Talk:Hero (Mariah Carey song)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Rp0211 ^(talk2me) 05:50, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

OVERALL REVIEW

After thoroughly reviewing this article, I have decided to put this article on-hold to allow time for changes. Most of the article is fine and ready for good article status. However, there are some minor issues that I addressed below keeping it away from good article status that involve the prose of the article. I will give a week for these mistakes to be fixed and/or defend any items below that you believe do not affect good article status. - Rp0211 ^(talk2me) 06:53, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Lead

• "The song experienced strong success in several international markets, becoming Carey's eighth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100." - For clarity, make it "...in several international markets and also became Carey's..."
• "...topping the charts in Ireland the UK for three weeks..." - Fix sentence grammar

Background

• "In 1989, Carey was discovered by Tommy Mottola, CEO of Columbia Records, and was promptly signed to the label." - Needs a reference
• "...four other tracks were written and produced by the former..." - Instead of former, put last name of producer
• "...the only hold over from her debut." - Unclear terminology
• "Emotions contained influences from mostly 1950's, 60's and 70's balladry and gospel, as well as her continued work of R&B and soul." - Needs a reference

Writing and recording

• No issues

Composition and lyrical content

• "I call it the 'Spirit of God'that dwells within me." - Put space in between "God" and "that"

Copyright lawsuits

• "This case has been thrown out of court thee times." - Fix spelling of "three"

Reception

• "On November 8, 2008, following the release of the "Hero" by the X Factor finalists, re-entering the chart at number 100." - It should be "it re-entered.."

Music videos and re-recordings

• "Additionally, a music video was filmed and released for the 2008 version, featuring behind the scenes footage of the song's recording, as well as Carey's writing music in the studio." - Needs a source
  • Traditionally, we don't require sources for music video synopsis, as it is readily verifiable to everyone, and is not always sourced by a high quality reference. See other article to see what I mean.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 19:38, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Live performances

• No issues

Cover versions and uses

• No issues

Track listings

• No issues

Credits and personnel

• No issues

Charts

• I recommend using Template:Singlechart under the "Peak positions" subsection. It is not required for GA status, although it makes it more organized.

The X Factor UK 2008 finalists version

• No issues

See also

• No issues

References

• Reference 19 - Does Fox News need to be italicized?
• Reference 60 - Does MTV News need to be italicized?
• Reference 62 - Does BBC News need to be italicized?

Works Cited

• No issues

• I believe everything is done. I will get to the template when I have more time. Thanks :)--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 19:38, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

All issues have now been addressed. I now feel confident to pass this article to good article status. Congratulations and very good work with this article. - Rp0211 ^(talk2me) 22:19, 30 June 2011 (UTC)