Talk:Sims Reeves

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Needs picture, infobox, and some cleanup, but could easily be a B.

The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 17:51, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article comes under the scope of the Opera Project. It should be noted that '11 easy steps' is controversial and many people think it is not a good guide to practice. -- Kleinzach 02:27, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article has received a major overhaul, much new information, images and substantial referencing since the above ratings were set. Eebahgum (talk) 09:07, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Article advancement

Perhaps this can be nominated for GA? --Kleinzach (talk) 09:22, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I went through the article and added some information from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. I removed the mention of several unlinked names (especially where they were only last names and a google search did not turn up a famous singer). I also removed some WP:peacock words. At the same time, I added many links and a few references. The article is still far too gushing. Also, the sequence of events, especially after 1950, is a little tangled. I think that the article could be improved to GA level fairly easily, but it is not there yet, and I think that a peer review would be wise before submitting it for GA. Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:05, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New file File:(John) Sims Reeves by Alessandro Ossani.jpg

Recently the file File:(John) Sims Reeves by Alessandro Ossani.jpg (right) was uploaded and it appears to be relevant to this article and not currently used by it. If you're interested and think it would be a useful addition, please feel free to include it. Dcoetzee 18:02, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's brilliant! I just added it. Many thanks. Voceditenore (talk) 17:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, I'm glad it was useful. :-) I am quite fond of this one and glad you could identify what it depicts. Dcoetzee 01:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Title

As far as I can see, the title has been "John Sims Reeves" since its inception. But he's universally known as "Sims Reeves", and that's what he's referred to as in other articles, and throughout this article, except for the opening sentence and the title. I propose to move it to "Sims Reeves" in accordance with WP's naming policy. -- JackofOz (talk) 21:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No objections, so I've done it. There's now a redirect here from John Sims Reeves, not the other way around, which was silly. -- JackofOz (talk) 13:04, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]