Talk:Title (EP)/GA1

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Reviewer: SNUGGUMS (talk · contribs) 23:59, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Infobox

• I'd give "The Carriage House" and "Nolensville, Tennessee" separate lines
• Is "exec" really needed for Trainor and Kevin Kadish, given that they are the only two people listed?
• Even if it doesn't meet WP:NALBUMS, Trainor's album Only 17 should be included in chronology

Lead

• "Title is the debut extended play (EP) album by American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor, released by Epic Records on September 9, 2014" should be split into two sentences, and "album" isn't needed after "(EP)".
• "It serves as Trainor's first record release" is completely unnecessary AND misleading; not only have you already stated "debut extended play", but she also released albums (even if independently) prior to this EP.
• I'd specify that it was iTunes that replaced this EP with the Title album
• Given how "All About That Bass" is the EP's only single, I'm not sure if "preceded" is necessary detail
• "one of the best-selling singles of all time" is an EXTREMELY contentious claim, see comments below
• "but were dismissive of"..... criticized
• It's worth adding Danish album charts

Writing and inspiration

• "Title was entirely written and composed by Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish, and produced by the latter"..... I think you can just use "Kadish" at the end
• "The" is part of the name for The Boston Globe

Music and lyrics

• I'm not sure either of the pics used here are particularly beneficial
• The first "MTV" in "MTV Christina Garibaldi of MTV News" seems like stray text
• Something about using "while" in "While musically, Trainor felt the song" doesn't feel right

Release

• Song titles should be in quotation marks, not italics
• What's the point of mentioning a song's "release" when it wasn't a single or even a promotional single?

Singles

• What benefit does File:All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor (sample).ogg provide?
• "lead" for "lead and only single" isn't really needed
• This doesn't give sales figures OR state that it is "one of the best-selling singles of all time". A big claim like this must IMMEDIATELY be changed. IFPI says it sold 11 million copies in 2014, so it'd be safer to say it's among the best-selling singles of 2014 or of the year (you can choose which phrasing to use).
• I don't think it's necessary to include United States sales here when worldwide figures are available; better for song article
• Not sure if including detail on second single being cancelled is needed

Critical reception

• Why not add more critics to the score box? Up to 10 can be used, and I see six total within prose before the "Anti-feminism claims" subsection. Things like "negative", "positive", and "mixed" can be used for score fields if needed.
• Remove "Magazine" from "Billboard Magazine"
• In "Trainor’s", the ′ should be ' per MOS:QUOTEMARKS

Anti-feminism claims

• Since New York Post isn't the most reliable of sources, I'd remove its commentary

Commercial performance

• Given how "Hits Daily Double" is a dubious reference at best, I'd leave its commentary out

References

• Don't be fooled by the "interview" labels; lyric sites like DirectLyrics tend not to be regarded as reliable for in-text citations (though lyric sites are fine to use as external links)
• Buzzfeed and PopSugar are not at all reliable
• I'm not sure about "Vox"
• Publisher for The Boston Globe is John W. Henry
• iTunes Store and Apple Inc. shouldn't be italicized
• "Danishcharts.com" should read "Danish Charts" or "Tracklisten"
• "Billboard" needs to be italicized
• "Headline Planet" is dubious at best
• "Charts.org.nz" should read "New Zealand Charts" or "Official New Zealand Music Chart"

Overall

• Well-written?

• Prose quality: Decent, but could be better
• Manual of Style compliance: Needs some work

• Verifiable?

• Reference layout: Mostly good
• Reliable sources: Almost
• No original research: Not quite

• Broad in coverage?

• Major aspects: Seems to include all the essentials
• Focused: Some excess detail needs to be removed

• Neutral?: Looks good

• Stable?: Minor edit warring has taken place since this was nominated, but nothing worrisome so far

• Illustrated, if possible, by images?

• Appropriate licensing: No copyright violations
• Relevance and captioning: Two questionable images and a questionable audio sample

• Pass or Fail?: Placing this on hold for seven days. Best of luck! Snuggums (talk / edits) 06:20, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

@SNUGGUMS:@SNUGGUMS::Did I miss anything? looks good to me. All About That Bass (A word?? / Stalking not allowed...) 08:14, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

I made some adjustments myself and it now looks good. GA! Snuggums (talk / edits) 18:54, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

Kind of concerning... Sergecross73 msg me 19:20, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

It was very minor. Also been fixed now. There is no other problem with the article. All About That Bass (A word?? / Stalking not allowed...) 19:38, 21 April 2015 (UTC)