Talk:Snow Bowl (1985)

Snow Bowl (1985) is currently a Football good article nominee. Nominated by « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ at 20:34, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

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Short description: American football game

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
March 26, 2008	Articles for deletion	No consensus

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 9, 2024.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers players wore white uniforms during a snowy NFL game, which made them extremely difficult for their quarterback to see?

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Snow Bowl (1985)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Gonzo fan2007 (talk · contribs) 20:34, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: TNM101 (talk · contribs) 10:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Starting this review TNM101 (chat) 10:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it well written?
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
"When the tarp covering the field was removed, wind gusts destroyed it"

What was exactly destroyed, and if the tarp was removed, how did it get destroyed?

Reworded to When the tarp covering the field was being removed, wind gusts destroyed it. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The Buccaneers would go on to lose the rest of their games that season, ending the year with a record of 2–14"

It was mentioned before that they came to the match with a record of 0-9, and it is written here that the buccaneers would lose the rest of their matches, where did these two wins come from?

The article states The Buccaneers had won 2 of their previous three games after starting the year 0–9. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:39, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, my bad TNM101 (chat) 15:07, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The stadium was so empty that fans started sledding down the aisles"

This line is placed after the sentence which states the stadium had almost no attendance in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Did this happen in the pandemic or in the 1985 one?

Reordered. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:28, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Section: Game Summary "Both teams ended up missing out on the playoffs that season, although the Packers ended the year with an 8–8 record after beating the Buccaneers for a second time in the last game of the season"

Could this be mentioned in another place as it seems to be unnecessary in the game summary?

I deleted that sentence, since it is already mentioned later. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:58, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):

C. It contains no original research:

D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
Is it neutral?
It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
Is it stable?
It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

Is it possible to get another image, mostly of the field at the time of the match or a general one of the field?

Unfortunately, since the game occurred in 1985 and in a horrific snow storm, there wasn't much photography. The photos that exist are from news agencies and are not free use. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:11, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is there an image of the field at the time, like in the 1980s or 1990s? TNM101 (chat) 15:48, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The image in the article is from the 1990s. There are a few images from 1995, but they show the interior during a Bears game. This is the oldest photo that shows the exterior that I could find. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:58, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:

B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
Overall:
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