Wookieepedia:Good article nominations/R-3PO


 * ''The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a good article nomination that was successful. Please do not modify it.

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Support
 * 1) Thank the Maker, more ESB CCG characters! Toprawa and Ralltiir 03:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) There is a bit of repetition between the bio and characteristics sections, but I'm not sure it can be fixed. -- Eyrezer 06:27, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Darth Xadún ( Consult the Holocron ) 08:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Nice job with the additional BtS info. Greyman  @wikiajanitor ( Talk ) 00:29, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) Made me go and check my CCG collection to check which card variant I had! - Cavalier One ( Squadron channel ) 10:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Oppose
 * 1) * I feel the words 'flamboyant' and 'moody' are repeated too often for the size of the article. I recommend replacing a few with suitably various words. Other than than, fine. Darth Xadún ( Consult the Holocron ) 12:10, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) **I've reworded one of the "moody's." I've used these words as are because these are the terms canonically used to describe him. I'm hesitant to substitute a synonym that may not fully capture the true meanings of those two words. Also, "flamboyant" is only used twice, once in the bio, and once in the P&T. Traditionally, we accept some repetition between the two sections, although short articles like this have an unfortunate way of exposing this to a somewhat uncomfortable degree, as Eyrezer has noted above. Toprawa and Ralltiir 20:30, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) *** Ok. I suppose it was a bit picky really. Darth Xadún ( Consult the Holocron ) 08:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Comments
 * I seem to remember, though I might be confusing events, that somewhere (maybe Insider?) commented that the "Thank the Maker" tattoo was actually a mistake due to costum mix ups, or something. I could be remembering wrong, as it's been a long time since I've seen this character in anything, but I thought I'd point it out in case it does pan out to be true; if it is, it might be worth a mention in the BtS. Greyman  @wikiajanitor ( Talk ) 23:13, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
 * None of the sources in the article describe this, though it's certainly possible he appears in an Insider article with this. When I was working on the article, I seemed to remember something describing how they (obviously) did it as a joke, but couldn't find anything. I'll keep my eye out, of course. Toprawa and Ralltiir 23:23, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
 * So, in the process of looking for some SWCCG info for a project of mine, I came across something interesting, to say the least. In my collection, I came across this card, which is the exact same description, and from the same set, as this card of R-3PO. However, as one can see, the card that I found shows R-3PO in what appears as a white/light colour, as opposed to the dark colour portrayed in the other card. I honestly don't know if this was a mistake by the SWCCG, or what, to print two cards with the same descriptions, in the same set, but with different pictures, but I thought I'd make you aware of this, since it looks like some good BtS info :P Since I was cropping other SWCCG card pics for my use, I did this one too, in case you want to use it in the infobox or BtS → white R-3PO. Greyman  @wikiajanitor ( Talk ) 13:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)