Talk:Evander Kane

GA Review

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Reviewer: --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:24, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear, concise and understandable to an appropriately broad audience, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

   In the Early life section, this is just me, but maybe adding Evander Holyfield's nationality might help.

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

   In the Vancouver Giants (2006–09) section, is "mononucleosis" correctly linked? Same section, please link "Spokane Chiefs" once. Dates in the references should not be linked.

2. 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:

   Ref. 35 is missing Publisher info.

   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:

   Are Hockeydb.com and HockeysFuture.com reliable sources?

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

3. 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):

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   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:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Not that much to do. If the above statements can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:24, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Revisions

Thanks for taking the time to review. I addressed the issues raised as follows:

• Added Holyfield's nationality as American.
  • Check.
• I realize that mononucleosis is a disambig page and this should be avoided, however, the ref does not specify which type of mono Kane had. Is it ok to leave it this way?
  • Yeah, but if you want to take it to FAC, it'll be a problem, but it's fine here.
• Removed the redundant link for "Spokane Chiefs".
  • Check.
• Unlinked dates in references.
  • Check.
• Added publishes for ref 35: National Hockey League
  • Check.
• Replaced hockeydb.com and hockeyfutures references with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Western Hockey League refs, respectively.
  • I was just wondering if they were reliable... or not. But, if you replaced them with suitable sources, no problem there. :) Also, check.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do/if my revisions are not yet suitable. Thanks! Orlandkurtenbach (talk) 00:18, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome for the review, and no, everything is taken care of. Thank you to Orlandkurtenbach for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 17:32, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

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Missing info/error in the article

In the section in regards to the domestic violence allegations, there seems to be no name in the place where there should be one in order for the sentence to make sense. If it was removed for legal/privacy reasons, then the section should be re-written as to not require the name in order for the sentence to make sense.

--Dominik W. 21:55, 29 March 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dominik2016 (talk • contribs)

Article review

It has been a while since this article has been reviewed, so I took a look and noticed the following:

• There an "update needed" orange banner under the 2015-2018 section. Is this still valid?
• The lead needs to be updated to add more recent events from his career.

Should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 21:56, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

GA Reassessment

Evander Kane

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Result: Kept. TompaDompa (talk) 16:39, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

There an "update needed" orange banner under the 2015-2018 section. Is this still valid? The lead needs to be updated to add more recent events from his career. Z1720 (talk) 01:31, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

@Z1720 fixed. Nothing really notable to add for recent events. No awards or championships. Plus the Buffalo years were not notable in terms of hockey Conyo14 (talk) 22:25, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

• @Conyo14: I added some cn tags to the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:18, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

  @Z1720 I have fixed the CN tags. Sabres section most likely needs more breadth. Kline • talk • contribs 21:39, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

  @Kline@Z1720 Unfortunately, his time in Buffalo was not very notable. He didn't lead in scoring, didn't have career highs, and didn't win any awards. As far as I can tell, his time in Buffalo was mainly the non-hockey stuff. Conyo14 (talk) 16:27, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

• @Kline and Conyo14: What is the status of this? I think the lead still needs more recent information on his career. Does any more text need to be added to the article? Z1720 (talk) 03:19, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

  I've added more to the lead to include career highs he had as well as some of his off-ice controversies. Conyo14 (talk) 18:25, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

For clarity as to whether this could be closed or should remain open: Z1720, have your concerns been addressed satisfactorily? Conyo14 and Kline, is it your intention to do further work on this article during the course of this WP:GAR? TompaDompa (talk) 21:01, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

@TompaDompa I don't plan to do any more work on this GAR. Kline • talk • contribs 21:28, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Unless there is more that's needed, I don't intend on doing more. Conyo14 (talk) 07:25, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

• Keep. It looks like the article has been updated enough, no further concerns. Z1720 (talk) 03:49, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.