Talk:Christina Milian (album)/GA1

GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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

Is it well written?
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
In the Background section, "four years old" ---> "four-years-old". Same section, can a date be given for this ---> "For a year and a half". Also, for the Production section, can a date be given as well, "After the international release of the album, Milian toured overseas for a year and a half".
The refs do not say the dates; I could figure out the dates myself, but that would violate NOR. Your thoughts? Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, that would definitely be a big no-no. I guess its fine. Just, that if this article were to be submitted to FAC, it would probably ask the same thing I asked, so.

B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
In the Production section, "LA Times" ---> "Los Angeles Times".
Done. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Check.
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:
Reference 12 is dead.
That's strange, works fine for me. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm, I did a check, and here are the results
Yes, that is strange. Prior to the review, I used Checklinks on this article, and there seems to be issue with the Billboard site. Most of the links were reported to be dead, but when I checked, they all worked fine. I clicked on the link again, and it works perfectly. Maybe there is an issue with Checklinks? Could you try the link yourself, and see if it works? Thanks. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 06:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yup, that's weird. I don't know what's going on, but it might be messing with me... check.

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 iafrica.com, Music Remedy, Lindzi.com, and KOvideo reliable sources?
Well, you can read about iafrica.com here. It claims to be South Africa's most established portal, and since I am only using it for a review (of which there are very few) and nothing controversial, I think it should be able to stay. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I probably wouldn't normally use Music Remedy or Lindzi.com, but they are both interviews with Milian herself, and not some false editorial. Since Milian spoke with those sources, I think they should be alright. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
While KOvideo is unreliable, I can't find a better ref that says they filmed a music video together in Paris. Should I just remove that line? Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I checked iafrica and checks out fine, just needed to know, you know. Yeah, I guess your right on the other two sources. I did a Google search and came back empty; I guess there's no problem with KOvideo staying.
Thanks. I really don't like KOvideo, it's just that there's nothing else out there (that I can find). Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 06:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Its totally understandable. ;)

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?
A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
File:ChristinaMilianChristinaMilianjapan.jpg is missing a valid FUR.
I just removed it; the main cover is enough. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Check.

B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
Not much to do. If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 19:17, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for reviewing the article. I was guessing that it would make it all the way to the top of the list, and then stay there for even longer (as had been the case for one of my previous noms). I hope I have fixed most of your requests, though an album such as this, which was not released in the US (at least for a while), has been difficult finding refs for. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 01:35, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome for the review, its no problem at all. Well, the article was put in the backlog and I checked it out and decided to review it, so. You have, just there's one thing, see above. I don't know if this helps, but I found this review, not sure if it might help the article. Hey, I understand your pain, when it comes to researching for music articles, it can be a bit difficult. I know I had a bit of a problem looking for info. for the song "The Hardest Part", but I found it anyway. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 16:23, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ooh, can't remember the last time a reviewer helped out, thanks! (Well, actually I can, but it sounds better this way. :P) Hopefully all the issues have been addressed now, except for that annoying Checklinks bug. Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 06:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Remember, I'm just like you (a user and that other stuff), so... Thank you to Cornucopia for getting the stuff I left at the talkpage, cause I have gone off and passed the article to GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 15:37, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Corn.u.co.pia • Disc.us.sion 05:35, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 16:19, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]