Talk:Pork and Beans (song)/GA1

GA Review

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

Is it well written?
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
This is me, but maybe adding the band's nationality to the lead might help. Same section, "Many also thought the song sounded like songs from Weezer's earlier albums in particular The Blue Album and Pinkerton" ---> "Many also thought the song sounded like songs from Weezer's earlier albums in particular The Blue Album (1994) and Pinkerton (1996)", so that it can provide context for the reader. Do the same in the Reception section. Same section, "The video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video in the 51st Grammy Awards" ---> "The video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards". Same section, "The song was featured in the trailer for Yes Man[3] and Whip It!" ---> "The song was featured in the 2009 film trailers for Yes Man[3] and Whip It!". In the Writing and inspiration section, you might want to say who "Rivers Cuomo" is. In the Music video, who's "Liz Shannon Miller"?
One bit left.
Check.

B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
In the lead, "The track debuted at #19 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, and spent eleven weeks at #1" ---> "The track debuted at #19 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, and spent eleven weeks at #1", Billboard needs to be italicized, since it's a music magazine. In the Reception section, italicize "NME", another music magazine. Same section, link "Billboard" once. Same section, "The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts in only its third week on the charts. It became its ninth Top 10 hit on this chart and third Number One overall and spent 11 weeks at #1" ---> "The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts in only its third week on the charts. It became its ninth Top 10 hit on this chart and third number one overall and spent 11 weeks at #1", "Number One" the n and o shouldn't be capitalized. Same section, "...making it one of only 17 songs to ever sit at #1 on that particular chart for 10 weeks or longer and one of 3 songs to have spent 11 weeks at #1" ---> "...making it one of only 17 songs to ever sit at #1 on that particular chart for 10 weeks or longer and one of three songs to have spent 11 weeks at #1", per here. You need to have a consistency between "#[any number]" and "number [any number]". Same section, Pork and Beans shouldn't be italicized, it needs quotations. In the Music video section, "Other internet memes mimicked in the video include the Dramatic Chipmunk, parodies of G.I. Joe public service announcements" ---> "Other internet memes mimicked in the video include the Dramatic Chipmunk, parodies of G.I. Joe public service announcements", "G.I. Joe" is a film, thus needs to be italicized. Same section, "Neil Cicierega's Potter Puppet Pals", italicize "Potter Puppet Pals". Same section, add quotes around "Badger Badger Badger" and italicize "Line Rider". In the lead there's mention that the song appeared in two trailer films and on Rock Band, but it's not mentioned in the article. You need to fix this and for the game say which game series the song appeared in.
Check.
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:
"Uncut", "Los Angeles Times", "Philly News", "NME", "New York", "The Herald", "Spin", "Entertainment Weekly", "Billboard", "Wired", "USA Today", and "People" need to be in the "work" format, since they are magazines/newspapers publications.
Check.

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:

D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
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):
Is it neutral?
It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
Is it stable?
It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
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:
File:Weez-PorkAndBeans.jpg needs a lower resolution.
Is it OK now? Spiderone 17:16, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes.

B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 16:56, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have tackled all the points at 1a, 1b, and 2a. Just one comment. The song was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band series, meaning that it plays both in the first and the second game, so it is impossible to specify which game (the link provided goes to the series which describes how downloadable content works). --MASEM (t) 18:27, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, okay. See, the sentence just seemed that it was included in the first game or something. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 19:48, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've addressed the italics and the remaining 1a Spiderone 08:12, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you to both Masem and Spiderone for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 19:07, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]