Wikipedia:Peer review/Bloom Cigar Company/archive1
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I've listed this article for peer review because I have been the only editor so far, and I would like to make sure I am covering all the bases. This is an article outside my normal zone of editing. Hopefully, I can get this to GA at some point. Thanks, HoboJones (talk) 05:09, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
Ruhrfisch comments: Interesting article - very briefly, here are some suggestions for improvement.
- The lead does not seem to follow WP:LEAD - the lead should be an accessible and inviting overview of the whole article. Nothing important should be in the lead only - since it is a summary, it should all be repeated in the body of the article itself, but largest store in Pittsburgh area is not in the article. My rule of thumb is to include every header in the lead in some way, but the notoriety is not mentioned in the current lead.
- Lead says the store was founded in 1955, article body says it dates to the 1920s. This needs to be addressed in the article, if two different reliable sources give different dates, then say so.
- Any chance of some photos inside the store?
- A model article is useful for ideas and examples to follow - I note that Elderly Instruments is a FA and may be a useful model - local specialty store with a regional / national reputation.
- Perhaps separate sections on the store itself and the Cigar Camp as a club / social group / business venture would be useful.
- Can more on revenue, plans to go to Internet sales be added - I read a few of the refs
- Last two paragraphs are just one sentence each - can these be expanded or perhaps combined?
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 ><>°° 03:04, 13 November 2008 (UTC)