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User:Miminity/Essays/Overlooked issues when reviewing an article at NPP

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Problems can be found underneath the haystack

When reviewing an article at NPP, you always check if the prose and the tone is good, the notability is establish, the article is well-sourced or even if the article is even real.

But few things are often overlook by some reviewers such as the following:

Lack of {{reflist}} template on "References" section

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There are few times the article creator will create a section at the bottom of the page named "References" but they did not add a {{reflist}} or <references /> at the section. Although it appears that the article has a {{reflist}} template, it does not.

The section when edited as a source have just this: 

==References==

And it must like this: 

==References==
{{reflist}}

It is more evident when you tagged the page with {{catimprove}} or {{uncat}}. And would look like this:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse nec tortor quis enim varius semper. Vivamus nec lacus velit. Mauris vel turpis eu lacus eleifend ornare. Vivamus sed placerat tellus, blandit varius augue. Donec venenatis, ex porta mattis blandit, ex diam congue est, et tristique turpis orci et dolor.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Example Citation 1
  2. ^ Example Citation 2
  3. ^ Example Citation 3
  4. ^ Example Citation 4

It would look like this as a source: 

==References==
{{uncat|date=April 2025}}

While this is artificial, it would look like this. The maintenance template is on the top of the citation which should be at the bottom. It should look like this:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse nec tortor quis enim varius semper. Vivamus nec lacus velit. Mauris vel turpis eu lacus eleifend ornare. Vivamus sed placerat tellus, blandit varius augue. Donec venenatis, ex porta mattis blandit, ex diam congue est, et tristique turpis orci et dolor.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Example Citation 1
  2. ^ Example Citation 2
  3. ^ Example Citation 3
  4. ^ Example Citation 4

Tips to NPRs

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When there is no template or other sections underneath the "References" section of an article, kindly check if there is {{reflist}} or <references /> in there. Most especially if there are no categories in the article.

Unnessesary disambiguation on the title

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Some article creators will make articles about a subject and add a disambiguator in it for no reason even though there are no other pages in the article with such page name.

Example is like this:

An editor created a page named Huwie Ishizaki (singer) while Huwie Ishizaki is a red-linked page.

In this situation the "singer" disambiguator is unnessesary as Huwie Ishizaki is red-linked. Another case is this:

An editor created a page named Kawaikute Gomen (song), adding the disambiguator because the title Kawaikute Gomen was a redirect to HoneyWorks, which is the creator of the song.

In this situation, "song" is still unnessesary disambiguator. There is no other articles named "Kawaikute Gomen" other than the redirect to the artist which make the song.

Tips for the NPRs

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NPRs should check if the undisambiguated page is red-linked, a redirect or there is other pages (commonly a disambiguation page).

  • Important Notes: There is a chance that, let say there is an album named Kawaikute Gomen but there is only a song named "Kawaikute Gomen" which is in that said album created by the same artist or vice versa. Put a hatnote on the page saying {{For|the album/song of the same name by the same artist|[article name]}} which yields:
    For the album/song of the same name by the same artist, see Article name.

{{Langx}} and {{transl}}

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Some article creators that created pages for other languages will probably will not use the {{langx}} and {{transl}} templates for non-english terms.

It would look like this:

The Department of Health (Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) or DOH is a ...

"Kagawaran ng Kalusugan" is a Filipino term which should be italized per MOS:NONENG, and another problem here is it should be labeled what language is the non-english term

Other wills do this:

The Department of Health (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) or DOH is a ...

or in source would look like this: 

The '''Department of Health''' ([[Filipino language|Filipino]]: ''Kagawaran ng Kalusugan'') or '''DOH''' is a ...

While not nessesary a bad thing as it comply with MOS:NONENG. It is best to use {{langx}} such as this:

The Department of Health (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) or DOH is a ...

or in source would look like this: 

The '''Department of Health''' ({{langx|fil|Kagawaran ng Kalusugan}}) or '''DOH''' is a ...

Another one is the {{transl}} template, some editors/article creators will just leave non-english terms un-italized like this:

... the katsuonoeboshi, and the habukurage. Teeruu got stung by a habukurage... (Taken from Okitsura; see original article for attribution)

In this excerpt "Katsuonoeboshi", which is the Okinawan for Portuguese man o' war, and "habukurage", Okinawan for Chironex yamaguchii, should be italized per MOS:NONENG. Some editors/article creators will done it like this:

... the katsuonoeboshi, and the habukurage. Teeruu got stung by a habukurage...

or in source would look like this: 

...the [[Portuguese man o' war|''katsuonoeboshi'']], and the [[Chironex yamaguchii|''habukurage'']]. Teeruu got stung by a ''habukurage''...

Using italics or the '' is okay but it is best to use the {{transl}} template like this:

... the katsuonoeboshi, and the habukurage. Teeruu got stung by a habukurage...

or in source would look like this: 

... the [[Portuguese man o' war|{{Transliteration|ryu|katsuonoeboshi}}]], and the [[Chironex yamaguchii|{{Transliteration|ryu|habukurage}}]]. Teeruu got stung by a {{Transliteration|ryu|habukurage}}...

When you use the template, when you hover your mouse on the italized text it will say "Okinawan-language romanization" which will give the reader more information about the said word.

Tips for NPRs

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When see a non-english term in the lead. Try to check if the term is formatted as above or not. Also, check the body for other non-english term and check if it is again formatted as above.

To check what's the language code to be put on the {{langx}} or {{transl}}. You can check List of ISO 639 language codes and List of ISO 639-2 codes or the easiest just go that language's wikipedia page and in the infobox, you will under the "Language codes" the ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2 (if no ISO 639-1) of the language.

Infobox misplacement

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There are some article creators that will put the infobox either after the first paragraphy of the lead or after the lead which is in violation of MOS:LEADORDER.

Example are this: (Taken from Mosawo; see original article for artribution)

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Mosawo (Japanese: もさを。) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic among Zoomers due to his song "Gyutto". He is well known for his style of singing from a female perspective.
Mosawo
もさを。
GenresJ-Pop
Years active2017–present

History

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Mosawo was originally a member of a baseball club and wanted to become a professional baseball player. He was forced to give up due to an injury...

According to MOS:LEADORDER, Infobox should be first before the lead and would generally should look like this:

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Mosawo
もさを。
GenresJ-Pop
Years active2017–present
Mosawo (Japanese: もさを。) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He became popular during the COVID-19 pandemic among Zoomers due to his song "Gyutto". He is well known for his style of singing from a female perspective.

History

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Mosawo was originally a member of a baseball club and wanted to become a professional baseball player. He was forced to give up due to an injury...

or in source: 

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mosawo...
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Mosawo'''|もさを。|lead=yes}} is a...

Tips of NPRs

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  • If you see this issues, cut (Ctrl + X) and paste (Ctrl + V) it on the top, usually between the {{Short description}} and the lead.

"External links" and "References" section

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Another issue is that some editors will put the "External links" section above the "References" section instead of the other way around per MOS:ORDER.

One of the reason maybe article creators did this is due to the fact that if there is no {{reflist}} below the "References" section, inline citation will be at the very bottom of the page. (See also #Reflist issue)

It would look like this: (Taken from Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World; see original page history for attribution)

Reception

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Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the manga adaptation's first volume a 3.5 star out of 5 prasing the art and calling the plot "comfortable".[1]
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References

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  1. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (September 20, 2022). "The Fall 2022 Manga Guide - Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

Or in source would generally look like this: 

==Section name==
 Insert Text here.<ref>Citation 1</ref>

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://example.com}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

This is against MOS:ORDER, "References" should be above the "external links" not the other way around.

The correct way should look like this:

Reception

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Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the manga adaptation's first volume a 3.5 star out of 5 prasing the art and calling the plot "comfortable".[1]

References

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  1. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (September 20, 2022). "The Fall 2022 Manga Guide - Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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or in source would generally look like this. 

==Section name==
 Insert Text here.<ref>Citation 1</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://example.com}}

Tips for NPRs

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  • Apply the same technique as the infobox replacement (See #Infobox misplacement using the cut and paste technique.
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