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Good articlePhilippine Constabulary Band has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
February 3, 2016Good article nomineeListed
February 28, 2016Featured article candidateNot promoted
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on September 21, 2015.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that in 1909 the Philippine Constabulary Band was the lead musical unit in the U.S. presidential inaugural parade, the first time that a band other than the United States Marine Band received that honor?
Current status: Good article



GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Philippine Constabulary Band/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Wilhelmina Will (talk · contribs) 04:37, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

GA criteria

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  • Well-written:
  • The article complies with MOS policies on layout and structure, and uses appropriate grammar. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 14:35, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    (a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct
    (b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation
  • Verifiable with no original research:
  • The article contains a fair-sized bibliography of reputable references, and everything in the text looks to have been sufficiently verified. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 14:33, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    (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)
    (c) it contains no original research
  • Broad in its coverage:
  • The article covers all encyclopedically-relevant angles of the topic, without irrelevant details weighing it down. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 14:31, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    (a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic
    (b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style)
  • Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
  • The article does a very efficient job of maintaining neutrality, when considering how much positive reception the band generally received. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 14:29, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
  • According to the immediate revision history, the article has not been subjected to disruptive editing for at least several months. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:51, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
  • All images used in the article are public domain, so there is no risk of copyright violation. All of them serve relevant illustrative purposes when used here, and all are definitively captioned. Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 09:50, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    (a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content
    (b) media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions

    I'm actually surprised this nominee had to wait roughly four months to be selected for review; it's such an easy pass. Well, it can be considered as done, now. Congratulations! Herein dwells the greatest dictionary ever composed! (talk) 14:36, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]