is somewhat lacking. I remember, for instance, reading in at least one Essential Guide about the Wraiths and their activities. And there simply has to be more.
      • 3 Essential Guides have been added to the list; there wasn't any new info and a check of NEGAS showed that while Voort saBinring was mentioned, Wraith Squadron wasn't. Good catch. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 18:05, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Graestan(Talk) 17:03, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
  7. Toprawa:
    • Nothing in here ever really explains what happened in the campaign against Zsinj. Were they successful? Some kind of very brief description should be included someplace within: "Afterward, they returned to more normal fleet service in a lengthy campaign against Zsinj, culminating in the Battle of Selaggis, an engagement made possible by a double agent from Wraith Squadron who was stationed aboard Zsinj's flagship, Iron Fist. "
    • This description is telling me nothing. This needs much greater contextualizing detail: what happened that they're "returning" to New Republic service, what happened that each member was not in their former positions? "Following the successful conclusion of the Bacta War, Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron returned to Coruscant and New Republic Defense Force service, with each member of the squadron reinstated to their former positions."
    • My brain is struggling to remember exactly what this entailed, having read this stuff so long ago, and this description isn't doing much to help me out. Greater context, please: "As an ersatz Rogue Squadron had been formed for public-relations purposes, complete with X-wing fighters, Antilles told Ackbar that his Rogues would be happy to sign their personal starfighters back over to the New Republic if the next dozen fighters sent to the military were issued to the new unit." Toprawa and Ralltiir 05:49, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
    • There's nothing more to this? i.e., how and/or why she came up with this name? "During this period, the squadron also received its name, courtesy of Sarkin: "Wraith Squadron,"
    • I'm confused here. How, exactly, are they using his craft to do this? You go on to explain that they build a makeshift craft of their own: "In response, Phanan proposed using the craft to disable, board, and capture the pursuing vessel." Toprawa and Ralltiir 21:34, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
      • Both addressed. Tried not to go too far into the play-by-play, though. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 17:53, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
    • This isn't making sense to me. How, exactly did she do this? Recording what transmission? Please clarify: "Jesmin Ackbar had recorded the transmission, allowing them to bypass the alarm"
    • I'm curious where this figure is coming from. Naturally I'd like to avoid the estimate and give something of a solid figure: "came under attack by about thirty local militia troops" Toprawa and Ralltiir 05:28, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
      • The first has been contextified. The second is as good as it gets. The exact quote from the novel is: ""Quiet," Jesmin said. "Nine and Eleven report we have new arrivals. A flatbed skimmer full of troops and two TIE fighters just landed on the pad outside." Outside, just beside the hangar door, Janson lay perfectly still and whispered into his comlink. "I count thirty or thirty-five troops. Some of them are deploying around toward the front; I assume they'll be hitting us from two sides."" Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 01:27, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
    • Some explanation of her Force-sensitivity should be given previous to this, unless I've missed it. I would suggest describing this way back when you first discuss the final pilot roster: "Sarkin, guided by an insight from the Force,"
    • Did he deflect the laser blast Donos shot out of his finger tips? Please use a better word than deflect: "Donos attacked Tainer, who deflected the assault"
    • And what attitude is that? "Donos then accused Sarkin and Tainer both of having the same attitude as he did" The rest of the sentence reads as if to imply that Donos has no hope for the future and hates Janson, wheN I don't think this is the case
    • Reword: "the Wraiths decided to infect the Hawkbat with an infectious agent"
    • It seems like there should be more to this. Did they paint the fighters as such to make it seem to Zsinj that Rogue Squadron was attacking him? "which had been freshly painted in Rogue Squadron colors" Toprawa and Ralltiir 00:24, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
      • Fixed all of the above. The last one is kind of iffy to me, as it creates a rather long sentence, but I have tried to address them nonetheless. My neurons are buzzing in anticipation of your next round of objections. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 18:20, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments

  • Thanks to Goodwood for tossing in a few quotes and a couple member sections.
  • The Narra is referred to as "the Narra" throughout Allston's books.
  • Ditto with "the Ugly Truth" and "the Hawkbat.
  • The segment where Lara Notsil is referred to by first name is intentional; two Notsils are being discussed at that point in the article and it's confusing to use their last names and stupid to use their whole names. So please don't place that on merciless hammers or cubicles or forests or bridges or what-have-you. Then again, you probably knew all this anyway. ;-)
  • The images are, AFAIK, all that are available besides individual member portraits, which I didn't feel like including since everyone has a picture at the bottom. Allston wasn't writing comic books, after all.
  • No new info in the Fact Files or the Who's Who. Still need to re-read the Gamer article, but I'll adjust accordingly once I've got it.
  • It's, uh, short. Very short. It'll only take you a little bit to read this article, so go ahead. Atarumaster88 Jedi Order (Talk page) 17:11, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • If you need a copy of the Gamer article, let me know, Ataru. Greyman@wikia(Talk) 01:45, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Dude...shame on you for not using the Legendary Image of Horse Pilotness. Shame! Thefourdotelipsis 13:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Approved as a Featured article by Inquisitorius 12:30, 12 October 2008 (UTC)