Talk:Reba McEntire/GA1
GA Review
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Reviewer: maclean (talk) 02:10, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
- It is reasonably well written.
- a (prose):
b (MoS):
- a (prose):
- It is factually accurate and verifiable.
- a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
- a (references):
- It is broad in its coverage.
- a (major aspects): b (focused):
- a (major aspects):
- It follows the neutral point of view policy.
- Fair representation without bias:
- Fair representation without bias:
- It is stable.
- No edit wars, etc.:
- No edit wars, etc.:
- It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
- a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
- a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):
- Overall:
- Pass/Fail:
- Pass/Fail:
- Notes
- The article is not consistent the WP:MOS's requirement for logical quotations WP:LQ.
- Fixed.
- 3 Creative Commons images ok.
- File:McEntire.JPG is tagged as public domain. Is this not an artwork? Commons:Freedom of panorama#United States
- FFD'd.
- What makes [1] a reliable source? (currently cite #6)
- Removed.
- In "1976 – 1983", "medium-sized hits" - I'm not familair with this terminology. What constitutes a medium-sized hit?
- Clarified. I also added a print source to verify the chart positions.
- In "1984 – 1990", "the website also believed..." - this isn't clear. people believe, not websites.
- Fixed.
- In "Musical styles" (plural?), "Many music critics have often called her music to be "melodramatic," "formulaic," and "bombastic,"..." - the musicianguide.com reference is provided for this but none of those terms seem to be in that document.
- A print review is also cited there. It seems to use those terms.
- Conclusion
On hold
A well-developed article that has seen some good attention paid towards it. A few issues listed above should be addressed. -maclean (talk) 20:30, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
- Okay, give me some time over the next couple days. I'm really groggy today, so if you want to leave Dottiewest1fan (talk · contribs) a note, they can help some. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 21:48, 27 October 2009 (UTC)
DoneI've taken care of most of the issues and made some other copyedits. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Many otters • One bat • One hammer) 20:45, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
- OK, thanks. --maclean (talk) 04:41, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
