Talk:Jeremy Soule/GA1

GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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This article is in decent shape, but has a few minor issues before it can become a Good Article.

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

• "After earning the equivalent of a Master's degree in composition before completing high school by developing a portfolio he became an employee of Square in 1994" – this sentence could use some rewording. I had to re-read it a couple of times until I understood what it actually meant.
• "Square left Seattle to move to Los Angeles, Soule left Square to score Gilbert's..." repetition of "left" in such a similar fashion is unwieldy, and could use a little sentence reconstruction to provide a clearer flow.

1. B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:

• There's some instances of overlinking: you don't need to link to Total Annihilation and Harry Potter twice in the intro, and you probably don't need to link to Keokuk, Iowa in the "Early life" section so soon after two links in the intro and infobox. OverClocked ReMix is also linked to twice in the "Legacy" section, and I don't think we need the second link to Taylor in the "musical style" section.
• In the "Legacy" section, we link to "Play! A Video Game Symphony" but in the sentence immediately after refer to it as "PLAY!". Either both should be capitalised, or neither should.
• OverClocked ReMix is mentioned twice in the Legacy section, both times with different ways of capitalising. Stick to just one.
• DeBussy? Wagner? Mozart? John Williams (in the intro)? Who are these people? Provide some wikilinks for these people for the less musically-informed reader.

1. 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:

   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):

• "Music practitioner" in the introduction is a quote, and therefore requires a reference.

1. C. It contains no original research:

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

2. 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):

   Quick question, completely up to you whether you heed it or not: would it be worth noting in some manner that Supreme Commander was a collaboration with Chris Taylor, given that Soule and Taylor had previously discussed the best approach to RTS soundtracks with Total Annihilation? I wouldn't be surprised if there was some more substantive commentary regarding Soule, Taylor and the Supreme Commander soundtrack.

3. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

4. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

5. 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:

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

• An image for the infobox would be nice. I sent off a request regarding one such an image on Flickr a few days ago, but haven't had a reply. Look around online for appearances at conventions, etc, and email a request to the copyright holder for a free license. However, the lack of a free image, while unfortunate, is not a factor in the GAN review.
• Not that I'd recommend this until we have an infobox image of Soule so to avoid confusion, but there's always the option to add a few other free images of people such as Taylor, Gilbert and Julian Soule to the article, with captions explaining their roles in Soule's development as a composer.

1. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

   Article placed on hold for the immediate moment. If the above issues can be dealt with, I will pass the article.

Reviewer: Sabre (talk) 16:22, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Alright, I think I got all of these, besides the picture. --PresN 18:13, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Awesome. I see no more problems, so have a nice little green icon and a pass. I'll let you know if I get a reply concerning the image I've enquired about, but its not looking hopeful sofar. -- Sabre (talk) 18:19, 12 January 2010 (UTC)