Talk:Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Carbrera (talk · contribs) 23:16, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry and afraid so, but I am definitely going to have to quick fail this article. This particular article lacks so many sections necessary in a GA-quality song, such as "Reception" (both "Critical" and "Commercial"), "Writing and Inspiration" (different steps taken to release/create the song itself), "Composition" (the actual music in the song), "Music video" (if available), and "Live performances"/"Promotion". And yes, I do see that there is a "Cover versions" section which is great, especially in widely-known songs such as "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", but the list subpart of it is almost completely unsourced and likely too detailed for the average reader. Additionally, there seems to be some sourcing errors in the "References" section and the "Charts" section does not use the recommended format to display peaks, and is also almost completely unsourced. Normally I place music articles on hold to make way for improvement, but unfortunately this song is far from GA at the moment and will be reassessed accordingly. Now this doesn't mean it will never be a GA, but with some more work and detail, I'm sure it'll be there in no time! Best regards, Carbrera (talk) 23:26, 25 August 2016 (UTC).

Carbrera -- I truly appreciate the information on additional music article criteria. I made the nomination knowing it wasn't quite there, and to find out by how much. Some of the lacking 'Reception' content exists in nascent/ minimal form and can be further developed; same goes for performances. As a writer the 'No original research' law has been tough for me to get used to, but as an editor I am trying to do my part for Wiki. For now I'll work on sourcing what I've focused on in my prior editing, the covers section; and invite interested editors to look at improving those other areas. Thanks for your professional, constructive response to this. Dano67 (talk) 16:46, 26 August 2016 (UTC)