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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 09:24, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]


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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()
3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()
Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

I will review this one today! --K. Peake 09:24, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and lead

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  • The recording is dated as sometime between those separate dates, so remove it from the infobox
  • Done.
  • Done.
  • Move the recording info to the writing and serenade sentence, adding after the comma with "the song was recorded..."
  • Done.
  • Swap the lyrics and rhythm sentences for the correct order
  • Done.
  • "Its recording features" → "The song features"
  • Done.
  • Done.

Background and composition

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  • Done.
  • Should you write radio ban or simply ban since BBC Radio follows this part?
  • Changed to simply "ban".
  • Merge the first para with the second one per overly short size
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  • "and he later directly referenced" → "with him later directly referencing"
  • I think the original is probably better, as the reword introduces a WP:PLUSING issue, no?
  • Remove comma after 1968 album
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  • "by another Under Milk Wood character," → "by fellow Under Milk Wood character"
  • Done.
  • ""morning to moonshine."" → ""morning to moonshine"." per MOS:QUOTE
  • Done.
  • Change the beginning of the first sentence to "Musically, "Monica" is a calypso" either using song or track, depending on what is appropriate
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  • "serious songwriting, and compares" → "serious songwriting and compares"
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  • "thinks its calypso rhythm" → "thinks the calypso rhythm"
  • Done.

Recording and release

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  • Remove wikilink on the Kinks
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  • "for BBC radio on" → "for BBC Radio on"
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  • "and kept it on" → "and kept the song on"
  • Done.
  • "he changed its planned sequence" → "he changed the planned sequence"
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  • "was an example of" → "is an example of"
  • Done.
  • "take him seriously."" → "take him seriously"." per MOS:QUOTE
  • Done.
  • Make the last para into a sub-section, titled Legacy
  • "ranking of the album's songs." → "ranking of the songs."
  • Done.
  • "Rogan considers both it" → "Rogan considers both the song"
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  • "while Kitts instead counters" → "while Kitts counters" because the counters part is obviously saying he holds a different opinion
  • Done.
  • "through its theme of" → "with the theme of"
  • Done.

Notes

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  • they date "Monica"'s recording → they date the recording
  • Done.

References

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Sources

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  • Done.

Final comments and verdict

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