Talk:Bryde's Whale

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Bryde's Whale was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: February 7, 2007

[edit] Failed Good Article candidate

I don't think the article is up to Good Article standards. I think it would need to be significantly longer and broader to meet the Good Article criteria - see Blue Whale for an example of what sorts of things can be added. Other specific points to bear in mind:

• There is an irrelevant detail in the lead section
• Several sections lower down the article are unwikified
• While there are some references, more need to be added. Some of the assertions (e.g. that there are two species) look like they are disputable and, therefore, need inline citations.

This species might be relatively difficult to research, but a good bit needs to be done before it reaches Good Article status. Regards, The Land 11:48, 7 February 2007 (UTC)