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Hundreds of Beavers

Nominator(s): Jon698 (talk) 02:51, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about the plot, production, release, and reception of the film Hundreds of Beavers. It was upgraded to GA status by me back in February. It is comparable in length to some other FA-class film articles. I have done intense research for this article since May 2024. I have used every possible news article or web page and created a Google alert solely for subjects related to this. Jon698 (talk) 02:51, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

Alt text shouldn't duplicate captions

File:Abbott_and_Costello_circa_1940s.JPG: two of the source links are dead. Ditto File:Three_Stooges_1937.jpg

File:Hundreds_of_Beavers_KCIFF_by_Robert_Hubbard.jpg is of quite poor quality. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:59, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Nikkimaria: Made an edit to change the alts that duplicate the captions. Those two images you noted with dead links still have the full image, back and front, in their image histories. This shows that they are indeed missing copyright notices. Jon698 (talk) 03:03, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Drive-by from Eddie

Hi Jon, I may give a full review if I have the time, but first do you think you could briefly outline how you feel you have addressed TompaDompa's oppose in the past FAC? Also, I would suggest removing the Harvard Crimson film review, since it's by a university student in a university publication, not a critic in a reputable newspaper. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 08:31, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Eddie891: For comment 1: I have expanded the section covering its video game inspirations and how it was designed to look like a lets play. As for his other comments I feel as though I properly answered them with edits made during the first discussion.
For comment 2: The Harvard Crimson is not just a university publication, but a publication at one of the most famous universities in the world. It has carried stories by a future Pulitzer Prize winner and its list of former editors and contributors include JFK, FDR, and a large amount of notable journalists. Jon698 (talk) 15:31, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response. re #2: none of those points make The Harvard Crimson a reputable source for happenings outside of their university sphere. Regardless of the university, undergraduate publications tend to have very low standards to publish, and almost non-existent peer review processes (source: I went to a world class university, and that was definitely the case with their well-regarded undergraduate newspaper). I could maybe see a case being made for inclusion if the figure went on to become a notable film critic (such as Roger Ebert's undergraduate writings), but fundamentally don't understand why would we care what this student has to say here, even if (only because?) they were at Harvard.

What are their qualifications to be a critic? How is Joseph Johnson qualified to say that a film represents "a groundbreaking technical achievement"? Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 15:44, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Eddie891: I have removed the Harvard Crimson source in this edit. Jon698 (talk) 15:48, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I will do my best to offer a full review within ~1.5 weeks. Please do ping after 25 June if I haven't gotten back here (next week might be too busy for me to get to this). Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 15:51, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]