Wikipedia:Peer review/Saint symbolism/archive1

Saint symbolism

I've listed this article for peer review because I want to nominate it for a featured list and would appreciate help reviewing it. --evrik ^(talk) 06:14, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, --evrik ^(talk) 06:14, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi Evrik, thank you for your work on this list. I've done a few quick changes, such as fixing the table for the apostles, but nothing major.

The first thing I noticed was the images; they way they are offset to the side of the tables, and not inside them, leads to an inconsistent appearance. The style guide does not require it, but general practice with featured lists are to put them inside of them (see List of Mesopotamian deities), and I believe that it would increase the readability of the list and its chance to be accepted for FTL. If you choose to leave the images where they are, then they have two issues; one, they should be framed, and two, they should better specify which saint they belong to. As it stands, images captioned with "Man with lions", for example, can be determined to belong to "Daniel", but the requirement to read the list carefully, and compare the symbols of the saint with the caption of the image detracts from the readability and usefulness of the article.

Second, the tables themselves. Their disparate sizing detracts from the appearance of the article, and so I would suggest ensuring, even across tables, that the column size is the same. I would also suggest merging the section split into A, B, C, ... , Y, Z into one table, but I do not believe this to be essential.

Third, expanding information on the Saints and their Symbols. Additional pictures would be a benefit to the article, but I see with the section on "Flowers" you include a reason. Perhaps including such a reason for each of the saints symbols would be of benefit? However, when adding information make sure to be careful that you are not creating a WP:CONTENTFORK of List of Saints or similar lists.

Finally, I would recommend creating a section heading for each section outside of the alphabetical ones. While this is not explicitly required, in the context of this list I believe it will be necessary for featured status, especially in areas such as the Flower section where readers may be left wondering about the relevance. This also follows general practice seen in other expansive featured lists, such as List of French Monarchs.

To sum up and expand, I would suggest the following:

• Placing all images inside the tables, in a row corresponding to the saint in question
• Unifying the tables of saints sorted by alphabetical letter into one table. (Though this is more personal preference; if done right, the current format should be fine)
• Maintaining column size consistency across tables
• If the depiction varies across Christian Branches, I would suggest noting which branch the depiction belongs to. If this variance occurs frequently, then I would suggest splitting up the "Symbols" column into major branches.

I should also note that I haven't assessed all images for their relevance and usefulness to the article, but you may wish to consider this.

-- NoCOBOL (talk) 10:34, 23 January 2019 (UTC)