Talk:Xavi Simons/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Idiosincrático (talk · contribs) 02:13, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Happy to review this article over the next few days. :) Idiosincrático (talk) 02:13, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Initial comments

• Bleacher Report is not a reliable source and has been discussed many times as not an appropriate source for Wikipedia, please try and use something different where used.  Done
• The Soccerway link in the External links section is already referenced in the article and should be removed from the section.  Done
• References by The Athletic are subscription access, each reference needs to have the "URL access level" parameter set to "subscription"  Done
• SPORTbible really isn't a reliable reference for Wikipedia and something else should be used.  Done

Honours & Statistics

• Citation #73 (for the KNVB Cup), needs to have Nederlandse Omroep Stichting listed as the publisher.  Done
• Citation #34, needs to have the publisher parameter as "PSV" or "Philips Sport Vereniging", anytime a club offical website is cited, the club name needs to be listed as the publisher.  Done
• For the "Club statistics" table, each row/season needs to be cited individually per WP:FOOTY. For an example, see Martin Ødegaard's club stats table, each season is referenced. Soccerbase is a good citation as it has the full list of games for each season, works really well here.  Done

Once these concerns are met, I'll be happy with the Honours & Statistics sections, Ping me and I'll finish the review for the rest of the article. :) Idiosincrático (talk) 02:31, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

@Idiosincrático: All comments have been addressed! For the career statistics section, I didn't use Soccerbase, but FootballDatabase.eu instead; my school-issued computer blocks me from accessing Soccerbase. Paul Vaurie (talk) 04:17, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

International career

• Cition #53, Ben Hayward, both names should be in the last name/first name parameters; they're both in last name.  Done
• I know I didn't like the nos.nl before but I think it should be okay, I changed it back.  Done
• Pretty happy with this section

Personal life

• Citation #61 (Puma), de-capitalise.  Not done — the Puma reference itself uses all-caps, so I just used what was on the article itself. Unless there's a policy against this, I see no issue with having a citation in all-caps.
• Also just another thing, either translate every non-english title or none at all for consistency. I noticed a few references don't have translations and some do.  Done
• I ran the citation and archive bots which fixed alot.  Done

Early career & life

• Well written and cited.  Done

PSG

• "Simons moved to French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)" > Simons moved to French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)  Done
• Besoccer is not a reliable source, has been discussed a few times.  Done
• "appearance of the 2021–22 season came in a 1–1 away draw to Lyon on" > appearance of the 2021–22 season came in a 1–1 away draw with Lyon on  Done
• Other than that, really good.  Done

PSV

• Can link AFC Ajax–PSV Eindhoven rivalry with "rivals" when discussing the 5–3 win over Ajax.  Not done — violation of MOS:SOB
• "Simons scored a brace" > Simons scored a brace (two goals); the term brace isn't common and needs clarification.  Not done — a link should suffice here.
• "order to finalize a" > order to finalise; spelt with an 's' in British English  Not done — see MOS:ARTCON. I happen to write in American English, and since this article is mostly written by me, let's keep it consistent as such.
• Citation #44, club name needs to go into the publisher parameter  Done
• Pretty happy with the rest of the 'club career' section.

Other

• Lead is neat, I might make some reference adjustments after these points are addressed then I'll make sure the GA is passed :) Idiosincrático (talk) 08:26, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

@Idiosincrático: All comments have been addressed! I had to object to some of them, but I did the rest. Please ping me if there's anything else you need! Paul Vaurie (talk) 23:55, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

All done :) Idiosincrático (talk) 05:34, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

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