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Australian handball

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I've listed this article for peer review to expose the article to closer scrutiny from a broader group of editors. The page is being repeatedly being reverted to a previous unreferenced version, and so I ask all reviewers to review this version only. Thanks a bunch, Hpfan9374 (talk) 09:46, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ruhrfisch comments: This is a very short article, and frankly I am not sure it meets the notability criteria. I will not WP:PROD it, but would not be surprised if someone does.

I looked at most of the refs and they are mostly very sketchy - just a mention or two of the word "handball" - this needs much better refs. The Diabetes ref seems most detailed, but still does not give the detail present in the "Description of the rules" section.

Yes, many of the references simply state handball as an example of a schoolyard craze, a ball game or a banned game.

Many of the refs that are used do not seem to be reliable sources - what makes Excitement Machine magazine a RS?

Excitement Machine is not a reliable source, I have removed all reference to it, as per your request.

Per WP:MOS#Images, images should be set to thumb width to allow reader preferences to take over. For portrait format images, "upright" can be used to make the image narrower. Why not get a camera and get a picture or two of someone playing this?

Thanks for information about image formatting within articles, I'll keep that in mind in future. I have removed the image, as it was irrelevant and was not properly sourced. I will get a camera and get a picture or two of someone playing Australian handball, when it is convenient for me.

Article contradicts itself - first is the "Description of the rules" section (which could just be "Rules"), then the section opens with The game has no governing and no definite set of rules.[2] This is incomplete / ungrammatical - governing what? body? This is then followed by the rules.

I understand your concern, I have removed the entire section, I might try rewriting it at a later date, but only if I can find some reliable sources.

Is the title correct - the refs almost all just call it "handball"? The website "Varieties of Australian Handball" is an East Timor based domain - why is it reliable?

The title is correct as per discussion on the talk page, through a move request, as well as an article for deletion review. The website "Varieties of Australian Handball" is not a reliable source and thus I have removed all reference to it, as per your request.

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 04:33, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for reviewing this small article, Ruhrfisch. I greatly appreciate it and will definitely consider reviewing an article, most probably a discography list or two, in a couple of weeks time over Easter. Thanks again! Alex Douglas (talk) 12:12, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]