Talk:It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Abryn (talk · contribs) 03:59, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Lead doesn't require references, so long as the things in the lead are mentioned in the body and sourced there.

Lead could be structured a little better. Consider combining the first and second paragraphs together.

Sabella's involvement is absent from the body and unsourced.

Rationale for the song should be a little stronger to justify itself. The caption seems to provide a good one.

Strongly recommending paraphrasing more; the Reception section has too much quotation, and a lot of it seems like stuff that could be summarized in your own voice.

Attach the respective sources for US Billboard Top LPs and US Billboard Top Black Albums

Check to make sure all of the reference values are correct, I saw at least one issue with an accessdate.

Amazon.ca can't be used as a source, please find something to replace it

Otherwise it's pretty good. Only major problem is the paraphrasing issue. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 23:37, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Abryn:While I was doing some of improvements I noticed unreliable sources such as songfacts and whosampledwho. I can't replace them all. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 16:16, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@MarioSoulTruthFan: I would recommend then removing that information if you still can't find sources. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 17:41, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Abryn: I removed some of them, but the samples of the album all rely on the source which is not reliable. On top of that, the article is not mine, I'm not familair with this topic I tried to give it a hand as it didn't seem too much work and could easily pass. But it is just to many flaws, I have other projects right now. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:56, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Going to fail the GA. If you feel interested in trying again, the issues shouldn't be horribly insurmountable to help fix it. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 17:02, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]